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Is it me or is Delahoya acting like a bully?
I can say with a clean conscience that DLH is a damn bully if he fights Pac. Pac fans, this is not a knock on him and he is one of my fave fighters at the moment but the size and weight difference is not a fair one.
Las I heard they offered Pac 10 mil for the fight which tells me they're serious about taking it. At first I thought it was just talk. I can recall DLH saying at one point how he wanted to fight him because he was beating all theses great mexican fighters but those guys are in or around his weight class.
I have criticized DLH in the past because of the way he goes about choosing opponents and I heard a million stories in his defence.
How can anyone defend this if it happens?
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one word MONEY. Oscar isn't stupid a bully at this point maybe.Look at it this way.His fight with Mayweather gone,Cotto and Margarito I don't think he wants to face any right now.Trinidad doesn't seem interested in taking a fight with him.Winky now has a fight set-up with whomever.So who left is left.Why not a smaller guy and a guy who can bring in millions.
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The weight issued is nullified by Oscar losing most of his recent fights . He is clearly past his best but Pac is in his prime . Plus Oscar will have to kill himself to make 147 . Pac wont so I dont see it as a huge unfair advantage .
Oscar was at a disadvantage when he moved up from superfeather to fight Hopkins at middleweight . Difference was Hopkins was a long reigning champion and top p4p fighter . Oscar as I say is a business man these days and not a boxer at his peak .
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If pac can take ODLH punch then Oscar is in trouble. You'll have a fighter who is quicker and cound outwork the goldenboy: that is if Pac can take his punch.
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If pac can take ODLH punch then Oscar is in trouble. You'll have a fighter who is quicker and cound outwork the goldenboy: that is if Pac can take his punch.
. . . .or avoid his punch . Forbes did a good job and riding shots and he is a smaller guy too . Pacs speed should help him early and if he survives the 1st few rounds then the real fight gets started and his workrate comes into play
De La Hoya doesnt want his old stamina problems coming back to haunt him. I f he does end it early I see him doing it with a body shot and Pac folding like he did vs Singursat .
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The Fightfan
one word MONEY. Oscar isn't stupid a bully at this point maybe.Look at it this way.His fight with Mayweather gone,Cotto and Margarito I don't think he wants to face any right now.Trinidad doesn't seem interested in taking a fight with him.Winky now has a fight set-up with whomever.So who left is left.Why not a smaller guy and a guy who can bring in millions.
I agree with you completely here. My problem is that I'm worried Pac could get seriously hurt in there.
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De La Hoya deserves a Winky or Pavlik fight.
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It has become obvious that DLH is looking to create a monopoly of sorts in boxing...The doing as he feels fit for his own sense of ego rather then the good of the entire landscape of the sport......
In my honest opinion I think DLH in the long run will do more to hurt boxing then help it....
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It has become obvious that DLH is looking to create a monopoly of sorts in boxing...The doing as he feels fit for his own sense of ego rather then the good of the entire landscape of the sport......
In my honest opinion I think DLH in the long run will do more to hurt boxing then help it....
i think he has already hurt boxing with gayness and shitty ass fights.
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De La Hoya deserves a Winky or Pavlik fight.
DLH may have fought the best comp he could at one time but he is not an idiot...He is in no way shape or forum looking to step in the ring with Kelly Pavlik....I would like to see him man up and fight Winky...A fighter he should have faced long ago
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lance Uppercut
If pac can take ODLH punch then Oscar is in trouble. You'll have a fighter who is quicker and cound outwork the goldenboy: that is if Pac can take his punch.
Pac has unbelievable instincts and reflexes but he often has to reach and take big chances to land. Against a much bigger guy like DLH, that can be really bad.
Oscar has lost alot of his attributes but his power remains. He has never been hit like he would be hit by Oscar and that is a scary thing to think about.
Point being, I don't think he can take his punch.
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Death to the Mexicutioner...haha just kidding Pac would have a better chance than the weight differance would suggest. Pound for pound Oscar doesnt punch as heavy as some of the fighters that Pac has faced in the lighter weights, namely MAB and El Terrible. I think both of those guys hit harder than Oscar in their respective weight classes, and by going up in weight Manny will be able to absorb the punches better as well.
