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dagupanice 19th Jul '08 Sat, 09:38 http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20080718-149136/Roach-wants-De-La-Hoya-as-next-foe-of-Pacquiao
ano? sinong bet niyo? hehe.. pustahan na.. hehe..
dapat si valero ang next match niya.. sayang naman..
24-0 (24 KOs, 19 of which occurred in the first round).
edwin valero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Valero)
dsel20 29th Jul '08 Tue, 13:13 syempre kay manny ako! pero potential fight lang nmn to eh.. sana matuloy.. pero baka pera-pera lang din labanan na to pg ngkataon kasi pareho silang sikat (remember de la hoya vs. mayweather jr fight).. sana ma-retain ni manny speed + power nya kahit na mg-gain sya ng wieght. kasi balita ko mghaharap sila sa 147lbs, i hope he's ready for his highest weight of his career.. tentative date daw ng laban na to eh sa dec. 6....
dagupanice 29th Jul '08 Tue, 15:00 nop.. sa 140 sila magmemeet..
i think ok din si valero..
manofsteel27 2nd Aug '08 Sat, 12:24 nop.. sa 140 sila magmemeet..
i think ok din si valero..
sir mukhang malabo na maabot ni goldenboy ang 140..sa 147 pwede pa...but this bout if pushes through is not boxing anymore..its about money(business side of boxing)..no doubt pacman is a great boxer but against a much bigger and stronger DLH??? its ridiculous..for a real and die hard boxing fan i doubt if they want this fight to happen!!!:ranting:
tama ka sir kay bloodcloth valero na lang sana..(kaso we're talking here of million dollar!!)
devil_boy 2nd Aug '08 Sat, 12:39 dapat kasi si valero ang kalaban nya...
jaireh 2nd Aug '08 Sat, 13:48 tama ka sir kay bloodcloth valero na lang sana..(kaso we're talking here of million dollar!!)
millionssss of dollar...:)
if this fight push through...pacman is asking for $750,000 from the dela hoya team for every pound that he'll exceed upon the agreed weight...
whew! laking pera para sa dalawa pag natuloy yan
dagupanice 3rd Aug '08 Sun, 00:20 oo nga.. sa 147 ata sila magme-meet.. i think this will push through.. but i want valero.. hehe..
Tarantado08 3rd Aug '08 Sun, 01:44 abisyoso talaga si manny.. parang hindi nya kaya mapa tumba si dela hoya. :p
arti_nyo 3rd Aug '08 Sun, 03:42 gimik lang po cguro yan pra tumaas pa presyo nya
dagupanice 3rd Aug '08 Sun, 07:49 abisyoso talaga si manny.. parang hindi nya kaya mapa tumba si dela hoya. :p
hehe.. oo nga.. tataas pa siya ng weight.. dis advantage niya yun.. sa heavyweight na lang kaya siya.. laban sila ni tyson..
gimik lang po cguro yan pra tumaas pa presyo nya
mataas talaga presyo ni manny.. no. 1 kasi rank niya sa mundo.. :thumbsup: at mataas din ang presyo depende sa kalaban mo..
jaireh 3rd Aug '08 Sun, 07:57 ...but this bout if pushes through is not boxing anymore..its about money(business side of boxing)
i agree with this sir
dagupanice 4th Aug '08 Mon, 22:17 equal share daw.. asa..
joelnaval 5th Aug '08 Tue, 09:10 C pacman cguradong mananalo dyn laos n c dela hoya haha
dicken123456 5th Aug '08 Tue, 13:24 For retirement of De La Hoya, gusto nya ng malaking income kaya pumayag na kalabin sya ni Manny sa 147 lbs... As for Manny maganda ito, dahil sa Mataas na share nya at sa pay per view na din. Ang pag uusapan dito ay pera pera na lang po.
Kay Manny Pacquaio pa rin ako..... :punch:
mephisto1123 7th Aug '08 Thu, 12:17 i agree with this sir
Yes. But why not challenge Dela Hoya with Manny's current weight.
