Oscar Beats Up the Bully
Sunday May 7, 2006
No one questions Ricardo Mayorga’s status as a professional trash talker outside the ring. However, Oscar De La Hoya had little trouble making Mayorga look like a complete amateur inside the ring. De La Hoya, showing little ring rust after a 20-month layoff, set the tone for the fight in the very first round by knocking Mayorga to the canvas with a perfect left hook. De La Hoya had little trouble blocking the majority of Mayorga's wild punches and used his superior hand speed and technical ability to pick Mayorga apart. Mayorga’s best moment came in round three when he caught De La Hoya with a nice uppercut but it still wasn’t enough to win him the round. De La Hoya put Mayorga down for a second time in round six and then proceeded to pummel him along the ropes until referee Jay Nady stopped the fight at the 1:25 mark. The win gives De La Hoya the WBC junior middleweight title previously held by Mayorga.
De La Hoya is still the biggest draw in boxing and he gave the sport a much-need shot in the arm on this night. De La Hoya wouldn’t comment on his future plans but there is much speculation that he will meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a mega-money fight in September. Mayweather would be favored in such a bout … but not by as wide a margin as he would have before the Golden Boy demonstrated that he’s far from finished. Welcome back Oscar!
Comments
Do you think that when a boxer had a bitting like Mayorga took with Tito Trinidad the brain can get loose a little and after that he can go down with any puch, because De la Hoya doesn’t have the same power that Tito, and remember this the same happen with Vargas, before Vargas never when down but after the fight with Tito, Vargas has go down pretty much on all fights. i think this is something to look out, to see if that can be an answer. Thanks
oscar de la hoya #1 just like i say NO 2 HR
OSCAR really proved himself against MAYORGA, now the question will he fight FLOYD? The answer is yes and no let me explain; since FLOYD’s father is OSCAR’s trainer from a public relations point of view I do not think he will be in OSCAR’s corner if this fight happens. Secondly how do a father teaches his fighter how to bet his SON?
Also I think OSCAR will be the favorite FLOYD will have no go up to 154 and I do not think he has the punching power to hurt OSCAR and of FLOYD wants to insist on a catch weight of 150 then it is a no go. Remember MARIGITO has already offered FLOYD 8 million to fight him and he turned it down!!!
I’m just glad to see Dela Hoya back in action. I hope he beats Mayweather.