Furious with Oscar

[Small Amount of Peas]

The title says it all really.


"Hi, my name is Oscar de la Hoya. I've brought you many action packed fights over the years and I never ducked anyone. Until now. I was going to fight Miguel Cotto and you all loved me for it and praised my grit. Since he got thrashed by Antonio Margarito, Im going to fight Manny Pacquaio instead."


Wtf is this? Hopefully Ive missed some threads on the subject as i would expect more to be demanding a fight with Margarito.


Oscar/Pac is a NO WIN fight for Oscar. Oscar wins, it was against a teeny tiny featherweight who made the mistake of jumping up too far, ala Ricky Hatton. Oscar loses, yea... nice exit Oscar.

Here's the thing, though. Oscar CANT beat Manny. Manny will absolutely light Oscar up and force a stoppage or late tko.

Furious. Oscar, if you were gung-ho on fighting Miguel, you need to be just as adamant to fight Antonio. I cannot believe this stupid fight is taking shape. Wake me when its over, im going to pout.

[Andre]

I like a heck of alot of green peas myself, slightly minted and buttered.

Yeah to the rest of it. What exact weight would manny fight him at?

[spade]

It doesn't say green peas Andre


It could be another thing



Yeah, DLH should fight Cotto and Margarito and not Manny PAC, if wont be a nice exit for oscar if he's beaten by a tiny fighter.


Go get your own size Golden Boy and not because it will earn the biggest dollar

[Galaxy]

I really don't mind this fight. The reason is I'd much rather see Margarito in a rematch with Williams.

I really think Margarito should get the fight with Oscar but I can't see it happening as the $$$'s a DLH/ Pac fight will generate will be crazy.

Plus Margarito/ Williams 2 will fill the vacant championship at 147

[killersheep]

I really don't mind this fight. The reason is I'd much rather see Margarito in a rematch with Williams.

I really think Margarito should get the fight with Oscar but I can't see it happening as the $$$'s a DLH/ Pac fight will generate will be crazy.

Plus Margarito/ Williams 2 will fill the vacant championship at 147

Agree 100% with that and if the winner of Margarito/Williams doesn't pull PBF out of retirement nothing will.

[Tenshio]

I really don't mind this fight. The reason is I'd much rather see Margarito in a rematch with Williams.

I really think Margarito should get the fight with Oscar but I can't see it happening as the $$$'s a DLH/ Pac fight will generate will be crazy.

Plus Margarito/ Williams 2 will fill the vacant championship at 147

Agree 100% with that and if the winner of Margarito/Williams doesn't pull PBF out of retirement nothing will.

PBF needs come out of retirement to put on one more performance against these guys. I think Cotto will give him problems.

[SweetPea]

Oscar/Pac is a NO WIN fight for Oscar.

Which is why Oscar shouldn't be criticized for taking it. I've never been a big Oscar fan, but if there's one thing that you can never criticize about Oscar, it's his list of opponents. It's second to none. He's always taken on the big challenges. If he fights Pac, it will be the second time in ~18 months that Oscar will be fighting the #1 PFP fighter in the world. Give him respect for that.

[Lance Uppercut]

If Tony were as popular as Manny, Oscar would fight him. Maybe Tony should have went through the trouble of learning english like Cotto and Pac did.

[Pavlik]

If Tony were as popular as Manny, Oscar would fight him. Maybe Tony should have went through the trouble of learning english like Cotto and Pac did.

I thought Margarito was born here in CALI, there is no reason for him not to be able to speak English. The Philippines is halfway across the planet, and yet majority of us speaks the language

[Taeth]

The title says it all really.


"Hi, my name is Oscar de la Hoya. I've brought you many action packed fights over the years and I never ducked anyone. Until now. I was going to fight Miguel Cotto and you all loved me for it and praised my grit. Since he got thrashed by Antonio Margarito, Im going to fight Manny Pacquaio instead."


Wtf is this? Hopefully Ive missed some threads on the subject as i would expect more to be demanding a fight with Margarito.


Oscar/Pac is a NO WIN fight for Oscar. Oscar wins, it was against a teeny tiny featherweight who made the mistake of jumping up too far, ala Ricky Hatton. Oscar loses, yea... nice exit Oscar.

Here's the thing, though. Oscar CANT beat Manny. Manny will absolutely light Oscar up and force a stoppage or late tko.

Furious. Oscar, if you were gung-ho on fighting Miguel, you need to be just as adamant to fight Antonio. I cannot believe this stupid fight is taking shape. Wake me when its over, im going to pout.

This is the most retarded comment I have ever read on here. Margarito has nothing that oscar needs.

[Taeth]

Was Robinson criticized for facing Henry Armstrong, was Hagler criticized for facing Leonard? This is complete bullshit give Oscar a break, he has foughten every person, people have wanted him to so leave him alone
He fought
Hopkins, Trinidad, Camacho, Chavezx2, Mosleyx2, Mayorga, Vargas, Quartey, Whitaker, G. Hernandez, Ruelas, Molina, Leija, Castillejo, Sturm, Gatti.

