Is it me or is Delahoya acting like a bully?

[ssss]

I can say with a clean conscience that DLH is a damn bully if he fights Pac. Pac fans, this is not a knock on him and he is one of my fave fighters at the moment but the size and weight difference is not a fair one.

Nobody is twisting Pac's arm to fight ODLH. I can assure it will be biggest paycheck he will ever get so its all good. He knows what he's getting into. So don't just get upset with ODLH, get upset with Pac for taking the fight. He can simply say "No thanks" and walk away.

I have criticized DLH in the past because of the way he goes about choosing opponents and I heard a million stories in his defence.

You are not the only one. Around here, people praise Cotto and hate ODLH and Mayweather. That's just the way it is.

The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...

Daxx,
I think the decision to go on his bike WAS SMART. If he was clearly ahead on points and he decided to fight a la Mayweather, why not? It's like a basketball team who's far ahead on points and on the last few minutes decide to pass the ball around. Is it illegal? Not at all. Does it please the spectators? Not at all. But still, its their way to victory regardless of pleasing the fans. Oscar WON THAT FIGHT, too bad the judges reacted as spectators and not as judges.

Oscar De La Hoya fought nothing like Floyd Mayweather in those last few rounds with Felix Trinidad Oscar De La Hoya just run and wasn't punching when Floyd Mayweather is on the back foot he counters and atleast fights Oscar done nothing in those last few rounds except run and i had Felix Trinidad winning 3 rounds out of the first 9 rounds then he won the last 3 for certain making it 6-6 on my card one of the biggest myths in boxing is that Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad was a robbery when it wasn't.

[Chino]

Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.

[ssss]

Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.

Not to sound disrespectful here but i couldn't careless what so called boxing experts think i like to go with my own opinion as i see it the fight could be no wider than 7-5 either way i think Felix Trinidad clearly won 3 rounds of the first 9 rounds and he clearly won the last 3 rounds Oscar De La Hoya was known for closing the show on close fights like he had done with John John Molina Pernell Whitaker and Ike Quartey just to name a few but he didn't here and he payed the price no way would i call it a robbery i wouldn't call a fight thats no wider than 2 points either way a robbery its Oscar De La Hoya's fault he over estimated his early lead and so did his corner.

[rjj tszyu]

Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.

Not to sound disrespectful here but i couldn't careless what so called boxing experts think i like to go with my own opinion as i see it the fight could be no wider than 7-5 either way i think Felix Trinidad clearly won 3 rounds of the first 9 rounds and he clearly won the last 3 rounds Oscar De La Hoya was known for closing the show on close fights like he had done with John John Molina Pernell Whitaker and Ike Quartey just to name a few but he didn't here and he payed the price no way would i call it a robbery i wouldn't call a fight thats no wider than 2 points either way a robbery its Oscar De La Hoya's fault he over estimated his early lead and so did his corner.

I like the fact that you go with your own opinion and not what the so called experts say. I'm the same as you in that respect. Don't get me wrong I like to listen to what the likes of Colin Hart have to say but my opinion is what matters to me the most!

[narsman]

I like the fact that you go with your own opinion and not what the so called experts say. I'm the same as you in that respect. Don't get me wrong I like to listen to what the likes of Colin Hart have to say but my opinion is what matters to me the most!

And the following threads prove your statement.

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ing-today.html


http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...y-history.html


http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...would-win.html


http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...-10-years.html


http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...terweight.html

[Thread Stealer]

Most boxing experts and fans know that ODLH was robbed. He was clearly ahead on points. No wonder his corner advised him to just not risk those last 3 rounds. Look at his reaction after the fight, big surprise and not like other fights were he's all confident about the decision with arms raised and all. Like I said, spectators would hate to see a basketball team just pass the ball around making time because they are ahead of points but still, it’s a victory no matter what and a smart safe way to win.
Boxing fans hate ODLH and then have him do something that spectators don't like (run around), even worse. No way out.

That's a myth.

Watch the fight and you hear his corner telling him "box, box, box", not to stay away and give away the rounds.

