Do you consider Óscar de la Hoya a boxing legend?

[Mighty_Windir]

Olympic gold medalist, fought everybody as a pro, first boxer to start a successful promotional company.

I think he qualifies as a legend of the sport.

Pretty much this

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Considering that he's lost to every single major elite boxer besides Shane who i felt he beat.....no.....

You obviously didn't watch boxing back then..

Pernell was top 5 p4p and welter champ

Ike was prime and great

Vargas was prime

He also outboxed a prime tito

Genero and gattI were in the mist of a hall of fame careers

Leija would be a world title champ or contender for many years

[Johnny2x2x]

Yes. He has a top 3 resume of all time. Chavez Jr 2x, Mayweather, Pacquaio, Mosely 2x, Hopkins, Trinidad, Ruelas, Comacho, Gatti, Vargas, Hernandez, Mayorga. That is a legend's resume and he was competitive in all but one of his losses and that one was because he went down in weight way too far and was a skeleton.

[SterlingStained]

yes.

but not anymore.

because he did this:





I dont respect any man who wears women clothing.

[BoliviaChiLEsp]

Olympic gold medalist, fought everybody as a pro, first boxer to start a successful promotional company.

I think he qualifies as a legend of the sport.

I mean only to his sporting achievements but is OK.

[BoliviaChiLEsp]

I consider him a very good fighter

A step above Miguel Cotto level--good fighter

I agree with you but why do you put him above Cotto? Thanks in advance.

[BoliviaChiLEsp]

Prime Pacquiao > Prime Mosley > Prime De La Hoya > Prime Mayweather > Prime Whitaker > Primer Chavez

Wow I'm surprissed where do you put Chávez.

[IMDAZED]

When you combine his accomplishments, star power and impact on the game, how could he not be?

Oscar is a legend. And a Hall of Famer. I wouldn't call him an ATG, though. He racked up a lot of empty wins at 147 and above and never had that decisive career-defining victory at those weights. But he was a monster from 130-140, elite at 147 and still formidable at 154. A fine career.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

When you combine his accomplishments, star power and impact on the game, how could he not be?

Oscar is a legend. And a Hall of Famer. I wouldn't call him an ATG, though. He racked up a lot of empty wins at 147 and above and never had that decisive career-defining victory at those weights. But he was a monster from 130-140, elite at 147 and still formidable at 154. A fine career.

I would say beating Ike, pernell and vargas at 147-154 were big career defining wins.. Had he got the decision over tito, his resume would be amazing

[IMDAZED]

I would say beating Ike, pernell and vargas at 147-154 were big career defining wins.. Had he got the decision over tito, his resume would be amazing

You can't end a statement with "Had he got the decision over tito" when you begin it touting his wins over Whitaker and Quartey. Both were highly controversial. And that's what I mean by he doesn't have a clear-cut, decisive career-defining victory.