Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao Boxing Match HBO Preview

The entire Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao - 06/12/08 - MGM Grand In Las Vegas highlights boxing match knockout split desicion tko unanimous desicion Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao Birthplace: Bukidnon, Philippines Height: 5' 6.5" Reach: 67" Current Titles Held: WBC Lightweight (135 lbs.) Former Titles Held: WBC Super Featherweight (130 lbs.), IBF Super Bantamweight (122 lbs.), WBC Flyweight (112 lbs.) Professional Record: 47-3-2, 35 KOs Record in World Title Fights: 8-1-2, 7 KOs Record at 147 lbs.: First fight at this weight Record in Fights Going 12 Rounds: 3-1-1 Notable Wins: TKO11 Marco Antonio Barrera I, KO3 Erik Morales III, SD12 Juan Manuel Marquez II Notable Losses: UD12 Erik Morales I, KO3 Medgoen Singsurat "The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya Birthplace: Montebello, CA Height: 5' 10.5" Reach: 73" Current Titles Held: None Former Titles Held: WBO super featherweight (130 lbs.), WBO, IBF lightweight (135 lbs.), WBC super lightweight (140 lbs.), WBC welterweight (147 lbs.), WBC, WBA junior middleweight (154 lbs.), WBO middleweight (160 lbs.) Professional Record: 39-5, 30 KOs Record in World Title Fights: 24-5, 17 KOs Record at 147 lbs.: 10-2 Record in Fights Going 12 Rounds: 8-4 Notable Wins: UD12 Pernell Whitaker, TKO8 Julio Cesar Chavez, TKO11 Fernando Vargas Notable Losses: MD12 Felix Trinidad, KO9 Bernard Hopkins, SD12 Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Analysis This bout is fittingly billed as The Dream Match because, until earlier this year, there was no reason to think these two multi-divisional champions would ever be in the ring together. But when Floyd Mayweather's unexpected retirement erased De La Hoya's lucrative rematch, this fight took its place as the biggest fight possible in the current boxing landscape. Like Mayweather, Pacquiao is considered one of the best pound-for-pound boxers on the planet today. His dazzling combination of speed and power has helped him blast his way by opponents from 112 to 135 pounds, and his defense has made vast improvements under the tutelage of Freddie Roach. De La Hoya is also a former titleholder at 130 and 135 pounds, but that's where the similarities end. He's been fighting some of the best in the world at welterweight and above since before this decade started, raising the very legitimate question of whether he'll simply be too big for Pacquiao. With the Golden Boy enjoying large advantages in height, reach, and pure bulk, his patented left hook looms as a larger threat that it has in most of his last half-dozen fights. He figures to be facing a significant disadvantage in pure hand speed, so he'll be relying on his unquestioned boxing skills and the wisdom gained in dozens of previous world title fights. Facing his biggest challenge both figuratively and literally, Pacquiao says he feels fast and strong despite bulking up to fight two weight classes higher than he's ever fought before. If his quickness rules the day or his power translates to 147, he'll stand a very real chance of coming out on top and adding another entry to an already impressive resume.TKO

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