If you aren't happy with this list then nobodies list in the past 25 years will suffice. We know Pacquaio is a great fighter, but we don't know how good he will be, but I still think Margarito is a style that Oscar beats pretty easily.

[Chino]

Was Robinson criticized for facing Henry Armstrong, was Hagler criticized for facing Leonard? This is complete bullshit give Oscar a break, he has foughten every person, people have wanted him to so leave him alone
He fought
Hopkins, Trinidad, Camacho, Chavezx2, Mosleyx2, Mayorga, Vargas, Quartey, Whitaker, G. Hernandez, Ruelas, Molina, Leija, Castillejo, Sturm, Gatti.

If you aren't happy with this list then nobodies list in the past 25 years will suffice. We know Pacquaio is a great fighter, but we don't know how good he will be, but I still think Margarito is a style that Oscar beats pretty easily.

People diss ODLH for anything he does but besides being a gold medalist can we compare any other guy's list of opponents with his? By his 13th fight he was already facing a BIG NAME who was not passed his prime. After that, bunch of big fights ONE AFTER THE OTHER: Hopkins, Trinidad, Camacho, Chavezx2, Mosleyx2 (did he really loose the 2nd one?), Mayorga, Vargas, Quartey, Whitaker, G. Hernandez, Ruelas, Molina, Leija, Carr, Kamau, Castillejo, Sturm, Gatti. Sure, Cotto, Margarito, and Pac have their qualities but can we say they have a comparable list of opponents and accomplishments as ODLH?

[Pavlik]

Was Robinson criticized for facing Henry Armstrong, was Hagler criticized for facing Leonard? This is complete bullshit give Oscar a break, he has foughten every person, people have wanted him to so leave him alone
He fought
Hopkins, Trinidad, Camacho, Chavezx2, Mosleyx2, Mayorga, Vargas, Quartey, Whitaker, G. Hernandez, Ruelas, Molina, Leija, Castillejo, Sturm, Gatti.

If you aren't happy with this list then nobodies list in the past 25 years will suffice. We know Pacquaio is a great fighter, but we don't know how good he will be, but I still think Margarito is a style that Oscar beats pretty easily.

Oscar has all the qualities a great fighter needs. Skill, power, speed, CHIN and SIZE, Prime for Prime Oscar beats Margarito. At this stage of their career most probably a close UD win for Oscar or might get stopped like Miguel. At 147lbs like Margarito, Oscar is a BIG WELTER!!!

[Small Amount of Peas]

The title says it all really.


"Hi, my name is Oscar de la Hoya. I've brought you many action packed fights over the years and I never ducked anyone. Until now. I was going to fight Miguel Cotto and you all loved me for it and praised my grit. Since he got thrashed by Antonio Margarito, Im going to fight Manny Pacquaio instead."


Wtf is this? Hopefully Ive missed some threads on the subject as i would expect more to be demanding a fight with Margarito.


Oscar/Pac is a NO WIN fight for Oscar. Oscar wins, it was against a teeny tiny featherweight who made the mistake of jumping up too far, ala Ricky Hatton. Oscar loses, yea... nice exit Oscar.

Here's the thing, though. Oscar CANT beat Manny. Manny will absolutely light Oscar up and force a stoppage or late tko.

Furious. Oscar, if you were gung-ho on fighting Miguel, you need to be just as adamant to fight Antonio. I cannot believe this stupid fight is taking shape. Wake me when its over, im going to pout.

This is the most retarded comment I have ever read on here. Margarito has nothing that oscar needs.

This is by far NOT the most retarded comment I have ever seen on here.


Folks, didn't mean to ruffle any feathers but I feel like alot of you are focusing on the wrong details here.

Margartio has nothing Oscar needs? What? How bout the being the guy that beat the guy you were supposed to retire on? How in the world, after completely breaking Miguel Cotto, is Antonio not EXACTLY what Oscar needs on his sunset fight? This is very confusing to me.

Manny is indeed a p4p king, but a tiny one at that. If you think Oscar will get mucho props for beating Manny, (in my opinion he can't win anyway) I think youre mistaken.

[Taeth]

We'll see when either Mayweather comes back and kicks Margarito's ass, or when Paul Williams does it again. Oscar DOES NOT need to beat the champion at WW, because Margarito is a forgetable character, when boxing is barely a whisper in the future people will remember guys like Pacquaio is one of the best southpaws to ever lace up. Pacquiao is just another p4p #1 on Oscar's belt, whether he wins or not this fight means way more to the WORLD then Margarito-De La HOya ever could. ALso Oscar is a really big welterweight, He looked bigger in the shoulders and just bigger in general than Trinidad when they fought, he still moves well which means those legs aren't done, and that means a lot of trouble for Margairto because Oscar can throw that jab just as hard as Cotto's, but with so much less effort, and its a lot faster. Oscar will pepper Margarito from the outside with right hands and that nasty jab, and once and awhile he will land that left hook from hell that hit Mayorga in the first round of their fight. Margarito can have the best chin in the world, but if he is caught off balance after once of his haymakers he will go down.