Special Thanks to all the Patrons who backed me on this project. This is the Full story of one of Boxing's biggest money bouts between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. For the people that are interested in why the fight is crystal clear for something in 2007. Thats a tale for itself. The file for the fight popped up sometime in 2007 and it was revealed as the ultimate copy of De La Hoya vs Mayweather. This is a Pro Res 17 gig file. There is an HD file of this fight around on the web but its not this copy, its a compressed 2.5 gig 720p mkv file. The comparison between the 2 in quality is huge. I heard legends of this file and to my luck it resurfaced back on the internet back in 2013. On old-school file sharing sites, the uploader had to divide the file in several parts so it can stay under the file memory limit on the site. I was limited by the site to getting 3 parts a day. After obtaining all the parts . You had to use a program called HS Split to combine all parts to make up the original 17 gig file. The 24/7 I obtained summer of that year. It took over a month to transfer. There is a copy on RU-vid, but its compressed I have the actual raw file. For the most part these pieces of history just remained in my personal fight archives for years to come til I finally found proper use to have it in a video today. Boxing is unfortunately the only sport where it is important for everyone to archive when theres such releases because chances are they will never be rebroadcasted again and for future generations they have to view the fight in awful quality. This fight is a prime example as GB and DAZN only have access to the international feed. The international feed of the fight was only shown in Standard Def. HD feed was exclusive to HBO. Which HBO only re-broadcasted this fight 2 times ( the weekend after and their 2007 Yearender special).
Man Mayweather sr. really didn’t accept the fact he was bald for a while. Like bro you have like 2 braids on your temples cmon. Glad to see he finally accepted reality.
@When you hear the wind Talk, seek help ; @Joseph Melendez Lol I hope you guys don't honestly believe this ridiculous claim. Don't get me wrong I am not saying it is ridiculous to think that companies would collude with one another in order to scam people out of money, that part is extremely believable. But, on this particular claim regarding visual quality & tech this claim is simply ridiculous. There are a few reasons why so many people have this same sort of feeling that picture quality was previously better back in the day than it appears when viewing that same footage now. In no particular order they are: 1) Sometimes that footage appears lower quality than it was previously because it simply is actually a slightly lower quality. Depending on what exactly was used to record the broadcast [especially when it is someone's home recording of the broadcast,] when done on something like VHS or some other tape format it is prone to quality deterioration over time from an assortment of things like physical damage/wear to humidity. Also, if it was someone's home recording of a broadcast then the recording was also just a lower a quality than what the broadcast quality was. 2) Another reason things appear to more blurry or more snowy when viewing old footage today has to do with the difference in the resolution quality of the equipment you are using today vs. the resolution of the old footage. If you are using a computer you have the ability to adjust your screen's resolution & if you are watching something old if you were to adjust your resolution down to say 800x600 down from the 1920x1080 or higher it is likely currently set at & this will make the footage quality appear slightly better. Related to this, though slightly different, is the fact that screens are quite a bit larger than they used to be on average. I mean just the weight of CRT monitors for computers was absurd. A 15-inch monitor would weigh between 25-30 pounds, a 17-inch between 35-40 pounds, a 19-inch between 40-50 pounds, & a 21-inch between 50-70 pounds. Most people got monitors between 15" & 19" from the late 90s through mid-2000s. Even when LCD's started being sold to consumers they were small with the predominant size in 2003 being 15". 3) Finally things appear worse than they felt like at the time because back at the time there was nothing with which to compare it to that was high definition. When viewing it nowadays when most things are in high definition the the issues with the lower quality stuff just stands out due to how stark the contrast is. The flaws/issues were able to be mostly ignored back when there was nothing better available. It would be noticeable when someone first watched something on TV as compared to what they saw in life personally, but as one became used to watching stuff on TV people would acclimate to it. Similar to how someone who works around or is otherwise around some constant sound/noise it eventually becomes kind of like background noise that they begin to not even notice.
