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De La Hoya - Pacquiao: An Analysis of ?The Dream Match?
By Sean Ocampo, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
About a year ago, a fight between boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya and Pound for Pound King Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao was for me an absurd fantasy. Never did I imagine at one point that this fight would ever take place in Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao serves generously
By Robert Morales, Press Telegram, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Filipino fighter, a hero in his native country, shares his wealth among them.
Manny Pacquiao is giving. Perhaps, to a fault.
His trainer, Freddie Roach, is concerned that Pacquiao will give away all of his money. Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, is sure of it.
Prior to coming to Hollywood abo Read Full Story >>> Manny: 'I can make history'
SkySports.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao says he is not concerned about Oscar De La Hoya's power, insisting he has enough of his own to earn victory over the Golden Boy.
The Filipino legend has been feeding himself up for his first attempt a Read Full Story >>> Roach confident he has the plan to shut down Oscar
By Brian Doogan, ESPN.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
To Manny Pacquiao, whose father, Rosalio, abandoned his family when the fighter was 12, Freddie Roach is more than just a trainer.
"He is a friend, almost a father figure, and I listen to Freddie, whatever he tells me," Pacquiao told ESPN.com. "He teaches me not just about boxing but about life. Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao made world take notice in '03 fight
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? People know about Manny Pacquiao now.
They know he?s considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. That he?s trying to defy the odds and beat Oscar De La Hoya here on Saturday in the ?Dream Match.?
They even know how to pronounce his name.
PACK-ee-ow.
But five yea Read Full Story >>> MARQUEZ PREDICTS A GREAT FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Ring Magazine lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez predicts that the showdown between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya will be a great fight.
In an overseas telephone conversation with www.insidespor Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR.: "I DON'T WANT HIM TO FIGHT DE LA HOYA NEXT"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
"I don't want him to fight De La Hoya next because he needs another good fight first before he goes and fights De La Hoya. He can't just go fight no De La Hoya man. I'm just telling him that. Those are my thoughts. It's not the wise thing to do. He really don't need to go fight a fig Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya, Pacquiao ready
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, El Paso Times, Thu, 04 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 Read Full Story >>> Confident Pacquiao ready for de la Hoya boxing match
By Agence France Press, Google News, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
MANILA (AFP) ? Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said he was focused and ready for his weekend "dream match" with American Oscar de la Hoya.
Pacquiao, the World Boxing Council lightweight champion who is acknowledged by many experts as the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, said he was "re Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA vs PACQUIAO: WHO WINS AND HOW?
braggingrightscorner.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
ALADDIN FREEMAN:
Oscar by late KO.
GEORGE ELSASSER:
When this one was signed and ready to go, the first thoughts were Pacquiao would have the energy and desire with decent punching power at 147 to handle the today De La Hoya version. Then came the afterthought, that unlike Hoya-Hopkins, t Read Full Story >>> A recession-proof fight? Promoter thinks so
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Those who track such arcane segments of the business are reporting that preliminary sales of the pay-per-view broadcast of Saturday night?s Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight have been encouraging.
The figures are so strong, in fact, they?re outpacing the numbers put up by De La Hoya?s bout ag Read Full Story >>> Thoughts from a nonagenarian
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Delfin Gonzalez, 94, is a remarkable man. He was born a poor boy in Baliwag, Bulacan, and went to elementary school in Tondo, learning to survive streetfights with his fists. An altar boy, Gonzalez developed a passion for the sweet science. A brother Joaquin, known as ?Iron Jack,? shared his passion Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya's the champ of cross promotion
By Mark Kriegel, Fox Sports, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS - He's asking $54.95 to see him fight Manny Pacquiao on pay per view. Still, Oscar De La Hoya feels your pain.
"We know it's a tough economy," he said.
Here, then, was the Golden Boy's prescription for cost-effective pay-per-viewing: Get a twelve pack of the right beer for you and yo Read Full Story >>> Nobody fighting for tickets to this bout
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
They might be the four least desirable words in a promoter's vocabulary:
"Good seats still available."
As the countdown continues toward Saturday's 147-pound fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, a fight that claimed to have sold out within two hours more than two months ago sudde Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fighting weighty issues
By Santos A. Perez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
MIAMI - Little did Manny Pacquiao envision when he walked into the ring for his first professional match 13 years ago that he would one day perform in one of boxing's most anticipated fights - and at a prohibitive heavier weight.
When Pacquiao made his debut in his native Philippines, he fought in Read Full Story >>> Ethical Dilemma Dodged: Oscar's Golden Hands Not In Pacquiao's Pocket For Dream Fight!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS?Inquiring minds have been asking, brace yourself, an ethical question about the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya fight.
It?s common knowledge that, as a result of their out of court settlement over Pacman?s boxing services, Top Rank shares some revenues from the Pinoy Idol?s bouts with a Read Full Story >>> Arum says Pacquiao ?will shock the world?
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao?s promoter Bob Arum on Wednesday predicted that Pacquiao ?will shock the world? and knock out Oscar de la Hoya in the late rounds of their mega fight here on Saturday night.
?I tell you, this coming Saturday, Manny Pacquiao will stop Oscar de la Hoya in the ninth or tent Read Full Story >>> De la Hoya legacy on the line
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
THE most intriguing matchup perhaps since the Queensberry rules were instituted will finally happen this Sunday (Manila time) as boxing?s poster boy Oscar de la Hoya puts his legacy on the line against a literally smaller but equally distinguished champion Manny Pacquiao for 12 rounds at the MGM Gra Read Full Story >>> The Buzz to Vegas
Asian Journal, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
The Bus to the ?Oscar?
Pinoys to invade Vegas
The bad economy is not going to stop Pinoy Jun Regalado from watching the Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya match this Saturday in Las Vegas.
"This is the biggest fight ever," he said. "It?s obvious this is a dream match."
The US economy may Read Full Story >>> FILIPINO BUSINESSMAN TAKES A HIT ON FIGHT TICKETS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has revealed that a so-called Filipino businessman who claimed to be ?someone affiliated with Manny? had deceived him by saying he had top buy ?a couple hundred tickets? for the ?Dream Match? on Saturday and in the end has taken a hit and lost money.
Lance Pugmire of t Read Full Story >>>
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