De La Hoya vs Mayorga?  Who is your Winner?
457887
what's semi more class? anyway i hope de la hoya beats the crap out of mayorga cuz all he seems to be doing is run his mouth. time to shut it up!
609422
Mayorga can be dangerous. He's absolutely fearless in the ring and has the ability to land right hand power shots from multiple angles. If De La Hoya tries to go toe-to-toe, then Mayorga might win.  Every big puncher has a chance to win from time to time, even against a superior opponent.\n\nHowever, if Oscar _boxes_ like Spinks and Trinidad did against Mayorga, then Oscar will definitely win a decision, maybe even a TKO.  Oscar is a better boxer, a more experienced boxer, and (imho) a better trained boxer.  If he boxes and doesn't give any rounds away like he did with Tito, the Oscar will have the best chance to win.\n\nIt does look like Mayorga has seriously wounded Oscar's pride with his press conference insults, so Oscar might feel that he has to stand a trade a little bit.\n\nEither way, it should be a good fight. \n\n\n.. and I'm betting on Oscar.
1010283
Unfortunately, it doesn't come down to whether Mayweather Sr. will train Oscar or not. From what I heard, De la Hoya was injured in the fight with Ricardo Mayorga (a torn muscle in his left forearm and a slight tear of the rotator cuff) and probably won't be fighting this year at all. Whether or not he's going to go ahead and retire or wait for a final fight should be announced soon.
709847
I agree. I think Shogun is the better of the two, and he is ranked higher than Weinderlai on MMA Weekly. Rua won last year's Grand Prix, and Silva lost in the second round. Hopefully they will square off, despite both coming out of Chute Box. Shogun will win because he has cleaner standup, whereas Weinderlai constantly flurries. Shogun also has won several fights by submission, whereas the champ only has one submission victory (rear naked choke). Hopefully they will run into eachother in one of the open weight tournaments and we can get a non-hypothetical answer to this question.
538962
de la hoya........but i like hector camacho
574272
Although toney might be the best skilled hw boxer right now, and valuev may be the most physically imposing, i have to say my current favorite is lamon brewster. He has true heavyweight power (as evidenced by his comeback stoppage of klitchko and quick knock out of golota) and he clearly has a lot of heart (fighting sergei with a detached retina from round 1 and nearly pulling out a decision). The amazing thing is is even though he is an american heavy, he really has recieved very little pub and needed to win the fight he lost in part because of injury. Its pretty disappointing as he really could have launched if he won a few more fights consecutively.
923420
I think Mayweather will win because of his speed although I don't like his arrogance.  I hope De La Hoya knocks him out.
801810
pacquiao. he just lost to morales in part one because of a head-butt. though not intentionally, it factored because manny's vision was compromised. \n\nhe sure showed morales in part 2. \n\nso i have to put my bet on pacquiao no doubt.
777251
1, Foreman would win by KO in the early rounds, in his prime the most devastating puncher i have ever seen, remember what he did to Frazier.\n\n2, Would be a very close fight i think it would be a great fight but i would just favour Dempsey maybe on points.\n\n3, Controversial here but i would take Hagler to win this by TKO in the 7th or 8th, if Robinson could avoid him as well as Leonard did then it could be a points win the other way though.\n\n4, This one is a really tough one to call, i haven't seen much tape of Armstrong but from what i have read about him he is up there as one of the greatest of all time, De La Hoya is a Hall of famer without doubt but whether he is in the same league as Armstrong is hard to work out. I am going to say Armstrong to win a split decision.
606335
eh the one guy hits most of it but not quite all of it. Hopkins does win the biggest fights of his career excluding the roy jones jr fight. Really by the time taylor hits him, his legacy is already fairly well intact, but another win would have probably cemented it further. Imo hopkins won the first fight anyway. \n\nTo get to the question though, hopkins does not get the recognition that he deserves because he is not a very likeable guy all the time. Outside the ring he is often distant, difficult to work with, and has a checkered past at best. Inside the ring he is very methodical and does not fight incredibly exciting fights to the casual viewer. In order to enjoy a Hopkins fight you need to know what you are getting in for. It will not be a slugfest like a manny paciquao is going to bring. For many Hopkins incredibly control of the pace of a fight is not fun to watch. If a fighter is not fun to watch fans arent going to give him the credit he deserves. However Hopkins is an all time great at 160 pounds for the duration and dominance he held over the division no matter what the common public says. He might not be in the top 3, but id imagine he pushes the top 5. \n\nFor the last part of your question as to why Oscar has a shot against Floyd Mayweather Jr. PBF is moving up in weight and oscar is looking good after his destruction of Mayorga (who is a good fight for oscar). Going into the hopkins fight Oscar was the one moving up to fight the well established Hopkins coming off what looked like a loss to Felix Sturm. So the situations are different, but the result for Oscar probably will be the same.
