Was De La Hoya wrong for retiring?

**DaxxKahn** · 11-20-2009 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by miron_lang

90% of all boxing forum attributed the result of PAC-DLH to Oscar being drained which is just 50% of the equation.

The result of that fight comes from Oscar's performance plus Pacquiao's performance.

I didnt think that a Guy like Margarito can dominate Oscar the way pacquiao did. Sure Oscar was not as strong, do you remember what he did the last quarter of his fight againts Trinidad and Mosley? He box/Run. It would be easier againts a Margarito.

to the question : Oscar Should have retired after the Forbes fight. He dont need money, He's not adding up to whattever legacy he has. Just Pomote fights and earn millions.

Agreed on the Forbes comment, Oscar was makred up pretty good by a light hitting ex-LW champion who had little pop to his punches when he was prime, Forbes was pat best when he and DLH fought and still gave Oscar a good fight.

Oscar was fighting to personal ego more then anything in that and the Manny fight, I just hope he stays retired he has nothing else to prove and it hurts the sport more then anything

**Gandalf** · 11-20-2009 11:15 AM

Oscar was right to retire. The signs of slippage were already there, especially so with the Forbes fight where he was getting caught regularly in a supposedly easy gimme fight.

Better to retire earlier rather than later in a tough sport like boxing.

**killersheep** · 11-20-2009 11:32 AM

He's already done everything meaningful that he could do in the ring. I don't think there are any fights out there that he could win that would add to his legacy. PLUS he has waaaay too many distractions with The Ring, GBP, family, managing his estate etc. He was right to retire IMO so now he can enjoy what he's earned.

**J_Undisputed** · 11-20-2009 08:00 PM

He did the right thing by retiring. Sure there are guys that continue to compete now with some fighters, but if you want to box to compete.. join a gym or police athletic league. The point of being a pro is to be the best and make it to the top (especially considering that boxing is not a team sport). All the guys at the top now are a new breed and boxing is becoming a different game now than it was before. A lot of the skill is being sapped right out of the sport. Most of the champs now are winning points on agression or they are purely volume punchers. Aging fighters than once won fights on skill, are finding their speed,chins, legs and everything else eroding from underneath them. Experience was once the equalizer of youth. Unfortunately old age discounts skill more than experience discounts youth. Holy crap, did i just blurt out a Merchant-ism? Someone shoot me.

**JazMerkin** · 11-20-2009 08:28 PM

No, he wasn't although I don't think he was as shot as people think, he just shouldn't have tried to make Welterweight. I still feel he could do things at 154lbs, but the fact is there's nothing for him to prove anymore.

**Master** · 11-21-2009 02:55 PM

He had nothing left. Roach saw that. At 154lb he should have beaten Floyd if he was the same version that beat Vargas, but he wasn't and left the ring with a whimper.

**KKisser** · 11-21-2009 03:22 PM

one last farewell fight with jcc jr i wouldn't mind.

**The Congressman** · 11-21-2009 10:57 PM

Oscar made the right decision for him, his fans, and his family. Imo, even Hatton would beat him at 147.

**Spicoli** · 11-21-2009 11:10 PM

He made the right call.He's always been pretty business savvy.It was time when his all around in the ring abilities were out weighed buy his ever present media pop and marketability.He would do himself a disservice bordering on stepping stone status against a Chavez jr or such Imo.At this point hes much better suited working with up and comers and promoting full time,can offer some tremendous insight to many aspects of the sport.