Truthfully...Is Oscar READY for Mayweather Jr?

[magik10]

There was nothing I saw in the Forbes fight that showed me Oscar is ready for Floyd. Really, this is a fight for Floyd to lose meaning he would have to take Oscar lightly and not train as hard to lose.

[Bad_Barracuda]

i seen the fight.

Oscar appeared to be trying to just put in work.

He also looked to be trying new things (that he and floyd sr had decided on) and for at least the first 9 rounds or so i believe he was just simulating the things floyd sr had worked with him on in training.

during the last couple of rounds it looked like oscar was looking to counter forbes with a good left hook but the oppertunity never really came.

Like i said before the fight; i didnt believe oscar was going to go in there and try to put forbes away early or even in the middle rounds...

oscar needed to get those stamina issues resolved and need the fight to go into the championship rounds to see if he can last...

and i believe thats basically what he did on saturday...put in the work for a good 10 rounds and THEN looked like he was an animal waiting for a chance to attack.

it was a tune-up fight and i think many people on this forum are making a bigger thing out of it than it needs to be.

the scorecards were:

11 rounds to 1; 11 rounds to 1; and 12 rounds to none.

so that should tell the story there.

and as far as stamina goes i think the problem was solved considering in the (i belive it was) 10th round he had his punch output high of the fight...

Oscar wanted a KO..

That creates more of a buzz..expecially when he was fighting a much smaller guy WITH NO POWER..

Folding Forbes over backwards would have charged-up the rematch..not a gloryfied sparring session punctuated by boo's from the crowd..

Hoya knows how to sell a fight..12 rounds against Forbes of all people was not in his plans.

[K-DOGG]

We all saw Saturdays performance against former Super Featherweight Champ Steve Forbes... And after a careful assessment, can we assume that The Golden Boy has no chance againt Mayweather Jr? Judging from the looks of his face...I would have to say no...others may disagree. Give your opinion.

In a nutshell, Oscar is going to get paid royally.....to lose again.

Great game to be popular in.

[Mike_R]

i don't know if i saw the same fight as some people who have posted on the subject.

i'm not a floyd or an oscar fan- but oscar has no chance of beating floyd in the rematch.

NO CHANCE. the fight is going to just annoy me now after the steve forbes performance.

everyone seems to forget that floyd is only about 3x faster than forbes, and better on every level. if oscar looked that busted after forbes, floyd will get a stoppage in the rematch just from opening oscars face up.

oscar can't win, he is too old. it's time for this to be realized by everybody. he lost his best shot at beating floyd last year- he won't look as good as he did in the first fight.

i'm not hating, but this is true. this fight is a waste of time, i much prefer floyd fight another big name he hasn't fought before if he's going to avoid cotto for awhile. mosley would be a fine fight if he beats judah. but the oscar rematch is officially all money and politics to me now. my interest has lessened, forbes made oscar look bad

[K-DOGG]

i don't know if i saw the same fight as some people who have posted on the subject.

i'm not a floyd or an oscar fan- but oscar has no chance of beating floyd in the rematch.

NO CHANCE. the fight is going to just annoy me now after the steve forbes performance.

everyone seems to forget that floyd is only about 3x faster than forbes, and better on every level. if oscar looked that busted after forbes, floyd will get a stoppage in the rematch just from opening oscars face up.

oscar can't win, he is too old. it's time for this to be realized by everybody. he lost his best shot at beating floyd last year- he won't look as good as he did in the first fight.

i'm not hating, but this is true. this fight is a waste of time, i much prefer floyd fight another big name he hasn't fought before if he's going to avoid cotto for awhile. mosley would be a fine fight if he beats judah. but the oscar rematch is officially all money and politics to me now. my interest has lessened, forbes made oscar look bad

Very astute post. I emboldened the parts I particularly agree with.


....I do think that Floyd has a shot at a stoppage; but may not go for it seeing as how Oscar is a promoter Mayweather could be dealing with in the future.


...if you want the inheritance, you don't embarrass "dad".

[KING •]

Truthully, I would like to see anyone who continues to spout these same old boring ass threads ****d then killed.

I agree but only on the killed part.

I skip on the ****.

[QUISQUEYA]

Completely disagree. ODLH fought a solid former champion and controlled the fight from start to finish. .

Think about this:

In his last fight, Mayweather fought the best JWW in the world ( a guy STILL in the top ten P4P), and dominated and knocked that guy out. Mayweather was untouched.

In his last fight, Oscar outpointed a solid JWW. And Oscar's face was lumped up in the process.

[kayjay]

Well he sure as hell isn't going to get MORE ready. The more time goes by, the better this is for Floyd.

[Boxinguru]

1st of all, This fight should even be happening, but I like what Oscar & Floyd Sr. were TRYING to do & that's make Oscar fight "tall" (keeping his distance & jabbing). He looked average against a smaller Forbes (who had slight success in spurts), but against a fighter of Mayweather's calibur, he's going to pay for every mistake he makes!
From visiting various boxing sites, I'm noticing some patterns along fan/haters alike...

1)There are people saying he fought smart, didn't fatigue, threw combos

2) Some say he was shot, if Forbes had more power he would have won,

3) Some people say it's just a TUNE-UP & they were "testing the waters" with the new style & seeing what works

4) He's back, looks like the old oscar, the style to beat mayweather

The answer to the question is NO...this fight was at 150, 4 months from now a 35yr old Oscar has to shred 3 more pounds & step in the ring (again) to face arguably the greatest fighter in the world! Oscar's days are numbered

[NachoMan]

Very astute post. I emboldened the parts I particularly agree with.


....I do think that Floyd has a shot at a stoppage; but may not go for it seeing as how Oscar is a promoter Mayweather could be dealing with in the future.


...if you want the inheritance, you don't embarrass "dad".

These posts are a treat. Somehow Floyd has become some baddass KO artist who KO's Hall-of-Famers on demand and Oscar suddenly is some tomato can with no chin. Can't wait for September.