![]() The irony in this whole matter is that this is now the third time Oscar has taken a fight with plans of setting up another and found himself forced to watch those plans crash and burn. ![]() The proposed showdown with Hatton appeared to be a done deal being that Oscar promotes him, but after Oscar's humbling defeat, there's no interest their what-so-ever. Aside from a potential dual-retirement showdown between Trinidad - which would require Oscar to OK a higher weight limit - there's nothing out there that anyone would want to see that entails Oscar with a pair of gloves on. ![]() Despite all the legendary nights and spirited efforts, all of a sudden, Oscar's most remembered legacy is for all the $55 pocket busting pay-per-view fights that didn't live up to the hype, and all the less-than-appealing ring appearances contained within them. To know that there are people out there who are this disgusted with Oscar I thought was VERY unfortunate, but as I put my ear to the streets, I'm quickly learning that this one fight fans perspective is not at all off the beat and path. His perspective was that he "felt totally ripped off after the pathetic undercard, but got complete vindication by the drubbing that Oscar took in the headlining fight". Perhaps the most telling statement of the night came from a fight fan I speak to regularly who was actually in attendance in Las Vegas. Many felt the fight with Pacquaio was an absolute fraud, and turns out it was, but for none of the reasons anyone expected. OSCAR DE LA HOYA - 'THE AFTERMATH': The options for Oscar De La Hoya moving forward have gone from slim to nearly none. Now that the damage is done we can accurately assess the future of both men involved: Better said, when speed kills, maybe size really doesn't matter. I guess adapting that child-like "go-with-the-guy-whose-name-sounds-cooler" philosophy is more deft than the ones us grown experts use because oddly enough, my decision to go with the little guys (Pacquiao and my son), was the right one in the end.Īs that scenario and the fight itself would indicate, often in life it's the youthful inclination that outweighs the older methodical approach. Despite initially leaning in his favor myself, as indicated in my pre-fight article I abandoned those thoughts, instead opting to take the guidance of my three year old son whose streak was 6-0 going into the showdown. Many experts and fight fans predicted a victory for the bigger guy with the bigger name. By Vivek Wallace, Photo by Naoki Fukuda - The showdown last Saturday night between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao showed us exactly how unpredictable this sport really is.
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