DE LA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO SET FOR DECEMBER 6

The wait is over and the fight is on, Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion “The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya will face current Ring Magazine No. 1-ranked pound for pound champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on Saturday, December 6 at MGM Grand
in Las Vegas, Nevada in a bout that will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.

The MGM Grand in Las Vegas will be absolutely buzzing on December 6th. Already, some fans are asking themselves, 'will Manny be too quick for Oscar?' And, 'is there a chance "Pac-Man" will pull it off?' Pacquiao himself has said he is very confident he will win. A fearless warrior if ever there was one, the reigning lightweight champ has apparently stated he feels he will do to De La Hoya what he did to David Diaz last time out. A bold prediction to be sure, but in successfully getting Oscar to agree to get down to a 147 pound weight limit, "Pac-Man" may have gotten himself a big slice of help.

Remember, De La Hoya has not weighed as low as welterweight for some years now - 2001 to be exact. Will the effort of boiling down weaken "The Golden Boy" sufficiently enough to give the Filipino superstar a real chance? Though we are talking about a guy who stands at 5' 10.5" taking on an opponent who is four full inches shorter, the weight issue cannot be ruled out completely. Manny walks around at around 150 pounds or so, therefore welterweight MIGHT not be such a stretch for him. The problem is, he is fighting one helluva big welterweight in De La Hoya.

As for Pacquiao, he has fought once in lightweight and is now moving up to welterweight. Pacquiao is already in his prime and is known for his speed and power but going up the weight class will definitely lessen the power of his blows against bigger opponents.

For De La Hoya, his motivation to win the fight will be fighting for his countrymen since Pacquiao is known to demolish most, if not all, of the Mexican boxers he has fought in the past. For Pacquiao, he will again carry the Philippine country on his shoulders because he is the best athlete the Philippines has to offer in the international sports. Nonetheless, this bout will definitely draw a lot of spectators regardless of the mismatch because both boxers have become legends in this sport.

Despite Oscar's current age, if Manny can beat him it will have to go down as one quite incredible upset.

Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., the bout will be a 12-round, non-title fight contested at the 147-pound welterweight limit. This exciting and intriguing match-up pits two of the most recognizable and popular talents in the sport today in what will surely be the grand finale of the 2008 boxing calendar year.

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DE LA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO RESULT

The De La Hoya vs Pacquiao fight was dominated by Manny Pacquiao from the very beginning. Pacquiao (Pac Man) scored an eight-round TKO over (Golden Boy) Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas last night.

Manny Pacquiao won by TKO when De La Hoya with his staff decided to stopped the fight in Round no. 8. De La Hoya has a sore contusion on his left eye.

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