Perspective/ Hindsight: Oscar De La Hoya V Floyd Mayweather

[Mattyhitman]

from what i read on here everyone that floyd has fought was on the slide or at the wrong weight or whatever

To be fair that gets said about every unbeaten fighter, untill of course they get beat. Hatton had the same accusations levelled at him before the Floyd loss. Then as soon as he did lose, he then was a shot fighter on the slide.

[erics44]

from what i read on here everyone that floyd has fought was on the slide or at the wrong weight or whatever

To be fair that gets said about every unbeaten fighter, untill of course they get beat. Hatton had the same accusations levelled at him before the Floyd loss. Then as soon as he did lose, he then was a shot fighter on the slide.

i have to say floyds win over hatton was flawed coz of the ref, but thats the only one im gonna complain about

[littlebif]

Oscar wasnt in his prime when he fought Floyd but he was still a very good fight and would of beaten most fighters at that weight at the time.The weight which they had the fight at helped De la hoya ment he didnt have to struggle to make weight.

I gave the fight to Floyd by 1 or 2 rounds. I think the way to beat Floyd imo is you must be quick on your feet and have a good jab to move in behind to get on the inside and throw lots of punches at chest and body. Which Oscar did most of that for 5 rounds then stopped throwing his jab which aloud aloud Floyd into the fight.

[Master]

You must remember Floyd gave all concessions to ODH, weight, gloves etc and was the under dog in many people eyes with Hindsight it looks like a poor victory but at that time it was one of Floyd's greatest achievements.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

You must remember Floyd gave all concessions to ODH, weight, gloves etc and was the under dog in many people eyes with Hindsight it looks like a poor victory but at that time it was one of Floyd's greatest achievements.

Good point. Oscar got the lions share of the purse too, I think.

[erik_corrales]

You must remember Floyd gave all concessions to ODH, weight, gloves etc and was the under dog in many people eyes with Hindsight it looks like a poor victory but at that time it was one of Floyd's greatest achievements.

Good point. Oscar got the lions share of the purse too, I think.

agree with all this. also, this is the fight where floyd started having the diva-persona.

[Dizaster]

A serious question I still have with that fight, is why ODLH, who was seriously controlling that fight and actually had the style to beat Floyd, suddenly threw out his winning formula three quarters through the fight, and let Floyd come over the top of him...

Shot or not, or on the slide, skill wise he had the goods to win that fight... If he had let his hands go more, and kept his jab going until the end of the fight, he would have won... I don't find that to be Floyd's best win because DLH either could not possibly fight at what he was capable of previously (otherwise he would have won) OR, he couldn't fight the end of the fight at the same standard he started it at (otherwise he would have won)...

Floyd fought a DLH who was running at 60%....

That much I am sure of....