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DaxxKahn
It has become obvious that DLH is looking to create a monopoly of sorts in boxing...The doing as he feels fit for his own sense of ego rather then the good of the entire landscape of the sport......
In my honest opinion I think DLH in the long run will do more to hurt boxing then help it....
This is true, however I feel it necessary to point out that as with Steve Forbes, as long as PAC doesn't retain permanent damage he is in a WIN-WIN situation here. If he wins it would be an upset and his money making potential is still there. If he loses he's fighting a guy twice his size and I really don't think anyone will hold it against him and his money making potential is still there.
I do agree however that ODLH fighting anyone at note at this point is just taking away from the scheme of things in boxing every match he makes is one less of fights that have current meaning.
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DaxxKahn
It has become obvious that DLH is looking to create a monopoly of sorts in boxing...The doing as he feels fit for his own sense of ego rather then the good of the entire landscape of the sport......
In my honest opinion I think DLH in the long run will do more to hurt boxing then help it....
This is true, however I feel it necessary to point out that as with Steve Forbes, as long as PAC doesn't retain permanent damage he is in a WIN-WIN situation here. If he wins it would be an upset and his money making potential is still there. If he loses he's fighting a guy twice his size and I really don't think anyone will hold it against him and his money making potential is still there.
I do agree however that ODLH fighting anyone at note at this point is just taking away from the scheme of things in boxing every match he makes is one less of fights that have current meaning.
Exactly! It is like some side show fight in another sport. I usually don't dislike fighters that much, but I think ODLH actually deserves a humiliating and discgraceful defeat for all his bullshit the past 3 years or so.
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A bully? No! I know where your coming from but people have done it to him, like Hopkins. He was a full blown middle and Oscar was a Lightweight that at one point dropped to superfeather.
He will win this fight if it goes ahead and he'll have another very good name on his record but I think he deserves it I mean look at the fighters he has fought and lost to in their primes:
Mosley- twice robbed once
Trinidad- robbed
Hopkins- much bigger man
Mayweather- in his prime and p4p the best in the world. Oscar was a little old by this time.
They are all Legends in the game and barring the first Mosley fight I don't think that he was on an even playing field in any of them.
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rjj tszyu
A bully? No! I know where your coming from but people have done it to him, like Hopkins. He was a full blown middle and Oscar was a Lightweight that at one point dropped to superfeather.
He will win this fight if it goes ahead and he'll have another very good name on his record but I think he deserves it I mean look at the fighters he has fought and lost to in their primes:
Mosley- twice robbed once
Trinidad- robbed
Hopkins- much bigger man
Mayweather- in his prime and p4p the best in the world. Oscar was a little old by this time.
They are all Legends in the game and barring the first Mosley fight I don't think that he was on an even playing field in any of them.
Oscar sought out Hopkins and choose to make a jump to the MW division.....DLH is the one seeking the Pacquiao bout.....Manny just willing to oblige if able because he has heart...
The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
DLH would not beat Mosley if they fought a 1000 times
PBF allowed DLH to do as well as he did...Floyd fought off the ropes most of the night if he had fought otherwise the fight would not have been even remotly close
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DaxxKahn
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rjj tszyu
A bully? No! I know where your coming from but people have done it to him, like Hopkins. He was a full blown middle and Oscar was a Lightweight that at one point dropped to superfeather.
He will win this fight if it goes ahead and he'll have another very good name on his record but I think he deserves it I mean look at the fighters he has fought and lost to in their primes:
Mosley- twice robbed once
Trinidad- robbed
Hopkins- much bigger man
Mayweather- in his prime and p4p the best in the world. Oscar was a little old by this time.
They are all Legends in the game and barring the first Mosley fight I don't think that he was on an even playing field in any of them.
Oscar sought out Hopkins and choose to make a jump to the MW division.....DLH is the one seeking the Pacquiao bout.....Manny just willing to oblige if able because he has heart...