@Joseph Melendez The 2nd sentence in my comment was "Don't get me wrong I am not saying it is ridiculous to think that companies would collude with one another in order to scam people out of money, that part is extremely believable." I was merely trying to explain why people feel like something they remember watching back in the day feel like the quality is worse than what they remember it being like back then. Most people get this feeling, including myself & that's despite the fact I know it isn't actually any worse & understand why our brains are tricked into thinking that it is.
Agreed. Just watched it, as some content channels slip out of rotation every once in a while. Great video & breakdown of this epic fight. As an avid MMA fan, it’s been great to dip in the boxing pool, and see an overall view of epic fights from the past. Great stuff, per usual.
That's exactly what Larry Merchant said! And I don't agree with Larry Merchant very often, but he was spot on with his opening bell monologue for this fight...I'm paraphrasing, "Floyd yearns for Oscar's stardom, Oscar yearns for Floyd's status"
it was the passing of the torch playa! If Oscar really wanted a dub, he would've fought like he did against Tito and given the '96 Olympic Bronze medalist a boxing clinic! But we all know The Golden Boy took one for the team and went for the KO. In Pretty Boy's defense, he returned the favor against Miguel Cotto. The only reason why Jr. got caught so much was because he actually thought he could KO the boricua.
Next one the list: *The Tale of Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield *The Tale of the Trilogy of Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard(a.k.a No Mas story) *The Tale of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley *The Tale of Lennox Lewis and Hasim Rahman *The Tale of Oscar De la Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga *The Tale of Tito Trinidad and Bernard Hopkins *The Tale of the Trilogy of Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera *The Tale of the Trilogy of Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier *The Tale of Adrien Broner and Paulie Malignaggi(Side Piece story) *The Tale of the Trilogy of Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti *The Tale of Floyd Mayweather Jr and Victor Ortiz *The Tale of Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao Please OfficeHancho, do it
I'll take into consideration , but this and these type of videos are Patreon backed projects because of Yt's unpredictability with monetization on combat sports content especially if I were to make a video on Broner vs Paulie or Maidana and Mayweather Ortiz/Mosley.
Not all accurate though. Incorrect contract timelines, etc. must have read about what happened, not actually been paying attention to boxing at the time
Mayweather as the villain or heel is more interesting than being the good guy or face. Quite similar to Dwayne Johnson as the Rock than Rocky Maivia. Nobody cared about Rocky Maivia, it's the heel turn becoming The Rock that propelled him to stardom. And Floyd showing Bob Arum that he's not the boss and and turning down his $7 million dollar slave wage offer is classic WWE heel turn.
@Corduroy El Negroid nah, i don't think he's a cheat or a fraud, there is no proof of that. He was cheated of the olympics victory and almost got screwed by scoring of his fight against Canelo. He fought bigger and faster opponents and still won. He is definitely one of the best of all time.
@Corduroy El Negroid man, you really hate the guy huh. I think he beat Pacquiao and I'm Filipino. He beat Maidana in the later rounds despite being bullied in the early rounds and Maidanas weight advantage. And Castillo is a close fight and could've gone the other way or a draw. But, I see it more as an edge similar to how Pacquaio was given the decision against Marquez in their 2nd fight.
This is FANTASTIC! Absolutely great editing, storytelling and quality. By the end I still wanted to see more!! The music you use is also always dope! Thank you for this man. Hope you do more tales of other big events in the history of boxing soon. De La Hoya vs Mayweather was before I fully got into boxing but it always came off as a HUGE event when it happened. Probably because it was the night when Mayweather took over the throne as the new ppv star. Thanks again for telling this tale.
Really loving this channel, I'm so glad I found it. The amount of research and detail that goes into not just the fights themselves, but the buildup and circumstances leading up to them is just fantastic. I'd love to see a tale of Mayweather vs Castillo eventually.