I mean challenge DLH to drop his weight to that of Manny's and let's see how tough he really is...
:approve: ? ? ?
sharks_team 7th Aug '08 Thu, 14:43 mga bro kung sakaliman na nagkaka22o na maglaban c la sympre
PACMAN parin me iba na kapag pinoy he......:salute:
dagupanice 7th Aug '08 Thu, 19:19 Yes. But why not challenge Dela Hoya with Manny's current weight.
I mean challenge DLH to drop his weight to that of Manny's and let's see how tough he really is...
:approve: ? ? ?
di na pwedeng bumaba si dela hoya.. till 147 lang talaga siya or higher..
manofsteel27 7th Aug '08 Thu, 21:30 JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS ARTICLE FROM KEVINE LOLE OF YAHOO SPORTS!!
few days before Oscar De La Hoya’s 2003 rematch with Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand Garden, scalpers aplenty could be found traversing the alleys along the Las Vegas Strip.
But these weren’t just any tickets they were hawking.
They were tickets to closed circuit viewings of the fight. People wanted to see the fight so badly they were willing to pay above face value to watch it on a movie screen in a hotel ballroom. In many cases, they weren’t in the same hotel as the fight was being held.
One scalper said he got $200 for a single seat, which had a face value of $50.
By that stage, De La Hoya fights had long since passed from being mere sporting events and had turned into social gatherings for the rich and famous, but even by De La Hoya’s standards, this was amazing.
That scene, however, is small potatoes compared to what will occur in Las Vegas in December. De La Hoya plans to end his illustrious career – or, at least that’s what he’s saying now – by fighting once more, on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand.
The selection of his opponent has dragged on so long it’s made the Democratic presidential primary seem like a whirlwind process.
The Internet has been filled with rumors of who it might be, and De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer have played brilliant puppet masters. They’ve dropped hints that spark flurries in the media. They issue deadlines for the selection that invariably are missed.
De La Hoya says repeatedly he wants the biggest and best challenge he can face.
If he’s a man of his word, he’d sign to fight WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, who is coming off an impressive stoppage of previously unbeaten Miguel Cotto.
But, uh, Oscar isn’t looking for that much of a challenge.
And nor was he interested in moving up and challenging unbeaten middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Pavlik is now signed to fight De La Hoya’s business partner, Bernard Hopkins, in an over-the-weight non-title match on Oct. 18 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Pavlik, the type of formidable challenge De La Hoya said he craved,
was desperate for an opponent. He would have jumped through just about any hoop De La Hoya would have thrown his way to get the fight and is
De La Hoya nixed that one, too. Too big, the Golden Boy said while on an early June tour to promote his book, “An American Son.” De La Hoya once won a version of the middleweight title – well, he didn’t really win, but he got the decision over Felix Sturm – but was not at all anxious to try to fight a 160-pounder in his farewell.
“No, I’m not going to do that,” De La Hoya said in June. “He’s too big. Kelly Pavlik is a big guy. I tried middleweight once and what I learned is, I’m not a middleweight. I definitely won’t be fighting Kelly Pavlik.”
That’s a reasonable position for De La Hoya to take, except when he forgets that he’s too big for a guy who’s spent much of his career as a super bantamweight.
Apparently, in his quest to ride off into the sunset with the fans roaring his every step, De La Hoya is willing to sacrifice his dignity to fight a guy who currently resides three classes lower than he does.
He’s close to working out a deal with Top Rank to face reigning pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, a lightweight, in that Dec. 6 bout.
De La Hoya has not weighed less than 150 pounds in a fight since he stopped Arturo Gatti on March 24, 2001, when he weighed the welterweight limit of 147. Since then, he’s weighed, in order, 154, 154, 154, 154, 160, 155, 153 1/2, 154 and 150.
And so the man who says that Kelly Pavlik, who fights one division above him, is too big, wants to fight a guy who was fighting at 120 pounds in 2002 when De La Hoya moved up to the super welterweight division.
