Why is Oscar De La Hoya so popular

[Gio]

I think its funny how u think ODH is overated when u saw him fight ONE time and are new to the sport.

[xcaret]

I think its funny how u think ODH is overated when u saw him fight ONE time and are new to the sport.

Thats what i wanted to say but fell sorry for him, hes just new to boxing

[Mishra100]

I think its funny how u think ODH is overated when u saw him fight ONE time and are new to the sport.

Thus is the reason why I asked for everyones opinion on Oscar. I can have an opinion but change it if I hear reasoning to change. I'm not biased like most online people you see.

[Mishra100]

mishra100 we can tell you new in boxing when u say this : Although Oscar has beat Strum, Vargas, Gatti, and Julio Cesar Chavez most of these are boxers that just don't have that strong of a hold on being the greatest in the boxing world like Mosley, Trinidad, and Hopkins.

WTF you think Julio Cesar Chavez isnt in the boxing greatest???

I put "MOST of these are boxers..." on purpose.

[Mishra100]

Thanks for the post.

Hi Mishra,

When you have been exposed to the boxing world for a long time, you will understand how important De La Hoya has been to the sport, and how he will continue to be important to it after he retires.

First of all, he was an Olympic gold medallist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

He turned professional and became the first and only fighter to make a million dollars for a four round fight.

He appeals to both the Latin boxing market and the American fans.

He attracts a significant female viewership because of his looks and clean cut image.

He is consistently well-marketed and has been his whole career.

He consistently sought out the best possible opposition and though he was beaten by a few fighters, only against Hopkins was he stopped, and that was at a weight class thirty pounds higher than the weight class in which he turned professional.

I don't count the Sturm win as a title win, but if you overlook that, De La Hoya has won world championships in six weight classes.

He is the highest paid non-heavyweight fighter of all time.

He is building an empire with Golden Boy that is becoming a serious force in boxing promotions, unlike other fighters such as Lennox Lewis and Roy Jones who have begun promotion companies as a means of wresting financial control from their old promoters.

Finally, he's been criticized for some performances and choices, but De La Hoya can really fight.

He controlled Trinidad but took the last few rounds and coasted them and the judges went with Trinidad's aggression in the decision.

He legitimately lost to Mosley the first time in a hell of a fight, but he beat Mosley the second time, but just did not get the decision.

By the way, being that you're new to the game, I'd advise you to reconsider stating anything more to the tune that Julio Cesar Chavez does not have a hold on greatness in boxing. Chavez is now and forever known as the greatest Mexican fighter of all time.

Hope this helped out a bit.

[machotime]

As a fighter, he is pretty good.

As a promoter, he is just as ****ty.

This makes no sense.

MannyP- please correct your English grammar.

[GunStar]

#1 Reason, he beat an over the hill Chavez.

#2 Reason, girls thinks he's sexy, I don't know what they see in him.

#3 Reason, he recorded a song from Beegees

#4 Reason, many ****sexuals thinks he's cute, because he can shake his ass just like ricky martin with his musical career.

Oscar is the richest boxer of all time, only Tyson made a little more money in his career, but Tyson lost all of his money, because he's ******est man alive.

[moy22487]

#1 Reason, he beat an over the hill Chavez.

#2 Reason, girls thinks he's sexy, I don't know what they see in him.

#3 Reason, he recorded a song from Beegees

#4 Reason, many ****sexuals thinks he's cute, because he can shake his ass just like ricky martin with his musical career.

Oscar is the richest boxer of all time, only Tyson made a little more money in his career, but Tyson lost all of his money, because he's ******est man alive.

gee good to know you dont have hate twords him. its people like you that many other fans will never give de la hoya the respect he deserves hes a great fighter no one can take that from him

[GunStar]

gee good to know you dont have hate twords him. its people like you that many other fans will never give de la hoya the respect he deserves hes a great fighter no one can take that from him

I don't hate Oscar, I also thinks he's cutest boxer ever. Those were 4 legitimate reasons, that was no hate in that post.

[moy22487]

I don't hate Oscar, I also thinks he's cutest boxer ever. Those were 4 legitimate reasons, that was no hate in that post.

lol, so we agree he is a stud what do you think of him as a boxer besides the fact you think he faught an over the hill jcc. dont know if many people know this but by his 3rd pro fight he was already calling chavez out