It's official....Mayweather won....
All those unanswered shots by Hoya didn't help, but it should have been a draw.
Such BS.
Mayweather connected almost 100 more punches...are you kidding me....
Posted by holfresh:
Mayweather connected almost 100 more punches...are you kidding me....
Fuck you guy. You're going by HBO's electronic stats.
I go by what I see, and I've seen enough fights to have a good feel for how it should've ended up.
Posted by bobs3304:
Posted by holfresh:
Mayweather connected almost 100 more punches...are you kidding me....
Fuck you guy. You're going by HBO's electronic stats.
I go by what I see, and I've seen enough fights to have a good feel for how it should've ended up.
Well I guess you were wrong because Mayweather won...
^ Obviously.
I mean I give him credit, he's lightning in a bottle, and to be honest the fight could've been better, but yea I still feel in my gut it should've been a draw.
Mayweather clearly won...
Posted by holfresh:
Mayweather clearly won...
dude stop being a freakin homer.
dont be dumb. nobody clearly won anything.
it was pretty close to a draw as indicated by the split, dont be so sure of yourslef homes.
Seriously dude..I'm a huge fan of the sport and look at it tactically...Oscar was never a threat and never mounted any offense outside of his jabbing in two middle rounds...I'm not a homer but a huge fight fan calling it like I see it...Funny that all the HBO commentators saw what I saw...
[Edited by - holfresh on 05-06-2007 12:46 AM]
^ Funny how the commentatorS saw what I saw on the channel I watched.
Mayweather imposed his will more toward the end, De La Hoya imposed the tempo.
The only reason Floyd got it was b/c heh finished off the fight stronger and left a lasting impression.
And sure you can throw in the "stats", but stats can be wrong and alot of those punches that "connected" hit Oscar's gloves.
Stylistically Floyd is just "prettier" and more efficient and flashier.
Oscar had to hurt him or else it was gonna end up this way.
I still call it a draw though. But maybe I'm biased, whatever.
it doesn't matter anyway.
i don't watch boxing that much, and the fight didn't match the hype.
it could've been alot better imo.
Posted by freeskier:
this fight was garbage
it was quality but not a classic.
It was a decent fight...much like what I expected...too much pre-fight hype..I though Floyd would have been more dominant but Oscar fought well defensively not allowing Floyd to take over the fight...Fight fans will like it..Occasionals won't..It really didn't match the hype....
^ agreed.
both fighters could've imposed their wills more.
mayweather was sticking & running all night... i know that's his style, but i for one don't like that style of fighting... i wanna see these guys mix it up like Sugar Ray & Hagler... that's what the fans wanna see... for his part, i thought De La Hoya tried to get into some exchanges, but Mayweather would just tie him up, run & duck everytime... i gotta say tho, that the guy is lightning quick & those punches he throws are like a blur... u don't see them coming & all of a sudden, WAP! i hope there's a rematch, but Mayweather said he's retiring... we'll see what a possible 8 figure payday would say about that one... something tells me there'll be one.
i don't like the guy's attitude though... coming out wearing the Mexican colors & the sombrero was kinda classless if u ask me.
Posted by freeskier:
this fight was garbage
Nah...very tactical fight by two highly skilled fighters. Its pretty much what I expected. Styles make fights and both are professional boxers (not fighters). Maybe you prefer a slug fest like Gatti vs Ward, but neither are as skilled in the sciences at Mayweather and De la Hoya.
Posted by TMS:
mayweather was sticking & running all night... i know that's his style, but i for one don't like that style of fighting... i wanna see these guys mix it up like Sugar Ray & Hagler... that's what the fans wanna see... for his part, i thought De La Hoya tried to get into some exchanges, but Mayweather would just tie him up, run & duck everytime... i gotta say tho, that the guy is lightning quick & those punches he throws are like a blur... u don't see them coming & all of a sudden, WAP! i hope there's a rematch, but Mayweather said he's retiring... we'll see what a possible 8 figure payday would say about that one... something tells me there'll be one.
Mix it up like Sugar ray and Hagler? Maybe you should go watch that fight again. Aside from the last 30 seconds of each round, Sugar was sticking and running that whole fight. There were a few exchanges but not many.
i don't like the guy's attitude though... coming out wearing the Mexican colors & the sombrero was kinda classless if u ask me.
[Edited by - bigbeast on 05-06-2007 10:35 AM]
Saw the fight with a bunch of friends. I'm a casual boxing fan, I thought the fight was entertaining but I'm disappointed with the way it's decide. While I would give the edge to Pretty Boy, I don't think anyone really won, theres really no way to judge a winner when no one goes down and both guys are active. Yes, I'd lean towards Floyd, but did he really BEAT Oscar? I don't think so.
