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Pray for Pacquiao victory, Arroyo asks Pinoys
GMA News Online, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines ? On the eve of Filipino boxing champ Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao's "dream match" against Oscar dela Hoya, Malaca?ang asked Filipinos to pray for a Pacquiao victory on Sunday (Manila time).
Presidential Management Staff (PMS) head Cerge Remonde said President Arroyo will also be Read Full Story >>>US pay-per-view buys for Pacquiao-De la Hoya looking good, report says
GMA News Online, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Pay-per-view buys less than 24 hours before The Dream Match between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya showed promising figures, a USA Today online report said on Saturday (Friday, US time).
The report was based on DirecTV and Dish Network cable companies which were monitor Read Full Story >>> Size will be the difference for Oscar De La Hoya
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Oscar De La Hoya is going to defeat Manny Pacquiao, and probably by a knockout. Make it the ninth round.
As I've thought about this fight since I visited both fighters a month ago at their Southern California training camps, several factors continue pointing to the outcome being a "real" version Read Full Story >>> THE PREDICTION PAGE
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
This may not be THE year of the upset in the sweet science, but it has been a year of upsets. Margarito over Cotto, Hopkins over Pavlik, Calzaghe over Jones, Dawson over Tarver, Qui Read Full Story >>> The Dream Match: Weigh-in Results; Pacquiao Complains
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS--Is Oscar De La Hoya too light? Is Manny Pacquiao heavy enough? Those were the questions that emerged after the two boxers weighed-in today for their much-anticipated welterweight bout Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
De La Hoya, who is fighting at the 147-pound limit for t Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO GUARNTEED $6M; DE LA HOYA $20M
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
The disparity in the guaranteed purse of Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya is even wider than the height and reach disparity between the two fighters.
Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer ha Read Full Story >>> Weigh-in offers comedy, last look
By Andy Samuelson, Las Vegas Sun, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Even if there was anything left to say about Saturday night?s ?Dream Match,? the hundreds of fans in attendance for Friday afternoon?s official weigh-in at the MGM Grand Garden Arena were not able to hear it.
By the time Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao officially took the microphone in their Read Full Story >>> 'DREAM MATCH' COMPLETE WEIGHIN RESULTS
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
'DREAM MATCH' COMPLETE WEIGHIN RESULTS
MAIN EVENT - WELTERWEIGHTS - 12 ROUNDS
Oscar DE LA HOYA -- 145 lbs vs. Manny PACQUIAO -- 142 lbs
NABO JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT TITLE - Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya will be upstaged
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Oscar De La Hoya is a movie star with wrinkles. He is ready for another close-up, but not before he spends some extended time in makeup.
He is boxing's Clint Eastwood. He is to be respected, even rev Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya-Pacquiao Bout Puts Boxing Back in Spotlight at BetUS
BetUs.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
?Boxing is dying,? ?mixed martial arts bouts (MMA) are better? and ?there are no great boxers anymore.?
Stop me if you?ve heard any of the above recently.
While it?s true that the sport of boxing has absorbed several body blows in recent years, particularly because of the immensely popular MMA Read Full Story >>> Mismatch of the century propels Pacquiao to the peak
guardian.co.uk, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Floyd Mayweather Sr, who moves through boxing like grizzled royalty, leans forward and wheezes slowly, "Listen, Oscar ain't the quickest learner in this business, but he won't need to know too much to beat Manny. He's plain just too big."
And that, for the past several weeks, has been the prevail Read Full Story >>> Weighty Issues: Pacquiao Feasts, De La Hoya Fasts
By Associated Press, NBCLosAngeles.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya says he's been down to 147 pounds for weeks, and one look at him in a track suit Wednesday seemed to back that up.
The same can't be said about Manny Pacquiao, but his job in the weeks preparing for his fight with De La Hoya wasn't to diet but to eat as much as he po Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA 145 LBS, PACQUIAO 142 LBS
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS--Oscar De la Hoya came in at 145 lbs, while Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao checked in at 142 lbs during official weigh-in held minutes ago at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
In front of some 7,000 fans, both fighter Read Full Story >>> No one to blame if De La Hoya loses this time
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, SignOnSanDiego.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar De La Hoya might have beaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. had he stayed with his jab and found a way to land a left hook or two. He would have beaten Felix Trinidad if he hadn't decided to run instead of fight in the last few rounds, and he might have gotten the best of Shane Mosley if he Read Full Story >>> I WILL FIGHT MAIN MAN!
By Kevin Francis, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 06 Dec 2008
RICKY Hatton will be at ringside in Las Vegas tonight for the showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya ? with a clash against the winner looking a certainty.
A May bout between Hatton and tonight?s victor is likely to be staged in either London or Cardiff.
Hatton is hoping Pacquia Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA, PACQUIAO WEIGH-IN TODAY
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS--The official weigh-in for tomorrow's "Dream Match" takes place today with both Oscar De la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao set to take to the scales at exactly 3PM (7AM RP time) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Pacqu Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao following bravely in steps of other lighter-weight greats
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS -- When Oscar De La Hoya outpointed Javier Castillejo to win the junior middleweight championship on June 23, 2001, nobody had a clue that an obscure undercard fighter -- Manny Pacquiao -- seven weight divis Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya-Pacquiao pay-per-view could be 'home run'
By J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
This isn't an election, but early returns look promising for Saturday night's showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao (HBO Pay-Per-View, 9 p.m. ET).
Based on early reports from cable companies and Dir Read Full Story >>> PACMAN'S SECRET WEAPON TO VICTORY: DE LA HOYA COULD BE DRILLED BY PACQUIAO'S WIDE PUNCHES
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Who says it's difficult to hit a towering windmill like Oscar De La Hoya?
One of Manny Pacquiao's specialties is to harass his opponents with wide punches, and according to respected boxing histor Read Full Story >>> Could Mayweather Jr. Return For Pacquiao?
By Ryan Williamson, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
I feel that the upcoming Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao could produce the perfect opportunity for the Pretty Boy to return. That is as long as Manny Pacquiao wins. What fight out there would be as big in the boxing world as Mayweather v Pacquiao? I know Ricky Hatton might have something to say a Read Full Story >>>
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