Originally Posted by
BoomBoom
I was just looking at his record and what impresses me the most is that he never fought a bum. Never even fought a guy with a losing record. Everyone of them was a good to great fighter. Most fighters that moved up in the pros that fast eventually get schooled by a veteran even with the amateur experience a lot of fighters have trouble adjusting. But Oscar was able to move right along and beat ranked fighters when his career was just starting. He may have 4 losses but i don't think there is any other fighter in history who could've taken Oscars path and had the same success without getting derailed early on.
I agree . Oscars record is very impressive and it would be a fitting end to a great career if he were to beat Floyd .
Chavez 1&2- First time Chavez was no match for Oscar . In the return Oscar beat him at his own game and made the great warrior quit
Whiticker - Close fight but Oscar was moving up from 130 to beat an all time great
Quartey - He got off the floor to win another close battle and almost stopped Ike in the last round
Tito - I scored it 1 round to Tito but many thought Oscar skooled him.
Mosley 1&2 - First time Oscar was outspeeded , but he was much better in the return . I think he had the beating of Shane at 154 but he threw it away late on
Vargas - One of Oscars finest wins over a rival
Hopkins - He put up a good fight but 5 divisions above his natural he just wasnt big enough
Mayorga - Vintage De La Hoya , as good as ever against an opponent that suited his style
People compare Oscar to Leonard but in their biggest fights (Duran - Mosley, lightweights ) ( Hearns - Tito , welterweights ) and ( Hagler - Hopkins , middleweights ) Leonard won all his superfights and Oscar lost them all.
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