I always remember as a kid I'd invest in a fighter & always root for same guy but as I got older & started my amateur career I began watching fights 100% open & watched as a fan of boxing not just a name& enjoy it no matter who won & made it so much better I see ppl hate Floyd so much & just doesn't add up I mean the guy has done so much for this sport especially lower weight classes
Hell yeah! I couldn’t imagine it any different . Im 30, I grew up with boxing (mom knows Sugar Shane) and Anderson Silva got me into UFC around 2008. Even though I watched the Tito/Iceman/Rampage/Rashad Evans fights too
It wasn't close lmao Floyd beat him so easily. I think what has affected peoples perception on the fight arethe commentators, the split decision, Floyd's father's words. Like Floyd won between 8 - 10 rounds. The fight was not close.
To say there isn't skill in MMA is so insane. The level has grown since then but in 2007, the same year as this fight, you had guys like Anderson Silva and George St. Pierre. Two of the most skillful fighters in history. I think this stigma is finally going away but for the longest time boxing looked down on MMA, mostly out of fear
It was really only chuck and Tito that were the only stars in mma at that time. Silva and GSP didn’t get big until later. Also I think most of the boxing community watches the ufc, just prefers boxing, and most of the mma community watches boxing, just prefers mma. But back then there were some retards like Lou dibella who thought mma was barbaric
This was a treat to watch man. The De La Hoya/Floyd Sr. story has always interested me. Kinda felt like Oscar was a better "son" to Sr than his own flesh and blood, so Sr always sounds conflicted when he talks about those two- it's sad and fascinating lol.
I've always believed Oscar passed the torch down to Mayweather, like it was a business first,fight. It shot Mayweather up to those money fights, and pushed Oscar as a promoter. Weird take, but it's my take.
@@dezdez4885 Yeah he definitely inherited the mantle from Oscar for sure, and I'm sure some part of Oscar knew he was fading fast. Maybe he cared enough about the sport to kill his retirement and face off with a young gun in order to give it a new star.
I think it's something they all came up with to market the fight. Oscar was at the end of his career, and no one I knew thought he would win. The fight went like we thought it would. Oscar was no joke, even at the end of his career.
@@jamesjohnson1522 Yeah kind of crazy that he was as competitive with Mayweather at a time like this in his career/life- drug addiction, etc. A fight in De La Hoya's prime would have been something to see.
It's hard to question/judge anything that Mayweather has done professionally. I mean can you really imagine him being anymore successful than he is or has been. Doesn't seem realistic that he could be any more successful, so to try to negatively judge anything he has done is a losing battle. Personal life is a different story.
Successful yes one of the best yes great yes. He is one of the best all time can’t take that away from him but man there is so many lil things that I hate about him. I will name them now. 1. Dude holds way to much holding while your hurt that’s fine but holding as a tactic of defense is supposed to be illegal stop me if I’m lying. I hate that you don’t see judges take points for hold some warn but rarely. Holding as defensive is wrong and just not something I like to see. 2. Dude always used his elbow and forearm and sometimes it would have dudes head pushed all the way back with his forearm like come on dude that shit is wack. 3. Dude was great at picking the best fights for him at the right time there was so many fighters he could have fought but didn’t or did but to late. Pretty boy Floyd is a beast but money may not so much. He is the best defensive fighter yea without a doubt but that’s it.
@@jeszecantu4262 there is a difference between "Pretty Boy" and "Money" yes! I'll give you the elbows. I don't know how many people actually notice how many times he slips that elbow push in there, but he would do it a lot, way too much in fact. The rest are tactical advantages/strategies that helped him get to where he is! Hate him or love him he is undoubtedly the GOAT! He chose his fights because he was able to and no one else would've done it any other way. He didn't duck any practical fighter (I say practical meaning he obviously didn't go after anyone way too big or small) in his time he merely chose the $ fights and that is prize fighting at the top level. He did fight some of the best and he fought them at thier best! There's not many arguments for other fighters being better that aren't laughable! Tom Brady and Michael Jordan are the only athletes that have more of an undoubtable claim as the best ever in their respective sport over Mayweather! Maybe Gretzky, but I don't know enough about hockey to really get into that!??
