Do you consider Óscar de la Hoya a boxing legend?

[Clayton Bigsby]

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?

I put de la Hoya in the same category as Caitlyn Jenner. He's a no good trickster and swindler

[paulf]

I mean, how many fighters are more legendary? ten?

[JJRod]

Oscar doubled Trinidad in landed punches after 8 rounds. He stopped throwing punches the last 3 and a half rounds and STILL finished the fight out landing tito 263 to 166. According to compubox one of the worst decisions of alltime.

http://www.badlefthook.com/2009/12/8...st-title-fight

I don't care if Oscar gave away rounds at the end it's impossible to give Trinidad 7 rounds in that fight, after 8 you have to struggle to find more then 1 sympathy round to give tito who was being outlclassed.

People forget that prior to the last 3 rounds that Oscar retreated in he actually made Tito look pretty silly in the fight. Had him bleeding, lost and confused. After 9 rounds it was 8-1 Oscar. It could easily have been 9-0 or 7-2 at the worse.

[JJRod]

Dude how the *** did Oscar get robbed against Tito. Dude Literally ran for four rounds. Are you telling me Oscar swept the first 8 rounds??

Never mind I don't want to know what you think.

He ran the last 3 rounds. First 9 rounds the fight was clearly Oscar's. Are you telling me you had the fight 5-4 nine and gave the last 3 rounds to tito to make it 7-5

[STREET CLEANER]

Look at his record and check out all the fighters that he fought.

Maybe no a legend but one of the most popular ones

[meme_man]

yes.

but not anymore.

because he did this:





I dont respect any man who wears women clothing.

^^^^^^ funny ****

[boxinghead530]

Of course he is a legend. How could you not consider him that. He's definitely a top 50 greatest fighter of all time.

I mean look at all his work. One of boxings greatest amateurs of all time, Olympic gold medalist. Multiple time world champion in many different weight classes. A first ballot hall of famer. Amazing skill, had one of the greatest jabs and left hook of all time. He provided boxing with many classic fights. It's a no brainer.

If you don't think he's a legend then you don't know what a legend is.

[IMDAZED]

People forget that prior to the last 3 rounds that Oscar retreated in he actually made Tito look pretty silly in the fight. Had him bleeding, lost and confused. After 9 rounds it was 8-1 Oscar. It could easily have been 9-0 or 7-2 at the worse.

The fight went twelve rounds. You can't cut off the parts you want. Oscar lost three of the last four rounds and he definitely didn't win the first nine. It was a very close fight, as evidenced by nearly every journalist having it within one or two points at most. But more importantly, the way Oscar tried to run out the clock I can't understand how any boxing fan could defend him. People are complaining about Mayweather-Pacquiao? De La Hoya-Trinidad was the worst superfight ever.

But anyway, Oscar is a legend to me. A super-duper star with a HOF resume. But all-time great? I don't think so.

[JJRod]

The fight went twelve rounds. You can't cut off the parts you want. Oscar lost three of the last four rounds and he definitely didn't win the first nine. It was a very close fight, as evidenced by nearly every journalist having it within one or two points at most. But more importantly, the way Oscar tried to run out the clock I can't understand how any boxing fan could defend him. People are complaining about Mayweather-Pacquiao? De La Hoya-Trinidad was the worst superfight ever.

But anyway, Oscar is a legend to me. A super-duper star with a HOF resume. But all-time great? I don't think so.

I'm not cutting of parts. As I said Oscar gave away the last 3 rounds. His own fault. But are you telling me after 9 rounds you saw the fight 5-4? No way.

[IMDAZED]

I'm not cutting of parts. As I said Oscar gave away the last 3 rounds. His own fault. But are you telling me after 9 rounds you saw the fight 5-4? No way.

No, I didn't score the fight. And I dubbed over the vhs as soon as I got a chance because that was one ****ty fight and I didn't have a new vhs lying around. It was a very close fight, like it or not. Look at the cards from everyone then. Most had Oscar winning by a point or two, if that. And he was a huge media and Vegas favorite so it was a shock that he lost a decision. But after that performance, who could argue that he deserved to win? It's like Froch-Dirrell. Yeah you can say Dre won a close decision. But with the way his heart began pumping kool-aid in the last few rounds, I was glad he lost. Same thing here. But anyway, it was a close fight and that's my point.