What was so special about Oscar

Old Ringo ? Crude ,strong ,unorthodox.:good

 

I think it was his willingness to fight the best.

He had the looks of a model, but was a pure fighter.

 

I never thought of Ringo as a model:huh

 

At the lower weight, superfeath/lightweight limit, looked like a future A.T.G, but as he went up in weight , seemed to lose something. But still a top 10 fighter late 90's / early 2000.

 

Bonavena or Dela hoya?

I guess people can chime in on either.

 

I wish the discussion was about Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena rather than DLH...Ringo interests me so much more.

 

Dela Hoya was a special fighter with a left hand that seemed to work by his own, good basics and technique, speed, power, reflexes, a really balanced fighter with a great chin and desire to be great.

 

Great left hook and just a well schooled, balanced fighter who wasn't afraid to stick to his gameplan. His height helped him a lot at the lower weights

 

All great posts. Whether he won or lost he always fought the best which is a rarity nowadays. Great jab, atg left hook maybe atg jab as well. Only stopped twice by atgs. Hell of a chin. I was inspired by his story something to the effect that he promised his dying mother that he would win the gold and he did just that. Popular enough to attract casual fans and people who didnt follow boxing at all. I still havent see the Quartey fight, have to rewatch Whitaker fight. Vargas fight was y favorite performance. As Foreman said he went back to what got him there, the left hook. He said in "best ive faced" that he could have gotten up after the Hopkins liver shot but he was tired of being Oscar De La Hoya and the person he had become. I dont think many would be that honest. Just an awesome dude.

 

Great post, Dela Hoya was the first boxer i ever saw, so i always remember him like a great fighter.

 

That ( in a real flamboyant voice) "he was in the best shape of his life" for every fight.
Also the fact that he thought he won every fight and blamed his trainers when he lost.

 

It seems that the author of the thread left the question ambiguous deliberately to prank us ..... It is better to wait to answer only when he clarifies it.....

 

guts man. that man had guts. and not just in accepting fights .. in the ring!

 

Yeah, Mosley vs Dela Hoya I remains as a personal favorite.