Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
Case by case basis is fair enough but nothing anyone says can change the fac that inactivity hurts ANY fighter firstly and secondly,you have not really given any evidence of WHY Oscar will.can be as good as he was. And in shape or not,Sturms jab would always have given Oscar problems.
Yes, but if you go on a case-by-case basis, you would see that inactivity has not bothered Oscar in the past. He had a 16 month layoff caused by a wrist injury prior to the Vargas fight, and showed up and delivered one of his best performances on a night when he had to be sharp due to Vargas' power.
Whether you think Mayorga is good or not, you have to admit that DLH did look sharp in his return to the ring. He knocked Mayorga down in the 1st on a lightning quick counter left hook. Fighters who are rusty generally can't counter that effectively.
Also, generally the reason that inactivity bothers fighters is because they allow themselves to get out of shape and overweight. This is not the case with Oscar over the last few years. I've seen him at numerous fights because of his promoting and he has always looked just like he always does. He has stayed in shape and at his natural weight.

If Oscar looks bad against Floyd, it will be because of Floyd's skill and fighting style, not Oscar's age and inactivity.

P.S. On an unrelated note, I was just looking thru boxrec and saw that one judge had Vargas ahead of DLH 97-94, meaning that DLH actually needed the KO to win on her card. What the hell fight was she watching?