Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

**Master** · 09-06-2008 01:30 PM

He is trying to not sound like a bully by claiming he is small. If he could make 140lb that would be a fairer fight but he wants the advantage.

**Taeth** · 09-06-2008 02:33 PM

Oscar is a natural WW no quesiton about it, I put him in the same picture as Cotto, he could fight at 140, but he would become weight drained as he got older doing so. I put Oscar at his peak in the 147 pound division.

**rjj tszyu** · 09-06-2008 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by Taeth

Oscar is a natural WW no quesiton about it, I put him in the same picture as Cotto, he could fight at 140, but he would become weight drained as he got older doing so. I put Oscar at his peak in the 147 pound division.

He is no longer in his peak though and the body gets harder to keep at lower weights the older you get. How many 30+ fighters do you know that could drop 20lbs? Remember he fought at middleweight just 4 fights ago.

**Taeth** · 09-06-2008 03:37 PM

Roy Jones did it, obviously it fucked him up, but you have to take into consideration how fast he did it, De La Hoya never weighed in at 160, he weighed in at 154 or 155 against Hopkins which is pretty much staying at LMW. He has had 3 years to lose the weight effectively. He had no troubles with stamina or anything else against Forbes at 150, if you are asking do I think Oscar can make 140, no I don't, but I said he would have had trouble making it in his prime just like Cotto did against Paulie. I am saying Oscar was 147 in his prime, and there are ways to get back down to that safely, and he has taken every step properly to insure that he gets there in peak shape. He hasn't been bloating up between fights, and he's a lot more focused on his boxing this last year.