If there’s such a thing as self-respect, De La Hoya has clearly lost it in the chase for every dollar he can grab.
A fight with Pacquiao would generate millions of dollars, perhaps hundreds of millions, and would be a blockbuster on pay-per-view.
That money, though, would come at the cost of De La Hoya’s dignity.
His trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., wasn’t too eager to criticize his meal ticket, but he did suggest that De La Hoya couldn’t end his career against a man so much smaller.
“If Oscar fights, whenever he fights, I’m there and I’ll be in the corner,” Mayweather Sr. said. “This is how I pay my bills and feed my family. If he wants to fight Pacquiao, I’ll be there. I was going to be there if he fought my son, wasn’t I?
“But if Oscar wants to secure his legacy, I would think he’d have to fight someone like Margarito or Little Floyd (Mayweather) after that.”
Instead, it’s looking increasingly as if he’ll fight Pacquiao, who firmly established himself as the world’s finest fighter with his performance on June 28, when he won the WBC lightweight title by stopping David Diaz in Las Vegas.
And while Pacquiao is a better fighter in all categories at this stage of their careers, it’s relative to the size difference.
The pound-for-pound rankings were created as a way to compare fighters who were of vastly different weights, such as De La Hoya and Pacquiao. Boxing fans in the 1940s argued bitterly over who was better, Sugar Ray Robinson or Joe Louis, and so the pound-for-pound title was born.
In 52 fights, Pacquiao has weighed 120 or less 30 times. He’s been between 120 and 130 21 times and over 130 just once. By way of comparison, De La Hoya hasn’t been under 140 since he weighed 139 when he defeated Julio Cesar Chavez more than 12 years ago, on June 7, 1996.
De La Hoya is going to be missed when he retires, because his fights brought much needed attention to the sport. He was a fierce competitor, willing to fight anyone, and his fights were full of drama.
A bout with Pacquiao would be little more than a circus. Instead of an undercard, they can wheel out a bearded lady, the winged boy and the three-legged man to entertain the crowd and save some dough.
Someone has to make De La Hoya realize that a loss to a fighter like Margarito would be far less embarrassing than a win over a guy so much smaller would be.
If De La Hoya wants to turn himself into a sideshow freak, then he should sign the contract to fight Pacquiao.
That will guarantee it.
:salute:..i agree with this!!!
dagupanice 8th Aug '08 Fri, 06:53 dapat dito sa manila ganapin..
dagupanice 8th Aug '08 Fri, 06:54 sinabi niya kasi dati, "i will not a fellow mexican in my last bout"..
dagupanice 8th Aug '08 Fri, 07:28 Purse stalls Pacquiao-Hoya go
By Marc Anthony Reyes
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:34:00 08/08/2008
MANILA, Philippines—No problem with the weight limit. Not even the kind of gloves.
It appears that the final stumbling block in the mega fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is—what else—money.
The two boxing superstars just couldn’t agree how to split the expected multimillion-dollar revenue for the fight, the ESPN reported via Internet Thursday.
Representatives from both camps talked for more than two hours Wednesday night in Los Angeles and came out of it saying the same thing—both fighters must agree to give something to make the fight push through.
HBO has reportedly blocked off Dec. 6 specifically for the extraordinary match-up between De La Hoya, who will be making his last appearance in the ring, and Pacquiao, who attempts to scale new boxing heights.
The venue appeared to be a done deal—the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“I think what it will take is for Manny to give and for Oscar to give to get a deal done," said Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer. "That’s pretty much what it is. But the fact that we had a two hour-plus meeting is obviously a good sign. If it had been a five-minute meeting it would indicate the gaps are too big,”
Top Rank’s Bob Arum, who handles things for the Filipino icon, said pretty much the same thing as he vowed to talk to Pacquiao soon after he finishes his flag-bearing chores for Team Philippines in the Beijing Olympics.
