De La Hoya needs to fight Margarito to secure his LEGACY!

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When i think of De La Hoya i think of him losing mega blockbuster fights JCC v. DLH Vargas v. DLH But you were still an infant back then quite child learn more about the past heed this warning

When i think of De La Hoya i think of him losing mega blockbuster fights

no he doesnt why does he need to fight a Mexican Begger? cause that mexican begger is the flavor-o-the-month. dlh's legacy is sealed. it's his short term credibility that is in danger for fighting pacquiao.

oscar don't need margarito to secure his legacy. oscar needs margarito if he wants respect.

oscars legacy is FULLY SECURED hes a 1st ballad hall of famer... that means... youve secured a legacy. Oscar is a 1st musical poem hall of famer????

Oscar secured his legacy when he beat Vargas. He been trying to cash-in on his name ever since

oscars legacy is FULLY SECURED hes a 1st ballad hall of famer... that means... youve secured a legacy.

Oscar's legacy has been secure for quite some time. He's just fighting because he still wants to and plus the paydays are always good. Plus it's the other away around because Margarito want's that big payday and it's not like Margarito is some kind of all time great at WW yet. I give him his credit for beating Cotto, but some of the fans are going a little over board with him now. I would like to see Oscar fight Marg rather than Pac though, but Oscar doesn't need Margarito to better his legacy.

Also, Margarito has his hands full without Oscar De La Hoya... He got Paul Williams, Josh Clottey and maybe Berto to take care of at Welterweight. Oddly enough, if Sergio Mora beats Vernon Forest again, then Mora-Margarito becomes an attractive HBO fight.

De La Hoya is going to the HOF... However, he'll never be considered a great fighter on the same level as a Ray Leonard, Hagler, Monzon or even a Roy Jones. Would a win over Margarito change any of that? I'm not sure. It's a lil late in his career and he is a bit past his prime. But then again, you never know. Fighters like Bernard Hopkins, Lennox Lewis and Archie Moore did some of their best work in their mid-30's...

Serious thread. I love De La Hoya. He has been great for boxing, great great pay per view ratings. Exciting fighter. A true warrior. Now think about it. De La Hoya's last notable win was in 2002 against Fernando Vargas. That was almost 6 years ago. Then before that there was a span of 3 years where he only beat Ike Quartey in which many thought was a very close fight. Then he beats Whitaker, Camacho, and Chavez all past prime fighters. He nearly lost to Whitaker. Now that i have outlines his best wins, lets take a look at his losses. You will see his losses outweigh his wins by miles. He loses to Floyd Mayweather, future HOF, Bernard Hopkins, Future HOF, Shane Mosley twice, future HOF, Felix Trinidad, Future hof. When DLH has fought the elite of elite in their primes he has come short. He needs to fight Margarito. Win or lose it makes him look like a warrior who wanted to come out fighting the best at his weight. Beating an undersized Pacquaio is taking the easy way out. Discuss I think that's a far stretch. Oscar has had meaningful fights in his career whether he won or lost them. He's still to this day a relevant name regardless of him fighting maybe once a year. People also tend to forget he fought guys like Sweet Pea & Chavez before he became what he is today which at the time (at least Sweet Pea) were risky fights. I know you're a big Margarito fan, but you can't shit on Oscar because he won't fight your man. Give the man his due.

No he doesn't he's old, very old in welter terms. He fought the best lost and won some. Won titles at 6 weight divisions and beaten people like Quartey along the way to do so. If he fought Marg it would be another feather in his cap but he doesn't need it to define his fighting legacy.

You got the names switched.

It would look great for him if he did fight Marg however I don't think he needs to.

im a fan of oscar, but at this point legacy is not as important for him as getting a paycheck eventhough he's got enough money, he's a businessman first, fighter second. it was the other way around 10 years ago

Come on now. He has nothing to prove. Been there, done that! He is a legend and desrves to be. Tell your buddy Margarito to fight the guy he lost to. That's what he need to do!