I think if De La Hoya survives the early stages of the fight, he would come out a bluddy mess. I think a body shot, or brutal combos would end this contest early, but if De La Hoya somehow manages to survive that, Jones wins with the ref intervening mid rounds due to serious damage inflicted onto De la Hoya.
Even allowing for Jones still being a developmental force at 160, he was closer to his ideal weight than De La Hoya at Middle, whose only ostensible advantage in this clash would be experience (a hell of a lot, but still...). Jones simply could not lose this fight any which-way, IMO. Every shot would hurt De La Hoya.
Jones would win. It probably wouldn't be quite the massacre some are imagining, but there's only one winner.
Jones KO 3 I think De La Hoya's chin and pride would allow him to see the third. But it would be exceedingly one-sided naturally.
DLH criticized RJJ in 2002/2003 and RJJ heard about it and said they can make a fight. DLH was scared and said "Sorry Roy Jones, I didn't mean to offend you". DLH would be in fishnets by the end of the first round.
This sentence reads like a Chuck Norris fact :: Gee, how unflinchingly brave of Roy, in the process of beefing up to Heavyweight in 2002, to challenge then-Jr. Middleweight Oscar to a fight. One thing De La Hoya had Jones never did --- the courage to pursue the best.
DLHs being undersold here. Most likely it goes the distance and ends about 10-2 Jones. We aren't talking Vinny fucking Paz here.:nono:
NO, we're talking about De La Hoya, the former Lightweight, who showed that he was completely out of his element at 160lbs (twice), against a Roy Jones that was BIG at that weight and lightening fast and with one-punch KO power. You are overselling Oscar De La Hoya in this one. :nono:
The only thing that ODLH showed at MW is that he can be KO'd by on open handed body slap to a guy not known as a puncher.
While i basically agree, Roy didn't have near the amount of A level fighters around his weight class. If Jones had the same quality of opponents available i think his resume would be better by default because there would be no way he could avoid that many guys.
ay 160??? Hoya loses wide... he either gets stopped mid-late or he uses his wits to survive and lose a wide one the guy had no business fighting at 160
I don't see dlh making the final bell here. Too undersized and Jones is way too strong and talented in this one.
