Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker was the fighter of the 90's

Interesting thread, some very original points. You think quite out of the box, don't you?

 

Exactly what I said.

 

Between him and Jones for me.

 

Me? Sarcastic? Never:good

 

de la Hoya was the fighter of the 90s; Jones should of been, but for whatever reason the fights that should made him #1 did not happen.

 

Poor guy.

 

He was the biggest non Heavyweight superstar of the decade, in the most important nation for the sport.

He was beating top 10 fighters with in a year of turning pro, and would dominate two of the strongest divisions of the decade, beating the likes Dorsey, Paez, Molina, Ruelas, Hernandez, Leija, Chavez (twice), Gonzales, Whitaker, Camacho, Quartey and Carr in a 31-1 resume that was only blighted by the debatable decision defeat to another unbeaten 147lber in Felix Trinidad.

de la Hoya met everyone he could, and gave good value for money for everyone from the purist to the casual fan, and he did it under the huge pressure of being the Golden Boy, who could not fail... and he did not disappoint.

 

you don't think his performances against Quartey, Whitaker and especially Tito were let downs considering the hype he was getting?.

Oscar was an excellent fighter at his best, but not on the level of peak Pea or Jones.Not even close imo.

 

Not really. I don't rate him that highly but how many fights did he lose?

Mosley 1-Okay. Competitive fight though. And of course theres some doubt as to whether Mosley was using.

Mosley 2-Didn't win. Had it 117-111 on my scorecard.

Pac-Past prime, weight-drained, against a top 30 fighter anyway.

Floyd-Did well, basically lost it himself. Floyd is super clever however and frustrated Oscar and pot shotted him to a close victory IMO. Anyway, Oscar was not at his best.

Hopkins-No shame whatsoever.

Okay, there are cases to be made for Sweet Pea (depends what you like? Pea was past prime but a top 30 alltime fighter) and Sturm (Oscar didn't win IMO)

Some make it for Quartey but I felt Oscar won that fight, which bar the last few rounds is fairly overrated IMO, I expected a classic, was decent though.

Anyway, Oscar was a good fighter.

I agree with you, not the best of the 90's, then again TBooze is a **** poster so...