Who's legacy is greater ODLH or PBF?

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  1. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    The funniest thing about everything is that people say Oscar lost most of his biggest fights, yet some of his average fights are considered big fights for most other fighters.
     
  2. MAG1965

    MAG1965 Loyal Member banned

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    Legacy goes to who fought the most greats. Oscar fought them, he didn't beat them but he fought them. Floyd has not. Oscar wins this easily. More than what the poll numbers are saying.
     
  3. ripcity

    ripcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    If we re talking about legacy and legacy only. The answer is De La Hoya. This dose not mean that he is a better boxer or has a better resume. They are both outstanding boxers and have great resumes. De La Hoya stands above Mayweather in terms of legacy. He has had a greater impact on boxing in and out of the ring where Mayweather's impact has mainly been in the ring.
    When it comes to legacy there are very few boxers who top the Golden Boy.
    Ali, both Sugar Ray's and perhapps Duran have the international clout that De La Hoya has. There are boxers who have gained strong national fallowings such as Pacquiao, and Chavez.
    In terms of legacy De La Hoya is very hard to beat.
     
  4. Rexrapper 1

    Rexrapper 1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Floyd will go down as the greater boxer whether y'all want to believe it or not. I don't congratulate fighter for fighting the best but losing to them. Sorry. Plus floyd already beat him anyway. People say floyd fought an old de la hoya but were floyd and de la hoya ever in the same weight class?
     
  5. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Who has the better wins?
     
  6. Rexrapper 1

    Rexrapper 1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    IMO Floyd does. How many p4p fighters have each fighter beaten in their respective primes?
     
  7. Check_Hook

    Check_Hook Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Oscar Has wins over:
    Chavez x2
    Whittiker
    Quartey
    Vargas
    Sturm
    Oba Car
    Mayorga

    Floyd:
    Castillo x 2
    Corrales
    Mosley
    Marquez
    Hatton
    Oscar de la hoya
    Judah

    The Marquez win for Floyd IMO is the only weak one there, if you want to say Mosley and Oscar where old then you have got to say that about Oscars win over Chavez, Whittiker.

    Id say on wins there close, On resume Oscar is miles ahead
     
  8. cuchulain

    cuchulain Loyal Member Full Member

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    Oscar has a much better resume.


    But Floyd has the better legacy.



    (So far).
     
  9. Dan Jamson

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    Difficult one. DLH should have wins over tito and mosley. However, he could easily have losses against Whitaker and Sturm.

    Mayweather has yet to face a real 'great' fighter at their peak at a comfortable weight for them.

    His best wins are JLC 2,Corrales, Hatton, Oscar and Mosley. The first 3 are all excellent fighters but are not great IMO... Oscar and Mosley were probably past their best.. though beating DLH at 154 is impressive.

    Marquez is a great fighter but clearly shouldnt have been fighting at 147 against a floyd who was probably 154+ on the night.

    So I would give DLH the nod on resume.. but defo floyd the nod on skills and P4P status.
     
  10. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    P4P is a fan ranking given too much credence...
     
  11. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ODLH took on the greater challenges, made bigger fights, there's really no contest here. If you don't like it, tell your boy Floyd that his legacy should have been more important to him than his 0.
     
  12. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ODLH was shot, Hatton above his natural weight, Mosley shot. One of his wins v JLC is very debateble. PBF's best wins are Hernandez, Castillo and Corrales.
     
  13. Dan Jamson

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    Floyd hadnt been campaigning at 147 for that long when he fought hatton.. so that argument isnt too strong.

    The win over Oscar at 154 is a good win.. DLH wasnt weight drained and had come off a few decent wins.
     
  14. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    Looks like he was referencing Hatton's weight, not Floyd's. Obviously Floyd has shown he can fight very well above 140. No one can say the same for Hatton.

    Good win. No argument there.
     
  15. Rexrapper 1

    Rexrapper 1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You idiot, he didn't beat them. You are condoning failure. Name one person who de la hoya beat in their prime that is better than who floyd beat. Floyd will go down as the greater fighter.