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[Jello Biafra]

"Live from the DCAF Scrolls" casual fans on YouTube are probably reading with tears in their eyes, finally someone put all their thoughts together in one letter.

His hate for Floyd is disturbing. Too bad he is dead in the water. he better hope his golden goose shows up in a few weeks or it's a wrap.

Well its not like Oscar was just sitting around the house in a negligee writing angry comments on his blog about Floyd...Floyd publicly came at Oscar first and this Oscar's response.

 

[patscorpio]

Well its not like Oscar was just sitting around the house in a negligee writing angry comments on his blog about Floyd...Floyd publicly came at Oscar first and this Oscar's response.

thats pretty much it..its 2 nikkas being chatty patty..thats all there is

 

[Axum Ezana]

It's true breh. Oscar gave FLOYD an opportunity, not the other way around....which is exactly why Oscar debo'd that nikka at the negotiating tables, and wasn't shyt Floyd could do about but accept every single thing Oscar wanted.


Oscar was the PPV King and still is 2nd all-time. He was the biggest draw by far in the sport, Floyd was nothing in comparison to him at the time.


If Oscar said "No" to fighting Floyd....no "Money" Mayweather would've even had the chance to begin. That's all facts.



No its not. Not the same at all.


It's like this:


Terence Crawford (Floyd Mayweather) is mostly known by hardcore fans of the sport. He faces Manny Pacquiao (Oscar De La Hoya) and wins....he becomes known in the mainstream. If Manny (Oscar) says NO to fighting Crawford (Mayweather)....then what? Crawford (Mayweather) still remains a hardcore fan favorite, but unknown by casuals, and has to find another route to the top of the sport. He doesn't get to become "Cash Out" Crawford ("Money" Mayweather) without Manny Pacquiao (Oscar De La Hoya) giving him the chance & that rub.







The DLH vs Trinidad fight was boring?


Why, because DLH clearly outboxed him to a wide decision win (it should've been a wide UD for DLH) just like Floyd outboxed Pacquiao to a wide decision win


Nah, neither of them fights were boring and when I hear that, I automatically give people the .

it was boring to casuals jus like may-pac.

plus he used to run just like may.

i know he disses may about beating women but he has rousey, who beat her weak boyfriend and is dating a woman beater, on the cover of ring mag. hypocritical .

floyd beat oscar. so its 50/50....he gave him a chance but floyd also whooped him. does floyd get money may without winning ...

yes or no?

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

I sure as hell didnt. I don't think I've watched that fight since it aired on my hotbox...that may have been the first PPV superfight DUD I can remember. It has been 16 years though ...I guess I can give it a second viewing. It's more on the aspect that oscar and tito had better fights before and after this that put that fight on my backburner. Prolly the same place pac-floyd will end up for the time being.

People were expecting SRL vs Hearns

I member getting dropped off at school N the pop radio station my moms listened to shytted on the fight N called it ball room dancing

Same things said bout Floyd Pac ruining boxing's comeback was said bout DLH Tito

shyt was horrible except for the ending

 

[Jello Biafra]

thats pretty much it..its 2 nikkas being chatty patty..thats all there is

Yeah they are both acting like chicks on FB. I am just perplexed by how many posts are coming at Oscar like he just popped up out of the blue attacking Floyd as if that article with Floyd hitting Oscar way below the belt didn't happen.

 

[patscorpio]

Yeah they are both acting like chicks on FB. I am just perplexed by how many posts are coming at Oscar like he just popped up out of the blue attacking Floyd as if that article with Floyd hitting Oscar way below the belt didn't happen.

perception is a bytch sometimes breh

 

[Squirrel from Meteor Man]

Well its not like Oscar was just sitting around the house in a negligee writing angry comments on his blog about Floyd...Floyd publicly came at Oscar first and this Oscar's response.

Oscar took a lot of shots at Floyd for the past year with no real response. On top of him putting Rousey on the cover of his magazine simply to troll Floyd. Oscar got what he was looking for.

