Is Oscar Delahoya a Legend ?

[Hulk]

Oscar is a sure fire hall of famer and a great fighter.

But is he a legend ?

Will he be remembered the same as Hagler, Hearns, Duran and Leonard ?

I would say NO.

Oscar was a great fighter, but he missed becoming a legend.

In comparison I would say that Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones and James Toney are legends.

[Onix]

Oscar is a sure fire hall of famer and a great fighter.

But is he a legend ?

Will he be remembered the same as Hagler, Hearns, Duran and Leonard ?

I would say NO.

Oscar was a great fighter, but he missed becoming a legend.

In comparison I would say that Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones and James Toney are legends.

Oscar is a legend because he revitalized the sport, he has the biggest PPV draws for anyone not being a HW and to top it off he is running one of the top promotion companies in the sport.

I'd say he'll go down as a legend .

[armin]

You could argue both sides, but yes he probably should go down as a legend. He pretty much fought the best, granted people will say he lost some of his biggest fights and got some gifts in others, well 2 of his big losses, tito and second shane, easily could be wins with different judges...Like onixx said he revitalized the sport drew interest from people that otherwise have no interest in boxing, and was always almost competitive while in his good years and up to 154 lbs.

[generalbulldog]

Depends on what your definition of legend is. He's done a lot for boxing and kept it in the mainstream a little longer in the '00s especially his fights with the current 2 top fighters. However I disagree on the fact he revitalized the sport as others here have said. To revitalize something means that you're bringing back a sport that was dead. Boxing was never dead in the 90's when Oscar hit the scene, especially considering that decade produced the 2nd greatest HW era behind the '70s. And the state of boxing in the mainstream has always been determined by how healthy the HW division is.

Oscar is a great fighter and in my eyes he's a legend, but barely makes it.

[Onix]

Depends on what your definition of legend is. He's done a lot for boxing and kept it in the mainstream a little longer in the '00s especially his fights with the current 2 top fighters. However I disagree on the fact he revitalized the sport as others here have said. To revitalize something means that you're bringing back a sport that was dead. Boxing was never dead in the 90's when Oscar hit the scene, especially considering that decade produced the 2nd greatest HW era behind the '70s. And the state of boxing in the mainstream has always been determined by how healthy the HW division is.

Oscar is a great fighter and in my eyes he's a legend, but barely makes it.

Better said. A better description would be that he brough alot of attention to the lighter weight divisions.

[Drago]

in my opinion yes

he fought the best there was plus i also thought he beat mosley & trinidad

[paddy448]

Without a shadow of a doubt he is a legend. It should not need explaining why

[0james0]

He is a legend without a doubt, the thing with Oscar is that eveyone has good memories if him, everyone loves him.

He lost some of his biggest fights that would have made him a true all time great, but the fact they were such big fights is a testament to just how much of a draw he had for fans.

He is a legend more for just being him than what he achieved.

I've liked him far less since he caught the promoters disease though and seems to be infected with the wanker and shit on you virus.

[jolz]

Oscar is a sure fire hall of famer and a great fighter.

But is he a legend ?

Will he be remembered the same as Hagler, Hearns, Duran and Leonard ?

I would say NO.

Oscar was a great fighter, but he missed becoming a legend.

In comparison I would say that Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones and James Toney are legends.

He has been on boxing's most memorable fights but he lost more of his biggest fight. I would love to watch his match against Tito, and his thrashing of Ricardo Mayorga.