Was De La Hoya v. Whitaker really a robbery?

No, it's a myth... Close fight and could have gone either way.. But it wasn't a robbery.. Oscar-Whittaker, like Castillo-Floyd, are close fights, Tim-manny was a robbery... Big difference

Whitaker was a bad style for oscar (even a past prime version) it was all wrong.......i think oscar just hated every moment of being in the ring with him & made his mind up that he would never go towards him again. Whitaker was a bad style matchup for everybody. lol. But it would have been the same fight and Oscar wouldn't look good in it. Some would have said Whitaker won, some would have said Oscar won. I don't think the fight hurt either guys career though. Whitaker's reign at the top was coming to an end regardless. He arguably lost the first Wilfredo Rivera fight and was on his way to losing to Hurtado. Even if he got the nod in this fight he wouldn't have stayed at the top for long.

No....it was a close fight though. The cards were too wide.

Whitaker was a bad style for oscar (even a past prime version) it was all wrong.......i think oscar just hated every moment of being in the ring with him & made his mind up that he would never go towards him again. Yup. That sums it up exactly.

Pea went into rehab Oscar wasn't giving him a rematch regardless I think.

He did. He purchased space on the front page of the LA times demanding one. lol Oscar didn't need it though. Smart move business wise. Whitaker was a bad style for oscar (even a past prime version) it was all wrong.......i think oscar just hated every moment of being in the ring with him & made his mind up that he would never go towards him again.

He did. He purchased space on the front page of the LA times demanding one. lol Oscar didn't need it though. Smart move business wise. Pea went into rehab

No. Press scores favored Whitaker 14-11. Pretty even fight that could go either way. Wow... I am surprised more favored Whitaker.

There should have been a rematch, do you know if Whitaker pushed for one? He did. He purchased space on the front page of the LA times demanding one. lol Oscar didn't need it though. Smart move business wise.

oscar eeked it............i wouldn't argue if anyone had it for pea (close fight)

No. Press scores favored Whitaker 14-11. Pretty even fight that could go either way.

I thought DLH won. Whitaker had great defense but nothing else. People exaggerating like always. 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. You guys might as well end the thread, spot on. 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.

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. No Whitaker show boated to much didn't throw enough punches

I don't think most people consider it a robbery. It's generally acknowledged as a close fight either guy could have won.

ODLH didn't run away with that fight like the score cards suggests. The same can be said about Marquez vs Barrera

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 I definitely think the score cards were wide. That annoyed me. I think cj Roth was one of the judges lol.

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

I thought DLH won. Whitaker had great defense but nothing else. People exaggerating like always.