De La Hoya: Taming “El Matador” before the Mission to Mayweather.

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Oscar de la Hoya. The name has become a fixture in boxing terminology; the embodiment of success, wealth and power, though not acquired through the seedy exploitations of a Don King. De La Hoya’s accolades came first from his insistent courage as a fighter, and later the demonstration of business acumen in dispersing his accumulated wealth upon an industry one senses he might seize and command long into retirement. Opportunities, like the doors of exclusive establishments that shun so many, open with an ease suggesting that his very presence is a universal credit card. However, De La Hoya does not hold the monopoly on time, and its quickening ascent signals the nearing end of his career. What more of De La Hoya’s legacy can he decide with his own fists, or will it be decided for him? [details]

[King Jaffe Joffer]

Oscar would beat Floyd @ 147 and 154 especially.

[Castillofan]

Oscar would beat Floyd @ 147 and 154 especially.

What makes you so sure?

[Castillofan]

No answer?

At 147 or 154 this is a real fight where both men have a great chance of victory.

The real drama is at 154 though, and who wants to bet that Mayweather would take it as his first fight at the weight?

If he did that and beat DLH in style, would there be many more questions as to his greatness then?

[MetalVomit]

Nice read. Props BPP

[delboy]

de la hoya would beat the 2 if them with ease remember he's coming down from middle-weight and im sure the power he bring down with him will get the job done for him

[TyrantT316]

de la hoya would beat the 2 if them with ease remember he's coming down from middle-weight and im sure the power he bring down with him will get the job done for him

we all thought that about Jones moving back down from HW or Mosley moving back down from Jr middleweight...

their bodies have already taken a lot...and they just don't throw with the type of speed, conviction and fluidity as they once did when moving up

[oliverlt]

de la hoya would beat the 2 if them with ease remember he's coming down from middle-weight and im sure the power he bring down with him will get the job done for him

Remember he's coming down from 170 -180 as most jr middle are when they are not active except Vargas who gets around 190-200

[Castillofan]

De La Hoya was not a puncher of any kind of drastic effect since his days at 140-pounds. He may have been mixing it at middleweight and so on but that doesn't make him a bigger puncher; he was outmuscled and outpunched by both Sturm and Hopkins.

[joeytrimble]

but we all know hes got more power then mayweather... no question