My new found respect for De La Hoya.....

[boxaholic]

Is this Oscar posting as someone else? Can I have your autograph?

LOL. my fav 10 fighters are
1. Mayweather Jr.
2. Pacman
3. Vic Darchinyan
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Wladimir Klitschko
6. Chris Arreola
7. Shane Mosley
8. Joshua Clottey
9. Felix Trinidad
10. Ricardo Torres

De La Hoya would be between 11 and 15

[SnoopySmurf]

I'd hold off on Arreola for now. But you should make this list as your signature. For my own ego, I started this trend.

LOL. my fav 10 fighters are
1. Mayweather Jr.
2. Pacman
3. Vic Darchinyan
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Wladimir Klitschko
6. Chris Arreola
7. Shane Mosley
8. Joshua Clottey
9. Felix Trinidad
10. Ricardo Torres

De La Hoya would be between 11 and 15

[-MAKAVELLI-]

I'd hold off on Arreola for now. But you should make this list as your signature. For my own ego, I started this trend.

Favorite Active Fighters (not in any particular order):

Manny Pacquiao - one dimensional
Ricky Hatton - hugger
Floyd Mayweather - runner
Jorge Arce - matanda na
Joe Calzaghe - slapper/senior citizen abuser
Antonio Margarito - face block technician
Joan Guzman - cant make weight
Miguel Cotto- quitter
Jermain Taylor- laos na
Mikkel Kessler - sino?
Kelly Pavlik- talo sa matanda
Juan Diaz - tabachoy


LOL

[boxaholic]

Nobody is denying mega fights, but what has he done outside the ring that makes him so special?

Call for investigations when he loses?

Seriously, I hope DLH goes on to be a great promoter and hold up his word of changing the sport, for the good.


But how does he do that if his PPVs generally suck?


Bottom line, hes in it for the money, which I don't blame him for, but please don't put him in the same breath as the great Ali. Ali stood for his principles.

DLH bows down to the dollar.

I only put him in the Ali category in terms of Public Relations. ALi was the greatest ever. In The category of public Relations De La Hoya is the greatest in our generation. Ali stood for more than boxing he stood up for his beliefs. Oscar is out for that cash agreed but than what. I hope he is what saves boxing and he is off to a good start by saying whats wrong about boxing.

[Pullcounter]

Oscar De La Hoya is not my favorite fighter. To be honest he is not even in my fav 5 of boxers. After fighting boxers like Trinidad, Mosley 2x, Vargas, Quartey, Hopkins, Mayweather Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., etc. So he is 7-4 since 2000. His losses came to Mosley 2x, Hopkins, and Myweather Jr. All of hall of famers. Besides his loss to Hopkins he was in every fight and arguabely won a couple. After his interview on ESPN stating how bad boxing is now because of the numerous belts, divisions, and promotional companies I am impressed. He could be laughing all the way to the bank (he Is) but he is still taking chances for the sake of boxing. Golden Boy Promotions has had the most fighters taking chances in the past 5 years. He bought the ring magazine as you can tell by watching 24/7 on HBO. Oscar and his kids are constantly wearing the RING attire. Since De La Hoya has invested so much in Boxing the sport will be better. You never know maybe in 2010 he will make his own Die hard fans like us on Boxingscene.com will watch most fights because we truly love the sport, But where is the casual fan. What would have been better for the casual fan De La Hoya/Santos or Pacman/Valero. If Pacman loses in a reasnobely close fight he will be bigger than he is. Hard to imagine. Than he fights JMM and JMM makes alot more money. Golden Boy promotes JMM. If De La Hoya blows out or beats Pacman than he fights Hatton for a Mega Fight to a casual fan. Oscar De La Hoya has done more for the sport than any boxer in the last 20 years. Please Discuss....

dlh does it for the money not the fans

[MANGLER]

I've got newly lost respect for DLH. A ton of it.

[kenso]

how about when felix sturm got robbed?