Oscar De La Hoya: "Manny Pacquiao was the most difficult opponent I faced"
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2014
- June 7, 2014 Former 6 division world boxing champ and 2014 International boxing Hall Fame inductee Oscar De La Hoya talking to Teddy Atlas about his boxing career, personal life struggles and the current state of his promotional company
courtesy of ESPN - Спорт
Anyone who truly is a boxing fan, enjoyed watching Oscar throughout his career. And he ducked NOBODY! Truly a classy move on his part giving Manny his due!
This oscar was done already a bussiness man no training coke problems it was obvious that paquiao was going to beat him it was like oscar chavez
True. Marquez Barrera Morales are real fighters not run and hug thugs like ....
eventually. he and the mayweathers tried to smear him with the steroid thing, after the fight he kept saying in interviews pac is fast but doesn't hit hard, blamed it on the weight drain. maybe it took years for him to come clean. maybe loosening the wig and fishnet bodysuit cleared his thinking
Oscar was a great fighter and a true champion. You're right, he didn't duck anyone. He was the victim of some bullshit decisions i.e., Trinidad and Mayweather (it's the ONLY win on Floyd's record, that shouldn't be there). Also, by the time he faced Pacquiao, Oscar was done. He'd have beaten him, if they fought five years earlier. Anyway, great that De La Hoya is in hall of fame and has seemingly conquered his 'demons'. A truly talented fighter and a class act!
De la hoya beating up Mayorga was very satisfying.
Pacquiao...The only eight world divisions world champion... there's no one else to break his records in boxing history!
Not everyone starts out at 112 lbs. Focus on what is important.
steitz t Ikr, if you were a natural born heavyweight there is in no way youre ever going to be an 8- division champion. Still gotta give credit to the man though cus its not easy to adapt to each division
@@lamelo3998 plus in the earlier years of boxing they did not have as many weight classes as modern boxing does so these silly stats that the media promotes are irrelevant in my view.
@@T9RX3, In that case, nothing is relevant.
steroids everybody knows it he is protected . Fixes you name it
Boxing world definitely cant afford to forget this guy..Oscar, thank you for your contributions...
Your smile Oscar is what makes you, the golden boy. Keep it up.Congrats on your induction to the hall of fame. You are a legend. GOD be with you.
pacman and golden boy are my two favorite fighters.. I thank you for that dream match last 2008..
"i was shock for about two years" - De La Hoya
Enough. We are not deaf.
you may not be. but there are people who are.
Floyd is fraud , cheaters, keep runninand hugging. Manny Pacquiao wants rematch mayweather in other place, Floyd refused bcause Floyd knows Manny Pacquiao kill him.
in truth he was inactive for almost 2 years before facing Manny
the most shocking defeat that Oscar took was when he got KO'd by Hopkins.it was a straight jab to the stomach that even Bernard heard him in releasing the air from his mouth
Classy guy Oscar is!❤️ very respectful man! That's why he's loved by many Filipinos!
Oscar faced floyd and pacquiao and said Pacquiao was the most difficult fight. Prime pacquiao beats floyd which is why floyd ducked prime pacquiao for 5 years....what a coward. Respect to Oscar for fighting pacquiao.
Yea I to think, had he faced him in his prime paq prob would've won
3:27 If you want to get right to the question
lol thanks
THANKS
I will always be fan of Oscar's. The guy came in the sport and helped carried it through some rough times and continues to help the sport. He never dodged a fight and most if not all his bouts were entertaining.
And he was the Boxer who inspires manny. Salute to Goldenboy
Teddy Atlas got mad as soon as Oscar said Manny. Teddy Atlas also known as the Pacquiao hater.
Atlas is a douchebag. Tyson’s career could have been better if he did not interfere.
@Daymon Gray, you mean lay the ground work for Kevin Rooney to screw up?
He is famous because of the feud between him and Tyson, people watch him because they want an insight into Tyson's world and he provided that interest otherwise he is a douchebag. The fact that he tried to turn Oscar's big day by asking him about his addiction is very telling what type of person he is, Oscar handled it very well, he didn't allow Teddy to ruin his day.
