Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Oscar De La Hoya

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May fifth can't wait. De La Hoya vs. Mayweather is going to be just as good as all the hype were watching now in prelude to the fight. I don't think there's going to be a KO, but it's going to be a slugfest especially with De La Hoya who i think is going to fight his last fight here trying to go out on top, and Mayweather trying to prove once and for all that he is the best poound for pound fightet in the world.

I expect twelve hard fought rounds, but in the end I'm pulling for Mayweather to overwhelm De Le Hoya's defenses even though I admit I wouldn't be to sad if De La Hoya went out with one last win.

 

If the fight goes twelve, I can't see Floyd losing. But, De La Hoya is NOT Arturo Gatti. De La Hoya has great hand speed also, and has more power than Floyd. Oscar is also naturally bigger. If Oscar can land his left hook, and actually use his right...he can knock Floyd out.

Floyd does not have the power to knock Oscar out with one punch. I see him boxing and moving, making it hard for Oscar.

I hope Oscar gets past Floyd's defenses. Floyd is too "cocky", but with good reason, he is the best pound for pound.

 

I have not seen all of Mayweather's fights, but I dare say Oscar will be the hardest hitter he has fought. And Oscar will land punches. I kind of expect Mayweather to come across as faster at first, peppering Oscar and winning the first few rounds, but Oscar will wear him out and take the middle and late rounds if not not him out.

 

Personally, I would love to see De La Hoya beat Mayweather...pound for pound or not, that's just way too cocky a fighter should be...even though his father practically did maybe go hard on him.

Mayweather is fast, faster than Oscar, no doubt...but Oscar's not slow either. Not only that, he is stronger, bigger, and maybe even more tougher than Mayweather, and has much more experience...he's basically has what Mayweather dosen't.

I will give Pretty Boy one thing...techinique. Him being more fast will of course grant him more counter punches...but barely, since Oscar's style is Textbook all the way.

Weather's advantages: Speed, Technique(barely though)

Oscar's: Strength, Size, Experience.


My prediction? Oscar wins...8th-10th round KO.

 

Oscar has to connect with power shots, and land his right consistantly. Oscar has been known to rely on his left hook far to often throughout a fight.

I just hope Oscar does not fade late, like he did against Sugar Shane Mosely. In a fast pace fight, Floyd would and should be favored.

That being said...I think Oscar has enough speed, power, and knowledge to win. It all comes down to nuetralizing Floyd's speed and backing Floyd down. Like I said before, Floyd does not have the power to knock Oscar out with one punch.

 

I'm pulling for Oscar all the way, just because of his attitude. Mayweather is too arrogant for my liking. Oscar, as he says, lets his fists do the talking.

Preferences aside though, I think it'll be one hell of a fight.

Oscar's got power, experience, and a harder jaw on his side.

Mayweather has speed, and stamina.

I've got to go with Oscar.

Damn though, I wish I could see this fight on Pay-per-view. Might be able to find it Youtube later on.

 

De La Hoya MUST win this one. The way Mayweather has been letting his mouth go, he deserves to be shut up. Don't get me wrong, Mayweather is a very talented fighter, but he has too much of a mouth on him.

 

I think the best way to neutralize Mayweather's speed is for Oscar to be physical with him. Get him in clutches and push him back. Get close and man-handle him a bit. I also think he has to hurt him early in the fight. Body punches always slows down a fighter. A left hook to the body will do wonders.

This should be a spectacular fight. I don't think Mayweather has the power to knock Oscar out, maybe down but not out. On the other hand Oscar has the power to do just this. If it is a physical fight then Oscar will win hands down. If Floyd stays away and pecks at Oscar the whole night then Mayweather will definitely win.

I'm still going with the Golden Boy. If he wins this will be his last fight.


jag29

 

2 days before the fight...man I'm excited.

 

Still wish I could see it live, oh well.

I agree with those saying Oscar has to really push early on in the fight to win. I'm pretty sure his jaw is harder than Mayweather's, and his superior punching power only gives him even more of an advantage at close range.

What Oscar needs to do, and what I think will win him the fight is getting right up in Mayweather's face. Take the fight to him, punish him, harass him, don't give him even a second to breathe, chase him tirelessly. Make the fight as physical as possible, and Oscar will take it by knockout. The one downside to this is that Oscar could end up running out of steam earlier than what is desirable.

 

Fight about to begin in my area.

And I have PPV.

 

Whoever has pay-per-view is charged with the assignment of giving us a minute-by-minute update of events

 

Aw man...damn the lack of spoiler rules in The Arena.

Well right now is an undercard....so yeah.

 

Very disappointing.

Maybe they'll fight a rematch?

 

From what I hear, the judges where extremely generous to De La Hoya, when it came to the final score, even though Mayweather still won.

 

Wow.

I wish boxing didn't suck so much now It used to be great.

Anyways, I want to find the fight on youtube as soon as I can. It'll probably be up in a matter of days.

So Mayweather is retiring?

 

I would 'preciate that

 

Oscar threw more punches then Mayweather.

But Mayweather somehow found a way to land more punches then Oscar.

inexcusable on Oscar's part.

De La Hoya only landed 21% of his punches while Mayweather landed 43%

I'm not exactly sure how any judge could've given a decision to De La Hoya, the fight wasn't even close. Mayweather was toying with him the whole time.

 

I don't know about that. Almost everyone scoring the fight, including many analysts from ringside had the fight 7-5 Maywheather. Brian Kinney had it even. I had the fight 6-5 with one round even.

Emmanuel Stewart and Jim Lamply said the fight was close. So did Teddy Atlas. I believe Burt Sugar had it close too. Max Kellerman is a front runner, who once predicted Zab Judah would crush Kostya Tzu.

I think Maywheather won, but Oscar getting the nod on one scorecard is not crazy. He pushed the tempo of the fight, was the aggressor, and threw more punches. I don't think he got the benefit of the doubt on the body punches thrown, or the punches landed to the sides of Maywheathers guard. That being said. Floyd still won the fight, imo.