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

man fukk floyd and oscar. we onto a new age now




so does anybody know of any sites who will be having paid HD streams for canelo/cotto?.......cancelled my cable. now i'ma have to go through to a fight party or some shyt. would rather chill at home though....I wanna embrace myself into the fukkery



but for real though......there's gotta be some sites out there who offer HD streams for pay

 

[ChocolateGiddyUp]

Yeah they are both acting like chicks on FB. I am just perplexed by how many posts are coming at Oscar like he just popped up out of the blue attacking Floyd as if that article with Floyd hitting Oscar way below the belt didn't happen.

DLH been goin at Floyd unprovoked on twitter since before the PAC fight...then during N after

GBP ate off them boring fights had no problems collecting that check N building Canelo on them PPVs tho

So it makes DLH look extra salty

 

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Oscar de la Hoya Bids Farewell to Floyd Mayweather, Drops the Mic

By Oscar de la Hoya Illustration by Peter Strain November 12, 2015

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Peter Strain

This letter, written by Oscar de la Hoya, appears in the December 2015 issue of Playboy Magazine.

Dear Floyd:

You did it. You made it to the 49–0 mark, a milestone that you like to say only the great Rocky -Marciano reached but that was actually achieved by others, including my idol Julio César Chávez—but who’s counting? And now you’re retiring. Again. (The first time was after our fight in 2007.) This time you say it’s for real. You’re serious about hanging up the gloves. On to bigger and better things. So I’m writing to you today to wish you a fond farewell. Truth be told, I’m not unhappy to see you retire. Neither are a lot of boxing fans. Scratch that. MOST boxing fans. Why? Because the fight game will be a better one without you in it.

Let’s face it: You were boring. Just take a look at your most recent performance, your last hurrah in the ring, a 12-round decision against Andre Berto. How to describe it? A bust? A disaster? A snooze fest? An affair so one-sided that on one judge’s card Berto didn’t win a single round? Everyone in boxing knew Berto didn’t have a chance. I think more people watched Family Guy reruns that night than tuned in to that pay-per-view bout. But I didn’t mind shelling out $75 for the HD broadcast. In fact it’s been a great investment. When my kids have trouble falling asleep, I don’t have to read to them anymore. I just play them your Berto fight. They don’t make it past round three.

Another reason boxing is better off without you: You were afraid. Afraid of taking chances. Afraid of risk. A perfect example is your greatest “triumph,” the long-awaited record-breaking fight between you and Manny Pacquiao. Nearly 4.5 million buys! More than $400 million in revenue! Headlines worldwide! How can that be bad for boxing? Because you lied. You promised action and entertainment and a battle for the ages, and you delivered none of the above. The problem is, that’s precisely how you want it. You should have fought Pacquiao five years ago, not five months ago. That, however, would have been too dangerous. Too risky. You’ve made a career out of being cautious. You won’t get in the ring unless you have an edge. Sure, you fought some big names. But they were past their prime. Hell, even when we fought in 2007—and I barely lost a split decision—I was at the tail end of my career. Then later you took on Mexican megastar Saúl “Canelo” -Álvarez, but he was too young and had to drop too much weight.

Me? I got into this business to take chances. I took on all comers in their prime. The evidence? I lost. Six times. After 31 wins, my first loss was to Félix Trinidad, and I learned a valuable lesson that is true both in the ring and in life: Don’t run. I didn’t stop taking on the best of the best. After beating Derrell Coley, I took on “Sugar” Shane Mosley at the height of his powers—undefeated and considered by many to be the pound-for-pound best in the world. Again, I lost. After four wins against more top-ranked fighters I took on Mosley again. We can debate who actually won the rematch, but the judges had me losing that one as well.

Did I go easy after that? No. I moved up to middleweight to win a belt and faced one of the greatest middleweights of all time, Bernard Hopkins. After a body shot that I’m still feeling took me out of the fight, I took on two more guys at the height of their power who, many years later, would finally face each other at the ages of 36 and 38—Manny Pacquiao and you. When fighters do that—when they risk losing—that’s when everyone wins. The mantra of my firm Golden Boy Promotions is simple: the best taking on the best. It’s too bad you didn’t do the same.

