Oscar De La Hoya: Open Letter To Floyd Mayweather.

[RonSpringsdaman20]

Via Playboy Magazine:

Truth be told. I'm not unhappy to see you retire. Neither are a lot of boxing fans. Scratch that. MOST boxing fans," De La Hoya wrote.

"Why? Because the fight game will be a better one without you in it. Let's face it: You were boring. Just take a look at your most recent performance, your last hurrah in the ring, a 12 round decision against Andre Berto. How to describe it? A bust ? a disaster? A snooze fest? An affair so one side that one one judge;s card Berto didn't win a single round. Everyone in boxing knew that Berto didn't stand a chance.

"I think more people watched Family Guy reruns that night than tuned in to that pay-per-view bout. But I didn't mind shelling out $75 for the HD broadcast. In fact it's been a great investment. When my kids have trouble falling asleep, I don't have to read to them anymore. I just play them your Berto fight. They don't make it past round three.

"You took the easy way out. When you weren't dancing around fading stars (show idea for you: Dancing Around the Fading Stars), you were beating up on outclassed opponents. A lot of your opponents were above-average fighters, but they weren't your calibre. You're a very talented fighter, the best defensive fighter of our generation. But what good is talent if you don't test it? Muhammad Ali did. Sugar Ray Leonard did. You? Not a chance. You spent 2000 to 2010 facing forgettable opening acts like Victoriano Sosa, Phillip N'dou, DeMarcus Corley, Henry Bruseles and Sharmba Mitchell. There were guys out there—tough scary opponents like Antonio Margarito and Paul Williams—but you ran from them. Were you ever on the track team in high school? You would have been a star.

"You're moving on to a new phase of life now, a second act. I'm sure it will be nice not to have to train year-round. To get out of the gym and spend time with your family. But I'm wondering what you're going to do. You have a lot of time and, at the moment, a lot of money. Maybe you'll put your true skills to work and open a used-car dealership or run a circus. Or maybe you'll wind up back on Dancing With the Stars. It's a job that's safe, pays well and lets you run around on stage. Something you've been doing for most of your career."



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That Ether, That Ish That Makes Your Soul Burn Slow- Nasir Jones

 

[big dog cowboy]

Nailed it.

 

[65fastback2plus2]

Nailed it.

Yup. I always ended the fights with the thought "this was boxing?" then ended up on youtube watching george foreman do actual work.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Yup. I always ended the fights with the thought "this was boxing?" then ended up on youtube watching george foreman do actual work.

I smell a big fight for one of oscars fighters for #50 lol

 

[TRUTH87]

I smell a big fight for one of oscars fighters for #50 lol

throw canelo again. i think canelo would do
alot better in the 2nd fight. doesnt mean he will
beat mayweather tho. he has the best chance.

mayweather wont do it. he will dodged anything
between him and his record at this pt in his career

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

throw canelo again. i think canelo would do
alot better in the 2nd fight. doesnt mean he will
beat mayweather tho. he has the best chance.

mayweather wont do it. he will dodged anything
between him and his record at this pt in his career

I would like to see Mayweather v Thurman....
But I don't think Floyd will fight again.

 

[casmith07]

People like to see haymakers and blood - go watch UFC. De La Hoya has a lot of balls to write something like this with his boxing style.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

De La Hoya has a lot of balls to write something like this with his boxing style.

true.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

true.

People like to see haymakers and blood - go watch UFC. De La Hoya has a lot of balls to write something like this with his boxing style.

It is true. But De La Hoya had an exciting career. He did lose some of the bigger fights which hurts his legacy... Or should..... But he had people wanting to see him. You never knew what would happen.

With Floyd. You knew it was going to be on average 10 rounds to 2.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

It is true. But De La Hoya had an exciting career. He did lose some of the bigger fights which hurts his legacy... Or should..... But he had people wanting to see him. You never knew what would happen.

With Floyd. You knew it was going to be on average 10 rounds to 2.

I don't think De La Hoya legacy was hurt...
He went down as great, which he was... (he wasn't the best of that era), He cared about boxers health post boxing, and he started a successful promotional company.

This is also why he felt he could speak on the subject. He never liked floyd, but he did business with Al Haymon.

I will say this, he made a lot of money off floyd, and waited until the last fight, which he wasn't a part of, and his retirement to speak out... which shows that he's a businessman first.

 

[casmith07]

It is true. But De La Hoya had an exciting career. He did lose some of the bigger fights which hurts his legacy... Or should..... But he had people wanting to see him. You never knew what would happen.

With Floyd. You knew it was going to be on average 10 rounds to 2.

De La Hoya's prime was a completely different era. Floyd fought literally everyone in his weight class. He fought all of the up and comers, all of the other good ones. His style was different.

People happy that he's retiring are also underestimating the draw that he had for the sport. Without Floyd, who is there to get excited over?

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

De La Hoya's prime was a completely different era. Floyd fought literally everyone in his weight class. He fought all of the up and comers, all of the other good ones. His style was different.

People happy that he's retiring are also underestimating the draw that he had for the sport. Without Floyd, who is there to get excited over?

I think there are plenty of boxers to get excited for (crawford, ward, triple g, canelo, kovalev, garcia)... I think the more appropriate question is "Who is there to Hate?" Because Floyd took on the bad guy persona for most of his career, making himself marketable because folks wanted to see him lose. Following in Roger's footsteps, usually fighting fighters who had countries behind them.. Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ireland, etc.... It was a good strategy... Remember his uncle Roger used to come to the ring wearing a sombrero... there was a reason.

 

[casmith07]

I think there are plenty of boxers to get excited for (crawford, ward, triple g, canelo, kovalev, garcia)... I think the more appropriate question is "Who is there to Hate?" Because Floyd took on the bad guy persona for most of his career, making himself marketable because folks wanted to see him lose. Following in Roger's footsteps, usually fighting fighters who had countries behind them.. Mexico, Puerto Rico, Ireland, etc.... It was a good strategy... Remember his uncle Roger used to come to the ring wearing a sombrero... there was a reason.

Yeah, good point. I don't know I still love boxing. I love amateur boxing more than the professional stuff because folks are fighting for the love of sport.

Parity would be good. There are other issues with organization and with promotion that we don't need to spend an entire thread on too.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

De La Hoya's prime was a completely different era. Floyd fought literally everyone in his weight class. He fought all of the up and comers, all of the other good ones. His style was different.

People happy that he's retiring are also underestimating the draw that he had for the sport. Without Floyd, who is there to get excited over?

Seriously.... There is a list. Lol

I'll post it later.

 

[9darter]

Floyd's the greatest fighter of the post-Tyson era. However, his style and honestly entire career was never all that entertaining. I agree with Oscar's assessment.