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Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Manny Pacquiao
MGM Grand Posts Opening Line
De La Hoya -155 / Pacquiao +135
While Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KO) is recognized by most as the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer, he has yet to prove so many things with this fast pace ascension to higher weight categories. Isn’t he going too fast up there? For sure, the world has witnessed how he rallied with his amazing speed during the tremendous Pacman-Diaz campaign but this time with De La Hoya (39-5-0, 30 KO) is definitely a bit of different story. Pacman has to gain additional 12 lbs for the agreed 147 lbs welterweight fight. On the other side, De La Hoya will have to tone down to around 7 lbs from his present 154 lbs weight.
Oscar de la Hoya has been a fan favorite and the most successful pay-per-view attraction in the history of the boxing. A 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist for the United States, de la Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) is a champion in every division he has competed in from 130 to 160 pounds and has faced boxing’s elite for over 15 years, including Floyd Mayweather, Julio Cesar Chavez, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija and Hector Camacho Sr. In his fight against Mayweather on May 5, 2007, he fell short via a close split decision, but set records with the fight having the most pay-per-view buys and grossing the most revenue in the history of boxing. In his last fight against Steve Forbes on May 3, 2008 De La Hoya registered a dominating unanimous decision victory, winning nearly every round of the fight which took place in suburban Los Angeles at the outdoor Home Depot Center soccer stadium, another first for boxing’s star attraction.
Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) is recognized by most knowledgeable observers as the best fighter at any weight in the world today. Pacquiao, 29, has held world titles in four weight divisions, winning the WBC flyweight world title two weeks before his 20th birthday in December of 1998, the IBF junior featherweight world title at age 22 in 2001, the WBC super featherweight world title in March of this year and most recently the WBC lightweight world title in his last fight on June 28 against defending champion David Diaz.
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.
Tale of the Tape
Name: Oscar "The Golden Boy" De La Hoya
Age: 35
Height: 5'10"
Reach: 73"
W-L-D: 39-5-0
Wins by KO: 30
Name: Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao
Age: 29
Height: 5'6"
Reach" 67"
W-L-D: 47-3-2
Wins by KO: 35
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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