It happens to everyone....

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

For all you DLH haters out there, relishing this beating we witnessed this past weekend. You need to understand boxing from a historical point of view.

What happened to DLH was no different than what happened to Ali vs Holmes, Leonard vs Norris or DLH vs Chavez.

It was a young lion taking out an old one. Nothing you can say can tarnish what DLH has done in the sport.....nothing.

He's and all time great and will go down as one of the best fighters of our generation. His accomplishments are what they are and even though it was tough seeing a younger, faster Pacquiao destroying him, it was only a matter of time.

DLH is done, there's no doubt about. He should retire and make a bigger impact on boxing as a promoter and try and do what's right for the sport. He has the smarts and the backup to do it. Time to get Arum and King out of the sport and clean it up and bring some relevance back to boxing.

[Vasyl’s dad]

Sure was a joy to watch.

[Bendigo]

That's how I see it. All good things come to an end.

Thanks for the trip, Oscar.

[Left Hook Tua]

For all you DLH haters out there, relishing this beating we witnessed this past weekend. You need to understand boxing from a historical point of view.

What happened to DLH was no different than what happened to Ali vs Holmes, Leonard vs Norris or DLH vs Chavez.

It was a young lion taking out an old one. Nothing you can say can tarnish what DLH has done in the sport.....nothing.

He's and all time great and will go down as one of the best fighters of our generation. His accomplishments are what they are and even though it was tough seeing a younger, faster Pacquiao destroying him, it was only a matter of time.

DLH is done, there's no doubt about. He should retire and make a bigger impact on boxing as a promoter and try and do what's right for the sport. He has the smarts and the backup to do it. Time to get Arum and King out of the sport and clean it up and bring some relevance back to boxing.

i was thinking ali vs. holmes when the fight got into the middle rounds on saturday.

[The Gambler1981]

Yep if you stay in boxing it is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when. No one can defy father time forever (of course the punishment on the body also plays a part). I agree with the rest also.

[bigflip55]

i totally agree, there is no way you can stay on top forever, no way. there is always an end and in boxing the end is never pretty, its the hurt business and when you arent the fighter you used to be thats what happens, the business catches up to you and well, you get hurt. you cant take anything away from what dlh has done in his career. even though all his big wins were against faded past their prime fighters and all his loses were to fighters in there prime. i always felt dlh was a b+ or maybe a- fighter, but what he did for the sport will always be remembered, the man can sell fights and when he was in his prime he put on one hell of a show, win or lose (and some of those wins i feel he lost, sweet pea, ike, melina, sturm) much respect for dlh even though i never really liked him as a fighter.

[S A M U R A I]

As for the thread title, nope, it doesn't happen to everyone. Some fighters are smart enough to know when to get out of the game. Calzaghe (if he retires soon) and Lewis being examples of smart fighters who exited the game while on top.

Besides, De La Hoya ain't shot. That's a weak excuse designed to make fans feel better and discredit the fighter who beat the **** out of him. And here's my take on it: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=229593



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For all you DLH haters out there, relishing this beating we witnessed this past weekend. You need to understand boxing from a historical point of view.

What happened to DLH was no different than what happened to Ali vs Holmes, Leonard vs Norris or DLH vs Chavez.

It was a young lion taking out an old one. Nothing you can say can tarnish what DLH has done in the sport.....nothing.

He's and all time great and will go down as one of the best fighters of our generation. His accomplishments are what they are and even though it was tough seeing a younger, faster Pacquiao destroying him, it was only a matter of time.

DLH is done, there's no doubt about. He should retire and make a bigger impact on boxing as a promoter and try and do what's right for the sport. He has the smarts and the backup to do it. Time to get Arum and King out of the sport and clean it up and bring some relevance back to boxing.

i dunno about the ATG talk...

[Bendigo]

I think De La Hoya should pass some of this wisdom onto Evander Holyfield.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

As for the thread title, nope, it doesn't happen to everyone. Some fighters are smart enough to know when to get out of the game. Calzaghe (if he retires soon) and Lewis being examples of smart fighters who exited the game while on top.

Besides, De La Hoya ain't shot. That's a weak excuse designed to make fans feel better and discredit the fighter who beat the **** out of him. And here's my take on it: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=229593

I never once used the word "shot" so I don't know where you got that from. The truth is, Oscar is a shell of his former self. You can try and make this into some great victory by Pac but in reality it was a no win situation for DLH.

If you look at DLH last 3 fights; Mayweather, Forbes and now Pac, he was on a steady decline. He looked great vs Mayweather and it shocked a lot of people. He so much faster then than he is now and that wasn't too long ago.

Against Forbes, he was getting hit more often than we had ever seen and Roach saw that as well. Even Roach said that Oscar isn't anywhere close to the fighter he used to be and that's why he took the fight.

If Roach saw that, then I take his word over you. Oscar looked sluggish, slow and unable to deal with Pac's speed. It was like Ali vs Holmes and Leonard vs Norris.

It was the passing of the guard but in this case, Oscar has been irrelevant for a long time now.

I respect Pac to the utmost but he beat on an old Oscar, just the honest truth.