He is nothing but shit...
No one hates Pacquiao he is a great fighter . All I m saying is Spence and Crawford beat him . That a all.
Win or lose Oscar De La hoya has always maintained a positive attitude. Way da go champ!
i love the way u speak, the way u answer questions, your tone, imagine a legend, one of the humble fighters u deserve a great respect..simple and brave man...
He's on coke, that's why Teddy was trying to talk about it.
Great respect to Oscar, he is a real fighter and a monster during his prime. Salute to him for admitting Manny Pacquiao is much better than him when they fought. But after the fight Manny Paquaio went to him and said that no matter what happen your still my Idol. That's how much Manny Paquaio respected him and also shows how humble he is.... Congrats Oscar D for being in the hall of fame you deserve it.👌👍👏
Not sure I've ever seen Oscar more likeable. Makes me really root for him in life.
De la joya is one of d most boxing legend!!!
love him or hate him can't deny that
It's great that Oscar told Teddy that every human being has his problems.
MANNY PACQUIO!!! Not Mayweather, in which Oscar Arguably beat. Pacquio was just a Phenom nobody's ever seen before. Most special fighter boxing has ever seen. Remember.... Floyd started at 126.....
Oscar didnt beat floyd shut up
Yeah! Floyd is a joke
Yea oscar definately beat mayweather. I still remember watching that fight live. That decision was all politics . Oscar was on his way out and mayweather was gonna be the new face for boxing so they gave it to him.
Floyd is a goat who only eat grasses but not a greatest of all time.. his carrer is just a joke... And paying judges just to win is a scam...
I love this man after mike and before manny. He's my second idol
I definitely believe De La Hoya when he said Manny Pacquiao was his most difficult fight. He got schooled for 9 rounds.
Yeah fighters usually don't BS when it comes to discussing who gave them the most difficulty. It's a tribute to how stunning Manny was. Oscar faced the who's who of complicated boxers in Hopkins, Pernell Whitaker, and Floyd Mayweather. Like him or not Oscar fought everyone
GreatValleyMuscle Very well said bro. Just like Pacman, De La Hoya never ducked anyone.
+DallasTechie PACMAN WAS ON JUICE!
+ROBERT BROOKS dude. stop hating
+DallasTechie unlike pacman he lost all his big fights
Let's give credit to both fighters and stop making excuses. Oscar wasn't exactly old, 34-35 at the time of the fight. Yes, on the downside of his career, but still at the top at the time. Pacquiao came in and it wasn't even close. Pacquiao dominated the fight with ease and treated Oscar like he was an amateur. If it were a close fight, then I might think a few extra pounds for oscar and a couple years younger would have made the difference, but because it was a complete landslide victory for Pacquiao, not even a few pounds and few years younger oscar would have been able to beat Pacquiao. That's why Floyd has avoided Pacquiao for dear life. After Oscar took Floyd to a split decision (a fight in which many believe Oscar actually won), there's no way Floyd was going to fight Pacquiao seeing what he did to Oscar so easily. Imagine what he would have done to floyd too. I give oscar credit and respect for fighting pacquiao and admitting he was defeated. Floyd gets no credit or respect for ducking pacquiao and arrogantly calling himself the best when he avoids the best.
The day Manny mopped the ring with Oscar was the day Floyd started ducking the shit out of Manny. Manny would have retired him to.
