Comments Thread For: De La Hoya: If I Was 28, I Would've KO'd Mayweather!

[GOD-FR33]

I agree.......

I agree. Oscar's left hook could KO a Lightheavy weight. He hurt everyone with that punch. Why do you think Floyd was being so cautious? LoL. He isn't ******. Also, wasn't Floyd talking KO before the fight. Smh. Hahahaha! He respected the old man, that's a fact. Anyway, Oscar had arguably the best jab of his time like Cotto has the best jab of his. His left hook and jab is superior and stronger than ANY punch Floyd has ever thrown in his career. These so called fans need to go back to school.

[Larry the boss]

I agree. Oscar's left hook could KO a Lightheavy weight. He hurt everyone with that punch. Why do you think Floyd was being so cautious? LoL. He isn't ******. Also, wasn't Floyd talking KO before the fight. Smh. Hahahaha! He respected the old man, that's a fact. Anyway, Oscar had arguably the best jab of his time like Cotto has the best jab of his. His left hook and jab is superior and stronger than ANY punch Floyd has ever thrown in his career. These so called fans need to go back to school.

Oscars left hook is not relevant with Floyd..he does not get hit with lefthooks due to his high right hand on defense..

[therealpugilist]

I agree with all of that except for "he doesn't need to"

When your the face of boxing like Floyd is and how oscar, Tyson, Holyfield, Leonard, Ali, etc.. You take all the big fights
Oscar fought Tito, Shane, Vargas
Leonard fought Duran, hearns Benitez
Ali fought Frazier, foreman, norton

Floyd hasn't done that

Leonard did not take all the big fights...ever heard of Aaron Pryor(champ at 140 in the early 80's til mid), Mike McCallum(titleholder at 154 and 160 in the 80's and early 90's) or Mike Nunn(champ at 160 in the late 80's)....Leonard fought Terry Norris, Donny Lalonde, and old Duran when he could have been fighting them

Oscar did not fight Winky Wright, Vernon Forrest, which would have been very good match ups


Outside of Ali and Holyfield who fought in one weight class there is no one that fought all the big fights in their era

Its not possible and people need to come back to reality because that " the past fighters fought everybody" is bull and fabricated

[therealpugilist]

Floydie had his chance at cotto at 147. Oh wait he retired. "I'm gonna retire from boxing. Boxings not gonna retire me."

didn't he beat the guy in your avatar 10 rounds to 2?

You probably didn't follow boxing back then but Bob Arum promoted both guys....Mayweather was established, Cotto was still being groomed at that point....they were not gonna fight him before 2008.


So do you think its a coincidence that he fought Cotto soon as he left Arum, as did ODLH when Floyd left Arum?

some people on here have revisionist history
Dudes hands were ****ed up and nagging injuries plus, again if you actually followed boxing and are sitting here quoting did you know that Mayweather said he would retire when he was 30 waaaay back in the 90's.

I know it doesn't support your personal agenda but stick with facts and not your fabricated reality.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Leonard did not take all the big fights...ever heard of Aaron Pryor(champ at 140 in the early 80's til mid), Mike McCallum(titleholder at 154 and 160 in the 80's and early 90's) or Mike Nunn(champ at 160 in the late 80's)....Leonard fought Terry Norris, Donny Lalonde, and old Duran when he could have been fighting them

Oscar did not fight Winky Wright, Vernon Forrest, which would have been very good match ups


Outside of Ali and Holyfield who fought in one weight class there is no one that fought all the big fights in their era

Its not possible and people need to come back to reality because that " the past fighters fought everybody" is bull and fabricated

Lol

You can't fight everybody..
Leonard was a retired fighter for most of the dudes you named.. Leonard actually signed to fight Pryor but had to back out and retire due to his retina. Pryor said he heard it on the radio, pulled over and cried.

Winky and forest aren't legacy fights,, Shane, Tito, pernell, Ike, Vargas were..
Regardless, Floyd hasn't done anything comparable to what Ali, oscar, Leonard, etc when they were the face of boxing

[Kagami Taiga]

Lol

You can't fight everybody..
Leonard was a retired fighter for most of the dudes you named.. Leonard actually signed to fight Pryor but had to back out and retire due to his retina. Pryor said he heard it on the radio, pulled over and cried.

Winky and forest aren't legacy fights,, Shane, Tito, pernell, Ike, Vargas were..
Regardless, Floyd hasn't done anything comparable to what Ali, oscar, Leonard, etc when they were the face of boxing

Oscar? Lol I know u are an Oscar fan but he's not really an example u should be touting. He fought a lot of good fighters and he lost to most of them. And winky and forest would certainly have been legacy fights on his resume.

[therealpugilist]

Lol

You can't fight everybody..
Leonard was a retired fighter for most of the dudes you named.. Leonard actually signed to fight Pryor but had to back out and retire due to his retina. Pryor said he heard it on the radio, pulled over and cried.

Winky and forest aren't legacy fights,, Shane, Tito, pernell, Ike, Vargas were..
Regardless, Floyd hasn't done anything comparable to what Ali, oscar, Leonard, etc when they were the face of boxing

So Forrest and Wright were not legacy fights but the corpse of Yori Boy Campas, Patrick Carpentier and Mayorga were ?
Leonard fought terry Norris in '91 and from 1987 to 91 he fought 5 times....Nunn and McCallum(champion since 1984) were champions during that time so there is no excuse


you cant fight everyone...they didn't...Floyd didn't so what

Since Mayweather has been the face of boxing he has participated in 2 of the biggest fights ever(Canelo and DLH)...EVER....Mayweather has won all his big fights unlike ODLH and is world champion at 147 and 154 at the same time defending both....none of them did that


No harm done all of them are great but don't try to minimize things he has done in his career when he has done things none of them have...4 lineal titles, has defeated more world champions than all of them, whatever the case your agenda wont change things that actually did happen.

[GOD-FR33]

True.....

Oscar's left hook might not have been relevant when he was 34, but it sure would've been when he was 28, Larry. He threw that punch no matter what. You agree?

[richardt]

Leonard did not take all the big fights...ever heard of Aaron Pryor(champ at 140 in the early 80's til mid[/B]

Leonard made two offers to Pryor, the second one was accepted and everything was contingent like always to Leonard winning his next fight and then the detached retina incident put an end to the hopes of that superfight. Duran also made an offer to Pryor and Pryor's lawyer advised against it because Pryor was in the process of renewing his conract. Not all superfights get made but no time in welterweight history were there more great fighters than in the late 70's early 80's and many superfights were made.

[therealpugilist]

Oscar's left hook might not have been relevant when he was 34, but it sure would've been when he was 28, Larry. He threw that punch no matter what. You agree?

you have to consider that if ODLH was younger then Mayweather would be too

Faster feet, hands, faster reflexes, more power, better combos...it goes both ways


He better bring more than a left hook because the shoulder roll neutralizes it, as will the head movement