1033105
He does trash talk a lot before a fight but it is just hype like him smoking a cigarette or drinking a beer at weigh in. It is this type of stuff that builds fights, Oscar De Lay Hoya even said he picked the fight with Mayorga because his antics would motivate him to train harder. If you watch after Mayorga's fights though he is always humble and apologetic and tell's his opponents that it wasn't personal. There is an understanding in boxing nowadays before a fight it is nothing personal. Even good friends Floyd Mayweather and Zab Judah were slamming each other hard before they fought. I like Mayorga his fighting still is thrilling to watch but at times he may cross the line. Not speaking his language I don't know if he is trying to be funny or cruel or just build hype but his eating pizza at weigh in and smoking after a fight suggests its part of the show.
620732
absolutely, it's manny pacquiao! no way for larios to win. he's a soft puncher but a good boxer. but manny can outbox him and KO him.
758698
Let's look at their careers extensively...\n\nFloyd really seems invincible with his boxing skills. Add to the fact that he had not suffered a loss. The closest fight he had was against Castillo, a great fighter in his own right. But a rematch with Castillo made clear that Mayweather is a much better boxer. Prettyboy had easily beaten very strong competition (Manfredy, Castillo, Gatti, Judah, Baldomir, Ndou, Corrales) mostly via landslide decisions but at his current weight, he lacks the KO power the fans want to watch. If you come to think about it, his opponents although very good pugilists in their own way, with all due respect, I wouldn't consider them "great" fighters yet. None of Floyd's opponents are that legendary. There are still many fighters (Hatton, Margarito, Cotto, De la Hoya, Mosely) left that will make you doubt Floyd could handle. Some of these fighters are quite inexperienced yet but very talented and capable. A couple is also undefeated! I know many would argue the point but many would also agree. Floyd needs a couple of VERY BIG names and still a couple of undefeated fighters to cement his #1 P4P status! He needs to erase all doubts! He needs to fight and defeat opponents he "allegedly" tries to avoid! He needs a little KO punch for fight fans! I respect Floyd's boxing skills, hey, I'm even trying emulate his defensive style... but in my opinion, he needs to be a little risky. He needs let his hands go a little and try to finish off his opponents even if it means some openings on his defense! Majority of fight fans wants that.\n\nManny Pacquiao is a sudden storm in the world of boxing. Before he dismantled Barrera, nobody knows who he was. Everyone thought he was just a push-over before that round 3 knockdown of Barrera. Before the Marco Antonio Barrera match, he had dominated almost everyone while climbing the boxing steps via sensational KnockOuts. He had faced good fighters (Ledwaba, Lucero, etc...) and made them kiss the canvas. The crowd loves the way he fights but forgets him afterwards. Boxing analysts/experts that time already had their one eye open for the PacMan but they find Manny a little too one-dimensional and fundamentally awkward. Most believed that he can't handle great tacticians like the mexican greats. All doubts were in a rollercoaster after every PacMan fight! After Barrera, people said wow!!! what power!!! what speed!!! After Marquez, a very controversial decision had transpired. Some would say Pacquiao should have won by obtaining that 3 knockdowns in a single round. Some are convinced that Marquez had schooled Pacquiao boxing skills. People had started to doubt pacquiao.\nThe trilogy of PacMan vs El Terible had been the very highlight of Pacquiao's career. The first fight, which PacMan lost, was controversial as well. He had been blood-blinded with a clear headbutt which the ref called a punch. But despite this, Eric Morales clearly won the fight. But a very close one! Now people really thought that Pacquiao can be managed by boxing tactics! When the rematch came, Pacquiao seemed to improve greatly. He is faster, stronger, and somewhat ring clever. He improved his defense with still tremendous agression and top-notch condition! He gave Morales a first KO loss which he also gave to Barrera! And the deciding third fight closed the deal!!! Pacquiao was a very dominating force. His speed, power, and conditioning can't be denied. He is improving everytime he steps into the ring, it's almost frightening. In summary, now, almost everyone can say that he can't be defeated in his weightclass. Although he lacks the belts, his past fights will make you realize that he will dominate anyone. He had defeated, or should I say, KOed the mexican legends. He seemed unstopabble at this point! Give me names of worthy opponents.... Only Barrera, Marquez, and Guzman pops into our minds. But two of these fighters had already tasted the raw power
426519
DE LA Hoya, but you may be right.
855989
i'd have to give the nod to pretty boy floyd. his combanation of speed and the added power cannot be matched at this time. look at his destruction of got-ti, and he hurt his right hand in the baldomir fight. i even give him the win against golden boy in may. floyd has no competition. the only thing that can beat floyd is floyd
737860
oscar de la hoya is great! and yes to your question!
225116
I have to go with Drago. Klitschko would make it interesting for the first 3 rounds, but Drago's relentless power would soon overwhelm his opponent. I say Drago KOs Klitschko in Round 6.