Manny draining de la Hoya per freddie roach. Hes no fool. Floyd went up in weight to fight de la hoya. You didnt have a weight drained oscar fighting floyd. Just like cotto and every other fighter roach drained to give pac the advantage. Freddie doesnt like catch weights unless its in his favor. He even said it himself
hawkermustang and Shane Mosley did the same thing when he fought Oscar, the difference was that Oscar had been fighting at 147 during that time and didn't have to drain himself to make wight and he was more competitive in that fight. He hadn't fought at 147 in 8 fucking years before he fought Manny. He was severely dehydrated and had to be taken to the hospital after the fight. Here's an article talking about the weight issue Oscar had before, during and after the fight www.boxingnews24.com/2008/12/is-de-la-hoyas-diet-the-cause-of-his-loss-to-pacquiao/ any decent fighter would've beaten Oscar that night. As far as the rematch with Floyd is concerned, Floyd retired, he didn't run, there was nothing to run from. I just watched the Floyd/De La Hoya fight again a few weeks ago and only a hater would think Oscar won that fight or that it was even close. A rematch would've been the same story. Manny is not a better fighter than Floyd and won't beat him. He is tailor made for Floyd and instead of making up shit about Floyd ducking him explain why Manny has actually been the one to turn the fight down on more than one occasion Stop being a fucking hater and face reality man.
ipowers2927 Floyd couldn't beat Oscar that night, that is why he ducked the rematch and Manny fought him. And Shane Mosley was on PEDS when he fought Oscar. And Mosley lost the 2nd fight while he was heating on the juice. The last Gayrunner fight I ever paid for was when he fought Oscar. That fight was horrible. Floyd fought like a lil bitch. I was not impressed at all. I knee back in 2007 that Floyd was a bitch.
ipowers2927 Whoever wrote that article is a moron.
Oh man..looking at these comments..really just makes me laugh...Some people just can't accept that manny was the toughest opponent that De La Hoya faced..He even said it himself...
Yes sir 2 of the most humblest boxers in the game they represent the sport well
I'm a Filipino, and I admire the way he respect Pacquiao.
On the other hand, when the time comes, I hope that Pacman would retire as happy, if not more joyful as De la Joya.
at 41 oscar found lightness in life.at middle age atlas still remains to be sour.
Nothing but respect for The Golden Boy!
I wish more fighters had Oscars mentality, he fought everyone
Oscar has the bright halo of Value around him. Tremendous mental outlook is so optimistic - to find GOOD THINGS IN EVERYTHING. Respect. Australia
Pacquiao is still fighting to this day and is still a Welterweight champion. Oscar cannot say he was old way back or he was too light when he fought the man. Margarito failed to deliver, Cotto as well, and so was he. They all lost to the best boxer of 21st century.
candid answers from the golden boy, my respect. given the circumstances, he didnt think he will lose to Pacman and what a way did he lose! it took him a couple of years to move on from the pacman annihilation.
weight didn't matter in Pac vs. DeLaHoya , Manny beat him with his speed and skills, if Oscar was heavier he would've lost even worse bc he couldn't touch Pac and Pac was destroying him from all angles, even his cornerman when they stopped the fight said "we're going to stop it, there's no point Oscar, he's too fast".
so please everyone stop making excuses for why people lost
Dreamlatino manny was moving up basically 2 weight divisions while delahoya moved down one. None expected pac to to win that fight, infact if i remember correctly delahoya was like 3-1 favorite. Delahoya just destroyed mayorga and in my opinion beat mayweather a year prior and then dominated forbes. Pacman just 2 fights prior was fighting at super featherweight 130lbs, moved up to 135 to destroy diaz and the move up to basically 147 to demolish the great delahoya. Oscar didnt know what hit him even thought he should of taken this fight at a catchweight. He took pac lightly and paid the price
Dreamlatino Stop making excuses son. a win is a win and pac demolished delahoya. delahoya admitted in this vid that pac was the toughest fight for him, he didnt know what hit him.
Dreamlatino
No fool, Oscar underestimated him no matter what assumed statistics you can come up it. He went after him because he thought Manny was low risk / high reward. He was right about the reward. Maybe he knew he had no match at all but wanted that last fat payday since Floyd didn't wanna give him a rematch. If you're gonna lose, lose big. Point is, he went after Manny and Manny met him fair and square. He agreed to the match after all. He's the Golden Boy. Why would he bow down to the "Little Asian Man"?
You pac fans are the ones that make excuses for the "LUCKY PUNCH" marquez landed lol
Scarface193448
I'm a Pacquiao fan and I disagree. It wasn't a lucky punch. It was methodical. Marquez worked his ass off to learn how to step on his foot and cycle steroids.
