No fighter in the history of boxing has faced as good of competition as Oscar.

[ThePrince]

DLH should get credit for taking on all the best of his generation. With the exception of Margarito, Oscar didn't duck anyone. But the OP's claim is b.s. for many reasons that other posters have already detailed.

As far as HOF'ers/all time greats go (last 40 years or so)...

Ali- Liston (2x), Frazier (3x), Foreman, Shavers, etc and even Holmes when he had no business in a boxing ring.

Duran and others like Leonard, Hearns, etc made the 80s a second golden age of boxing because they took on all comers with no bull**** ducking and excuses.

[PEBBLES!]

floyd patterson 2 times? 3 times?
archie moore
bob foster

Larry Holmes
Earnie Shavers
Jerry Quarry x2
Oscar Bonavena
Ron Lyle
Mac Foster

[KJB]

he lost to all the ones i highlighted..i can find a jouneyman whos faced alot of great fighters and lost aswell..just saying

Lost competitive fight against Floyd, could argue he deserved the victories against Tito and the Mosley rematch, was undersized against Bhop and old against Manny. Just to fair, you couldnt find a journeyman who fought that comp and looked that good doing it.
Not saying I agree with the TS, btw.

[Evil Abed]

[Mayweather41-0]

Good posts guys I am wrong the title should be Oscar has fought the best competition I have seen in my time being a hardcore boxing fan and although he lost he stepped up to the plate and fought everyone something I hoping I can say about Mayweather years from now.

[infamous larryx]

oscar fought some good names ..but chavez,whitaker,camacho were at the end of their careers..and he lost to the rest

[Left Hook Tua]

What fighter has faced the likes of Julio Cesar Chavez, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley twice, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Felix Trinidad, Ike Quartey, Hecter Camacho, Pernell Whitaker, and Genaro Hendez.

This competition is the best I have ever seen then.

marvin hagler , thomas hearns , hector camacho , esteban dejesus , ken buchanan , carlos palomino , ray leonard , wilfred benitez , pipino cuevas , davey moore , iran barkley , vinny pazienza......

[PEBBLES!]

Good choice.


George Chuvalo;

Jerry Quarry
Muhammad Ali x2
George Foreman
Buster Mathis
Cleveland Williams
Ernie Terrell
Joe Frazier
Oscar Bonavena
Floyd Patterson

[El_Forklift]

oscar fought some good names ..but chavez,whitaker,camacho were at the end of their careers..and he lost to the rest

bump..

[Evil Abed]

Good choice.


George Chuvalo;

Jerry Quarry
Muhammad Ali x2
George Foreman
Buster Mathis
Cleveland Williams
Ernie Terrell
Joe Frazier
Oscar Bonavena
Floyd Patterson

Dude was strong as an ox.

A true great.