“There will have to be movement on both sides. Hopefully, there will be movement. We want to make a deal, Richard and I. Whether it can be made or not, I don’t know. It will take give and take on both sides, like in any negotiation,” the ESPN quoted Arum as saying.
But like any other negotiation, things got bumpy when money matters were taken up.
“I can say without any question none of that will be a problem, weight or gloves,” Arum said. “We are working essentially on the split.”
Pacquiao got $3 million from his June victory over David Diaz, but the figure was estimated to be a lot bigger than officially declared as he also got an undisclosed amount from the HBO pay-per-view.
De La Hoya’s paycheck, on the other hand, reportedly was at its fattest at $35 million when he lost the WBC super welterweight crown to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year.
Just the same, both camps appeared headed for an agreement that the fight would be at 147 lb.
nybee 8th Aug '08 Fri, 08:51 Prang ang laki ng difference ni Pacquiao kay Dela Hoya...grabe ang laki ng ilalaki ni Pacquaio o kahit si dela hoya dapat malaki din ibababa...hehe..
lhOnchA 15th Aug '08 Fri, 12:15 D n daw m22loi ung pac vs hoya dhl s issue s partihan ng $ ..ehehe
jaireh 15th Aug '08 Fri, 12:19 yup di na nga, i head it on the news...
yan ang nangyayari pag pera ang usapan
lhOnchA 15th Aug '08 Fri, 13:28 Ngmu2kha 2loi clang pera..ehehe,w8 nlang ni pac si hatt0n, handa daw mgbgay mlaki $ ung pr0moter ni hatt0n ke pac at s great britain daw ang laban,
Darth Maul 15th Aug '08 Fri, 15:27 ________
sino naman ang gustong pabugbug sa malaking tao tapos 30% ibibigay sa iyo?
hatton nalang. nothing to lose naman si pacman jan. di nya weight division un. pero pag talo si hatton, lagot sya... it will be a double black eye for him.
:thumbsup:
dagupanice 16th Aug '08 Sat, 08:21 dela hoya-pacman won't happen..
sotto or valero na lang daw..
i'll go for valero! look at my 1st page..
lhOnchA 16th Aug '08 Sat, 10:31 Yup!ke valero nlang..pra mtahmik n dn mga critics ni pac at c valero,mgla2ban ang dalawang driver,ehehe
dagupanice 16th Aug '08 Sat, 10:33 tricycle at pedicab driver..
Midori 16th Aug '08 Sat, 10:47 :unsure: i don't think Manny will have a chance with Dela Hoya :no: That would probably be the toughest fight of his entire boxing career :boxer:, IF ever, this would push through. But i just heard on the news the other day that hindi na matutuloy :no: :unsure:
dagupanice 16th Aug '08 Sat, 11:38 :unsure: i don't think Manny will have a chance with Dela Hoya :no: That would probably be the toughest fight of his entire boxing career :boxer:, IF ever, this would push through. But i just heard on the news the other day that hindi na matutuloy :no: :unsure:
yup.. hindi na daw matutuloy.. valero na lang.. 24 wins.. 0 loss.. 24 knock-outs!
Darth Maul 18th Aug '08 Mon, 14:21 ________
siguro kelangan gumamit si valero ng helmet sa match. balita ko may skull injury sya nun - sa motorcycle accident.
:thumbsup:
dagupanice 18th Aug '08 Mon, 15:14 ________
siguro kelangan gumamit si valero ng helmet sa match. balita ko may skull injury sya nun - sa motorcycle accident.
:thumbsup:
2004 pa yun.. nag-heal na siguro..
slimcame20 18th Aug '08 Mon, 15:47 Hindi sila nagkasundo sa hatian ng kikitain nila kaya ayun back out si pacman pera pera na lang talaga ang laban :D
Mr.Duncan 18th Aug '08 Mon, 16:49 Hindi sila nagkasundo sa hatian ng kikitain nila kaya ayun back out si pacman pera pera na lang talaga ang laban :D
sad to say pero ganyan n ata talaga ngaun sa sports industry...let the money do the talking.
manofsteel27 18th Aug '08 Mon, 20:05 2004 pa yun.. nag-heal na siguro..
kaya hindi sya allowed na lumaban sa states (except TEXAS,which give him a license to fight) because of that injury...delikado talaga yung ganung klaseng injury if ever ng heal na nga but still the possibility of being reinjured is always there ..brain injury pa naman yun..what if tamaan sya ng kamao ni manny..eh di sa morgue bagsak nya:rofl:!!!
