De La Hoya: If I ever come back I'll fight GGG!

[soul_survivor]

Oscar loses fantasy fights on NSB because of the jealous haters.

All it takes is for me to remind the world that a prime Oscar stops both Manny and Floyd in the same week, and Irondamhanza comes a'runnin.

Prime Oscar decisions GGG in a war, but both fighters would never be the same.

The mistake people make when rating Oscar, is that they ignore the fact that Oscars own fall and lack of success are due to his own personal decisions and irresponsibilities. As a fighter, he was the complete package, the dream fighter. A limitless potential. A prime focused Oscar should be underdog to no man born from his own mother in the same weight range. The problem is he was too much of a knucklehead, similar to Hatton, and didn't take care of himself and lost focus.

Personally, I always expect and assume the best of a fighter in a fantasy matchup, thus, Oscar rarely loses them in my book.

I agree with a lot of what you're saying. Oscar has way too many haters on this forum and the kids here have probably only seen his fights with Floyd and Manny and may be the tail end of his career. Prime for Prime, Oscar was one of the best ever, a big, strong killer at super feather to light welter and then, at 147, when guys could match him for size, he started out boxing them.

People tend to forget just how good Tito was and Oscar showed, prime v prime, that he was levels above him. Only the truly great fighters are levels above their great contemporaries.

I'd also pick him to beat both Floyd and Manny at every weight from 130-154.

The issue is 160, because GGG is a muscular, fit, well conditioned athlete at the weight. Plus he has elite power. The type of power you don't see every day. Can Oscar take that type of power flush? Because believe me, GGG had the ability to hit even a prime Oscar.

The flip side of that coin is, does GGG have the ability to outbox Oscar when the going gets tough and do so over a period of 12 rounds?

It's a great fantasy match up imo.

[jaded]

He already admitted that he was getting better'd by his smaller sparring partners in his recent failed attempt to get through a training camp...which he quit when he realized how long past his day he is. Oscar will say anything for attention.

[Zaroku]

Awesome Oscar!!! I want you to teach GGG that you can take a savage beating!!! Put GGG in his place, show him how you can take a sever axx whipping!!! Teach him a lesson Oscar!! Please do!

[j0zef]

Oscar's gonna need to switch from coke to PCP to do this.