Is the Oscar De la hoya V Floyd Mayweather fight over hyped?

[DaxxKahn]

I don't think Oscar is back i think he is the same fighter who struggled with Sturm and got stopped by Hopkins i think this fight is'nt as big as we think it is Mayweather v Mosely would have been bigger and tougher

MOSLEY IS GARBAGE HE IS NOT A CONSISTENT FIGHTER AND A UNCONSISTENT FIGHTER IS NOT A GOOD FIGHTER

Mosley is a Garbage fighter?? Are you a glue sniffer??.....Mosley may not be what he used to that is for sure but to say he is garbage tells me one of three things....

1. You do not know that much about the sport

2. You are biased and do not know how to seperate your feelings as a fan or detractor of a fighter from that as a fan of the sprot in general....EG- I can't stand Floyd Mayweather and think he has avoided certin opponents but he does have the skills of a great fighter

3. You were once president of a local chapter of the Shane Mosley fan club and were snubbed while requesting a pair of his used trunks after a fight. Then shortly after given a restraining order....

If it #3 I understand the hard feelings....I saw a movie with my kids once called the Incredibles and the same thing happened to Incredi Boy...soooo.......

Try to get over it and PLEASE do not attempt to become a super villian

CC my friend

Thank You....

I don't think Oscar is back i think he is the same fighter who struggled with Sturm and got stopped by Hopkins i think this fight is'nt as big as we think it is Mayweather v Mosely would have been bigger and tougher

MOSLEY IS GARBAGE HE IS NOT A CONSISTENT FIGHTER AND A UNCONSISTENT FIGHTER IS NOT A GOOD FIGHTER

Mosley is a Garbage fighter?? Are you a glue sniffer??.....Mosley may not be what he used to that is for sure but to say he is garbage tells me one of three things....

1. You do not know that much about the sport

2. You are biased and do not know how to seperate your feelings as a fan or detractor of a fighter from that as a fan of the sprot in general....EG- I can't stand Floyd Mayweather and think he has avoided certin opponents but he does have the skills of a great fighter

3. You were once president of a local chapter of the Shane Mosley fan club and were snubbed while requesting a pair of his used trunks after a fight. Then shortly after given a restraining order....

If it #3 I understand the hard feelings....I saw a movie with my kids once called the Incredibles and the same thing happened to Incredi Boy...soooo.......

Try to get over it and PLEASE do not attempt to become a super villian

B-E-A-Utiful.

Thank you






CC returns to both

[Taeth]

Also about Mayweather's weight. He was still pretty skinny against Baldomir... I think he could still put on a few pounds and stilll have effective footwork, and not lose his power. I could see him comming in at 155-156 easily... Look at Hopkins comming against Tarver, he didn't lose his footwork or speed, and I think Mayweather might be able to actually do weights more effectively when he moves up to this weight. He works harder than anyone in the business and isn't moving up from middleweight to lightheavyweight or from light heavyweight to heavyweight like RJJ and BHOP. Also he is younger than they were when they made the jump. Mayweather may lose a little speed, but now is the time when he can gain alot of power which won't allow him to KO ODLH, but it will keep the bigger man off a little more, and maybe thats all that matters.

[El Gamo]

Also about Mayweather's weight. He was still pretty skinny against Baldomir... I think he could still put on a few pounds and stilll have effective footwork, and not lose his power. I could see him comming in at 155-156 easily... Look at Hopkins comming against Tarver, he didn't lose his footwork or speed, and I think Mayweather might be able to actually do weights more effectively when he moves up to this weight. He works harder than anyone in the business and isn't moving up from middleweight to lightheavyweight or from light heavyweight to heavyweight like RJJ and BHOP. Also he is younger than they were when they made the jump. Mayweather may lose a little speed, but now is the time when he can gain alot of power which won't allow him to KO ODLH, but it will keep the bigger man off a little more, and maybe thats all that matters.

Completely disagree,I don't know which fight you were watching but he didn't show any power v Baldo!!! And if he came in at 155,156,regardless of who you are,you lose alot of speed. Ask Shane Mosley. If he comes in at that weight,he gives Oscar a great chance to hurt him! I say come in light,stay fleet footed. And even if his power increased,he would break his hand!

