Why De La Hoya Won't Win...

[Taeth]

Great read if your backing PBF!!

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=10536&more=1

CC 186 bro! interesting REAL TALK there

especially the weight issue... I hadn't looked at it that way.

I think Mosley as a sparring partner for Oscar is a very important element. "I'm probably the closest thing fighting to Mayweather right now, so it will be a good advantage for Oscar to work with me. I will get some fight tapes and study Mayweather and his style. I will be able to imitate him and help Oscar dismantle Mayweather." "This is for Oscar's benefit. I will not try to outshine Oscar because this is not about me. I'm going to do what I can do to imitate Mayweather. I will make it difficult for Oscar to hit me, like Mayweather will."

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...dan&id=2792836


According to Mosley him and Mayweather have had a lot of the same sparring partners and they told Shane that he is faster!!

http://forums.doghouseboxing.com/ind...howtopic=99644

The weight issue is complete crap imo. Mayweather is NOT bigger than De La Hoya, thats the stupidiest thing I've ever heard!

FLoyd is 5 ft 7 1/2 , Oscar is getting on for 5 ft 11 in so I suppose Mayweather has naturally heavier bones as well then does he

Oscar weighing 165 lbs is right where he wants to be. He's already at his weight limit now, a hard workout in a sweat suit and a skipped meal prior to the weigh in will have him comfortably stepping onto the scales at 154 lb or less.

He will then rehydrate and come into the fight at about 170 lbs around 10 lbs heavier than Floyd on the night, perfect planning.

I still don't think he will win as Floyd is just the better boxer but it will have absolutely nothing at all to do with Floyd having more lean muscle tissue or being the naturally bigger man

Mayweather is 5'8, and Oscar is 5'10 1/2, but anyways I agree that there is no way Mayweather has more muscle or is stronger than Oscar. The only muscle he may have more of is quick twitch fibers. However I think Mayweather is too quick, and too consistant for Oscar to beat. MAyweather is far better against the jab than MOsley, and he has a better defense than Mosley which will make him harder to hit. My question mark is can Mayweather deal with Oscar's power because he will be hit at one point or another during this fight.