The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
DLH would not beat Mosley if they fought a 1000 times
PBF allowed DLH to do as well as he did...Floyd fought off the ropes most of the night if he had fought otherwise the fight would not have been even remotly close
daxx you are a wise man. Speaking of real mexican warriors: Are you READY for Margarito! WOOT WOOT.
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DaxxKahn
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rjj tszyu
A bully? No! I know where your coming from but people have done it to him, like Hopkins. He was a full blown middle and Oscar was a Lightweight that at one point dropped to superfeather.
He will win this fight if it goes ahead and he'll have another very good name on his record but I think he deserves it I mean look at the fighters he has fought and lost to in their primes:
Mosley- twice robbed once
Trinidad- robbed
Hopkins- much bigger man
Mayweather- in his prime and p4p the best in the world. Oscar was a little old by this time.
They are all Legends in the game and barring the first Mosley fight I don't think that he was on an even playing field in any of them.
Oscar sought out Hopkins and choose to make a jump to the MW division.....DLH is the one seeking the Pacquiao bout.....Manny just willing to oblige if able because he has heart...
The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
DLH would not beat Mosley if they fought a 1000 times
PBF allowed DLH to do as well as he did...Floyd fought off the ropes most of the night if he had fought otherwise the fight would not have been even remotly close
daxx you are a wise man. Speaking of real mexican warriors: Are you READY for Margarito! WOOT WOOT.
All I know is Cotto may have to change his name to "Trailer Park" after Margarito gets done with him....
We all know what a Tornado does to a trailer Park;D
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DaxxKahn
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boozeboxer
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DaxxKahn
Oscar sought out Hopkins and choose to make a jump to the MW division.....DLH is the one seeking the Pacquiao bout.....Manny just willing to oblige if able because he has heart...
The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
DLH would not beat Mosley if they fought a 1000 times
PBF allowed DLH to do as well as he did...Floyd fought off the ropes most of the night if he had fought otherwise the fight would not have been even remotly close
daxx you are a wise man. Speaking of real mexican warriors: Are you READY for Margarito! WOOT WOOT.
All I know is Cotto may have to change his name to "Trailer Park" after Margarito gets done with him....
We all know what a Hurricaine does to a trailer Park;D
you need to get your natural disasters straight Daxx. :D It will be bad whether it be tornado, hurricane, monsoon, mudslide (Ruiz in the prime), etc.
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First of all ODLH is not a bully it was PAC and Freddie Roach who wanted to fight the Golden Boy, he was taunted.
But I do agree PAC gets decapitated once Oscar lands a flush shot:eek:
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DaxxKahn
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rjj tszyu
A bully? No! I know where your coming from but people have done it to him, like Hopkins. He was a full blown middle and Oscar was a Lightweight that at one point dropped to superfeather.
He will win this fight if it goes ahead and he'll have another very good name on his record but I think he deserves it I mean look at the fighters he has fought and lost to in their primes:
Mosley- twice robbed once
Trinidad- robbed
Hopkins- much bigger man
Mayweather- in his prime and p4p the best in the world. Oscar was a little old by this time.
They are all Legends in the game and barring the first Mosley fight I don't think that he was on an even playing field in any of them.
Oscar sought out Hopkins and choose to make a jump to the MW division.....DLH is the one seeking the Pacquiao bout.....Manny just willing to oblige if able because he has heart...
The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
DLH would not beat Mosley if they fought a 1000 times
PBF allowed DLH to do as well as he did...Floyd fought off the ropes most of the night if he had fought otherwise the fight would not have been even remotly close
Oh right so Hopkins didn't want the fight then? And Freddie Roach wasn't going on about what Pac will do to Oscar before Oscar mentioned the fight. And you think that the second Mosley fight was the right decision? watch it again ive just watched it twice today! I really like Mosley he's one of my all time favourite fighters but I think Oscar beat him 2nd time round.
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Oscar is a funny character these days.
He seems to have a maximum height requirement with the fighters he chooses.
Cotto was acceptable, Floyd was, Hatton was on his radar. Margarito was not even considered by him. Paul Williams? nah!hehe
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I can say with a clean conscience that DLH is a damn bully if he fights Pac. Pac fans, this is not a knock on him and he is one of my fave fighters at the moment but the size and weight difference is not a fair one.
