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    Default Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    Oscar Dela Hoya recently quoted saying he is a natural 140 pounder. Do you believe him?

    Here's a recent photo of DelaHoya this week with some lightweights and junior lightweights. Hoya looks like of the same size with the guys. Heck Jorge Barrios even looks bigger than Hoya...

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    140 no i say 154 maybe but i also think winky was also great at 154 too they shouldve fought but its too late now

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    I actually think he is the perfect build for a Welterweight, if he thinks he is a natural 140lb fighter then why did he high tail it out of that division at the end of 1996 and not fight Kostya Tszyu? I'm not sure De La Hoya knows what to think anymore, still he gets his easy final fight win i suppose.

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?



    BoxRec listed:

    Rocky Juarez at 5' 5"
    Jesus Chavez at 5' 5"
    Juan Diaz at 5' 6"
    Michael Katsidis at 5' 7"

    Manny Pacquiao at 5' 6 1/2"

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN View Post
    I actually think he is the perfect build for a Welterweight, if he thinks he is a natural 140lb fighter then why did he high tail it out of that division at the end of 1996 and not fight Kostya Tszyu? I'm not sure De La Hoya knows what to think anymore, still he gets his easy final fight win i suppose.
    What was the point? There was no money in a Tszyu fight after Vince Phillips knocked him out.

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    De La Hoya was a natural full-sized welterweight. That's where he spent his peak, and he was the right size for that weight.

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    "I've fought at 154 pounds, I've fought at 160 pounds, but that's not my natural weight," De La Hoya told FightNews. "My natural weight is welterweight at 144 pounds or 140. I can make that weight easily. I know Manny Pacquiao says that if I don't make the weight, there will be a $3 million fine for every pound. I can sleep good at night [knowing] that that's not going to happen."


    It seems Oscar is dead serious in making the 147 limit for the Pacquiao fight... He also looks small nowadays, not bloated... hmmnn...
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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    If anyone believes anyof that they're fools because that's just him trying to make it seem like this is a fair fight when he knows it's not.

    He is wayyy to big for Pac and he knows it and that's why he has to defend it every second. If he was fighting say..........Margarito, he would not have said any of these ridiculous things. He had trouble making weight all these othere times and now all of a sudden he's a natural Jr. WW?

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    The same way PBF is not a natural SFW.
    ODLH is not a natural LWW.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bx730NY View Post
    If anyone believes anyof that they're fools because that's just him trying to make it seem like this is a fair fight when he knows it's not.

    He is wayyy to big for Pac and he knows it and that's why he has to defend it every second. If he was fighting say..........Margarito, he would not have said any of these ridiculous things. He had trouble making weight all these othere times and now all of a sudden he's a natural Jr. WW?

    Give me a break.

    But Oscar looked trimmed (not bloated) nowadays and it's still 3 months before the Pacquiao fight. I've also read that Oscar already started training...

    I think Oscar can make the 147 lbs. weight limit on December 5 weigh-in...
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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    Oscar will make weight for Pac, he loves money too much to do otherwise.

    As for being a natural LWW, that's just nonsense! If that was the case why not face Pac at 140? - that may sway some of the doubters.

    ODLH is 5′ 10½″ with a 73" reach, that's a LMW/WW frame for me...
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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    No way is he a natural 140 now

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    No way. He grew into a fullblown WW. Classic example of natural LWW's are Hatton, Zab Judah, KT, and Mickey Ward. Oscar is way bigger than those guys.

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    that picture is deceiving. 10 years ago he was natural around the weight now he is a natural 154lbs fighter IMO.

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    Default Re: Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

    He is trying to not sound like a bully by claiming he is small. If he could make 140lb that would be a fairer fight but he wants the advantage.
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