Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

[Thread Stealer]

I actually think he is the perfect build for a Welterweight, if he thinks he is a natural 140lb fighter then why did he high tail it out of that division at the end of 1996 and not fight Kostya Tszyu? I'm not sure De La Hoya knows what to think anymore, still he gets his easy final fight win i suppose.

I think Arum wanted to hype a potential fight for DLH-Tszyu in 1997, as Tszyu-Mas was on the undercard of DLH-MAGO. Tszyu-Mas didn't help hype the fight as it ended in a one-round no contest, and then Tszyu lost to Phillips shortly after DLH fought Whitaker.

Tszyu-DLH probably would've been at 147 anyway though. The bigger name usually calls the shots.

[Bomp]

He was 147 at his peak.
Picture means jack shit, you'd be surprised how little the gap can look between a natural welter and a natural middle even when they're actually together. Hagler looked no bigger than Leonard, and people would be seriously surprised at the similarity in size betwenn Margarito and Pavlik.

[TitoFan]

The prospect of facing Margarito or even Cotto would make De La Hoya go down to 130, if he had to.

[Puerto Rican Punch]

A good couple of years ago, yes... now, no... He can not make 140.