Floyd moving up.

[Kev]

Floyd is not a risk taker...pure and simple. We will be lucky if he fights one of the bigger Welterweights (like Williams) let alone move up to 160 to fight guys like Pavlik and Taylor. I can only see him moving up if he was going to be fighting a complete stiff or an over the hill fighter...otherwise way too dangerous for him.

Yea fighting Oscar De La Hoya at 154 after only three fights at 147 is not a risk , and he was 13 pounds lighter on fight night. Yea your spot on

First off all...Oscar was past his prime when he fought Floyd. Secondly...he had been inactive for some time (especially against top level opposition). Secondly...Oscar is not particularly big for 154. I'll still give some credit for the marginal risk Floyd took. But it wasn't a huge risk...Floyd fought someone on the downside of their career. He obviously would not dare step in a ring with a huge fighter/puncher way past his weight class.

No first of all Oscar De La Hoya was the damn champion (Lineal) at 154 and just came off a demolition of Ricardo Mayorga so I doubt very seriously that he was past it. Second off on the night of the fight De La Hoya was 34 and Mayweather was 30 which is not a huge difference in age at all so I don't understand anything your saying. Third off someone on the downside of his career is not the best damn fighter in the division, Oscar was until Floyd moved up. Fourth off you predicted De La Hoya to win the fight, just dig up your own post it's there. If you thought he was passed it you would have not done that, it just so happens Floyd made him look past it.

The definition of ownage.