The Top 100 Greatest Boxers Pound per Pound of All-Time

[elmersalsa]

Bernard Taylor was not something to be awed about. He was not in The Professor's class.

True, and I think his failure to fight guys like Laporte, Lockridge, and Nelson hurt him in the long run.

All what Bernard Taylor did was running against the great Eusebio Pedroza. And he and the crowd in Charlotte, NC expected the decision to go in his favor. But, to beat the champion, you gotta overwhelm the champion by throwing lots of punches. Not by running.

[Ambling Alp II]

I always thought that if you scored points than the champion you could beat him.

[Nile4000]

True, and I think his failure to fight guys like Laporte, Lockridge, and Nelson hurt him in the long run.

All what Bernard Taylor did was running against the great Eusebio Pedroza. And he and the crowd in Charlotte, NC expected the decision to go in his favor. But, to beat the champion, you gotta overwhelm the champion by throwing lots of punches. Not by running.

True. But I did have Bernard winning by a couple of points.

[elmersalsa]

All what Bernard Taylor did was running against the great Eusebio Pedroza. And he and the crowd in Charlotte, NC expected the decision to go in his favor. But, to beat the champion, you gotta overwhelm the champion by throwing lots of punches. Not by running.

True. But I did have Bernard winning by a couple of points.

No way. He didn't do enough.

[elmersalsa]

I always thought that if you scored points than the champion you could beat him.

And Bernard Taylor didn't do that. You can't win the belt from the champion by running around and not throwing anything. Alacran was the just winner in my view.

[Nile4000]

True. But I did have Bernard winning by a couple of points.

No way. He didn't do enough.

To me, he did. If Pedroza had started his body attack a couple of rounds earlier, he would not have this blemish on his record. But give Bernard credit. Eusebio didn't get away with his foul tactics on Taylor.

[Ambling Alp II]

It's not like this is the only time that the judges gave Pedroza a break.

[Seamus]

It was ugly but Bernard Taylor beat Pedroza on my scorecard. Yes, he ran alot but was landing enough to win rounds. Thought EP clearly lost to Lockridge in the 1st bout and I had LaPorte edging him.

[Seamus]

It was ugly but Bernard Taylor beat Pedroza on my scorecard. Yes, he ran alot but was landing enough to win rounds. Thought EP clearly lost to Lockridge in the 1st bout and I had LaPorte edging him.

[Seamus]

Sorry double post

[elmersalsa]

No way. He didn't do enough.

To me, he did. If Pedroza had started his body attack a couple of rounds earlier, he would not have this blemish on his record. But give Bernard credit. Eusebio didn't get away with his foul tactics on Taylor.

You must be a Bernard Taylor fan or a Pedroza hater. No way he did enough.

[elmersalsa]

It was ugly but Bernard Taylor beat Pedroza on my scorecard. Yes, he ran alot but was landing enough to win rounds. Thought EP clearly lost to Lockridge in the 1st bout and I had LaPorte edging him.

I can see why the Panamanian was hated. Thanks to the American media I see this biased opinions.

[elmersalsa]

It's not like this is the only time that the judges gave Pedroza a break.

He never had one.

[Ambling Alp II]

Taylor was already mentioned. There was the two Lockridge fights. Then there was the LaPorte fight.

All four easily could have gone the other way. This has been talked about many times.

[Nile4000]

To me, he did. If Pedroza had started his body attack a couple of rounds earlier, he would not have this blemish on his record. But give Bernard credit. Eusebio didn't get away with his foul tactics on Taylor.

You must be a Bernard Taylor fan or a Pedroza hater. No way he did enough.

I will watch it again in the near future, but from what I saw when I watched the fight, Bernard did enough to win. I am a Bernard Taylor fan, and I am also a Pedroza fan. I feel that Eusebio was very underrated as a fighter, and gets overlooked because of the presence of Roberto Duran and being co-champion with Salvador Sanchez. I feel probably that Salvador ducked him to a degree, so I can undertstand his frustration at that. But he did lose to Bernard Taylor that day in Charlotte.

[elmersalsa]

Taylor was already mentioned. There was the two Lockridge fights. Then there was the LaPorte fight.

All four easily could have gone the other way. This has been talked about many times.

Pedroza won outright. All 4 times. He threw more and connected more. End of story.

