Oscar De La Hoya's Underrated Defense || Film Study

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by mark ant, Feb 17, 2019.


  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I underrated De La Hoya`s defense, I thought he just kept fighters at long range threatening them with fast counters and just had a dent guard that wasn`t very active but this vid proves that theory wrong, how good do fans feel DLH`s defensive skills really were?
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  2. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    De la hoya wasn't exactly a defensive savant, though most high level fighters have decent defense. De la hoya was open to getting tagged as he kept his head directly in the center, which requires more reflexive action.
     
  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Yes I agree but he hired a defensive specialist coach for his bouts with Chavez.
     
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