Why is Oscar so underrated?

IMO, it's now a matter of opinion. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he was clean the first time around.

Damn good fight. Would've be a disgrace if he actually was juiced that night also.

 

Its all good. I think it's because he lost a lot during this span that a lot of people have blinders on about it....just imagine if he went on a spree of huge KO's though against Forrest, Wright, then Trinidad and Oscar? He'd be burned at the stake if he admitted to it after those

 

Because he lost almost every major fight he was in, and the fact that he fights based on his selling abilities instead of earning them with performances.

 

Another thing. Oscar never fought anyone with a losing streak, or coming off a brutal beating.

 

Only one was in his prime, and it was a SD loss to Mosley.

 

I had De La Hoya leading going into the 6th round, but Quartey won almost every round after. He clearly won.

Oscar was thoroughly outboxed all night. The only time he won rounds were when Pea didn't punch...and Pea outworked him.

 

atsch Oscar swept the last 3 rounds including the 12th where he beat Ike's ass all over and dropped him.

 

A draw could of been fair but winning the championship rounds is a major factor in determining a close fight.

 

Because people are dumb.

I can't recall how many debates on this subject that I have been involved in. In those debates, people actually have the amazing ignorance to say that Oscar lost all of his big fights. They would list Trinidad, Mosley and Hopkins as Oscar's big fights. (this was before the Floyd and Pac fights).... and in the same breath they would compare it to Floyd Mayweather's resume where they would list his great wins such as Genaro Hernandez and Arturo Gatti.atsch Either they don't realize that Oscar had already beat both Hernandez and Gatti, or they simply choose to ignore it for the sake of their opinion.

Let alone the fact that they ignored Oscar's wins over Chavez, Whitaker, Quartey, Vargas, Mayorga, Camacho, Ruelas, Carr, Leija, Molina, Castillejo, Paez, Gonzalez, ect... on top of Gatti and Hernandez. They also ignore the fact that Oscar easily beat Tito and Mosley in the second fight... while trying to call Whitaker and Quartey robberies... which anyone who watched those fights... regardless of who you had winning, no way you could call either a robbery win for Oscar.

As I said... people are dumb. Then again... with names on your resume like Chavez, Whitaker, Trinidad, Hopkins, Mayweather, Pacquiao, Vargas, Mayorga, Quartey, ect... it must be a little too easy for people to forget that Oscar had a HOF resume by the time he even fought Tito Trinidad... which was in his 4th weight division.

Possibly the greatest resume in the history of boxing.

 

Oscar De La Hoya kicks ass. Even with his losses, his record shits on todays top 3 most popular fighters.


Oscar De La Hoya
Jorge "Maromero" Paez
John John Molina
Rafael Ruelas
Genaro "Chicanito" Hernandez
Jesse James Leija
Julio Cesar Chavez
Miguel Angel Gonzalez
Pernell Whitaker
Hector Camacho
Julio Cesar Chavez
Ike Quartey
Felix Trinidad
Arturo Gatti
Javier Castillejo
Fernando Vargas
"Yori Boy" Campas
Shane Mosley

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Ricardo Mayorga

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Miguel Cotto
Paul Malignaggi
Demarcus Corley

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Carlos Quintana
Zab Judah

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Shane Mosley
Joshua Clottey
Ricardo Mayorga

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Antonio Margarito

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Manny Pacquiao
Marco Antonio Barrera
Erik Morales

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Oscar Larios

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Erik Morales

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Marco Antonio Barrera

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David Diaz
Oscar De La Hoya

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Ricky Hatton
Joshua Clottey

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Antonio Margarito

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Shane Mosley

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Timothy Bradley

Floyd Mayweather
Genaro Hernandez
Angel Manfredy
Diego Corrales
Carlos Hernandez
Jesus Chavez
Jose Luis Castillo
Demarcus Corley

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Arturo Gatti
Zab Judah

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Carlos Baldomir
Oscar De La Hoya

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Ricky Hatton
Juan Manuel Marquez
Shane Mosley
Victor Ortiz
Miguel Cotto