DLH - PBF 1-10 rate this fight and why.

[dgreen626]

5.
Disappointed.

[Lords Gym]

I'd rate the match about a 7, Oscar had plenty of opportunities .. Oscar needed his jab , had he used it more he would have easily won the match , the few times Oscar did let the jab go Floyd would get disrupted and go into a shell. There were several rounds where Oscar was in range but wouldn’t fire off? At times reminiscent of Corrales . a good strong jab can be fired while on the move or standing still so there is no excuse for the "deer in the headlight syndrome“.. ( stamina issues) are a personal problem. Delahoya allowed Mayweather to get off just enough to make it close.
I still felt Oscar won by a narrow margin. Oscar was molesting Mayweather for a good part of the match

[Lords Gym]

i give it a 5. as much as I love boxing the fight was disappointing for me. I though floyd won, but these chess matches are boring. They both fought scared and did very little. I wish they would change the name of the sport to Fighting instead of Boxing.

# 2.. welcome to the forum . wanted to offset the sad click you got there for respectfully stating your opinion.

[warreng]

Id give it a 7 nd i was impressed wid floyd he did more than i thought he would but as far as im concerned he needs a couple more big fights if he wants to be remebered as a great.

[Black Mamba]

Id give it a 7-8 because Floyd didnt really run for the most part like everyone expected him to. He showed off a lot of his skills and Oscar put on a show in the beginning.

[Tim Turner]

It's a shame they charge $55.00 to see this or any other fight. Just to much money and so many people like myself did not get to see the fight. This hurts boxing not helps it so all the hype that this fight was good for boxing fell short of it's potential.
I wanted DLH to win this fight. To put FMW in his place but DLH I guess didn't keep up his jab and slowed down in the last 2 or so rounds. To bad. Maybe he should have trained harder. DLH says he thought he won the fight and FMW could not explain why his prefight comment about destroying DLH didn't happen. Great boxers and it's a shame that more people didn't get to see it because that would have been good for boxing.


tim

[LegendBoxing65]

i giv it a 10 ..... when is the last time u seen a good fight between popular fighters? dont compare it to leanord hearns but myweather did try to brawl at some points and didnt do to bad but it was going to win him and even fight and he did what he does best good fight i loved it

Phenom, what is amazing is that if Pernell boxed a guy he really was out of range of punches so he could not be hit. But Floyd is actually in range alot but does not get hit. His defense is more of a rhythm defense added to his ducking punches in someways. Roy Jones Jr. was offense being defense in someway.. This is almost more impressive, although Roy was impressive in his own way. But about Floyd, he is sometimes right in line for a punch and he cannot be hit. He has a great ability to be in range and not be hit and then swing a good counter, and he was the smaller guy in range of Oscar's punches yet he really was not hit much except a right hand at the end of round 11 which was sort of a punch Oscar got off since Floyd was against the ropes and had no where else to go. I think he has amazing defensive skills -very different from Pernell. In a way more impressive than Pernell in that he is orthodox and leans back and still is not hit clean. He is a mix a Roy Jones, Michael Nunn and Pernell Whitaker with a little Meldrick Taylor and slight James Toney.. I hate to put all those fighters in one. but much more resourceful than Meldrick by far. People have to give him credit. He is good and I am inclined to say great if he does this a few more times. I say forget the rematch and fight Mosley.. Then maybe move back down and show people what he can do with Margarto. I think Margarito is good but people think he can beat Mayweather? Who knows. The right hand would give him an advantage, but something tells me Mayweather would probably find the key around that.

[LegendBoxing65]

and to add onto why I think Floyd was impressive. He looked very small compared to Oscar and still he was landing more and not being hit cleanly. As a boxing fan I love to see this stuff. If I were training a fighter I would tell him to watch Floyd and try to look for the ways he is defensive. He knows when to come in and when to back up and when he can punch and pick his shots. Very nice timing and in a way experience. As much as we say Oscar has experience, Floyd showed alot of experience last night.

[the phenom]

i giv it a 10 ..... when is the last time u seen a good fight between popular fighters? dont compare it to leanord hearns but myweather did try to brawl at some points and didnt do to bad but it was going to win him and even fight and he did what he does best good fight i loved it

Phenom, what is amazing is that if Pernell boxed a guy he really was out of range of punches so he could not be hit. But Floyd is actually in range alot but does not get hit. His defense is more of a rhythm defense added to his ducking punches in someways. Roy Jones Jr. was offense being defense in someway.. This is almost more impressive, although Roy was impressive in his own way. But about Floyd, he is sometimes right in line for a punch and he cannot be hit. He has a great ability to be in range and not be hit and then swing a good counter, and he was the smaller guy in range of Oscar's punches yet he really was not hit much except a right hand at the end of round 11 which was sort of a punch Oscar got off since Floyd was against the ropes and had no where else to go. I think he has amazing defensive skills -very different from Pernell. In a way more impressive than Pernell in that he is orthodox and leans back and still is not hit clean. He is a mix a Roy Jones, Michael Nunn and Pernell Whitaker with a little Meldrick Taylor and slight James Toney.. I hate to put all those fighters in one. but much more resourceful than Meldrick by far. People have to give him credit. He is good and I am inclined to say great if he does this a few more times. I say forget the rematch and fight Mosley.. Then maybe move back down and show people what he can do with Margarto. I think Margarito is good but people think he can beat Mayweather? Who knows. The right hand would give him an advantage, but something tells me Mayweather would probably find the key around that.

tobe honest good speech but y did u quote me i said nutin bad of floyd .... and didnt mention pernell or roy

[LegendBoxing65]

Phenom, who said you said anything bad about Floyd?I quoted you in sort of an agreement. I will not quote you again my friend if it bothers you. There are alot of other people in this message area I can quote. I just learned how to use the quote feature also, which I am enjoying. Take care.

[clean]

8. It lived up to my expectations.

[tedsares]

4.7

[Puya]

It was better than a lot of other hype fights I have seen. I expected something less from Floyd. Credit to Oscar for blocking all those punches. Something no other fighter has been able to do against Mayweather Jr. Oscar came out of this fight unscaved. His defense and his hand speed is still pretty good. Stamina is the issue.
Oscar is no Gatti and Floyd is no Mayorga. Neither fighter was totaly dominate. Good tactical fight. I guess I can give it a 7 maybe an 8.

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[El Gamo]

7.5,decent fight,great hype. Oscar could have won,Floyd boxed his ears in the last 3.De La Hoy had the chances to make it more exciting by using his jab,had he done so,he would have landed more of his other shots...but he failed. It wasn't the night of the jab or some bulllshit like that.

[Dimal]

8.5
PBF is truly a great.
All of his boxing skills are closest to perfection. He is just way too smart, too fast and to vesatile for anyone I know around his boxing peers.
I am sure that after his retirement people will value him much more than they already do.
He is every single coach's dream fighter.