Oscar de la Hoya was a beast in his prime

[Flo_Raiden]

Rewatched some of his old fights and I totally forgot how fast and strong he was in his prime. I think it's a shame that people only remember for his losses, especially to Floyd and Manny. In his prime he would have definitely beat them. And he was clearly robbed against Trinidad IMO.
He took on all challenges, despite losing to some. That's something that people should appreciate. The hate that he gets from people, especially from Mexicans, is surprising. He was a great fighter in the ring.

[DARKSEID]

Yup and he had heart and balls to spare.

[Larry the boss]

Yes,yes he was

[lesterprettyboy]

Yes,yes he was

He was...And he fought them all...Only problem is he lost almost all his big fights. But kudos to him for facing top notch competition.

[pelonxsoldier28]

I'd have to agree, he was great

[New England]

give people time and they'll be back to talking about that handsome lightweight with a bomb in his left hand that took on EVERYBODY and looked great doing it


oscar had the style to beat both pacquiao and mayweather

he fought them after too many hard fights (and in manny's case, after he murdered himself making welterweight)

his jab would have busted both guys up in his prime and he'd likely win on the scorecards
nobody who knows anything about boxing is going to make much an argument against that


oscar was an absolute beast
agree 100%

[-MAKAVELLI-]

5'10 fighter with an Olympic pedigree fighting lightweights? sure, i guess

[Larry the boss]

5'10 fighter with an Olympic pedigree fighting lightweights? sure, i guess

well mak he did start at lightweight

[-MAKAVELLI-]

well mak he did start at lightweight

i know...bigger guy beating up on midgets...meh



stopped being a fan after barcelona....the Top Rank propaganda was too much for me...and that says alot coming from someone with a west coast bias

[theplayerpimp]

5'10 fighter with an Olympic pedigree fighting lightweights? sure, i guess

hey that didnt turn out so good for khan did it? Same height different result.