Comments Thread For: De La Hoya: Whitaker More Difficult Than Mayweather

[GRUSTLER]

as usual good post grust. it was the corrales fight for me. he was a true under dog in that fight. most pundits had floyd losing by ko or ud. but after 5 knock downs en route to a ko victory i became a huge fan. and once i found out how hard this dude works at his craft, i was a fan. he doesnt get the credit he deserves for his dedication to his craft. like mike, zeke, and magic some people think he gets by on talent and not hard work and craft.

Yeah, Floyd beat the crap out of Corrales then immediately they said that Corrales was weight drained and had some personal things on his mind. Floyd whupped him until his pops seen enough. Now that's an ass whupping. Then Corrales went on to have the most epic fight of his career against Castillo.

[RichCCFC]

bs. floyd doesnt everything better than Pea, is more offensive and has more power

he's not more offensive, no way.

[Latim]

I think May is a more complete fighter. I think Pernell Whitaker is more naturally talented (that's saying A LOT) but I reckon Floyd would realistically beat him 8 times out of 10. Reason? As great and talented as Sweet pea was he wasn't the most disciplined as his career progressed (drug problems). Against a guy like Floyd you not only need to be talented and a smart fighter but you also need the discipline both in preparation of the fight and also to execute the gameplan. Pernell's had two major flaws: 1)he could be goaded into brawling and knocked off balanced (like he was against Roger)
2) As his addiction to drugs got stronger, his preparation before fights got worse.

My point is that as great as Sweet Pea was, he could have done even better if he had the same dedication to his craft as he did he was first coming up.

[adp023]

The FACT that Floyd flat out DUCKED a rematch with Oscar at ****in 147 proves everything!!! Floyd would've made way more on the rematch but instead allowed Pacquiao to beat Oscar's face in!!

[N!GGALAS CAGE]

What's the difference?

We all know De la Hoya lost to both guys.

[peplz]

Oscar beat them both so no one can argue his assessment. Yeah Floyd got the benefit of doubt on 2 judges score card and only one judge had Oscar winning but we all saw him outbox Mayweather big time. Floyd may not want to make a loss official by facving Pacqiuao, but Oscar speaks the truth and what he says no one can argue because he beat them both.

How's the weather in fantasy land this time of year?

[peplz]

it's funny because , i thought dlh lost to whitaker, honestly, i had whitaker by at least 2 rounds......

and yet i thought dlh could've eeked out a win/draw with mayweather....

a loss we sufficient, but his fight with mayweather was a lot closer to a win than his fight with whitaker......... imho.......fyf if you dont' like what im saying.....

That's because you probably watched the fight with your eyes closed.

[JDezi4]

Uh oh, Oscar hyping up his fighter. Make a run for it... The last thing boxing needs is a promoter hyping up his own fighter while down playing his fighter's opponent.... But i guess there's a first time for everything

[hugh grant]

He is insinuating that witaker is better than floyd. IM just waiting for DLH to say Pac beat him much better than FLoyd and BH did now and Pac is better than floyd and BH because of it.

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

Lol at people on here trying tell Oscar who was a more difficult opponent for him...