im TELLING you man watch that fight in slow mo.
youll struggle to give oscar 3 rounds.
youll struggle to give oscar 3 rounds.
And for the record while Floyd's punches were cleaner, Oscars were more effective (they caused damage, they backed Mayweather up, they took him out of his rhythm) so with the number one method of scoring a round both fighters cancelled each other out. De La Hoya wins in ring generalship. He fought at his chosen pace. De La Hoya was also clearly the aggressor which counts big. In some rounds it was effective and in some rounds it wasn't, and when it wasn't Mayweather won the round. And the final aspect is defense, which both men displayed to a high degree, De La Hoya by catching Mayweather's punches on his gloves, Floyd by blocking and ducking.
Easily could have been a draw, esily could have been a close win for either fighter, and in my opinion to claim that one guy or the other dominated is seeing things through fandom tinted glasses.
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