Bjpp21 18th Aug '08 Mon, 20:30 kahit sino makalaban manny pacman pa rin ako. :getiton::hilo:
Darth Maul 28th Aug '08 Thu, 15:22 ________
28 August 2008
DE LA HOYA- PACQUIAO IS ON FOR SURE
http://philboxing.com/news/story-18566.html
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By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 28 Aug 2008
Los Angeles, CA: ABC Channel 7 based in Los Angeles, this afternoon officially announced that the long awaited Oscar de la Hoya- Manny Pacquiao fight is officially on.
Rob Fukuzaki, Channel 7’s sports anchor reported that official announcements will be forthcoming tomorrow, Thursday August 28th before noon in Los Angeles.
No announcements however were made regarding the financial split of the much discussed fight. Neither Top Rank or the GBP are saying anything until tomorrow. (August 28th)
De la Hoya reportedly will drop to 147 pounds for the fight, a weight level the Golden Boy himself said will be no problem for him to attain.
PhilBoxing attempted to get info from Pacquiao insiders based in California. They too indicated that they do not have details and are also waiting for tomorrow to learn the details.
One insider who is based in northern California however continued to express concern about the great discrepancy in size and weight between the Golden Boy and the Pacman.
But, for whatever it is worth, he also mentioned that he will be wishing for a victory for the Pacman to seal his legacy in the sweet science.
The Dela Hoya-Pacquiao fight will serve at the “farewell fight” of the Golden Boy. It will be held on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Hotel Casino Resort in Las Vegas and it is projected by those in the know in the fight business to be a big money maker, potentially giving Pacquiao a purse close to 15 million dollars.
If pushed through as all indications shows, the projected earnings indeed it will make it a “golden” farewell for the Golden Boy, earning him much more than what he made when he fought Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather..
jerwin17 28th Aug '08 Thu, 18:34 Yep c0nfirmed na daw po.. December 6 ata.
jaireh 28th Aug '08 Thu, 19:18 15 million dollars kay manny jan
neomoht 28th Aug '08 Thu, 19:55 talagang idol ko si manny matalo o manalo saludo ako sa kanya pinoy tau eh, pero di lang dahil dun, kundi talagang patay kung patay siya lumaban kaya bilib ako sa knya, pero pag etong ke dela hoya parang malaking harang ata eto ke pacman..si mayweather nga di napabagsak si delahoya, si pacquiao pa kaya sana wag na matuloy baka di maging mganda ang kakalabasan para ke pacman si valero gulpi sarado sa kanya un sigurado...but imagine kung tatalunin talaga ni pacman si delahoya ng malinis walang halong monkey business o perahan...ung labanang lalaki sa lalaki lang talaga..imagine that!!! pacman would be put among the greatest of the great fighters ever stepped on the ring...go pacquiao!!!!!
mag neto 28th Aug '08 Thu, 20:17 Naku paktay kang Manny ka.. Ako ang natatakot para sayo:slap::weep:.... Pero saludo ako sa tapang mo talagang No Fear ka talaga.:salute::salute:
neomoht 28th Aug '08 Thu, 20:17 di naman po pera pera naghahabol lang si pacman talaga ng dapat lang sa knya, according to one sport analyst, pacman wasn't getting enough for his pay day... sa ngaun, hindi magkalevel ang greatness at career nya sa salary nya pag icocompare sa world ranking, oo malaki ang pera nya dito sa pinas kasi malaki ang value ng dollars but pag sa world currency eto kinompare barya lang ang nakukuha nya compare sa mga sikat na sport icon ngaun sa buong mundo, knowing na talagang isa na siya sa pinakasikat at proven ang skill sa mundo ng boxing, so dapat lang na makuha nya naman ang tamang bayad di ba..hindi nga siya pumasok sa top 50 na highest paid sports icon ngaun sa buong mundo eh...