Nobody is twisting Pac's arm to fight ODLH. I can assure it will be biggest paycheck he will ever get so its all good. He knows what he's getting into. So don't just get upset with ODLH, get upset with Pac for taking the fight. He can simply say "No thanks" and walk away.
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I have criticized DLH in the past because of the way he goes about choosing opponents and I heard a million stories in his defence.
You are not the only one. Around here, people praise Cotto and hate ODLH and Mayweather. That's just the way it is.
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The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
Daxx,
I think the decision to go on his bike WAS SMART. If he was clearly ahead on points and he decided to fight a la Mayweather, why not? It's like a basketball team who's far ahead on points and on the last few minutes decide to pass the ball around. Is it illegal? Not at all. Does it please the spectators? Not at all. But still, its their way to victory regardless of pleasing the fans. Oscar WON THAT FIGHT, too bad the judges reacted as spectators and not as judges.
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I can say with a clean conscience that DLH is a damn bully if he fights Pac. Pac fans, this is not a knock on him and he is one of my fave fighters at the moment but the size and weight difference is not a fair one.
Nobody is twisting Pac's arm to fight ODLH. I can assure it will be biggest paycheck he will ever get so its all good. He knows what he's getting into. So don't just get upset with ODLH, get upset with Pac for taking the fight. He can simply say "No thanks" and walk away.
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I have criticized DLH in the past because of the way he goes about choosing opponents and I heard a million stories in his defence.
You are not the only one. Around here, people praise Cotto and hate ODLH and Mayweather. That's just the way it is.
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The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
Daxx,
I think the decision to go on his bike WAS SMART. If he was clearly ahead on points and he decided to fight a la Mayweather, why not? It's like a basketball team who's far ahead on points and on the last few minutes decide to pass the ball around. Is it illegal? Not at all. Does it please the spectators? Not at all. But still, its their way to victory regardless of pleasing the fans. Oscar WON THAT FIGHT, too bad the judges reacted as spectators and not as judges.
Oscar De La Hoya fought nothing like Floyd Mayweather in those last few rounds with Felix Trinidad Oscar De La Hoya just run and wasn't punching when Floyd Mayweather is on the back foot he counters and atleast fights Oscar done nothing in those last few rounds except run and i had Felix Trinidad winning 3 rounds out of the first 9 rounds then he won the last 3 for certain making it 6-6 on my card one of the biggest myths in boxing is that Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad was a robbery when it wasn't.
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Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.
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I can say with a clean conscience that DLH is a damn bully if he fights Pac. Pac fans, this is not a knock on him and he is one of my fave fighters at the moment but the size and weight difference is not a fair one.
Nobody is twisting Pac's arm to fight ODLH. I can assure it will be biggest paycheck he will ever get so its all good. He knows what he's getting into. So don't just get upset with ODLH, get upset with Pac for taking the fight. He can simply say "No thanks" and walk away.
You are not the only one. Around here, people praise Cotto and hate ODLH and Mayweather. That's just the way it is.
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The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...
Daxx,
I think the decision to go on his bike WAS SMART. If he was clearly ahead on points and he decided to fight a la Mayweather, why not? It's like a basketball team who's far ahead on points and on the last few minutes decide to pass the ball around. Is it illegal? Not at all. Does it please the spectators? Not at all. But still, its their way to victory regardless of pleasing the fans. Oscar WON THAT FIGHT, too bad the judges reacted as spectators and not as judges.
Oscar De La Hoya fought nothing like Floyd Mayweather in those last few rounds with Felix Trinidad Oscar De La Hoya just run and wasn't punching when Floyd Mayweather is on the back foot he counters and atleast fights Oscar done nothing in those last few rounds except run and i had Felix Trinidad winning 3 rounds out of the first 9 rounds then he won the last 3 for certain making it 6-6 on my card one of the biggest myths in boxing is that Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad was a robbery when it wasn't.
When a fighter doesn't throw a single meaningful punch in an entire round, you can probably make a case for making it a 10-8 round. Fans go to see boxing, not track meets.