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I dont see him coming in against Oscar at one fifty anything.

He was 145 against Baldomir. He'll only need to make 150 tops against Oscar.

[meowza]

Also about Mayweather's weight. He was still pretty skinny against Baldomir... I think he could still put on a few pounds and stilll have effective footwork, and not lose his power. I could see him comming in at 155-156 easily... Look at Hopkins comming against Tarver, he didn't lose his footwork or speed, and I think Mayweather might be able to actually do weights more effectively when he moves up to this weight. He works harder than anyone in the business and isn't moving up from middleweight to lightheavyweight or from light heavyweight to heavyweight like RJJ and BHOP. Also he is younger than they were when they made the jump. Mayweather may lose a little speed, but now is the time when he can gain alot of power which won't allow him to KO ODLH, but it will keep the bigger man off a little more, and maybe thats all that matters.

Completely disagree,I don't know which fight you were watching but he didn't show any power v Baldo!!! And if he came in at 155,156,regardless of who you are,you lose alot of speed. Ask Shane Mosley. If he comes in at that weight,he gives Oscar a great chance to hurt him! I say come in light,stay fleet footed. And even if his power increased,he would break his hand!

Here here! cc Agreed.
If you're Floyd, why would you give away one of your strongest advantages? Why sacrifice any speed to gain a little more power? He's not gonna knock him out, so stay small. Stay quick.
Floyd always looks fantastic against larger guys.
He's said in a recent interview that he doesn't plan on putting on much more weight. Good plan.
Does he have enough power to knock Oscar out? Probably not.
But does he have enough power to keep Oscar at bay without significant weight gain? I believe so. Speed and accuracy and the element of surprise his punches bring will do so.

[Taeth]

He was 149 against Baldomir. Mosley jumped from 135 to 147 right off the bad, and that's different. I don't think Mosley is naturally much bigger than Mayweather if at all... He just hits harder p4p kinda like Zab Judah who IMO isn't much bigger than PBF naturally. Mosley said his walk around weight was like 155-160 and Mayweather's has been 150-155 so they are very close, and Mosley didn't lose his speed really at Welterweight regardless... Look at his first few fights at welterweight he was almost as quick as he was at lightweight its just he couldn't out power guys like he did at 135 which changes your style. Mayweather has taken his time moving up in weight, and has moved up over a long period of about 5-6 years from super featherweight. Also Mayweather was hitting Baldomir pretty hard the first few rounds... His right hooks that he was countering with were slowing down Baldomir along with the rest of his punches. It wasn't until he hurt his right hand that Baldomir was able to walk in through his punches. I am not saying PBF ever hurt Baldomir or even stunned him, but Baldomir for the first 6 rounds surely was wary of PBF's punching power to the extent that he didn't just walk in on him. THe punches I see Mayweather hit very hard with are his body punches because he is so fast he can put more mustard on those punches than must people who have to watch out for getting countered when going to the body from the outside. Gatti was the other strong guy Mayweather has fought in recent years, and when Mayweather can unload on a guy, and get those hips turning with the punches he hits pretty damn hard. In the week leading up the Gatti fight he went to local gym, and was knocking out light heavyweights with sparring gloves. I didn't say for Mayweather to get up to 160, but 155 is around his natural weight, and alot of you would be surprised him virtually having the same speed as he does now. He still has a few healthy pounds of muscle he can put on without sacrificing speed. The mistake most people make is thinking muscle actually slows you down... it doesn't especially quick twich muscles... it only takes more energy to exert the same movement. Unless you bulk up like body builder you won't slow down. Thats why 100 meter sprinters do weight lifting, and look very muscular. For most boxers it can be a disadvantage because they focus too much on weight lifting and not enough on endurance and punching. Mosley admitted that. Mayweather like Hopkins won't have that problem because he works out so hard. He will never sacrifice endurance for power, and so with a healthy balance he can put on 4-5 pounds healthily on top of the 150 he came in last fight at.

[TitoFan]

YES !!!!!!!!