I just watched the fight again. I thought Whitaker was amazing at his late stage in his career. But I thought De La Hoya won it by 2 rounds. I actually thought the one knock out in the fight was more of a slip. Their feet got tangled. More importantly... I think the myth of this being a robbery is definitely unsubstantiated.
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Was De La Hoya v. Whitaker really a robbery?
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how many people on here actually watched the fight? it was a close fight the cards were wider than they should be but oscar won in the end IMO only whitaker fanboys will cry about this
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Originally posted by Holywarrior View Posthow many people on here actually watched the fight? it was a close fight the cards were wider than they should be but oscar won in the end IMO only whitaker fanboys will cry about this
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I don't think most people consider it a robbery. It's generally acknowledged as a close fight either guy could have won.
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Originally posted by prolific View PostI just watched the fight again. I thought Whitaker was amazing at his late stage in his career. But I thought De La Hoya won it by 2 rounds. I actually thought the one knock out in the fight was more of a slip. Their feet got tangled. More importantly... I think the myth of this being a robbery is definitely unsubstantiated.
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Originally posted by -Kev- View PostI thought DLH won. Whitaker had great defense but nothing else. People exaggerating like always.Originally posted by prolific View PostI just watched the fight again. I thought Whitaker was amazing at his late stage in his career. But I thought De La Hoya won it by 2 rounds. I actually thought the one knock out in the fight was more of a slip. Their feet got tangled. More importantly... I think the myth of this being a robbery is definitely unsubstantiated.
Robbery is too big a word and as I've often said on this site, Whitaker did all he could to frustrate Oscar and make the fight ugly but he never once did enough to win the majority of the rounds. Yes he made Oscar miss but where was his own offence? Yes he taunted and preened but did he ever back Oscar up? Oscar pressed the action and threw the punches. He didn't look good but he won.
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