Oscar got away with one in this fight. He described Sweet Pea as a "slippery fker"
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115-113 Whitaker Although, De La Hoya paid the price himself two-fold in future fights for this bad decision.
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So many self appointed experts on youtube with their rhetoric flowery talk. You should watch a fight live and tell us what is happening, Whittaker was a slick southpaw with a low centre of gravity but he was past his best here and Oscar just too big & young. Both undeniably great boxers who would be competitive in any era.
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(Slide 1 Round 2)
While Oscar with his longer reach is choosing to do his damage by leading with his right hand. You notice that Pernell Whittaker is constantly trying to step off the straight line with Oscar. Using the jab to disguise the foot work. It is like trying to fence with somebody who has a longer foil. Attacking on the straight line with a shorter weapon means they have the chance to get to you, before you can get to them. So how do you get to them?
You make them miss. You stay beyond their range until they initiate an attack. Every punch creates a fault in your own defense, Pernell found faults like an editor. Pernell attacks using his longest weapon in the jab. He uses it as a distraction to take focus off his foot work to close the distance.
This combined with ducking in behind his right shoulder makes him a very small, quick moving target. Oscar has a very limited window to land a clean shot on Pernell as he closes the gap. When he gets inside he stuffs another pair of short left hands down to De la Hoya's body again. He's trying to slow down the bigger fighter by knocking the wind from his lungs. But in the rare moments he did stand still Oscar is finding success with his lead right hand.
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