Oscar De La Hoya

[J23]

What did you think of him and where do you rank him on an all-time level?

His career was filled with highly debatable decisions that were both for and against him (Trinidad, Mosley, Whitaker, etc.). He managed to put on some great performances and I think he's often underrated.

[CarlosG815]

I don't know of anybody that has under rated Oscar, everybody gave him his dues. He's on my top 10.

[MurderDeathKill]

Oscar is overrated due to his star power. That doesn't mean he wasn't great to a point. But he lost too many important fights to be seen as one of the best ever. ATG? Maybe, depending on how long your list is. Some define ATG as best 20 ever, some 50, some 100. It's open to interpretation.

[CarlosG815]

Oscar is overrated due to his star power. That doesn't mean he wasn't great to a point. But he lost too many important fights to be seen as one of the best ever. ATG? Maybe, depending on how long your list is. Some define ATG as best 20 ever, some 50, some 100. It's open to interpretation.

He needed those wins against Tito, Mosley and Mayweather.

[HaglerSteelChin]

He is #57 on my p4p list and i if he wouldn't have gotten tired and have won the TITO and first Mosley fight than he could have been top 30. Nonetheless, i still thought he had a draw 114-114 in the Trinidad fight. He also never lost a fight in three divisions 130, 135, and 140. He is also one of the few fighters to have won belts in 6 different weight classes-even if his win at 160 for Sturm's WBO title was a gift decision.

[tanibanana]

anywhere from 60th-70th is reasonable, imo.

[JAB5239]

I don't know of anybody that has under rated Oscar, everybody gave him his dues. He's on my top 10.

Top 10 all time?

[bojangles1987]

Oscar is actually beginning to be underrated, at least on this site. The guy was the man at welterweight for a while, has some really good wins, and a couple big losses that were debatable. He could box, could knock you silly with his left, and had a damn good chin.

[BattlingNelson]

Oscar was a great fighter. A throw-back fighter. He fought them all. Not many can say that in this day and age.

[CarlosG815]

Top 10 all time?

He's on my top ten favorites fighters.