Oscar finishing at welter

[Imperial1]

Did anyone hear toward the end of Margarito/Williams fight Merchant saying that Oscar will finish his career at 147 ? Who will he fight ?

[brooklyn1550]

Probably Hatton

[brooklyn1550]

a jr welter so he can have a size advantage.....hahahahaha and he wills still get beat.

You think Hatton would beat him?

[BJL]

Yeah Hatton is theo nly one of taht group that he would even consider fighting. Imagine what Cotto would do to his golden boy looks.

[newrp01]

NEITHER. The Welterweight Division is a big party right now, and I'd like to use Bob Arum's designation to say that there are Business Men (DelaHoya, Mayweather and to an extent, Mosley) and Fighters (Williams, Cotto, Cintron, Cottley, Margarito, Collazo, etc.) and DeLaHoya's intentions to go back to 147 are not good for the sport. What this does is that everyone holds their cards agains their chest to wait for DLH to make a move, rather than doing what they did last night: fight each other.

He also fought the best at 147 (PBF) with all favoring him (location, small ring, gloves, catch weight, etc.) and fell short.

[Imperial1]

I think we could get Cotto vs Delahoya if the Hatton fight doesn't materealize .

[Slaughter27]

I could see Oscar beating Cotto.

[jimmie]

I dont see him going there he always says oh I can make 147 I got that low in camp but he always is 154 always.

[El Bombasto]

Hatton's due for a beating

[Imperial1]

I can see Hatton Delahoya sometime later this year at Wembley ..Oscar has already shown intrest in fighting Hatton and at Wembley so its only a matter of time.

[Imperial1]

Article from Yahoo sports on Oscar and the welter weight division

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[Asterion]

Oscar will probably end up fighting Hatton at 147. PBF-Hatton at 147 would've been better.

[Imperial1]

Perfect Statement, he claimed he could no longer make 147 after the first Mosley fight, he we are 7 years later and he wants to return to the division, it's no way he can make 147

He can come in at 150 as someone else meet him there ..Its not impossible .

[Imperial1]

Very true statement, but will he be weight drained, will he have the energy and power. Not only do you have to make the wieght but you have to be effective at the weight. Tito was drained against Oscar, Jones was drained against Tarver2, Toney was drained against Griffin. The list goes on and on.


Weight drained ?Its 7 lbs not 20 + like Jones dropped ..And Toney please don't compare Oscar's conditioning to Toney's ..