How would the Golden Boy fair if he had debuted recently? (Hypothetical)

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  • Malvado
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    How would the Golden Boy fair if he had debuted recently? (Hypothetical)

    Oscar de la Hoya is a golden medalist and competed at six weight divisions.

    Having fought:
    Lightweight run:
    Jorge Paez
    John John Molina
    Rafael Ruelas
    Genaro Hernandez
    Jesse James Leija

    Light Welterweight run:
    Darryl Tyson
    Julio Cesar Chavez X2
    (Chavez was in the decline at 34 years old)
    Miguel Angel Gonzalez
    Welterweight run:
    Pernell Whitaker (Whitaker should had won this fight)
    Hector Macho Camacho
    Wilfredo Rivera
    Ike Quartey

    Felix Trinidad (De La Hoya should had won this fight)
    Shane Mosley
    Arturo Gatti
    Manny Pacquiao (De La Hoya was past it and went to a lower weight division)
    Light Middleweight run:
    Javier Castijello
    Fernando Vargas
    (Vargas tested positive for the banned steroid stanozolol better known as Winstrol.​)
    Yori Boy Campas
    Shane Mosley (De La Hoya should had won this fight and Mosley later admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs from BALCO)
    Ricardo Mayorga
    Floyd Mayweather (De la Hoya was past it)
    Middleweight run:
    Bernard Hopkins​

    The divisions mentioned above are currently some of the most stacked divisions right now.

    Super featherweight:
    Shakur Stevenson
    Oscar Valdez
    Robson Conceicao
    Rhakimov
    Hector Luis Garcia
    Mark Magsayo
    Joe Cordina
    Lightweight:
    Ryan Garcia
    Devin Haney
    Gervonta Davis
    Joseph Diaz
    George Kambosos
    Isaac Cruz
    Vasiliy Lomachenko
    William Zepeda
    Light welterweight:
    Teofimo Lopez
    Josh Taylor
    Jose Zepeda
    Jose Carlos Ramirez
    Regis Prograis
    Subriel Matias
    Arnold Barboza Jr
    Jeremias Ponce
    Alberto Puello
    Sandor Martin
    Sergey Lipinets
    Jeremias Ponce
    Welterweight:
    David Avanesyan
    Cody Crowley
    Michael Mckinson
    Radzhab Butaev
    Conor Benn
    Egidijus Kavaliauskas
    Yordenis Ugas
    Vergil Ortiz Jr
    Jaron Ennis
    Eimantas Stationis
    Keith Thurman
    Errol Spence
    Terrance Crawford
    Light Middleweight:
    Erickson Lubin
    Danny Garcia
    Brian Castano
    Sebastian Fundora
    Tony Harrison
    Liam Smith
    Michel Soro
    Tony Harrison
    Jermell Charlo
    Tim Tszyu
    Middleweight:
    Janibek Alimkhanuly
    Erislandy Lara
    Chris Eubank Jr
    Jermall Charlo
    Ryota Murata
    Carlos Adames
    Sergio Martinez
    Jaime Munguia
    Gennady Golovkin
    Last edited by Malvado; 10-09-2022, 10:13 PM.
  • Rockybigblower
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    #2
    He would have stopped everyone on your list except Danny Garcia.

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    • Blond Beast
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      #3
      Oscar’s career looks better and better as time goes on. I saw him turn pro. I didn’t always cheer for him that’s for sure. He was the Golden Boy, easy to love to hate. He fought everyone and fights weren’t hard to make with him. That’s a huge testament to him, especially against modern fighters.
      He would never be a push over at his best vs anyone in history. I think he shows up in shape and ready to go vs anyone just like he always has.
      He has weaknesses that have been discovered and probed over his long career. So we know ways in how he can lose as opposed to some current fighters that we haven’t seen lose yet.
      I think he handles himself well against anyone. Does he beat a Crawford or Spence at 147? Maybe not. Would it be close? For sure. I don’t think he gets KO’d or stopped. I’d expect three different scores most likely.

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      • Regge
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        #4
        He beats them all but after 154 he losses to a few of the MW there.

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        • The D3vil
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          #5
          Oscar beats all of them.

          Dude is low-key one of the greatest modern fighters

          Like top 10-15 of the past 50 years.

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          • davef
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            #6
            These modern day fighters probably wouldn't even get in the ring with him

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