DeLaHoya at 147

[hardcorecap]

I must say im pretty excited to see DLH back at 147. Really great, competitive match ups can be made with him and guys like Tszyu, Judah, Spinks, Mayorga???, Mayweather. I hear rumors it will be Tszyu first. I think he should take on the Judah-Spinks winner, try to get the title, then make Tszyu come up and get it. Id like to see Mosley go down as well. could get alot of great fights if he still has something left in the tank.

 

[tgoodm1]

This should be really tough on DLH ala RJJ. Eventhough this is somewhere near DLH's most appropriate wait late in his career, I still believe that it will be tough to lose so much wait (10 lbs) and be at his best.

If he can pull it off and be effective, I will certainly give him his much deserved props. It should be very interesting. I do believe that if he can pull it off, we should see much more entertaining fights than those involving DLH as of late.

 

[HiloBoy]

Where did you hear this? I am hearing that DLh has been seen in Cabo etc and is heavier than ever. He is not acting like anyone that is trying to make weight but eating and drinking away. I hear he is looking for the Wright Trinidad winner.

 

[almly24]

You heard wrong, he's walking around at 150 now. He says 147 wont be a problem. Its the right decision. He cant be great at 154 or 160. Smart thing to go back down back to his optimal weight range.

 

[HiloBoy]

If that is true then the only reason he is going down is to fight Mayweather. If Spinks beats Judah again that might be interesting but I don't know how hard it will be for Dlh to promote himself and deal with King or even Arum. Forget Tszyu hes done.

 

[hardcorecap]

Mayweather is great, but he hasnt proven himself at 140 yet. He will fight Gatti, the if he wins be open to DLH I would guess. Oscar would prob go after a title to maybe draw him up to the weight. If Judah wins I would like to see him in with DLH. I think that would be a popular fight.mBy the way, HiloBoy, why would you say that Tszyu is done? If he fights Hatton, I think he beats him. what do you think?

 

[HiloBoy]

Hardcore,

Sure Tszyu beat Mitchell but he just beat a fighter that was a bit more used than he was. Regardless of what Mitchell did since the first Tszyu fight. I just think if he gets extended even by Hatton he will lose. He has been winning big but early. Remember you keep your power even if every other skill diminishes.

I don't think Frank Warren risks his meal ticket with Hatton against Tszyu if he wasnt sure Hatton had a big shot. If not Hatton will pull out.

I also don't see any big money fights for Dlh at 47. Spinks is not a huge sell Tszyu coming up against a guy who was just fighting 54-60 who buys that. Mayweather has all the intrigue but only if he dominates Gatti.

 

[hardcorecap]

His real big money fights would be against Mayweather or maybe a Tszyu. As far as I know, every fight he is in is big money. People will buy DLH fight against just about anyone. I think alot of people would be interested to see him fight Tszyu. Might be more intruiging to see him fight Judah, since the speed will be a factor. Mayweather will be the big fight if he gets by Gatti. Only thing for him at 160 is a rematch with Trinidad. I think its best for him to go down in weight. By the way, another rumor is that Mosley will be going back down too. I would love to see him fight Judah and Mayorga. How could those fights not be fun

 

[HiloBoy]

Mayorga is another one that is looking like used goods.