I love Oscar De La Hoya. Very humble and the way he talks is just pleasing to listen to.
Maybe Teddy went out with a Filipino chick who dumped and destroyed his heart.
LOL
hahaha
Yeah bcoz they are gold diggers.
No. 1 are filipinas. Right?
I am Arab
Seems like Teddy is hating on De La Hoya that night by asking him uncomfortable questions. De La Hoya deserves to be in the hall of fame. Happy for him!
Yeah, stuck it to him with the ( it bothers you lost to Trinidad ) and how you doing with your addiction .
Oscar fought back with the praising of Tyson .
Oscar looks genuinely happy here. Even giddy.
What a nice man is oscar may he have a wonderfull promotor
Top 2 Pacquiao haters:
1. Teddy Atlas
2. Ellie Seckback
Teddy has calmed down in recent years though, going far as to declare that Pac got robbed in the Horn fight.
That being said, I've never seen somebody hate Pac as much as Paulie Malignaggi. Look up any video of him talking about Pac... LOL
Oliver Garcia teddy Atlas had pacmans back against horn, floyd paid the judges for him to win against Pacman
You forgot Stephen A.
mosley should be in the list tho
keith thurman?
Yea Manny Pacquiao is the greatest fighter ever !!
Exactly
no shit sherlock
Only in your dreams.Marquez knocked him out cold.Mayweather is the greatest.
Teddy was hoping that Oscar would say that Floyd was the most difficult opponent he faced. But no, clearly Manny was the best boxer he ever faced.
I'm Latino and I do agree Manny is the best !!,
Love how teddy atlas speaks the most real to real expert and talker in boxing
De la Hoya is humble enough to admit the truth!!!!!!
for guys who likes fighting toe to toe and doesn't "RUN" but just evades punches.. yeah.. Manny can be a nightmare for those guys.. lols
So you gotta be a bitch or sumn so win?
"Shocked for about 2 years" damn that might be worse when Bradley was kinda depressed for 6 month after his fight against Pacquiao/Ruslan.
Manny snatches souls and retires fighters.
Honesty from the Champion. Respect @💪💪💪
I love how the way Oscar smiles. Man it is like "Golden boy's golden smile" right there. Oh yeah! 😁
Your idol from Philippines!
east la forever
3:26 is where the question was asked.
Thank me later.
He talked so pure
Oscar finished the interview with a good one!!
You know Atlas hated the fact Oscar said Manny was the toughest
There is a manufactured idea Floyd was best of era, especially when Pac lost to jmm. But Pac is without question best of era. Beat all common opponents more convincingly being smaller than floyd. Titles in 8 divisions.
Cotto will say he was drained but that s just mainly out of embarasment in losing to a former flyweight. Citto won't want people to think Pac beat the best Miguel.
That's fair enough but then again it's not fair on Pac. Pac did what he had to do.
Juan Manuel Marquez was a common opponent, Pac never beat him convincingly (or at all it could be argued by some) Floyd did.
@@robertojames2023 did you really watched the fight?
@@gilberttejereso9731 numerous times
@@robertojames2023 then you needed have your eyes check
Hey Oscar in the Philippines we love you!!
Congrats Oscar for inductee of hall of fame still a very healthy,humble agreat boxer also a nice person like Manny pacqiuao
Oscar doesnt even fight anymore, so why all the hate?
P A C Q U I A O .....THE BEST FIGHTER EVER LIVED. SCARED OF NOBODY
6yrs ago.. until now Pacquaio is still the more talkabout boxer.... and every boxer is talking about passion for the sports that Pacquaio set on the table...🥊🥊🥊
Cool guy! No question that he's the golden boy, a really educated person. Oscar's one of my boxing idol because of his patience & sense of humor as well. Long live my idol Oscar "The Golden Boy" dela Hoya. Godbless u & ur family circle.
This guy is too damn cheerful these days
That's good why do you care.