@@daltiejul the fact that you think it's laughable that someone could think another fighter could be to GOAT shows just how biased you are. I'm sorry, but it's very debatable. That's just a fact, or it wouldn't be debated like Jordan or Brady.
@@jeszecantu4262 about the elbow thing, I think it can be used very strategically, like the first maidana fight, we’re maidana was bending the rules with the clubbing swings to the back of the head, that low blow and the grappling. So Floyd counteracted that by sticking his elbow out, whenever maidana led with his head and tried to wrestle him. Therefore stopping maidana from burying his head in Floyd’s chest as it would run into Floyd’s elbow!
So much has happened in 2020, I forgot Roger (Rest Easy) passed. This has been one messed up year in the number of people this country has lost. May all the souls that left this world for the next Rest in Power. May all those left behind, shall we stand together and go forward weathered yet strong, letting the light of the people that have passed lead us into understanding, compassion, and ultimately unity!
You have some of the most interesting and well presented boxing content on RU-vid. As long as you keep producing, I'll keep watching. Thank you for the countless hours of entertainment. It's appreciated.
@@Montoya1991 Floyd beat Mosley, Cotto, Marquez, Chico Corrales, Hatton, Maidana and Gatti. These guys were known for all assault and never die attitude. He picked them apart after making them fight his fight. Also DLH couldn't beat the cream of the crop like Trinidad, Hopkins, Mosley (2x), Floyd and Pacquiao. Got wins over bums like Mayorga, Vargas and a washed up Chavez
@@steveguardado7243 TF are you even talking about? Everyone that watched the Trinidad fight knows DLH won. The 1st Mosley fight was so close that at least half of the professional boxing analysts had DLH winning and Mosley was on the moon with rocket fuel (steroids) in the rematch. Hopkins? Oh yeah great win from a light heavyweight Hopkins against a welterweight dlh 😂. Floyd faced a washed up DLH and still BARELY won the fight, mayweather even "retired" to avoid the rematch clause DLH had in that fight and suddenly when the rematch clause expires then who comes back? Mayweather lol. Pacquiao yes but DLH was also dehydrated as a MF, he dropped down to 147 , weight he hadn't been in years. Just look at DLH in the Pacquiao fight, DLH was known for his lightning fast speed and he just couldn't move. Shows you know nothing about boxing, boy.
A video indeed worthy of paying. Wait for my donation friend. We need you to do more of this. We would love you to document more of high profile matches.
@@worstxb1playertylerteehc635 it wasnt even close u casual go rewatch it , just cause oscar was throwing more punches and hitting air doesnt mean he won
@@regularm3924 Not So casual that I just have to take the TV companies or any other scoring system for their word. I score my own and running away does not a fighter make.
Booooooooooooooom! Awesome content, bro... nailed it! I even told my wife to hush, cause she had the nerve to say something while I was watching lol... P.d.: I might be sleeping in the couch tonight
Loyal subscriber, love all your vids, but wanted to thank you for bringing back This classic. I remember the hype at the time and watching this took me back 15 years. Keep on keeping on
Thank GOD for you Office Hancho Boxing! i was really bored. And the people need to hear these tales of boxing. I've been following your channel for a long time (since that sick ass Mayweather vs Pacquiao promo in 2015) and i wanna ask have your thought about making a website? where you can store all the videos you've ever made there like how YMS does with all his past videos.
I'm 42 and just got into boxing and MMA hardcore in the last 5 years. I wish I was into boxing as much as I am now back in the '80s and '90s and '00s Because it was just way, way better back then. There's nothing now.
Boxing is still good but the 60s-the 2000s boxing was fucking huge it’s still huge today but not as big as a it used to be if all of these fighters market themselves well then it can get back to what it used to be but it’s in a good place today compared to what it was
@@Lemon-rk9hq I don't think so. There's nobody. Tyson fury, wilder, AJ, and loma who just looked like shit. It should be easier now to market yourself with social media today.. It was loaded back then.
