De la Hoya gives Mayweather the edge on Pacquiao

[denilson200]

De La Hoya Still Gives Mayweather The Edge on Pacquiao - Boxing News

De la Hoya thinks Mayweather would still beat Pacquiao which is fair enough IMO, I think he would. The interesting thing about this article is the bottom when De La Hoya is talking about the fights he had with both Mayweather and Pacquiao and how he thought in his prime he would have beaten them both. How do you think a prime De la Hoya would do against these two??

I think Oscar is over-rating himself there. Mayweather would have beaten Oscar at any stage in his career. Oscar was beaten by Trinidad in his prime and Pernell Whittaker (I know he got the decision but Whittaker was robbed IMO)

Yeah Mayweather beats Pac-Man all day. I don't that's exactly the boldest prediction Oscars has ever come out with.

[zhubin]

While I agree Oscar would have lost to Floyd at any stage of his career...I think it would have been a very competitive fight. He didn't exactly embarrass himself when they fought...and he was no longer at his prime then. Delahoya had a great jab and it was effective against Floyd when he used it in that fight. Again, not saying Oscar would win...but i think it would have been a good fight in their primes.

[shza]

While I agree Oscar would have lost to Floyd at any stage of his career...I think it would have been a very competitive fight. He didn't exactly embarrass himself when they fought...and he was no longer at his prime then. Delahoya had a great jab and it was effective against Floyd when he used it in that fight. Again, not saying Oscar would win...but i think it would have been a good fight in their primes.

I do agree with this. A prime Oscar is probably a better opponent than anyone Floyd actually faced. (Though I would still pick Floyd to win it.)

[Master]

These would be good fights, I think peak Oscar that fought Vargas may have beaten Floyd and Manny at 154lb. At welterweight I think a peak Manny (v which was against weight drained Oscar) and peak Floyd (v Shane) may have beaten Oscar and at the lower weights.