You took the easy way out. When you weren’t dancing around fading stars (show idea for you: Dancing Around the Fading Stars), you were beating up on outclassed opponents. A lot of your opponents were above-average fighters, but they weren’t your caliber. You’re a very talented fighter, the best defensive fighter of our generation. But what good is talent if you don’t test it? Muhammad Ali did. Sugar Ray Leonard did. You? Not a chance. You spent 2000 to 2010 facing forgettable opening acts like Victoriano Sosa, Phillip N’dou, DeMarcus Corley, Henry Bruseles and Sharmba Mitchell. There were guys out there—tough scary opponents like Antonio Margarito and Paul Williams—but you ran from them. Were you ever on the track team in high school? You would have been a star.

Boxing will also be a better place without the Mouth. Your mouth, to be precise, the one that created “Money” Mayweather. I know you needed that Money Mayweather persona. Before he—and Golden Boy -Promotions—came along, nobody watched your fights. You couldn’t even sell out your hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The Mouth made you money. More money than you could spend in a lifetime. (Wait, I’ve seen those episodes of 24/7. You probably will spend it all.) But the Mouth doesn’t have a place in boxing; save it for the WWE. Unless you’re someone like Ali, whose fights were as scintillating as his banter, the all-talk, no-entertainment model cheapens our sport. Boxers should speak with their fists and with their hearts. They don’t have to say anything to prove themselves. You’re going to have a legacy. You’ll be remembered as the guy who made the most money. As for your fights? We’ve already forgotten them.

Now that you’re stepping aside, attention can be turned to the sport’s real stars: the brawlers, the brave, the boxers who want nothing more than to face the best and therefore be the best. There’s Canelo, Kazakh KO sensation Gennady Golovkin, ferocious flyweight Román González, slugger Sergey Kovalev and a host of up-and-comers including Terence Crawford, Vasyl Lomachenko and Keith Thurman. Want to see what a monster fight looks like? Canelo takes on Miguel Cotto on November 21. It won’t do 4.4 million in PPV buys, but everyone who watches it will be thrilled. And that’s no empty promise.

You’re moving on to a new phase of life now, a second act. I’m sure it will be nice not to have to train year-round. To get out of the gym and spend time with your family. But I’m wondering what you’re going to do. You have a lot of time and, at the moment, a lot of money. Maybe you’ll put your true skills to work and open a used-car dealership or run a circus. Or maybe you’ll wind up back on Dancing With the Stars. It’s a job that’s safe, pays well and lets you run around on stage. Something you’ve been doing for most of your career.

Sounds factual to me.

Mayweather stans gonna attack the messenger though.
That train is never late.

 

[Axum Ezana]

DLH been goin at Floyd unprovoked on twitter since before the PAC fight...then during N after

GBP ate off them boring fights had no problems collecting that check N building Canelo on them PPVs tho

So it makes DLH look extra salty

yep that faggit been going at floyd all year since may-pac.

even tried to build up nelo-kirk off of floyd.....talking bout "it won't be boring run fest like mayweather big ppv fights "

 

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yep that faggit been going at floyd all year since may-pac.

even tried to build up nelo-kirk off of floyd.....talking bout "it won't be boring run fest like mayweather big ppv fights "

Let's keep it 100 tho.

If you had to name the top 100 most exciting fights of the last 15 years, not a single Mayweather fight would be on that list.

Just facts, breh.



Even that Klitschko vs Jennings back in April was more entertaining.

 

[krackdagawd]

yep that faggit been going at floyd all year since may-pac.

even tried to build up nelo-kirk off of floyd.....talking bout "it won't be boring run fest like mayweather big ppv fights "

Nah we don't remember all that this started because Floyd finally replied on fighthype after 4 months or whatever of Oscar slandering him.

 

[Newzz]

it was boring to casuals jus like may-pac.

plus he used to run just like may.

i know he disses may about beating women but he has rousey, who beat her weak boyfriend and is dating a woman beater, on the cover of ring mag. hypocritical .

floyd beat oscar. so its 50/50....he gave him a chance but floyd also whooped him. does floyd get money may without winning ...

yes or no?

I can't answer a hypothetical question breh. Who knows is the only valid response to that question

 

[Newzz]

Yeah they are both acting like chicks on FB. I am just perplexed by how many posts are coming at Oscar like he just popped up out of the blue attacking Floyd as if that article with Floyd hitting Oscar way below the belt didn't happen.

Right.