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Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: robbie on April 30, 2007, 04:10:25 pm
The biggest and most anticipated Boxing match of all time takes place this Saturday night, and will be shown live on Sky Sports 1.
 

Does anyone have an opinion on this?
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: oldspice on April 30, 2007, 06:22:22 pm
No
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: wjp666 on April 30, 2007, 08:24:51 pm
umm... nope!
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: loulou on April 30, 2007, 09:44:50 pm
Yes I do. I think Oscar will win in the fourth round.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: goldencup on May 01, 2007, 09:13:48 am
Nah, Floyd in the third.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: Forth Bridges on May 01, 2007, 10:14:10 am
ou mean the drunk cook?
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: robbie on May 01, 2007, 10:52:31 am
Quote from: loulou
Yes I do. I think Oscar will win in the fourth round.

 

Bold predition, he is the harder hitter, and his left hook could hurt Floyd, but will he be able to land it?
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: robbie on May 01, 2007, 10:55:00 am
Quote from: goldencup
Nah, Floyd in the third.

 

No chance I'm afraid, I do think Floyd will win, he is younger, a lot quicker and possibly more skilled.  However, he lacks power, and will be even less powerful at light-middlewight.

 

I predict Floyd to win on points.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: smurfboy on May 01, 2007, 03:10:23 pm
The only difference between boxers and thugs is that boxers get paid for it.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: robbie on May 01, 2007, 03:15:22 pm
Thats not true, these men are highly trained and conditioned athletes, who happen to compete in a combat sport.
 

Some low level heavyweight fights resemble bar room brawls, but fighters of the calabre of De La Hoya and Mayweather are unbelievebly skilled offensively, and defensively, which will lead to an intreaging tactical battle. 

 

I feel Mayweathers superior spped and reflexes will outweigh De La Hoya's natural size and strength advantage, leading him to a close but clear unanimous decision.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: smurfboy on May 01, 2007, 03:22:57 pm

Quote from: robbie
Thats not true, these men are highly trained and conditioned athletes


That doesn't change the fact that if they did what they do outside of a boxing ring, it would be a criminal offence. How many other 'sports' can you say that about?
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: robbie on May 01, 2007, 03:28:22 pm
Quite a few I would say, how would you feel if someone rugby tackled you in the street, or slide tackled you, or if someone threw a sharp javelin in the street, or threw darts etc.
 

It's a crazy argument, because they don't do it outside a Boxing Ring, thats the whole point.  It's between two trained athletes, not the average person on the street.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: smurfboy on May 01, 2007, 07:56:58 pm
Trained? Trained to thump each other? Well, that's the kind of 'training' that makes you a yob in my opinion.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: Freddie on May 01, 2007, 10:47:13 pm
i'd like to see Oscar De Le Hoya win..
he has to be one of the best looking boxers ever i think..
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: oldspice on May 01, 2007, 10:50:05 pm
He might not be so pretty after the match.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: robbie on May 02, 2007, 11:39:18 am
Ironicaly, its Mayweather who has the nickname "Pretty Boy".  De La Hoya is better looking however.
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: loulou on May 02, 2007, 06:38:23 pm
I wouldn't jump over De La Hoya to get to Mayweather.Wink
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: robbie on May 02, 2007, 06:40:04 pm
Bet you wouldn't
Title: Oscar de la Hoya VS Floyd Mayweather jr.
Post by: loulou on May 12, 2007, 01:31:42 am
Floyd Mayweather's light middleweight victory over Oscar de la Hoya grossed $120m (60m), confirming it as the richest fight in boxing history.

The previous richest fight was the 2002 heavyweight bout between Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis, which made $112m (56m).