[Jaywheel]

P4P De la Hoya was much better than him.

[Ambling Alp II]

Pedroza is one of elmer's favorites. Therefore he deserved the decision in all the fights and should be rated highly. End of story.
elmer doesn't like De La Hoya. Therefore he should not be rated very high. End of story.

[Jaywheel]

No way. elmer is a complete poster. End of story.

[elmersalsa]

P4P De la Hoya was much better than him.

De La Hoya did not do enough to be in the top 100 all time greats. There are many fighters that were better than he and did not make it.

Do you want to know their names.

[elmersalsa]

Pedroza is one of elmer's favorites. Therefore he deserved the decision in all the fights and should be rated highly. End of story.
elmer doesn't like De La Hoya. Therefore he should not be rated very high. End of story.

Just because Pedroza is one of my favorite fighters does not detract that he was a great fighter. A man that defended 20 times his title, 10 times in opposition's back yard should count for something. That means consistency as champion in world title fight level.

De La Hoya did not do anything but to be an HBO superstar. That was it.

[Jaywheel]

P4P De la Hoya was much better than him.

De La Hoya did not do enough to be in the top 100 all time greats. There are many fighters that were better than he and did not make it.

Do you want to know their names.

No way! He did enough. Pedroza was champ in how many weight classes? The Great Oscarito was the total package. Close the curtain.

[Jaywheel]

At #80, we got one of the most decorated fighters ever. He was an all-time great from the amateurs up to the pros
#80. Oscar De la Hoya
Record: 39-6-0 with 30KOs.
KO Pct is Who the fvck cares
Career: 1992; 2008
World Titles Held: So many it's ridiculous :

WBO junior lightweight champion (130 lbs)
WBO lightweight champion (135 lbs)
IBF lightweight champion
WBC light welterweight Champion (140 lbs)
WBC welterweight Champion (147 lbs) (2×)
WBC light middleweight champion (154 lbs) (2×)
WBA (Super) light middleweight champion
WBO middleweight champion (160 lbs)

Minor world titles
IBA welterweight champion
IBA light middleweight champion

The Ring light middleweight champion

Lineal light welterweight champion
Lineal welterweight champion
Lineal light middleweight champion

Highlights: The Golden Boy won Gold at the Olympics so he got that nickname. I call him the great Golben Boy or El Magnifico Oscarito

Historical Impact: In 2000, EMI International released Oscar De La Hoya. The self-titled CD is a Latin pop album with 13 tracks in both English and Spanish, written by Diane Warren and the Bee Gees, and was nominated for a Grammy.

Defining Fight: Was alwys on PPV HBO selling crazy numbers fighting only the best:
1 May 6, 1995 De La Hoya vs. Ruelas
2 September 9, 1995 De La Hoya vs. Hernandez
3 January 18, 1997 De La Hoya vs. Gonzalez
4 April 12, 1997 Whitaker vs. De La Hoya Pound for Pound
5 September 13, 1997 De La Hoya vs. Camacho Opposites Attack
6 December 6, 1997 De La Hoya vs. Rivera Tital Wave
7 September 18, 1998 De La Hoya vs. Chavez II Ultimate Revenge
8 February 13, 1999 De La Hoya vs. Quartey The Challenge
9 September 18, 1999 De La Hoya vs. Trinidad Fight of the Millennium
10 June 17, 2000 De La Hoya vs. Mosley Destiny
11 June 23, 2001 De La Hoya vs. Castillejo The Quest
12 September 14, 2002 De La Hoya vs. Vargas Bad Blood
13 May 3, 2003 De La Hoya vs. Campas Night of Champions
14 September 13, 2003 De La Hoya vs. Mosley II Redemption
15 June 4, 2004 De La Hoya vs. Sturm Collision Course
16 September 18, 2004 De La Hoya vs. Hopkins History
17 May 6, 2006 De La Hoya vs. Mayorga Danger Zone
18 May 5, 2007 De La Hoya vs. Mayweather The World Awaits
19 December 6, 2008 De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao The Dream Match

[Jaywheel]

De La Hoya vs. Trinidad unification De la Hoya won more rounds. He was robbed. This is a W in my mind. Tito did not win. No way!

[Jaywheel]

De la Hoya vs. Mosley Robbed twice against the Balco cheater. No way that was just! 2 more W in my head for the great Golden Boy!!