BIG Oscar De La Hoya Interview

[brently1979]

lol at the idiots who think mosley can box at a high level anymore.....he hasnt been able to box for **** since he fell in love with his power after the KO streak at welter after the oscar fight....he is basically a speedy mid range brawler.....theres a reason they call him black mexican......cotto out boxed him.......and im a shane nuthugger....but seriously, wtf....some fans dont even know what the **** theyre watching.....

I couldn't agree with you more sir.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

No, Margarito is not a better boxer than him like Castillo was not a better fighter than Mayweather. They used pressure and non stop agression to nullify their opponent's superior skills and speed.
Cotto is the inferior fighter compared to Mosley when we talk about athleticism, speed, power and physical strenght. You agree with that, so how the hell Cotto did beat a superior puncher/fighter if it's not with boxing skills. Watch the fight again and you will see.

I don't care how good he was as an amateur but you still didn't answer to my arguments about Cotto being a more versatile fighter than Mosley.
Defense, jab, body punching, footwork, fighting backwards are all the areas where Cotto dominates Mosley. So he is the superior boxer. Period.

On the other hand, you may be right on the promoting thing with De La Hoya.

you made my point.......That's why Cotto beating Mosley doesn't prove he's a better pure boxer, it just proves he's a better fighter at this stage of his career against a 36 year old Mosley. Which by the way was EXTREMELY close. A prime Mosley boxes Cotto's ears off and that's the truth.....ruth.

Look, I'm not taking anything away from Cotto, he's a very good fighter. It's just that if you think he's a better pure boxer than Mosley, you are mistaken. For a 37 year old past his prime fighter, Mosley is a beast. IMO he's a HOFer, his resume is sick and beating Marg the way he did was something nobody expected.

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Ah man jesus.. Mosley is a better boxer than Cotto, because Cotto beat him means Cotto is a better boxer? Shane came into blast out Cotto he ended up brawling. You telling me the guy who beat Oscar in his first fight even 2nd (-.-) can't box ?

Other than that Oscar for once is talking pure sense for once, we like to see great fights this protecting fighters is bull**** and bad for the sport. Guys like Ortiz/Khan/Berto should be ready to step up by now after 25 fights or so..

Mosley being the harder fight for Pac is true also, but i don't believe Top rank is protecting Pac, from what we have heard Pac wants 1/2 more fights. Perhaps they want Cotto to win/are grooming him as the next top guy in Top rank which a good win over Pac would certainly do.

[swizz]

This is about the only thing I agree with in this interview. But it isn't like Top Rank doesn't put his fighters in there with nothing but bums, a look at Cotto's career and hell even Paq's career prove that wrong. I wanted to comment on Mosley as a boxer vs Cotto, first watch the mosley/cotto fight and the interviews after, Mosley admits that while Cotto is more of a fighter he mixes it up with boxing and its tricky to work with. Second, Cotto beat Mosley boxing, at least in the later rounds, Cotto had Mosley come in and try to do some damage and that's when Mosley got caught, coming forward. Mosley is at his best when his opponent comes to him and then he can exchange with them, whereas Cotto does better when he is going at his opponent.

So who is the better boxer? Who really gives a ****, neither man is really a true boxer, neither use the jab to keep their opponent at bay, neither man has Mayweather/Clottey like defense or countering ability. Mosley is a combo of speed and power, where Cotto is a balanced fighter with more power vs his defensive ability. If I HAD to pick though I'd go with Cotto just because his jab is one of the best in the sport, though he doesn't use it in the "traditional" way it just sets stuff up for his attacking style.

great post

[Piper the Great]

million dollar questions for the brass boy.

ytf didnt shane get the fight with the cult leader? are u trying to milk the return of the cult leader by given him an easy fight with one of ur top but way out his wieght class fighters? did u make floyd sign a contract saying he has to fight shane next if he wins?

im just curious

[pugil1st]

It's amazing how many people on this forum don't really know boxing. For someone to say that Peterson would have been KO'd in the 1st is insane. One thing about Ortiz is he is slow as hell... even against a puncher. Peterson would have beat him to the punch every time because his hands are quicker. I'm not saying that Peterson would have won because he does take more punches than he should especially when he puts his hand up to his head, but I think it would have gone the distance. And now we know that Ortiz is a quitter, that would be the last thing on the mind of a hungry fighter like Peterson.

[DC Fight Fan]

You are crying like a ***** and don't understand PROMOTION of fights. Relax, take a deep breath.......

First off, Mosley is a much more dificult fight for Manny than Cotto. Anyone who understands boxing knows this. This doesn't mean Cotto isn't a good fighter, its just the style match ups that they each pose to Manny.

Mosley is faster and a better boxer than Cotto. I know you don't want to admit that because everytime you see Cotto's tattoo running down the side of his ass you get wet between your legs.

They are two different fighters with two different style but don't you think a boxer like Mosley would be slightly more difficult than Cotto who is going to stand more in front of you? Common ***in sense.....

As far as Peterson, I think Ortiz does destroy Peterson because Maidan is much more experienced and that counts or a lot. He's a seasoned fighter with many rounds under him, Peterson is still just a prospect at this point.

I think you need to understand what a promoter does, he PROMOTES fights. What do you want the guy to say? "NO don't tune in because the fight is going to suck, Golden Boy has nothing to offer and we don't know anything about boxing".........hahaha

Learn soemthing.....

You don't know boxing if

1. You think Maidana is more experienced than Peterson! Take a look at Peterson's amateur pedigree.

2. You think Oscar can spell "PROMOTE". Oscar has never promted a fight or a fighter in his life. HBO does that for him.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

You don't know boxing if

1. You think Maidana is more experienced than Peterson! Take a look at Peterson's amateur pedigree.

2. You think Oscar can spell "PROMOTE". Oscar has never promted a fight or a fighter in his life. HBO does that for him.

Amatuer is amateur, it isn't the pros. Maidana has been in with better opposition and it shows in his experience.

Promoting IS what Golden Boy does, you think promoting fights is just getting the fighters together? LOL, it's signing fighters to your stable, it's pushing yourself to someone like HBO, Showtime or ESPN.

It's doing a million other things in the background that you obviously don't know **** about.

I laugh at youngsters like you that think you know what Oscar is doing, I think the guy has done pretty good on his own. Goldne Boy is the future of boxing and that's a good thing because instead of seeing Victor Ortiz demolish someone we have no interest in, they actually are testing the kid.

Isn't that what people want? Competative fights? And now we are complaining about that to?....man

[Sox8055]

Ortiz did fight a ****** gameplan, BUT it doesnt change the fact that his chin and heart was exposed when he gets hurt...or bullied himself.

[PittyPat]

all of the world is going to be behind Mayweather.

Really...?