Has There Been Any Boxer Who Has Fought As Many Quality Opponents As Oscar ??

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Originally Posted by Rican

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Originally Posted by SweetPea

It's very hard to think of someone with more quality opponents.

Whether you like Oscar or not, he deserves everyone's respect for his quality of opposition. He could've used his popularity two ways, he could've used it to avoid all the tough guys (because he could still make big $$$ even against bad opponents) or he could've used it to lure all the biggest and best names to fight him. He chose the latter.

I've never been an Oscar fan, the running in the Tito fight was horrible, and I think he got some gift decisions (especially early in his career), but I'll always respect him.

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I respect Oscar's boxing skills. I mean, he has enough skill not to get KO'd brutally. But I always feel cheated when Oscar fights. I mean, despite the impressive resume, he probably holds the distinction of having the most lackluster performances despite the quality of opposition.

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I disagree what was wrong with his performances against.

Julio Cesar Chavez x2,
Ike Quartey
Fernando Vargas
Jeff Mayweather
Rafael Ruelas
Jorge Paez
Jesse James Leija
Oba Carr
Hector Camacho
Shane Mosley x2
Arturo Gatti
Ricardo Mayorga
Genaro Hernandez

Oscar did have a few off performances, but so does every boxer. But the boxers i just mentioned were all good quality opponents and Oscar performed well in pretty much all of those fights.

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Originally Posted by Ice Cold Boxing

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Originally Posted by Rican

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Originally Posted by SweetPea

It's very hard to think of someone with more quality opponents.

Whether you like Oscar or not, he deserves everyone's respect for his quality of opposition. He could've used his popularity two ways, he could've used it to avoid all the tough guys (because he could still make big $$$ even against bad opponents) or he could've used it to lure all the biggest and best names to fight him. He chose the latter.

I've never been an Oscar fan, the running in the Tito fight was horrible, and I think he got some gift decisions (especially early in his career), but I'll always respect him.

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I respect Oscar's boxing skills. I mean, he has enough skill not to get KO'd brutally. But I always feel cheated when Oscar fights. I mean, despite the impressive resume, he probably holds the distinction of having the most lackluster performances despite the quality of opposition.

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I disagree what was wrong with his performances against.

Julio Cesar Chavez x2,
Ike Quartey
Fernando Vargas
Jeff Mayweather
Rafael Ruelas
Jorge Paez
Jesse James Leija
Oba Carr
Hector Camacho
Shane Mosley x2
Arturo Gatti
Ricardo Mayorga
Genaro Hernandez

Oscar did have a few off performances, but so does every boxer. But the boxers i just mentioned were all good quality opponents and Oscar performed well in pretty much all of those fights.

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I would still include the Trinidad fight because he put on a clinic against Tito for the first 9 rounds.

Not sure if you should include Jeff Mayweather in Oscars quality opponents. Fairly good, but not really noteworthy IMO. I also think Oscar's card is top 3 or 4 . You can make an argument for Sugar Ray Robinson, Leonard, Oscar, Duran and maybe Ali for the top spot. I'd go with this:

1. Robinson
2. Oscar
3. Leonard

how abuout Felix Trinidada's opponents

Winky Wright
B- HOp Only with this 2 I say Tito is a brave MOFO
William Joppy
Fernando Vargas
David Reid
Oscar De La Hoya
Hugo Pineda
Pernell Whitaker
Rodney Moore
Roger Turner
Oba Carr
Luis Ramon Campas
Hector Camacho
Maurice Blocker

Does Mayorga count?

ARCHIE MOORE
RAY ROBINSON
ROBERTO DURAN
HENRY ARMSTRONG
GEORGE FOREMAN
EZZARD CHARLES
JOE WALCOTT

How do some people not consider the people SRL fought as good as Oscar or just right there with him.

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Originally Posted by Puya

how abuout Felix Trinidada's opponents

Winky Wright
B- HOp Only with this 2 I say Tito is a brave MOFO
William Joppy
Fernando Vargas
David Reid
Oscar De La Hoya
Hugo Pineda
Pernell Whitaker
Rodney Moore
Roger Turner
Oba Carr
Luis Ramon Campas
Hector Camacho
Maurice Blocker

Does Mayorga count?

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When you add Roy Jones in there next week I'd say Tito is up there in top notch opposition with anybody. As long as we are not counting what period of their prime they fought eachother.

I just wish he had faced Quartey and Mosley as well. But maybe I'm asking too much of the man.

odlh probaly this era of boxing is the best

but some others like joe louis and mike mccallum also face good opponents

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Originally Posted by Headson

odlh probaly this era of boxing is the best

but some others like joe louis and mike mccallum also face good opponents

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Good call on Mcallum
Julian Jackson
Donald Curry
Sumbu Kalambay x 2
Herol Graham
Steve Collins
Michael Watson
James Toney x 3
Jeff Harding
Fabrice Tiozzo
Roy Jones

[/quote]I would still include the Trinidad fight because he put on a clinic against Tito for the first 9 rounds.
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That wasn't a clinic; that was a pitty-pat fest where Oscar would win the last ten seconds of many of those rounds. The strategy was: Don't get KO'd.

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Originally Posted by Rican

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I would still include the Trinidad fight because he put on a clinic against Tito for the first 9 rounds.

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That wasn't a clinic; that was a pitty-pat fest where Oscar would win the last ten seconds of many of those rounds. The strategy was: Don't get KO'd.

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CC#30

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by Kel

I thought this thread was about great opponents? Not wins, losses or draws?

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The thread title says quality opponents not great. Learn to read fucking faggot

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Same difference gangster shop fitter boy.