oscar again fighting a much smaller opponent in s. forbes, he must of not learned his lesson with PBF. i even read in THE RING MAGAZINE, APRIL 2008, p.41, that oscar was challenging PAC-MAN, a 130 pounder!!!!!! Also ricky hatton came up... like theres no one at 154 to fight. Shame on you oscar. the greatest money marker in boxing of all time??? YES a good fighter that fought on even grounds???? NEVER.

Biggest money with the lowest percieved risk isn't about being a bully it's about smart business. Roy Jones vs no-hoper after no-hoper for 7 or 8 figure purses, Floyd had the same pattern even when he was being paid "slave wages" lol. With Oscar's sustained high level of competition from before his prime through now he's earned an easy fight here and there.

Do you consider Williams and Hearns as bullies then?

Do you consider Williams and Hearns as bullies then?

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Yeah Hearns Jr basically fought the janitor last night.

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Yeah Hearns Jr basically fought the janitor last night.
looool yh wat a joke

Oscar's a bully because he forced Forbes to do this?

I think not.

I am no great admirer of DLH but he's not a bully and he's fought very scary competition and got beat trying to fight them.

The guy's had a ridiculous workload and taken on sizeable opponents just as often. Mayorga, Hopkins, Vargas, Trinidad...

when have you seen true Champions fight smaller fighters as there carreers go on? Never!!! Hagler,SRL, DURAN, HEARNS, CHAVEZ, GOMEZ!!!!!! THEY NEVER FOUGHT SMALLER OPPONANTS JUST TO MAKE A BUCK. THEY FOUGHT TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND BE CONSIDERED GREAT FIGHTERS. SURE HOYA HAS MADE MORE CASH THAN ALL ABOVE MENTION FIGHTERS PUT TOGETHER. BUT HE AIN'T GOT AN OUNCE OF HEART OR COJONES "TRUE" FIGHTING CHAMPIONS HAVE! AND STILL HE GETS BEAT UP BY THESE SMALLER GUYS, SSM, PBF, AND BE CAREFUL THAT STEVE FORBES DOESN'T SLAP YOU AROUND THE RING FOR GOOD MEASURE!!!! MONEY MAN YES!!!! FIGHTING CHAMPION? NEVER!!!!!!!!!

when have you seen true Champions fight smaller fighters as there carreers go on? Never!!! Hagler,SRL, DURAN, HEARNS, CHAVEZ, GOMEZ!!!!!! THEY NEVER FOUGHT SMALLER OPPONANTS JUST TO MAKE A BUCK. THEY FOUGHT TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND BE CONSIDERED GREAT FIGHTERS. SURE HOYA HAS MADE MORE CASH THAN ALL ABOVE MENTION FIGHTERS PUT TOGETHER. BUT HE AIN'T GOT AN OUNCE OF HEART OR COJONES "TRUE" FIGHTING CHAMPIONS HAVE! AND STILL HE GETS BEAT UP BY THESE SMALLER GUYS, SSM, PBF, AND BE CAREFUL THAT STEVE FORBES DOESN'T SLAP YOU AROUND THE RING FOR GOOD MEASURE!!!! MONEY MAN YES!!!! FIGHTING CHAMPION? NEVER!!!!!!!!!

Hagler?

Hagler defended his middleweight title against Ray Leonard (who had spent basically his whole career at 147 and 154), Tommy Hearns (jr. middleweight champ at the time), and Roberto Duran (jr. middleweight champ at the time).

I do agree that the Fishnet fights smaller guys quite a bit, but he's not the only guy who's fought smaller guys in megafights for big paydays.

when have you seen true Champions fight smaller fighters as there carreers go on? Never!!! Hagler,SRL, DURAN, HEARNS, CHAVEZ, GOMEZ!!!!!! THEY NEVER FOUGHT SMALLER OPPONANTS JUST TO MAKE A BUCK. THEY FOUGHT TO WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND BE CONSIDERED GREAT FIGHTERS. SURE HOYA HAS MADE MORE CASH THAN ALL ABOVE MENTION FIGHTERS PUT TOGETHER. BUT HE AIN'T GOT AN OUNCE OF HEART OR COJONES "TRUE" FIGHTING CHAMPIONS HAVE! AND STILL HE GETS BEAT UP BY THESE SMALLER GUYS, SSM, PBF, AND BE CAREFUL THAT STEVE FORBES DOESN'T SLAP YOU AROUND THE RING FOR GOOD MEASURE!!!! MONEY MAN YES!!!! FIGHTING CHAMPION? NEVER!!!!!!!!!

Comprehensive! Hagler, Hearns and SRL all fought Duran.

Hopkins came down how many pounds to fight De La Hoya?

Oscar is 35 years old and a decade past his peak (at #1 p4p in 1998,) he has fought some serious competition in the past, including much bigger opponents like Bernard Hopkins. 9 world titles in 6 weight divisions, I'd say he has earned the right to fight whoever the hell he wants. Hopefully with a tuneup fight this time, he might make the Mayweather rematch a bit better than the first.

Comprehensive! Hagler, Hearns and SRL all fought Duran.

Hopkins came down how many pounds to fight De La Hoya?

The catchweight for Hopkins-DLH was 158, but Hopkins managed to get down to 156 anyway.

nobody is forced into fighting DLH. Smart business i guess. DLH is hardly a coward, he's fought larger opponents and challenged himself.