Does Oscar need a history lesson? Read and decide:
As I approached him, a reporter had gotten right to the heat of the moment and asked De La Hoya what he thought of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito upcoming junior middleweight catchweight vacant title fight.
“Boxing is made up of weight classes,” De La Hoya criticized. “Stick to your weight classes.”
“You fought Hopkins for the title at a catchweight,” I reminded him.
“What weight class?” asked Oscar.
“158,” I replied.
“Well, yeah. That was the arrangement, you know?” He explained. “Would I have considered myself the champion at 160 if I would have beat him? No. There’s weight classes and there is a reason we have weight classes. But boxing is now a business. And it seems that people are heading towards that direction.”
So he fought at a weight , in a title fight, where he WOULD NOT have called himself the Champ if he won....
De la Hoya must still be bitter about Pacquiao eclipsing his record number of world titles in as many weight divisions, that he forgot he was also doing the same thing in trying to win a 7th world title at a different weight class...
Good find D33p. I've always thought Oscar was an idiot. Glad to know he's still working dilligently to prove me right.
:lol1: thanks.
But did you observe the same during his career?
It was actually 156 pounds not 158.
On wikipedia it says 158:
Although the fight was at a catchweight of 158 pounds (72 kg), many thought De La Hoya was too small for the weight class, and Hopkins was considered a heavy favorite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya
I think it was 156!
Although the fight was at a catchweight of 158 pounds (72 kg), many thought De La Hoya was too small for the weight class, and Hopkins was considered a heavy favorite.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_De_La_Hoya
Didn't DLH also say something like 'black boxers can't take body shots'? And then he got knocked out by a body shot. By a black guy :lol1:
he's owned himself countless times just like floyd. scumbags.
I have no idea why anyone ever lets Oscar talk or actually reports what he says. It's the most boring article full of bullshi t, talking loud and saying nothing. He is the only person I trust less than Arum or Floyd.
Didn't DLH also say something like 'black boxers can't take body shots'? And then he got knocked out by a body shot. By a black guy :lol1:
I don't know :lol1:
Do you have the quote?
it's weird because Oscar has always been a well versed guy, very well spoken and articulate, the dude used to say all the right things.
I know, he didn't say things like this during his career.
I think you're right :lol1:
It happening with every other thing he says.
it's weird because Oscar has always been a well versed guy, very well spoken and articulate, the dude used to say all the right things.
LMAO is it me or everytime oscar opens his mouth he just embarrasses himself.
It has come to a point where we now wait for the next dela hoya blooper to come out.
I wouldn't be surprised to eventually find a "Top 10 epic fail quotes from Oscar dela Hoya" in Digg or CollegeHumor.