Coke? Meth? Mexicans control those stuffs?
oscar is high
Oscar was weight drained , but he’s a real man and doesn’t make excuses like manny after he lost too floyd
Oscar always a great heart fighter. Love from Pinas!
teddy was hoping dela hoya would say floydie was his toughest fight....he failed..hahaha
chem poi but we all know now Floyd didn’t need Oscar to say it he proved it by smashing many easily
Tyrone McDonald are you freak ?
Tyrone McDonald hahahaha "easly w/o knockout and he can not even smashed the face face of pac?" yea punch lightly,run,block & hug makes you a better boxer huh. He didn't even want a rematch and tell everyone that he's retiring but he faught a ufc fighter (mcgregor) because "SHE" knew that she's in advantage. Well done 😂😂👏
lol. floyd? haha.. he almost beat floyed..
@@ameameame I really don’t why people always say Floyd smashed or destroyed Manny, Mannys face was the same after the fight. Like what does being destroyed mean in boxing, I thought ‘destroyed’ means Margarito vs PAC but that’s just me.
I dont like teddy, why he keep on bringing up the addiction leave Oscar alone.. Oscar is the man he is going to make great fights
Teddy is a plain Dick! He hates Manny that is why he was bitter when Oscar mentioned Manny.Teddy is an asshole
Enrique Morgan
teddy alwaysa takes the side of US boxers hes not balanced unless hes talking about two us fighters fighting eachother
because Oscar mentioned Tyson and teddy hates Tyson lol
cause hes a fucking loser thats y
Teddy is sour because the boxer he trained was knocked out by a 45 year old
Gotta love Oscar!!
Oscar is one of the most beautiful fighters fastest the best chin the biggest heart the best Chicano fighter who ever lived. ❤️👍🥇
athlease he stood their like a warrior. not like runweather
+David McKnight blocking a punch is different from running away and hugging for your life,you can't be a warrior if you fear for your health.
+Christopher Chatto indeed
I respect this guy because he is so humble not like that arrogant Mayweather he is like Justin Beiber of Boxing lol
Golden boy is a very professional to talk, I think that is part of his personality.i like him,his a good man.
Oscar is honest and humble.
Oscar is in his own happy time. Watch again this is hilarious! haha
He must've been getting those last drugs out of his system
How many lines did oscar snort before this interview?
Haha
You stole my comment!!,by the way I would say about 7 big ones,he can afford it.Teddy did'nt want to know about Mike Tyson,Oscar,say no more.
RIGHT!!, MANNY ON PEDS AND OSCAR WAS ON COKE
Probably 1 kilos opps. Sorry 3 kilos lol:-)
What a personality.
As a fan of boxing what a great accomplishment.
He’s Super High !!!!!!! (see: video)
I wish people would stop whining about Teddy Atlas' questions, especially about addiction.
Anybody with a brain can see how high Oscar is in this interview. He looks on cloud 9 the whole time, can't keep still and says "Miron Ike Tyson" at one point. Teddy Atlas knows Oscar wasn't right in this interview, that's why he looked him in the eye and asked him a second time about it.
***** Exactly. Oscar De La Hoya is one of my favourite boxers of his era, but anybody who says he isn't coked up in this video doesn't know what they're talking about
Classy fighter De La Hoya.. Im a Flipino and a high respect to you Amigo!
Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭 you are still one of my favorite Oscar you ducked no ☝️ one
I think oscar said that pacman cause he never won any rounds in that fight ... oscar is just honest ...
Face it Delahoya, you're one of us. Viva Puerto Rico!!! lol
Oscar looks having satisfied descent life, his great
A face of the Warrior but with a heart
Hahaha.....saying how much he's always admired Mike Tyson to Teddy Atlas.......pure, fucking, gold!
Check the stoney face and the change of subject immediately?
Thank you Oscar, that was beautiful.