dagupanice 28th Aug '08 Thu, 21:20 it would be an instant classic match.. patas lang ang laban.. pero kung kay cotto siya lalaban, knock out si pacman jan sa 147..
i think lamang talaga si dela hoya dahil sa weight.. pero think of it, he is old.. which makes the match even..
dagupanice 29th Aug '08 Fri, 07:07 ladies and gentlemen..
let's get ready to rumble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MANILA, Philippines—The biggest boxing match in years is finally set.
Barring last-minute hitches, Oscar De La Hoya, boxing’s box office superstar in the past decade, will take on Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s hottest commodity today, in what promises to be a $100-million welterweight bout on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20080829-157484/100-M-fight-Pacquiao-vs-De-La-Hoya
Midori 29th Aug '08 Fri, 08:12 ladies and gentlemen..
let's get ready to rumble!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MANILA, Philippines—The biggest boxing match in years is finally set.
Barring last-minute hitches, Oscar De La Hoya, boxing’s box office superstar in the past decade, will take on Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s hottest commodity today, in what promises to be a $100-million welterweight bout on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20080829-157484/100-M-fight-Pacquiao-vs-De-La-Hoya
:sigh: this will really be the toughest fight of Manny's entire boxing career. i hope he wins on this one. :boxer:
hanynhedz 29th Aug '08 Fri, 08:20 nung magtabi ng sila ni golden boy, ang liit ni manny compare to him... mas malakas for sure si goldenboy... nung ininterview si manny before, sabi nya di sila papayag na maging 70%-30% ang maging hatian ng premyo... ang offer nila sa team ni dela hoya is 60%-40%... so this seems pera na lang talaga ang labanan... manalo matalo, panalo pa rin... but the latest news is tuloy na sa december ang laban ng dalawa... sana manalo si manny...:pray:
Donto Koi 29th Aug '08 Fri, 08:44 Minsan hindi na'ko naniniwala pag si de la hoya ang may laban...parang pera na lang ang habol ni de la hoya.
Pero sana manalo si Pacquiao.
dagupanice 29th Aug '08 Fri, 11:47 lamang talaga si dela hoya sa physical at conditioning.. according sa yahoo..
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-oscarducks082808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
it would be a hell of a fight!
Midori 29th Aug '08 Fri, 12:03 nung magtabi ng sila ni golden boy, ang liit ni manny compare to him... mas malakas for sure si goldenboy... nung ininterview si manny before, sabi nya di sila papayag na maging 70%-30% ang maging hatian ng premyo... ang offer nila sa team ni dela hoya is 60%-40%... so this seems pera na lang talaga ang labanan... manalo matalo, panalo pa rin... but the latest news is tuloy na sa december ang laban ng dalawa... sana manalo si manny...:pray:
:unsure: nagkasundo yata sila sa 67%-33% sharing of profits. :unsure: tska dec. 6 ang laban, if i'm not mistaken..
:boxer: goodluck na lang ke Manny..
mag neto 29th Aug '08 Fri, 12:41 Ngayon makakabawi na ang Mexicano sa atin:weep::weep:
Ano kaya ang nasa isip ng kampo ni Dela joya ngayon kay Pacman natatawa ba, kampanti sa dadating na laban o Natatakot din at baka sumunod na si Golden Boy sa natalo ni Pacman..:noidea:
Umaasa pa rin ako na huwag na matuloy ang laban na ito:slap::slap:
Darth Maul 29th Aug '08 Fri, 13:36 ________
29 August 2008
Oscar takes low road in fighting Pacquiao
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-oscarducks082808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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Apparently, Oscar De La Hoya didn’t feel like waiting for the outcome of WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon’s bout on Saturday before choosing his next opponent.
