Oscar De La Hoya appreciation thread
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Oscar was a fighter who in his prime could hang with any fighter in any era in his weight class and could beat lots of them. He’s a true all-time great. He had a fan friendly style with skills and the balls to back up his skill. Arguably fought a draw with Mayweather, some not many even say he won that fight, and this was at a time Mayweather was at his Zenith and Oscar past prime.
He had his out of the ring issues. Mainly due to the fact he liked to drink and had the charm and looks where women clamored over him which lead to crazy times for him.
Overall as a prime fighter, he could do it all. Had amazing boxing skill, had power(thunderous left hook), could **** with his opponent, and had a granite chin. If a person could build a prototypical fighter with all the attributes, Oscar would be a type they’d look for.Comment
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I wanted to mention this too. Even in fights where he lost, he always gave great post fight interviews. Seemed like such a nice person, even outside of boxing at the time. Shame what drugs/alcohol did to him. I hope one day he cures his addiction.Comment
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