@@rhull3939 you got canelo, inoue, chocolatito, estrada, all the guys at 135 and at 147, you also have jermell who could be undisputed shortly. And if you want to watch some great fights then you should give some of the guys at cruiserweight a chance
@@jesuscruz7033 yeah I forgot Canelo. The other guys are super talented but nobody is knocking doors down to see them is what I'm trying to say. Hopefully it gets better.
Every video this man puts is just top quality gold content no matter what it is, well researched history and with good details i love this content, i want to see a deep-dive of mayweather and pacquiao next or somewhere in the future
@@revertedrf978 thanks for the detailed response in which you outline your logic in supporting Mayweather instead of recognizing he propagated everything about boxing we hate: not making the most compelling fights, ducking and dodging, and never laying it out for the fans. Mayweather was about Mayweather. He can't hold a candle to the great champions that *really* fought anybody who was put in front of them. He dodged every fighter's prime. If you like that and you think it left the sport in better shape than it was then have at it. Mayweather McGregor sold the most PPVs but did absolutely shit all for boxing as a sport.
Ended up being a much better fight than Mayweather vs Pacquiao was for me. Oscar was surprisingly competitive. A slightly younger Oscar may've even possibly pulled it out.
@@janictealbert4010 That's nice, but I'm not sure that you get what I was or wasn't saying and the same may go for me too. I am saying NOTHING other than a personal belief/opinion of my own based upon what I see when I watch this fight , that a younger, fresher Oscar would, to me, had a very, VERY strong chance of winning in that fight. That is all. Nothing more, nothing less.
Mayweather Sr said "if you going off the point system, you gotta give it to Oscar.".......but Floyd lands doubled the punches with doubled the accuracy..............hmmm. Great video though, I LOVED watching this! Man seems like just yesterday all this went down!
So nice to watch Mayweather when he was passionate about the fight again, rather in the latter of his career where it was only about his record. The guy was a monster in his prime and a truly gifted fighter.Rocky Marciano never let off the gas. So for me, he still is the best undefeated fighter imo.
Absolutely brilliant video. Please make more @OfficeHanchoBoxing , this is the best boxing video/factual drama I’ve ever seen BY FAR. You need to make more my friend, and you should have more Floyd Mayweather fights, Andre Ward vs. Kovalev 1&2, Canelo leaving Golden Boy, Cotto Vs. Margarito 1&2, Pac Vs. Marquez 4 fight series, Canelo Vs. GGG 1&2, Tyson Fury Vs. Wilder 1-3, Diego Coralles Vs. Castillo 1-2, Anthony Joshua Vs. Vlad Klitch, Gatti Vs. Ward 1-3, Mike Tyson Vs. Holyfield 1&2, Klitch Vs. Lennox Lewis, Mayweather Vs. Maidana 1&2, Erik Morales Vs. Barrera 1-3, Marquez Vs. Barrera 1-3, Pac Vs. Bradley 1-3, Erik Morales Vs. Pac 1-3, Israel Vasquez Vs. Rafael Marquez 1-3, Felix Trinidad Vs. Fernando Vargas, Takashi Miura Vs. Francisco Vargas, Mike Tyson Vs. Lennox Lewis, and Mayweather Vs. Pac-Man.
dude this video was so well made, i felt so immersed in it, i wish there were more videos like this on youtube, you should continue down the line! all the way to the end, in recognition of the new Logan Paul vs Mayweather fight, show why we got here
I'll never forget where i was during this fight, and go figure, my PPV blacked out on us in the middle of the fight and didn't come back on.... I'll never forget it. Thanks Hancho for the epilogue!
@@rbr4115 You’re literally dismissing something that actually happened. It’s well documented that Manny refused to take a drug test when he was set to fight Mayweather. Are you even aware of this?
I’m number 200 upvote and still 0 dislikes. If you don’t know, now you know, office honcho is the real mothafuck’n deal and a true boxing fan, with A+ content...always unbiased!!! And I’m Mexican!
