What weight should a prime vs. prime Oscar De La Hoya vs. Julio Cesar Chavez be at?

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  1. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No catchweight allowed.
    De La Hoya is at his best at 140-147.
    Julio Cesar Chavez is at his best at 130-135.
    De La Hiya has some decent wins at 135 (John John Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Genaro Hernandez)
    Chavez has some good name wins at 140 (Roger Mayweather, Meldrick Taylor [contiversial stopage], Hector Camacho [past his prime would have been a great match p at 130 or 135], Greg Haugen [past his best]).
    This might be blasphmy in boxing but I think De La Hoya was better at 135 (pre prime) than Chavez was at 140 (post prime). Therefore I would say 135 is the best weight. I would pick Chavez to win at 135 and De La Hoya to win at 140.
     
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  2. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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    I say @ 135. Chavez was at his physical prime and hoya's left hook was just lethal at that weight.
     
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  3. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Would De La Hoya have dismantled Edwin Rosario at 135 like Chavez did? I seriously doubt it.
     
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  4. TommyV

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    Catchweight of 138lbs. :smile

    The answer is I don't think you can have a prime De La Hoya vs a prime Chavez at a specific weight, however if I had to choose a weight where both were closest to their respective primes, I would say 135.
     
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  5. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree that 138 is probbly the best weight for them to fight at, but that wasn't the question.
     
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  6. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No I don't think De La Hoya would have domanted Edwin Rosario like Chavez did, but I think he was better at 135 than Chavez was at 140.
     
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