Seven months after fighting a super lightweight, De La Hoya decided on Thursday to drop a class and take on a lightweight when he announced he’d be facing Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
No word on whether he gave serious consideration to either Sky Low Low or Little Beaver.
De La Hoya is embarrassing himself and the sport he professes to love by refusing to fight the real challengers in his division and picking on a guy who has only once fought above 130 pounds. But for this fight, De La Hoya will make Pacquiao fight at welterweight.
It’s a farce.
Yes, it’s going to be a big event. Yes, it’s going to generate tens of million, perhaps hundreds of million, dollars.
But De La Hoya is hardly covering himself in glory fighting a man so much smaller. This is a fight pitting a one-time middleweight champion against a one-time flyweight champion.
Thank about that: De La Hoya won a world title belt in the 160-pound weight class. Pacquiao won one in the 112-pound class.
The bout will be fought at welterweight, which has a weight limit of 147 pounds. De La Hoya hasn’t made 147 since he knocked out Arturo Gatti on March 24, 2001.
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manny has nothing to lose... if he wins, way to go!!! if he doesn't, well manny undermatched. burden is on the golden boy!
Ü
neomoht 29th Aug '08 Fri, 13:42 ________
29 August 2008
Oscar takes low road in fighting Pacquiao
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-oscarducks082808&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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Apparently, Oscar De La Hoya didn’t feel like waiting for the outcome of WBO junior flyweight champion Ivan Calderon’s bout on Saturday before choosing his next opponent.
Seven months after fighting a super lightweight, De La Hoya decided on Thursday to drop a class and take on a lightweight when he announced he’d be facing Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
No word on whether he gave serious consideration to either Sky Low Low or Little Beaver.
De La Hoya is embarrassing himself and the sport he professes to love by refusing to fight the real challengers in his division and picking on a guy who has only once fought above 130 pounds. But for this fight, De La Hoya will make Pacquiao fight at welterweight.
It’s a farce.
Yes, it’s going to be a big event. Yes, it’s going to generate tens of million, perhaps hundreds of million, dollars.
But De La Hoya is hardly covering himself in glory fighting a man so much smaller. This is a fight pitting a one-time middleweight champion against a one-time flyweight champion.
Thank about that: De La Hoya won a world title belt in the 160-pound weight class. Pacquiao won one in the 112-pound class.
The bout will be fought at welterweight, which has a weight limit of 147 pounds. De La Hoya hasn’t made 147 since he knocked out Arturo Gatti on March 24, 2001.
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manny has nothing to lose... if he wins, way to go!!! if he doesn't, well manny undermatched. burden is on the golden boy!
Ü
well said...;)
mag neto 29th Aug '08 Fri, 19:47 Naalala ko noong laban ni Oscar De La Hoya at Floyd Mayweather, kahit pa nanalo si Mayweather kawawa din ang naging lagay nya kay De La Hoya madami din syang natikmang suntok. Malamang ang strategy ni De La Hoya sugurin agad si Pacman. Nakita kita ko na si Pacman baka laging nasa Ring rope at nirarapido na ng suntok ni De La Hoya..:weep::weep:
migz 29th Aug '08 Fri, 20:32 Match kaya sila?? Hmmmm well see if the bell rings already...
Lalo pa sisikat si Pacquiao pag nagkataon, "The Fear of Mexican Boxers". Tudo kayod na naman sa pag-enensayo ang ating PAMBANSANG KAMAO. Legendary fight na naman ito, madami na namang susubaybay sa labanang ito.
Sino bet niyo? Lets get ready to ruuummmmbbllleeeeeee........!!!!
dagupanice 29th Aug '08 Fri, 22:40 disadvantage talaga si pacquiao.. pero kahit matalo si pacquiao, mayaman pa rin siya.. isama mo laban niya kay barrera, morales, diaz at marquez.. barya lang mga yan compared sa laban na ito..
i guess he's making $2M each sa laban niya before.. pero now, $20M guarantee na siya (with PPV).. matalo o manalo..
