Has Oscar De La Hoya got the hardest head in the history of boxing?
I think The Golden Boy has one of the more underrated chins in boxing that’s why he took the abuse better than Hatton did. De La Hoya also took some heavy handed shots Fernando Vargas in their Super-Fight in 2002 and never was knocked down–not even once and it was a give-and-take battle. Oscar had suffered a knockout loss to Bernard Hopkin, that is true, but he was kayoed from a left hook to the body in ninth round. His only time he was knocked down was in the first round against Narciso Valenzuela and this was in his early years as a pro. De La Hoya took some punishment from Manny Pacquaio for eight torrid rounds because he does have a very good chin. When we think about great chins in boxing we think about Ray Mercer and Jake Lamotta. But De La Hoya should get recognition for his chin and his high threshold of punishment.
