why everyone is being hard on dlh......nothing said has been positive

[Scott9945]

shut up it was a tune-up fight.

floyd did get slack for doing the same...

know what the difference was?

floyd fought a 140lb fighter by the name of Ricky Hatton (since you didnt know judging by your post that said, "floyd would have been crucified for doing the same thing") for a big PPV fight...

oscar's was a tune-up for the floyd rematch.

floyd fought hatton as a legit threat on ppv for $50-$55.

thats the difference.



if oscar fought forbes on ppv (or tried to sell it as more than a tune-up) then it would be different.

No it is the different. Hatton was unbeaten in over 40 fights and a multiple world champion. Quite a few people gave him a chance to win. Forbes was a jr welter fighting a jr middle at 150 lbs. The odds on him winning were at least 10-1. So Oscar had his tune up, fine. But the thread starter was complaining that he wasn't getting due credit for it. He got at least as much credit as he deserved.

[niceguy45]

No it is the different. Hatton was unbeaten in over 40 fights and a multiple world champion. Quite a few people gave him a chance to win. Forbes was a jr welter fighting a jr middle at 150 lbs. The odds on him winning were at least 10-1. So Oscar had his tune up, fine. But the thread starter was complaining that he wasn't getting due credit for it. He got at least as much credit as he deserved.

oscar was a 135 pounder himself so what's the arguement, i dont get it

[Scott9945]

oscar was a 135 pounder himself so what's the arguement, i dont get it

Yes, Oscar was a lightweight as recently as 1995. He fought at middleweight just a few years ago. This was clearly a size and power mistmatch to insure a safe outcome for The Golden Boy.

[niceguy45]

Yes, Oscar was a lightweight as recently as 1995. He fought at middleweight just a few years ago. This was clearly a size and power mistmatch to insure a safe outcome for The Golden Boy.

exactly, now if you say that pavlik is fighting 2 150lbs fighting forbes there is a big difference pavlik has never been 135lbs well maybe when he was 11 or 12, but dlh @ 147-150lbs is big, strong and fast for anyone in the division,
i don't care what anybody says, and i know oscar can beat floyd this time around

[2501]

oscar was a 135 pounder himself so what's the arguement, i dont get it

the thing is, he didnt HAVE to KO Forbes to send a message. But Oscar is an ELITE fight or is trying to convince people that he STILL is an elite fighter. Elite fighters dominate weaker competition. Oscar should have been more busier, more dominant than what he showed in MY opinion. I personally never said he looked bad but he didnt look "great" to me.

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

People can talk all the **** they want but at the end of the day they have no choice but to respect the guy, he has fought ALLOT of great fighters but what got my attention is his Schedule, he's talking about fighting Mayweather and after that he wants the Cotto vs Margarito winner, these guys are both some beast in their prime! how crazy would it be if he could pull it off? not saying that he would but the guy has some balls.