[GatorFan]

Mayweather's father used to be DeLa Hoya Trainer....I go all in for Mayweather. How do you think???

[rjt721]

Floyd Sr. had nothing to do with Pretty Boy's training camp.

[gummo]

I won't be able to watch this fight, but does anyone know of any websites where they will have round by round coverage of it?

[GatorFan]

Originally Posted by rjt721

Floyd Sr. had nothing to do with Pretty Boy's training camp.

Father and son relationship u know? I think somehow Mayweather will get sum inside info from his dad who used to train his opponent.

[rjt721]

gummo, espn.com will have round by round scoring.

[rjt721]

Originally Posted by GatorFan

Father and son relationship u know? I think somehow Mayweather will get sum inside info from his dad who used to train his opponent.

Floyd will win this fight, but I don't think his father's past with Oscar has any relevance - Floyd rarely speaks to his father, and Floyd's trainer, his uncle Roger, hasn't spoken to Floyd Sr. in years.

[rjt721]

I took Floyd by decision +105.

[GatorFan]

Mayweather is undeated...Dela Hoya is kinnda old and slow now...look at mayweather footwork now, Dela Hoya will be beaten up bad tonite

[gridironguy]

If Mayweather wants to trade with DLH, he will get roughed up by Oscar's strength. Oscar's natural weight is 154, Mayweather's is much smaller. By fight time, Oscar will be around 160, perhaps slightly heavier. His strength could be the difference in this fight.

I have never seen so many ppl on so many internet boards who are so confident about a guy as they are about Mayweather. The guy has never been in the ring with a guy of Oscar's power.

Could be a big surprise tonight as I believe Oscar will go right after him, courtesy of the strategy his trainer Freddie Roach has employed. I will be very, very surprised if Mayweather dominates Oscar tonight.

Let me repeat: I will be very, very surprised if Mayweather dominates Oscar tonight.

[BigBollocks]

Has Mayweather ever even gone down once in his career?

[jjgold]

Mayweather

[rjt721]

Originally Posted by gridironguy

Oscar's natural weight is 154, Mayweather's is much smaller. By fight time, Oscar will be around 160, perhaps slightly heavier. His strength could be the difference in this fight.

Not necessarily true. Both started out their careers at 130. True, Oscar has been at that weight longer, but it's not as decided an advantage as, say, when DLH fought Hopkins, who was a much bigger, stronger fighter. Oscar will have a size advantage, and he is the bigger puncher to begin with, but I wouldn't put too much into DLH being the "bigger" guy, when Oscar himself isn't a natural junior middleweight.

I don't think Floyd will dominate this fight, but his speed is a HUGE problem for DLH, much more so than Oscar's power will trouble Floyd. In boxing, speed is always a bigger advantage than strength. Don't forget, Mayweather has fought big puncher's, most notably Diego Corrales. Most experts thought Corrales would take that fight, and it ended up not even being a contest. That was several years and about 20 lbs. ago for Floyd, but it still is an indication of what Mayweather can do against a bigger, stronger puncher.

Mayweather wins a unanimous decision, 116-112.

[rjt721]

Originally Posted by BigBollocks

Has Mayweather ever even gone down once in his career?

Once, but it wasn't a legit knockdown. When Floyd fought Carlos Hernandez in 2001, he had badly injured hands coming into the fight. Mayweather landed a hook during the fight, and the pain from throwing the punch caused him to drop his hand to the canvas.

[gummo]

I ended up going De La Hoya +5 -115. I think he loses, but hangs around.

[EaglesPhan36]

I'm one of the few - but I'm with Oscar +160.

[gridironguy]

I think Oscar acquitted himself well, but Pretty Boy Floyd is obviously a different class of fighter at this point in time.

Congrats Floyd backers.

[shrax4]

Thanks Mayweather!