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Chino
Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.
Not to sound disrespectful here but i couldn't careless what so called boxing experts think i like to go with my own opinion as i see it the fight could be no wider than 7-5 either way i think Felix Trinidad clearly won 3 rounds of the first 9 rounds and he clearly won the last 3 rounds Oscar De La Hoya was known for closing the show on close fights like he had done with John John Molina Pernell Whitaker and Ike Quartey just to name a few but he didn't here and he payed the price no way would i call it a robbery i wouldn't call a fight thats no wider than 2 points either way a robbery its Oscar De La Hoya's fault he over estimated his early lead and so did his corner.
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Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.
Not to sound disrespectful here but i couldn't careless what so called boxing experts think i like to go with my own opinion as i see it the fight could be no wider than 7-5 either way i think Felix Trinidad clearly won 3 rounds of the first 9 rounds and he clearly won the last 3 rounds Oscar De La Hoya was known for closing the show on close fights like he had done with John John Molina Pernell Whitaker and Ike Quartey just to name a few but he didn't here and he payed the price no way would i call it a robbery i wouldn't call a fight thats no wider than 2 points either way a robbery its Oscar De La Hoya's fault he over estimated his early lead and so did his corner.
I like the fact that you go with your own opinion and not what the so called experts say. I'm the same as you in that respect. Don't get me wrong I like to listen to what the likes of Colin Hart have to say but my opinion is what matters to me the most!
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I like the fact that you go with your own opinion and not what the so called experts say. I'm the same as you in that respect. Don't get me wrong I like to listen to what the likes of Colin Hart have to say but my opinion is what matters to me the most!
And the following threads prove your statement.
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ing-today.html
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...y-history.html
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...would-win.html
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...-10-years.html
http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...terweight.html
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Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.
That's a myth.
Watch the fight and you hear his corner telling him "box, box, box", not to stay away and give away the rounds.
After the 10th, they told him "no more rounds like that", but DLH was more defensive in rounds 11 and 12.
Furthermore, you can clearly hear the corner tell Oscar "make sure the judges know you won the round".
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The fight is a joke, De La Hoya is a joke and if he actually loses then he will be a bigger joke than someone caught wearing womens knickers.;D
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De l Hoya not joke, he legend , and promotre is gud will be round yaers
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Watch the fight and you hear his corner telling him "box, box, box", not to stay away and give away the rounds.
And that's what he did. It's not like he came out like Oliver McCall vs Lennox Lewis where he simply didn't want to fight and kept his arms down. ODLH gave a boxing lesson against Trinidad showing speed, combos, footwork, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, straights, one-two, defense, etc.
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After the 10th, they told him "no more rounds like that", but DLH was more defensive in rounds 11 and 12.
It may not look good in front of the fans that expect an action-packed fight but its still a tactic to win. Just like a basketball team who's winning and for the last minutes of the game they decide to just pass the ball around and make time. Does it please the fans? Nope, they'll even get booed. Will it help them win, definitely.
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Chino
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Watch the fight and you hear his corner telling him "box, box, box", not to stay away and give away the rounds.
And that's what he did. It's not like he came out like Oliver McCall vs Lennox Lewis where he simply didn't want to fight and kept his arms down. ODLH gave a boxing lesson against Trinidad showing speed, combos, footwork, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, straights, one-two, defense, etc.
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After the 10th, they told him "no more rounds like that", but DLH was more defensive in rounds 11 and 12.
It may not look good in front of the fans that expect an action-packed fight but its still a tactic to win. Just like a basketball team who's winning and for the last minutes of the game they decide to just pass the ball around and make time. Does it please the fans? Nope, they'll even get booed. Will it help them win, definitely.
I was referring to the end when his corner told him to "box, box, box". It seems as if people think his corner told him to give away the last 3 rounds, because they felt he had it in the bag.
That wasn't the case when I re-watched it. They told him to box and make sure he still won the rounds.
De La Hoya was admittedly fatigued, and Trinidad is a big puncher, so maybe it was the right thing to do. I still had DLH narrowly winning even while losing rounds 10-12.