After the 10th, they told him "no more rounds like that", but DLH was more defensive in rounds 11 and 12.

Furthermore, you can clearly hear the corner tell Oscar "make sure the judges know you won the round".

[WelshDevilRob]

The fight is a joke, De La Hoya is a joke and if he actually loses then he will be a bigger joke than someone caught wearing womens knickers.

[Plopeater]

De l Hoya not joke, he legend , and promotre is gud will be round yaers

[Chino]

Watch the fight and you hear his corner telling him "box, box, box", not to stay away and give away the rounds.

And that's what he did. It's not like he came out like Oliver McCall vs Lennox Lewis where he simply didn't want to fight and kept his arms down. ODLH gave a boxing lesson against Trinidad showing speed, combos, footwork, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, straights, one-two, defense, etc.

After the 10th, they told him "no more rounds like that", but DLH was more defensive in rounds 11 and 12.

It may not look good in front of the fans that expect an action-packed fight but its still a tactic to win. Just like a basketball team who's winning and for the last minutes of the game they decide to just pass the ball around and make time. Does it please the fans? Nope, they'll even get booed. Will it help them win, definitely.

[Thread Stealer]

Watch the fight and you hear his corner telling him "box, box, box", not to stay away and give away the rounds.

And that's what he did. It's not like he came out like Oliver McCall vs Lennox Lewis where he simply didn't want to fight and kept his arms down. ODLH gave a boxing lesson against Trinidad showing speed, combos, footwork, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, straights, one-two, defense, etc.

After the 10th, they told him "no more rounds like that", but DLH was more defensive in rounds 11 and 12.

It may not look good in front of the fans that expect an action-packed fight but its still a tactic to win. Just like a basketball team who's winning and for the last minutes of the game they decide to just pass the ball around and make time. Does it please the fans? Nope, they'll even get booed. Will it help them win, definitely.

I was referring to the end when his corner told him to "box, box, box". It seems as if people think his corner told him to give away the last 3 rounds, because they felt he had it in the bag.

That wasn't the case when I re-watched it. They told him to box and make sure he still won the rounds.

De La Hoya was admittedly fatigued, and Trinidad is a big puncher, so maybe it was the right thing to do. I still had DLH narrowly winning even while losing rounds 10-12.

[TitoFan]

I can say with a clean conscience that DLH is a damn bully if he fights Pac. Pac fans, this is not a knock on him and he is one of my fave fighters at the moment but the size and weight difference is not a fair one.

Nobody is twisting Pac's arm to fight ODLH. I can assure it will be biggest paycheck he will ever get so its all good. He knows what he's getting into. So don't just get upset with ODLH, get upset with Pac for taking the fight. He can simply say "No thanks" and walk away.

You are not the only one. Around here, people praise Cotto and hate ODLH and Mayweather. That's just the way it is.

The Trinidad fight was a bad decision not a robbery....DLH should not have decided to go on his bike at the last part of the fight...

Daxx,
I think the decision to go on his bike WAS SMART. If he was clearly ahead on points and he decided to fight a la Mayweather, why not? It's like a basketball team who's far ahead on points and on the last few minutes decide to pass the ball around. Is it illegal? Not at all. Does it please the spectators? Not at all. But still, its their way to victory regardless of pleasing the fans. Oscar WON THAT FIGHT, too bad the judges reacted as spectators and not as judges.

Oscar De La Hoya fought nothing like Floyd Mayweather in those last few rounds with Felix Trinidad Oscar De La Hoya just run and wasn't punching when Floyd Mayweather is on the back foot he counters and atleast fights Oscar done nothing in those last few rounds except run and i had Felix Trinidad winning 3 rounds out of the first 9 rounds then he won the last 3 for certain making it 6-6 on my card one of the biggest myths in boxing is that Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad was a robbery when it wasn't.

When a fighter doesn't throw a single meaningful punch in an entire round, you can probably make a case for making it a 10-8 round. Fans go to see boxing, not track meets.