Darth Maul 30th Aug '08 Sat, 10:05 ________
big step for manny, big money for manny also!!! oh, i almost forgot, big pride for GMA, too!!!
booted 30th Aug '08 Sat, 11:03 nop.. sa 140 sila magmemeet..
i think ok din si valero..
sa 147 sila magmemeet sabi sa TV khapon....
dagupanice 2nd Sep '08 Tue, 18:12 bakbakan na!!!!!!!!!!
Jakks 2nd Sep '08 Tue, 19:58 I'm betting on Manny of course pero mukhang tagilid sya kay Golden Boy.. IMHO.
mephisto1123 7th Sep '08 Sun, 17:15 Trip trip lang yan!
Money talks..
BullShit Walks.
DLH better knock Manny in the early rounds.
Manny is a walking diesel machine...
The longer the fight the tougher he gets.
dagupanice 8th Sep '08 Mon, 08:05 manny is money
MelvinMabiling 10th Sep '08 Wed, 08:55 Naku mahihirapan si pacquiao diyan unless drained si dela hoya sa pag lose ng weight. Pag lumalaban si Oscar noon at 147lbs, he balloons to 170 lbs on fight night!... malaki si dela hoya...chance ni pacquiao ay kung dehydrated si dela hoya sa pagbawas ng timbang... imagine sa gabi ng laban 5'10" at 170lbs si dela hoya...normal weight ni pacquiao is around 160lbs...we just don't know if he would still be fast at 160lbs if he gains after the official weigh in:ranting::slap:
mephisto1123 13th Sep '08 Sat, 17:21 Naku mahihirapan si pacquiao diyan unless drained si dela hoya sa pag lose ng weight. Pag lumalaban si Oscar noon at 147lbs, he balloons to 170 lbs on fight night!... malaki si dela hoya...chance ni pacquiao ay kung dehydrated si dela hoya sa pagbawas ng timbang... imagine sa gabi ng laban 5'10" at 170lbs si dela hoya...normal weight ni pacquiao is around 160lbs...we just don't know if he would still be fast at 160lbs if he gains after the official weigh in:ranting::slap:
Sir, they'll be meeting at 147lbs
;)
kurabo 13th Sep '08 Sat, 17:52 pera pera na lng yan.. kailangan samantalahin ni Manny habang nasa prime pa siya kasi kapag pinalmapas nya yan sayang pera
arashi 13th Sep '08 Sat, 19:01 Sir, they'll be meeting at 147lbs
;)
147 ang official weight pero sa araw ng fight bibigat sila dahil sa tubig...
manofsteel27 14th Sep '08 Sun, 09:45 actually 154 talaga ang fighting weight ni oscar dela hoya..mahihirapan talaga yan sa 147..come fight night lalaki yan to 160+..mdyo disadvantage talaga sa kanya yan...kaya kelangan nyang tapusin ng maaga ang laban kasi baka mawalan sya ng hangin sa bandang huli...yan lang ang nakikita kong advantage at chance ni pacman para manalo..make the fight longer..other than that..ALA NA!!
MelvinMabiling 18th Sep '08 Thu, 15:23 Sir, they'll be meeting at 147lbs
;)
I know but bibigat yan sa fight night. Kahit na sinong boxers ganun ang strategy.
dre4_fremont 21st Sep '08 Sun, 13:33 PAcquiao padin kahit matalo pero sa pagkakaalam kuhh kaya niya si de la hoya..... kung matatalo si dela hoya magbabalik daw si mayweather para ichallenge si manny ayos....:yipee:
dagupanice 21st Sep '08 Sun, 20:13 http://sports.inquirer.net/inquirersports/inquirersports/view/20080920-161746/After-Hoya-its-Hatton-Mayweather
hatton next.. mayweather, is still possible?
maria kristina 21st Sep '08 Sun, 22:33 oohhhh!!!
ciempwe
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pacman
pinoy ang champion
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