Does anyone think Oscar De La Hoya was robbed against Floyd Mayweather Jr????
I had it scored even 6 rounds a piece on my card, but it would certainly be difficult to argue that De La Hoya was robbed. The rounds that I gave to Oscar were more because Floyd didn’t bother to throw any punches in those rounds as opposed to Oscar actually doing something. Most, if not all of Oscar’s connecting shots were glancing and maily hit in natually protected areas – hip bone, hip protector, shoulder. He never really touched Floyd with anything crisp or clean. The only great thing Oscar had going for him in that fight was that he was able to control the ring. Each and every round Oscar was able to use his excellent footwork to get Floyd backed into the corner or into the ropes. Unfortunately for him, and us boxing fans, he chose to do nothing once he got Floyd into that negative position. Each and every time Floyd was able to escape by using his superior jab to score punches and extreme speed to escape, bring the fight back to the middle of the ring and pepper Oscar with undam
