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

[Sugar Adam Ali]

exactly

a legacy is about what you accomplished, not people you didn't fight

we can pick apart any fighters resume or say they didn't fight this person or that, but the truth its not possible for a fighter to fight all the good fights.

Also it should not take away from what they have done


Mayweather-Corrales was huge, as was Mayweather-Hatton both were undefeated, the DLH fight was huge even though both were past prime


To say a fighter who has accomplished so much has not had legacy fights is pretty ignorant.

Mayweather not fighting Pacquaio, or Tszyu shouldn't take way from who Floyd did beat

Robinson not fighting Burley, Holman Williams, Cocoa Kid, Bert Lytell didn't take from his

Nor did the color barrier take away from Jack Dempsey's

I kinda agree with what your saying,
My only point is that Floyd since 2007'has been the face of boxing and hasn't delivered many truly epic matchups..
There is only a few guys that have ever been the face of boxing and when they were, they fought a brutal schedule.. Leonard had Benitez, hearns, Duran all within 18 months..
Ali fought some monster heavyweight damn near every year
Oscar fought Ike, Tito and Shane within 18 months
Floyd has never done that

[therealpugilist]

I kinda agree with what your saying,
My only point is that Floyd since 2007'has been the face of boxing and hasn't delivered many truly epic matchups..
There is only a few guys that have ever been the face of boxing and when they were, they fought a brutal schedule.. Leonard had Benitez, hearns, Duran all within 18 months..
Ali fought some monster heavyweight damn near every year
Oscar fought Ike, Tito and Shane within 18 months
Floyd has never done that

Floyd has fought 13 fights in a row against world champions or title holders...they haven't done that whats your point

they all fought in the alphabet era

[Catrin]

Imagine had oscar fought a 28yr old chavez sr.! In his prime, truth is floyd is a much better athlete all the way around meaning play chicken and oscar would have to play floyds game, catch up. Que VIVA EL GRAN CAMPEON MEXICANO"
Well you guys know the rest....

[LouIE G]

And if Larry Merchant was 50 years younger he would have kicked floyds A$$ too!!! Lol i just had to say it...

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Floyd has fought 13 fights in a row against world champions or title holders...they haven't done that whats your point

they all fought in the alphabet era

None of those guys were on par with a hearns, Tito, etc

[IronDanHamza]

Oscar wasn't fast at all?..

That's absurd, prime oscar at 130-147 had fast hands, and not fast feet but not slow feet either, just average foot speed but he had incredibly fast hands and had a lot of power behind them..

Ask Chavez, leija, camacho, genero, mayorga, Tito if that dude didn't have fast hands..
Hell, he was even matching a prime Shane in handspeed for the most part

The word FAST is in capitals for a reason, he wasn't that fast.

He wasn't slow at all but he wasn't overly fast like someone like Floyd.

[ADP02]

Dude you switch more than a hunts point hooker. When someone calls floyd out you say one thing. When floyd calls someone out you say another. Manny fans like you are utterly pathetic.

Be adult enough to say the same thing when it's someone you like and someone you dont.

Man you are a dense Floyd fan!

I explained it clear enough that you too would get it. Floyd was fighting in the lower divisions while Oscar and Mosley were above Floyd during those years. It's not like Floyd said, I will move up to WW tomorrow to fight you Oscar/Mosley. Nor did he say that when they moved up to 154. So it was ALL TALK by Floyd.

Floyd fought them at the backend of their careers. Floyd fought them when they were past their prime. Oscar was more promoter than boxer while Mosley was old by then and didn't have a noteworthy performance after that.

Just answer the question. After Floyd said what he said, did he move up to Oscar's/Mosley's division? Again, you answer that and you will get your answer ...... Floyd was being Floyd and just talking and not meaning it.



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[Ham Porter]

Floyd has fought 13 fights in a row against world champions or title holders...they haven't done that whats your point

they all fought in the alphabet era

World champions.

[ADP02]

You didn't answer his questions.

That's Big D for you!

[Mr.Fantastic]

Guys it's just a fantasy fight. Relax!