Osacr de la hoya lost on purpose?

Question

do you think oscar lost on purpose, he was doing great using his jab but then decided not to use it anymore, do u think maybe he wanted to lose so their could be a rematch and make more money. when they asked him why he stop using the jab he didnt really no explanation. i have a feeling the second fight will be alot closer.

what do u thing??

Answer 1

No.

First, Oscar's too proud to do that. He may be older and slower, but he still thinks of himself as an elite fighter, even if the rest of us don't agree.

If you watch the fight carefully, the reason Oscar stopped using the jab was because Mayweather began to time it about the 5th or sixth round and started countering with lead right hands.

Now, I have no love for Mayweather and I truly hope that Oscar finds a way to lay him flat on the canvas; it would serve Mayweather right for avoiding Cotto, Margarito and the rest of the true top welterweights. But, the reality is that Oscar is too old and slow for Mayweather.

Answer 2

He didn't lose on purpose. that sound like a person that hates to see PBF win. Every fight PBF wins, the guy is past his prime, rigged fight, the gave it to him, the guys was to small etc. I think Mayweather took it easy on DLH. The guy was laughing the whole time.

Answer 3

This is an interesting question, but I don't think Oscar lost on purpose,the thing with Mayweather is that he usually uses the first few rounds to figure out his opponents (he does it all the time) and sits back on the defensive to study his opponent's style, and that's what he did with De La Hoya, towards the middle rounds he started countering De La Hoya's jabs and making him miss and this frustrated De La Hoya, and that's why Oscar decided to go for the body and try to score a Knock out and by then Floyd had already figured him out and simply out boxed him from there,if you watch any Mayweather fight you would see this pattern, he always seems to be in trouble in the first four rounds and then he comes back and completely dominates the remaining rounds after adapting his style to that of his opponents.

Answer 4

No.

He always seems to suffer form either a lack of sound decision making or he losses concentration and goes off and does his own thing.  Especially when fighting at the highest level.  

His two losses to Sugar Ray Mosley when he should have attacked the body.  Which proved he really can't handle a superior boxer.

His loss Felix Trinidad when he should have ripped his head off that was a lack of decision making.

The loss to Bernard Hopkins, trying to out muscle a bigger, stronger fighter is always a recipe for disaster.

Answer 5

I am not going to B.S. you, the though crossed my mind more than once.

Answer 6

Osacr Learn To Spell Dude

Yea He Lost To Get A Bigger Pay Day

Lost In Front Of Millions These Are Really Millions Of Stupid People To Fool

Who Knows?

Oscar Sucks

Answer 7

I heard the "lost on purpose so there would be a rematch" story from many people. But why did he have to lose for there to be a rematch? If Floyd lost in a close match do you think people would have said he lost on purpose so there would be a rematch? Point is if it was a close fight regardless of who wins then there is potential for a rematch.

I don't know why he stopped throwing jabs. Perhaps he was tired or he felt he was leaving himself open for counters.

Answer 8

I doubt it, he lost cleanly. No boxer that is worried about their legacy will lose just for a rematch. It's just a stupid descision to make. Oscar owns Golden Boy Promotions, the guy has made more money than any other boxer in the history of the sport, and thats a fact. he doesn't need any more money. Oscar has always wanted to build up his legacy to become a legend, losing against the P4P King won't prove your a legend, but beating him would. That's why I know Oscar lost cause he's simply past his prime

Answer 9

Oscar didn't lose the fight on purpose & he didn't even want a rematch at 1st.   Oscar hasn't been much of a fighter since he was given a decision over Felix Sturm & then Bernard Hopkins destroyed him.   Oscar is a promoter not a fighter & there wasn't anything more he could have done to win the fight with Floyd.  Floyd will beat him more convincingly this time.   Oscar should retire!!!1

Answer 10

I think that Floyd held back a little bit in the earlier rounds so he can step on the gas in the middle and late rounds against a weaker opponent.  The effectiveness of the jab seemed to me was due to Floy holding back.  You see a similar tactic against Hatton and while the fight was relatively close early, Mayweather turned it on and Hatton didn't have the energy to cope.  Floyd Mayweather is something of a late-running horse that holds back, then dashes out of the pack to win going away.

Answer 11

No, but a lot of people have said that FLOYD purposefully made the fight close, so that there would be a rematch and he would get more money.  I don't think Oscar threw the fight because afterwards, he was very adamant that he felt that he won, and even to this day, he is still claiming that "you have to TAKE the title from the champion." (which is BS)  I think that the reason why he stopped using the jab is because he simply could not catch Floyd with it anymore.  As soon as Floyd got into his groove, the fight became very repetitive with Floyd timing him and countering with the straight right.  There were even certain points in the fight where you can see Oscar's frustration- I forget the round, but I remember him missing a punch and then banging his fists together with a look of "come on and fight me" on his face.  This was a good question, but I honestly don't think that either of them did anything to make the other look better; I think it was just a classic case of one boxer (Floyd) figuring out another (Oscar) and beating him in a dull fight that was semi-competitive.