Was De La Hoya Really That Skilled?

[QueensburyRules]

I'm not going to lie, I'm just a few years into this, but was De La Hoya really that skilled? I'm reading those Lopez comments about Garcia, and to me, he seems much better technically than De La Hoya (yes, I know about the jab) who looked very sloppy at times with square stances and wild ineffective flurries.

I feel like Garcia is so much more polished, educated, efficient, and has better mechanics. Is this nostalgia, or is there some Oscar magic in there I'm missing?

- -Yup, U that Dum!

[davefromvancouv]

He put a boxing CLINIC on Tito. I had him winning like 9-3. Tito's white shorts were covered red...

I had it a draw:
ODLH - 3,5,6,7,8,9
Trinidad - 1,2,4,10,11,12
ODLH surprised (and disappointed?) everyone with his movement, but clearly ran out of steam in the last three roumds. Trinidad was the aggressor the entire fight and landed the heavier blows. It would have been a better fight if he'd fought Trinidad like he did Ike Quartey and Mosely, but it was still a highly skilled boxing match.