Floyd Mayweather: "Oscar De La Hoya Will Never Be A Legend Like Me"

[cyberthugpatrol]

he dominated castillo in the second fight. everyone knows that

were you watching Jose Luis Castillo vs Floyd Mayweather fight ?

oh.... you must've been drinking....

[McAlister]

115-113 is not dominating by any means.

Thats not how i scored the fight. I dont give points to the aggressor if he isnt doing anything... just walking forward isnt gonna win you a rd from me

[cyberthugpatrol]

The first fight was close, but I still feel Mayweather won, the drama really came from Mayweather's own internal discomfort of the physicality of the bout. For the most part, Mayweather was landing the crisper blows, where I didn't see Castillo getting in with many clean shots except late in the bout. Early on it was all Mayweather. It was close, but I think he earned a razor thin decision, but if you factor in the champions benefit of the doubt, thats where the controversy lies.

you are about the 1% that saw it that way

[Mr. Ryan]

someone mentioned something about a Castillo vs Mayweather I fight, can you tell me how floyd dominated ?

Unless you have your man in peril in a round, you can't go 10-8 against a fighter unless he is knocked down. Mayweather stepped off the gas a little bit late, he showed alot of signs of an injured hand but I'm not sure if it was broken. Early on, it was ALL MAYWEATHER. This isn't a street fight business where whoever finishes strongest wins the fight. Even in uneventful rounds, the guy who takes the most of them wins the fight.

[cyberthugpatrol]

Unless you have your man in peril in a round, you can't go 10-8 against a fighter unless he is knocked down. Mayweather stepped off the gas a little bit late, he showed alot of signs of an injured hand but I'm not sure if it was broken. Early on, it was ALL MAYWEATHER. This isn't a street fight business where whoever finishes strongest wins the fight. Even in uneventful rounds, the guy who takes the most of them wins the fight.

so would you use the word "domination" as you stated earlier ?

[TRUE WARRIOR]

I do think Oscar De La Hoya had an A career, but that Mayweather had an A+ career. Mayweather not only beat, but he dominated every fighter he ever faced. De La Hoya was a much more flawed fighter, he was vincible where Mayweather was invincible.

The toughest fights of Mayweather's career were supposed to be Corrales, Judah, and Baldomir, and he dominated them all. True, those guys aren't as good as Quartey, Whitaker, and Mosley, who De La Hoya struggled against, but Mayweather had a sizeable strength and size disadvantage against all of those guys, De La Hoya was bigger than everybody until 147.

Mayweather looked very vulnerable against Castillo and he laid out the blueprint on how to beat him. Mayweather would have a lot more fights where he didn't look invincible if he would fight more fighters like Castillo, but he has avoided anyone who would bring pressure and power. There's a reason this man will not fight Antonio Margarito. People can reason that he's looking for bigger fights or that Margarito is a nobody, but all I know is Margarito will bring the type of pressure and power that Mayweather has avoided for 4 years and counting.

[TRUE WARRIOR]

Unless you have your man in peril in a round, you can't go 10-8 against a fighter unless he is knocked down. Mayweather stepped off the gas a little bit late, he showed alot of signs of an injured hand but I'm not sure if it was broken. Early on, it was ALL MAYWEATHER. This isn't a street fight business where whoever finishes strongest wins the fight. Even in uneventful rounds, the guy who takes the most of them wins the fight.

Fights are 12 rounds. Floyd did not dominate for 12 rounds. When you barely win a fight and it is still disputed to this day, it is not domination or invincibility.

[cyberthugpatrol]

Mayweather looked very vulnerable against Castillo and he laid out the blueprint on how to beat him. Mayweather would have a lot more fights where he didn't look invincible if he would fight more fighters like Castillo, but he has avoided anyone who would bring pressure and power. There's a reason this man will not fight Antonio Margarito. People can reason that he's looking for bigger fights or that Margarito is a nobody, but all I know is Margarito will bring the type of pressure and power that Mayweather has avoided for 4 years and counting.

Margarito is a bigger version of Castillo

[TRUE WARRIOR]

Margarito is a bigger version of Castillo

I think Castillo is more skilled and can cut off the ring better than Margarito, but he is definetely bigger and he's hungry.

[cyberthugpatrol]

I think Castillo is more skilled and can cut off the ring better than Margarito, but he is definetely bigger and he's hungry.

yup, I agree