Is Oscar De La Hoya underrated?

[Capaedia]

There's no question Oscar is under-rated, but he's also the reason Mayweather, Pacquaio, Hopkins and others becames stars. When you beat Oscar who was the cross over star, you also gained his fans. You can quote me on this in the last twenty years there is no one with a better resume than Oscar. He wasn't always the most talented but he fought and though screwed in some fights he also got some gift decisions.

I don't see how his resume is even debatably better than that of Roy Jones, Hopkins, Holyfield, Lewis or Whitaker, to name a few.

[Bushbaby]

The fact that people really believe that Pacman beats a prime Oscar at 147 proves how underrated Oscar is. This is the same Oscar that kept Tito Trinidad in check with a masterful jab. imagine if that was a 5-6 Paccy at the end of that thing?? 12 round comb or late stoppage.

[IronDanHamza]

The fact that people actually think that Pacquaio has no chance against a prime Oscar just shows how overrated Oscar is.

[Ray Corso]

Good boxer, reluctant to fight when he needed to. Not a great fighter in my opinion but a good one. Mentally weak towards the end of his career, he lost a few he possibly could have won if he finished, he didn't! Ray

[Roman Moreno]

The fact that people actually think that Pacquaio has no chance against a prime Oscar just shows how overrated Oscar is.

[Barry Halls]

Overrated by some underrated by others.

People don't remember he actually lost most of his big fights.
But then again some people think he's just some kind of *** that can't fight.

For all his flaws he actually fought some of the toughest guys while being the cash cow.
More than i can say about a couple of other guys in such a position.

[Brother Jay]

I mean, the man fought virtutally everybody through out his damn career. Look at the list of hall of famers and great fighters he faced. Yeah he lost some fights, but who the hell would go through that list of fighters without a few losses? I feel he doesn't get enough credit today. Agree or disagree?


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DLH is not underrated.

He lost every significant match in his career except for Quartey.

Who one fights isn't nearly as important as who one beats.

If it were then Zab Judah would be underrated too.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

The fact that people really believe that Pacman beats a prime Oscar at 147 proves how underrated Oscar is. This is the same Oscar that kept Tito Trinidad in check with a masterful jab. imagine if that was a 5-6 Paccy at the end of that thing?? 12 round comb or late stoppage.

I agree, a prime Oscar beats both Pac and Mayweather. Oscar was the ***in man and his boxing ability, ring intelligence and left hook were legendary.

[bojangles1987]

No. If anything he's overrated. Very good fighter, but so many of his best wins are questionable.

[Eaner0919]

Yet he loses by a controversial split decision as an old and over the hill fighter? Nice try.

you really thought that was a split decision

screw what the judges said what did YOU see?

anything close for Oscar and I really have to question whether people saw the fight or not