Do you consider Óscar de la Hoya a boxing legend?

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  • Chuckguy
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    #41
    As a boxer no
    But what he did for the sport then yes!
    He made Floyd and manny extremely wealthy! Neither one was popular withou him after it was a different story.

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    • The Problem Child
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      #42
      Hes a ****ing coward ass bish ******* addict drag. Thats all he is.

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      • baya
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        #43
        this not legend.

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        • sicko
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          #44
          Yes I do, not really for his skills in the ring which was good but the impact he made on the sport outside of the ring benefited Mayweather and Pacquiao GREATLY! Like him or NOT he created the Blue Print for Crossover Stardom in Boxing. The man BOX OFFICE and a PPV Megastar Long Before Mayweather and Pacquiao and if it wasn't for him I doubt neither of them would've become Box Office either.

          He say a lot of ****** stuff now but he is a promoter now so saying ****** stuff is needed to sell fights lol

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          • b00g13man
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            #45
            Originally posted by Reloaded
            Oscar could compete and win multiple WTs in any era in history , I feel he surely does qualify as an ATG , Oscar proved himself for real at different weights against real fighters , isnt that all he needs to be able to do .
            I save that honour for boxers that would rank higher than I'd rank Oscar on an all time list (not that I've actually taken the time to compile one).

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            • R-C
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              #46
              Yup, this guy is pioneer for what boxing is today. Mayweather, Manny and all the rest should bow down in his presence

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              • Reloaded
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                #47
                Originally posted by b00g13man
                I save that honour for boxers that would rank higher than I'd rank Oscar on an all time list (not that I've actually taken the time to compile one).
                How many you got in that list , whats the cut off fighter ? cant be an honor if its only your list .

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                • Don Pichardo
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                  #48
                  Originally posted by BoliviaChiLEsp
                  Based on his wins and losses.

                  A friend told me that he lost in his most important fights, however he won against Chávez, Whitaker, Camacho, Mayorga...

                  On the other hand he could not win Pacquiao, Hopkins, Mayweather, Mosley (twice).

                  Where do you put De La Hoya?
                  The Trinidad and Hopkins debacle forever exclude chicken de la Hoya from legend hood. End thread.

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                  • JJRod
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                    #49
                    Originally posted by BoliviaChiLEsp
                    Based on his wins and losses.

                    A friend told me that he lost in his most important fights, however he won against Chávez, Whitaker, Camacho, Mayorga...

                    On the other hand he could not win Pacquiao, Hopkins, Mayweather, Mosley (twice).

                    Where do you put De La Hoya?
                    He carried the sport for many years. Of course he's a legend.
                    And while he did lose a lot of fights, there were some fights he was clearly robbed in. Tito fight for instance.

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                    • b00g13man
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                      #50
                      Originally posted by Reloaded
                      How many you got in that list , whats the cut off fighter ? cant be an honor if its only your list .
                      It's all arbitrary and like I said, I haven't actually put a list together (I never will), but I'd think the top 50 would make the cut. Not sure if I'd have Oscar that high.

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