Mosley to Help De La Hoya Training

[Addicted to_boxing]

Hey PRP.... how you doing? On that subject, I've always felt that ODLH's chances are very good to beat PBF. I don't want it to be that way, but a number of things tilt the balance in DLH's favor:

1. Oscar's experience will be a deciding factor. He'll use that in his favor.

2. They're fighting at 154. How Floyd got talked into this one, I'll never know. Oscar always seems to get his way. Chalk up another advantage for Oscar.

3. Floyd's tailor-made for Oscar. He's not exactly a puncher, so Oscar can afford to trade.

4. And now... the Mosley factor. Training with Mosley will definitely finish tilting the balance in Oscar's favor.

Like I've said in previous posts..... Oscar is a savvy businessman, with an uncanny sense of timing. AND, he's very careful with his legacy. He's not about to take a fight without all the chips being on his side of the table.

1. Oscar has 5 more pro fights than Floyd. That might be an advantage if one guy has 6 pro fights and the other has 1, but when it's 42 and 37, it's zero advantage.

2. This is the only advantage Oscar carries into this fight, and like every other fighter Floyd moved up to face, it won't mean a thing after the fight's over.

3. Sorry to break this to you, but no 'boxer' is 'tailor made' for Oscar. The only fighters who've truly beaten him or given him the scares of his career have been boxers. If you could ask Oscar the one style he would not want to face, it would be that of a good athletic boxer.

4. This ain't Rocky III. Having a pro train you for 8 weeks doesn't give you their skills.

Like I've said in previous posts..... Oscar is a savvy businessman, with an uncanny sense of timing. AND, he's very careful with his legacy. He's not about to take a fight without all the chips being on his side of the table.
(I guess you've never heard of Bernard Hopkins.)

1. Boxing experience is not always strictly a number of how many fights you have. It's a little more complicated than that. JCC Jr. has more pro fights than Miguel Cotto. Does that make him more experienced? It's the nature of the fights and what you've learned from them.

2. I'm glad you agree.

3. I guess we'll agree to disagree. Oscar's not gonna risk getting knocked on his a$$ by a good puncher. And please don't mention the Tito-damaged Mayorga. Oscar knew exactly when to take this guy on. If Floyd, on top of being the boxer he is, could punch worth a damn at 154, there would BE no fight.

4. Again, I guess we'll just have to disagree. Oscar doesn't need Mosley to "give him his skills." I'd like to think he's got skills of his own. A little fine-tuning? Yes. Unless of course you feel there's no value in that, either.

And yes..... I've heard of Bernard Hopkins. But tell me. What the hell does that have to do with what I stated?

Can you read the quote I put above the last statement? I thought you said Oscar's not about to take a fight without all the chips being on his side of the table? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't he sign to fight Bernard Hopkins

Seems like he made a great business decision to me despite losing to Hopkins he is soon to make more millions. Losing to a larger skilled champion is nothing to hide from. And I agree if PBF had a punch this fight would not exist. For De La hoya to think hs can do better than Judah & JLC did in his 1st fight with PBF is obvious. Does anyone think Castillo, Corales, Judah, Baldomar, Gatti mirror De La Hoyas skill ? Then add in the jump in weight for PBF without a tuneup at that level ....... hmmmm sounds like Oscar's not about to take a fight without all the chips being on his side of the table. Just curious as to the how the level of competition ODH has fought , how many days have they reigned as champion vs PBF opponents, how many belts earned?