de la hoya vs. mayweather jr.

[Gooch]

So Keyser asks Gonzo's opinion.. he gives it and then Keyser doesn't have anything to add..

The man gives and gives on this board and asks very little in return. The world needs more Gonzos.

you're assuming i've been around to respond. i saw his response tonight, and now i'm responding.

when i watched this fight the first time, i was in new orleans, watching the fight at harrahs partially distracted by the texas hold em game i was participating in.

i appreciate gonzos opinion in this matter, otherwise i wouldn't have bothered to post this.

i've since watched the entire fight with full attention and as i suspected in my original post, mayweather was far more efficient in his punches than de la hoya. what i observed was de la hoya punching more, which caused me to incorrectly believe he was winning, when mayweather was simply more precise, throwing less.

i agree with gonzo that de la hoya should be commended for almost always accepting the challenges before him rather than beef up his record with meaningless fights. he may not have won all of them, but he had to balls to step in the ring, and that makes him a true champion.

you have redeemed yourself mightily.

and gonzo is dead-on..mayweather ducks opponents while de la hoya, though he hasn't won all if any of the big challenges...he's always taken them on.