Oscar De La Hoya Is So Classy

[AddiX]

They call him the golden boy for a reason.

If Hoya was in his prime now, with the way the big ppvs are marketed, he would be blowing out floyds #s. Unlike Floyd, Hoya, was exciting, and people loved him, ppl who have 0 interest in sports tuned in for Hoya.

I loved his style.

[Holywarrior]

Oscar was a bonafide ATG, ducked no one, could beat anyone in his prime, lost fights for ****** reasons or got robbed, lost an arguable split against Floyd, then lost to Manny shot, dehydrated, and over the hill. Best jab in history, raw power, beautiful footwork, great defense from a combination of deceptive head movement, quick feet, and quick hands, a solid frame, legendary ring generalship, and an ATG weigh in champion.

That chin

[Holywarrior]

They call him the golden boy for a reason.

If Hoya was in his prime now, with the way the big ppvs are marketed, he would be blowing out floyds #s. Unlike Floyd, Hoya, was exciting, and people loved him, ppl who have 0 interest in sports tuned in for Hoya.

I loved his style.

agreeeeeed here actually

[Tay Roc]

[MEXGBP]

war oscar!!

first time I see a appreciation tread for oscar in boxing scene
I always been a boxing fan but oscar made a hardcore boxing fan.

[MurkaMan]

Came in as the challenger when he had to, fought all the top guys when he had to. Signed all the top guys when he had to.

He could've hung out and fought carpentiers in stadiums forever.

That's why he should get more respect...

He didn't duck Tito, Ike, Shane, Vargas,

Hell he even stepped up to Bernard,

Not to mention fighting Floyd and manny


Oscar pretty much fought all the big fights everyone wanted to see, was always exciting and yet somehow people always b!tch about him

Correct me if Im wrong, but didnt Oscar beat up a bunch of smaller guys? Didnt want to move up? Im not going to act like I know all about his resume, but Pac, Floyd, and Shane are the only small fighters who beat him. I remember he didnt want to fight Tito for shiet...

VERY detailed Video. Im not going to act like I know Oscar's whole career, but this video has allot of things for you both. Its so crazy how we go out of our way to discredit others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDZCrfdytI

[Richard Wadd]

Correct me if Im wrong, but didnt Oscar beat up a bunch of smaller guys? Didnt want to move up? Im not going to act like I know all about his resume, but Pac, Floyd, and Shane are the only small fighters who beat him. I remember he didnt want to fight Tito for shiet...

Oscar was big for 130-140 and beat smaller guys but he did move thru the weights and fought bigger guys too.

He was not like a terry Norris who stayed in one division and almost always fought smaller guys.

I like Norris but he had a tendency to fight smaller guys

[MurkaMan]

Oscar was big for 130-140 and beat smaller guys but he did move thru the weights and fought bigger guys too.

He was not like a terry Norris who stayed in one division and almost always fought smaller guys.

I like Norris but he had a tendency to fight smaller guys

Im not going to sit here and pretend to know Oscar well enough to debate about it. But this video goes BEYOND that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDZCrfdytI

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Correct me if Im wrong, but didnt Oscar beat up a bunch of smaller guys? Didnt want to move up? Im not going to act like I know all about his resume, but Pac, Floyd, and Shane are the only small fighters who beat him. I remember he didnt want to fight Tito for shiet...

At 130 and 135 he was young and learning his craft but yes fought smaller fighters but top level guys like genaro, leija, Molina, ruelas, some very good fighters and some future hall of famers.. Much like how broner started off with small guys but nowhere near the caliber of guys oscar fought

Then moved to 140 by 1996 and fought his first big PPv vs Chavez

By 1997 he went to welter and fought pernell, camacho, Chavez 2, Miguel angel Gonzalez, and basically was becoming a star by having these fights with older bigger names

By 1999 he went on a run of fighting all the top welters like Ike, Carr, Tito, Shane

By 2001 fought gatti at welter but then moved up to 154 and fought castello, and Vargas, campos,

2004 moved up to mw and challenged sturm and Hopkins


Shane and oscar are about the same size,, Shane was a monster at 135 just like oscar but outgrew it and was a true welter

[Holywarrior]

Im not going to sit here and pretend to know Oscar well enough to debate about it. But this video goes BEYOND that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDZCrfdytI

How was he fighting shrimps??