Then right after that Teddy started talking about his addiction as a jab back at him. LOL
NBAGOATS
You can rely on Teddy :)
Teddy Atlas is so jealous in Manny Pacquiao that's why always talking negative to Pacquiao
Because manny broke the jaw of his favorite son ---- ricky hatton!!! And ever since manny has a fight, he always been salty against him and favor his opponent and when manny win that fight he'll just say" ahhh.. i was wrong!!! Wtf!!!!hahahaha
He did defend and didn't agree with Pacquiao's loss against Horn though.
Class act de la Hoya!!!!
Great job Oscar, great that you found that peace, and know that you are blessed, dude you have done a lot of great thing in life as a boxer, and losing to My guy Pacman is just part of the deal - u lose some, u win some. I'm sure Pacman and myself is really happy for you, keep it up sir.
The truth is setting Oscar free...He is never happier in his life if tells lies about Manny being the most difficult opponent..Good on you Oscar..I salute you..!!!
trinidad vs de la hoya, between round 11 and 12, gil clancy tells de la hoya to fight this round. gets ignored. trinidad wins the fight.
its 2018 and i say Oscar taught Felix how to box that night.
yes he did say pac was most difficult. however pay attention to what he first said . given the circumstances " I came in too light.I was too light" that played a key in his performance. but not the biggest of all keys. age. pac was still faster and packed a punch at that time.
ya delahoya fkd up well his team did..smh..
Another fucking hater right here..That wasent Manny's fault.Manny came in smaller regardless.Stop hatin dude
wtf you talking about. manny is gonna be the smallest fighter to everyone he fights. stop using that as a cruch. him being short has nothing to do with anything. he's at the weight then he can fight. oscar has a valid poing because he had to come down a whole weight class. t\which he hadn't done in years & at that age its not easy in the least. thats like telling b-hop to come in at welter lmao. roach always makes the other guy come down . why is that look at how they tried to make canelo come down to 150 and his camp said go fuck yourself. 150.. really.. they caomplained about floyds 152. 150 is even lower.
DELAHOYA NEVER IMAGINE N ANYONE ON THIS WORLD THAT PAC WILL DESTROY HIM SO EASY.. EHEHE .. HE OUTBOX DELAHAYO.. AND MAKE HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE UGLY.. NEVER THAN THAT IN DELAHOYA'S CAREER// AHAHAHA..
PAC WAS ONLY FEATHERWEIGHT THEN LOL.. YEAH HE MOVE UP AT 135 B4 FACING DELAHOYA .. PAC WHEN HE WAS MOVING UP ON WEIGHTS HE FACE THE MOST THREATEN OPPONENT OUT THEIR.. TO BECOME LEGEND AHAHA
Seems like he is happy. God bless him
Nice to see oscar happy like a new men 👍👍👍👍
Oscar sounds fake in this interview
Oscar looked and sounded like he was higher than a mother fuckin kite!
Oscar has always been fake. He's been a vicious alcoholic for years and hid it very well...so obviously he's very fake.
Oscar sounds fake in every interview to me.
he is on anti depressants. He is so happy lol
mayson998 I agree!!! i SUSPECT COKE OR METH, THAT WOULD MAKE YOU OVER JOYFUL WITHOUT APPARENT REASON!!! CHASING THE WHITE DRAGON....
Floyd will be remembered for not fighting pac, thats it in my book...and if he dosnt fight pac boxing is dead... you need those fights to continue to the future.. Think if Ali never fought Frazier??? WTF?
Thaluckysun1 He fought him and beat him easily.
Yea bitch. U finally Stfu about it now?
Joshua Gascoyne by easily you mean running,? Or hugging?
Floyd Runweather ran the whole time and threw cheap punches
Iam a big fan of the golden boy just like manny he very humble .hes respectful ..as he says manny is the most difficult fighther he ever fought..oscar is true boxer
..
oscar is so genuine
Get Teddy out og boxing...pls!
Oscar is way too animated---probably on a narcotic
Oscar is all banged up
Gotta love Oscar.
honestly sounds like he's on acid in this interview lolol
How about Floyd Mayweather? Hall of Shame?
Ernesto Dela Cruz lol
De la Hoya is a legend!
very well said oscar!!!