A Little Reminder..

[Addison]

at 154 floyd is going to be slower than he was against castillo, but he'll still hit like a 140 lb fighter. i think oscar would be smart to try and rough floyd up a little, but i think he should really be playing counterpuncher all night because if he can catch pbf open, oscar can hit him a lot harder than floyd can hit him. also i think oscar shouldn't go out there and try to push floyd around physically too much, we all know dlh has stamina problems - if he uses his boxing skills and plays the slick counterpuncher all night he can conserve energy. floyd will have to come to him, pot shot and then run away, dlh can catch him with some shots as he comes in and as he runs away

Nice, DLH is going to do alot more damage during the exchanges..

Tactically, Mayweather and his team have their hands full.

Professionals like Oscar don't tend to load up too much in the first few rounds - but we all saw what he did to Mayorga in the first minute.

Mayweather cannot even take the chance of testing Oscar's power because of that - which is why, again, I think Mayweather is going to act like our friend in that first video.. If he's proper about his approach Oscar will never really make decent contact with him..

And Mayweather isn't as foolish as Michael Moorer.. That shouldn't happen.

[phallus]

Nice, DLH is going to do alot more damage during the exchanges..

Tactically, Mayweather and his team have their hands full.

Professionals like Oscar don't tend to load up too much in the first few rounds - but we all saw what he did to Mayorga in the first minute.

Mayweather cannot even take the chance of testing Oscar's power because of that - which is why, again, I think Mayweather is going to act like our friend in that first video.. If he's proper about his approach Oscar will never really make decent contact with him..

And Mayweather isn't as foolish as Michael Moorer.. That shouldn't happen.

pbf is a smart fighter, he wouldn't be where he is today if he weren't, but i think he's seriously underestimating oscar. however skilled pbf is, he can't change the facts, to hit dlh he will have to open himself up to get hit. 12 rounds is a long time, and a slower mayweather can make more mistakes. pbf is prime and dlh is not, but oscar can change the course of the fight with one left hook, pbf can't

[-Antonio-]

Those two vids show why Im picking PBF. Hes just too skilled for a past it DLH.

[Addison]

Those two vids show why Im picking PBF. Hes just too skilled for a past it DLH.

I have to agree.

Mobility could be a tremendous liabilty for De La Hoya.

I'm sure he's worked on that, and I won't fault him too incredibly for how slow his footwork appeared against Mayorga - it was a different fight, and a different fighter - but Oscar doesn't have the legs to keep up with a jack rabbit like Mayweather.

Mayweather is not Whitaker - he will clear out completely, flailing, to avoid a shot..

Oscar's conditioning is a question mark as well, and Mayweather will be certain to test De La Hoya's lungs.

I think he's going to try to make Oscar miss, alot, so he can wear out the upper body, while he's simultaneoulsy wearing out his legs.

No matter how much Oscar prepares he'll never beat Floyd in a sprint.

And I'm sure Mayweather is looking to play this fast tempo.

[Scottie2Hottie]

you guys seem to think that its impossible to catch floyd clean. look at what zab did to him in the first four. now we all know oscar could do that same thing for 8 rounds, not to mention floyd will most likely be slower of foot and body at 154.

i say that floyd will be that cat at the beginning, but wont jump as high as he needs to, as fast as he needs to, or as many times as he needs to.

[THEBADBOY BG]

Floyd hasnt faught at 154 never before we dont know how this weight could affect him.Now that I really think about it floyd is the one who's supposed to be the underdog.

[THEBADBOY BG]

Those two vids show why Im picking PBF. Hes just too skilled for a past it DLH.

De La Hoya is not ndou and whatever the other bum is called.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

at 154 floyd is going to be slower than he was against castillo, but he'll still hit like a 140 lb fighter. i think oscar would be smart to try and rough floyd up a little, but i think he should really be playing counterpuncher all night because if he can catch pbf open, oscar can hit him a lot harder than floyd can hit him. also i think oscar shouldn't go out there and try to push floyd around physically too much, we all know dlh has stamina problems - if he uses his boxing skills and plays the slick counterpuncher all night he can conserve energy. floyd will have to come to him, pot shot and then run away, dlh can catch him with some shots as he comes in and as he runs away

I couldn't dissagree with you more. I don't think DLH has the luxury of playing the counter puncher in this fight. If you have ever boxed, you will know the mind set you are in as a counter puncher. You are not on the attack, you are waiting for your opponent to punch, then you react. PBF is too fast for Oscar to try and do that all night. We will see a repeat of DLH vs Mosley 1, if DLH does that. DLH needs to attack and attack early. He needs to press the fight as much as possible and try and win the most rounds early on. You yourself said DLH has conditioning issues late in fights and believe me, counter punching does NOT conserve energy. You will be playing a cat and mouse game all night long and thats playing into Mayweather's hands. Mayweather will have a full gas tank ti'll the 12th, beleive that. I truly believe if the fight goes past 8-9 rounds, Mayweather will win by decision. DLH needs to fight this fight as if his life was on the line, literaly. Go for this kid early, work the ribs and then follow up to the head with a decapitator. Rough him up, corner him, DON'T CHASE HIM but cut the ring off. You can't play the speed game with PBF, we have seen that his entire career and no one has succeeded. Castillo set the blueprint in beating Mayweather. DLH is bigger and stronger than Castillo with better skills, he needs to follow the blueprint and be even more relentless than Castillo was.

[Verstyle]

WELL NE WAY DLH BY KO *DUSTS HANDS* yep,that should do it

[bulit7]

i think some ppl are underestimating DLH speed..i mean he isn't as fast as he used to be but he isnt slow..he still has some hand speed..but i do agree that he cant play the role of the counterpuncher all night..that would be easy pickings for Floyd..oh and btw i think Oscar needs to have the perfect fight, not Floyd.