oscar would have been top 3 greatest of all time.....

[AntonTheMeh]

maybe even the greatest, if he beat everyone he faced.
as far as skill is concerned, he was a one handed ray robinson(his right hand wasn't as great as his left, as ray's was)
he had grace,skill,heart(it took the days of for 2 fights),chin,
he could box and brawl.he could fight on the inside, on the outside.
he could fight comng forward, going backwards.
these are all things that are said about ray robinson.
he was more sugar than shane was.(maybe if his name rey de la hoya, he could have gotten that nickname)
he won belts in six divisions,17 title defenses( I'm not sure about that number)
say what you will about him as a person(as i have) but i don't think many people would come up with an argument against him not being top 3,2, or 1 IF he beat everyone he faced.

don't act like you won't miss him when he's gone either.

[SkilledB]

maybe top 15 all time

top 3?

nooooo

dont get me wrong he's a great fighter for his era, i dont think he could stand up to a hagler or a SRR or a SRL. A Duran would smash him easily

[savorduhflavor]

His resume as far as who he's faced is as impressive as anyones, I agree. I don't know if he'd be top 3 all time, but that might just be skewed in my eyes because I could never see him beating everyone in his resume. I think Hopkins beats him 10 times out of 10 at 160. But yea, he would certainly be an ATG.

[KESSLER]

maybe even the greatest, if he beat everyone he faced.
as far as skill is concerned, he was a one handed ray robinson(his right hand wasn't as great as his left, as ray's was)
he had grace,skill,heart(it took the days of for 2 fights),chin,
he could box and brawl.he could fight on the inside, on the outside.
he could fight comng forward, going backwards.
these are all things that are said about ray robinson.
he was more sugar than shane was.(maybe if his name rey de la hoya, he could have gotten that nickname)
he won belts in six divisions,17 title defenses( I'm not sure about that number)
say what you will about him as a person(as i have) but i don't think many people would come up with an argument against him not being top 3,2, or 1 IF he beat everyone he faced.

don't act like you won't miss him when he's gone either.

You can't go through Oscar De La Hoya's resume undefeated.

[AntonTheMeh]

You can't go through Oscar De La Hoya's resume undefeated.

i didn't say undefeated.i said if he beat everyone he faced.just like lennox.

[KESSLER]

i didn't say undefeated.i said if he beat everyone he faced.just like lennox.

Gotcha.......

[THE REED]

i would agree.... based on his resume... its absolutely stacked with the best names... if he were to have beaten them all... man... no doubt top 3

[AntonTheMeh]

maybe top 15 all time

top 3?

nooooo

dont get me wrong he's a great fighter for his era, i dont think he could stand up to a hagler or a SRR or a SRL. A Duran would smash him easily

he would have beaten duran at welter.doubt he would at lightweight.hagler was a career middleweight oscar started at superfeather.he would have held his own against leonard.walker beats him though.this isn't about match ups to me.I'm talking what he did in his era, compared to what other fighters did in theirs.

[SkilledB]

he would have beaten duran at welter.doubt he would at lightweight.hagler was a career middleweight oscar started at superfeather.he would have held his own against leonard.walker beats him though.this isn't about match ups to me.I'm talking what he did in his era, compared to what other fighters did in theirs.

i still put him behind Roy Jones then if we are talking Era's

[rizkybizness]

let's put Stevie Forbes up there as well, perhaps #4?