Is Oscar Worthy of His Statue?

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Does anyone think he deserves this Rocky-like memorial outside the Staple Center?

Oscar De La Hoya's statue at Staples: the why of it all | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times

[Taeth]

Who has done more for the sport of boxing in the last 20 years? Who has consistently taken on the biggest challenges, and made the biggest matchups in the sport? He deserves everything he gets IMO.

[Andre]

I say good luck to him.
Brought allot to the sport,did better than I could do.

[Onix]

Who has done more for the sport of boxing in the last 20 years? Who has consistently taken on the biggest challenges, and made the biggest matchups in the sport? He deserves everything he gets IMO.

Totally agree with your statement

[holmcall]

Yes. Based on his early work. Yes

[XaduBoxer]

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I see the unveiling of Hoya's statue as a bad premonition going into a big fight...

Hoya's statue standing next to the statue of retired sports superstars Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzky?

Hoya still an "active" boxer... This statue could signal the end of Hoya's boxing career... This Saturday's fight could be the last for Hoya?

Just my thoughts...
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[C-Lo]

Who has done more for the sport of boxing in the last 20 years? Who has consistently taken on the biggest challenges, and made the biggest matchups in the sport? He deserves everything he gets IMO.

You're absolutely right TAETH. But people's opinions of him will not be what he's done, but what he's been doing lately. And the past couple of years have not been Oscar's best work.

I was a huge Oscar fan. I respected him so much. But his recent actions have totally changed me. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.

[albsur2006]

I'm not even an Oscar fan, but I must admit that he's done a lot for Los Angeles and especially for the Latino community there. I'm fine with it, he deserves it.

[Lance Uppercut]

WHy complain. It is great when our sport gets any mainstream recognition.


That being said, I am so rooting for Pac-man come saturday. I am sick of Oscar.

[Boom Boom]

Of course, I think history will remember Oscar for his accomplishments in his prime and finding sucess and holding titles at different weight classes throughout his career, as they should. Like him or not, he has done a lot for boxing.

[BlackRazor]

Who has done more for the sport of boxing in the last 20 years? Who has consistently taken on the biggest challenges, and made the biggest matchups in the sport? He deserves everything he gets IMO.

Totally agree with your statement

Same here! Yeah Oscar's great beacuse even non boxing fans know about him. I've run into women who hate boxing but they love them some Oscar.

[CGM]

Is DLH the only guy who has a statue outside Staples? If so, that makes it quite an honor, doesn't it? Does he deserve more than other stars like Kareem? Who knows, Who cares, really.

[amat]

I think Magic also has a statue. I think it's great. Plus, it's LA. A lot of baseball fans probably wouldn't think of Juan Marichal as the first baseball player to deserve a statue but in San Francisco it was a very cool thing. Oscar is loved in LA, has been for a very long time now so it works there.

[Kev]

Whether he deserves it or not is irelevent, I mean how can any mere mortal DESERVE to be immortalised in a statue much less someone who just beats people up for money.

At the end of the day it's whoever the people of LA want as a statue I guess.

If they like it fine, if they don't well let them throw eggs at it, even better.

Ultimately I'm just happy they only made it out of bronze.

Having his likeness hewn out of such a cheap material must surely irk Saint Oscar who would obviously have rather been fashioned and displayed in all his golden greatness

[The Fightfan]

I think it is well deserved. Who else has won belt's at 130,135,140,147,154, 160