He needs to fight the winner of mora/forrest (for the vacant ring belt & wbc strap) in september followed by the winner of cotto/marg in december at 154 pounds. These are the fights that make the most sense. At first I was thinking winky wright but he is rather boring and doesn't bring much to the table. Plus he probably can't even make 154, oscar will not fight above 154.
didnt cory just lose a SD verno phillips? he musta had a bad outing cause verno is a way past done dude and i wouldnt think spinks shoulda had trouble vs him
That's a good point. Golden Boy is very media conscious and losing your last fight to a guy perceived as over the hill doesn't play well. I also don't think Oscar wants to fight a lefty if he doesn't have to either.
...and got KO'd. Vernon is the single toughest guy at 154 but he's not all that marketable, so I don't know if Oscar takes that fight. Actually a fight with Cory Spinks in St. Louis would go 20,000 plus fans and I don't know if Oscar could do that vs. Forrest in California
didnt cory just lose a SD verno phillips? he musta had a bad outing cause verno is a way past done dude and i wouldnt think spinks shoulda had trouble vs him
...and got KO'd. Vernon is the single toughest guy at 154 but he's not all that marketable, so I don't know if Oscar takes that fight. Actually a fight with Cory Spinks in St. Louis would go 20,000 plus fans and I don't know if Oscar could do that vs. Forrest in California
Unless tickets are unreasonably priced, Oscar could easily fill any arena in LA against Forrest (or Mora).
...and got KO'd. Vernon is the single toughest guy at 154 but he's not all that marketable, so I don't know if Oscar takes that fight. Actually a fight with Cory Spinks in St. Louis would go 20,000 plus fans and I don't know if Oscar could do that vs. Forrest in California
Vernon is done fools, Don't know why people keep sucking on his and Winky's nuts. They're both boring as shit and their best days are well behind them, furthermore, they bring nothing to the table. Oscar will not fight these two overrated bums.
i know baldomir isnt top tier, but verron look fast accurate and real good then, i didnt see his fight with piccirillo did he not look good? even so whos gonan beat him? light middleweight is a weak divsion right now
number 1: cotto marg winner
number 2 mosley
number 3 verron foresst (best 154 lber today)
number 4 Tito
number 5 Felix Sturm :)
Vernon is done fools, Don't know why people keep sucking on his and Winky's nuts. They're both boring as shit and their best days are well behind them, furthermore, they bring nothing to the table. Oscar will not fight these two overrated bums.
:hijacked: I've been preaching this since news of Mayweather's ridance. Finally people are starting to listen. Mora will win, Oscar fights him in September = Huge fight for Mex Indep day weekend.
Why not Kelly Pavlik?
After all, Oscar fought a bigger man, the natural light heavyweight Bernard Hopkins.
Damn, I think pavlik will fuckin kill oscar. He would have to outbox pavlik and oscar is not as quick as he used to be. Pavlik would have to go down in weight though because oscar won't fight @ 160. He said he feels 150-154 is his natural weightclass.
I don't think tito can even make 160. Oscar has said her won't fight at 160 anymore. The mosley fight does sound pretty interesting though. Both guys are from the l.a. area and oscar retires in front of his hometown fighting an old friend.
A third Mosley fight would be easier to make than a second Trinidad fight for sure.
The winner of Cotto-Margarito would be interesting fights for him. Maybe there's an outside chance of him fighting Tito at a catchweight or Mosley for a third time.
I don't think tito can even make 160. Oscar has said her won't fight at 160 anymore. The mosley fight does sound pretty interesting though. Both guys are from the l.a. area and oscar retires in front of his hometown fighting an old friend.
or he should get himself back @ WW and get a crack at the WBC belt and unify against cotto/margarito winner for december
He can't make 147 anymore. That's why he always fights at 150,152 etc.
The winner of Cotto-Margarito would be interesting fights for him. Maybe there's an outside chance of him fighting Tito at a catchweight or Mosley for a third time.