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It's time to rumble
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? The fight that started as a dream becomes a reality Saturday evening (Sunday noon in Manila) when Manny Pacquiao goes up against the bigger, older and more experienced Oscar de la Hoya at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
It?s the fight that?s been much talked about this year, one that?s b Read Full Story >>>Valero Claims That He Busted De La Hoya Up in Camp
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Super Puncher who has trained with Oscar De La Hoya and has been calling out Manny Pacquiao just let a stinky little scoop seep out of Big Bear Camp: The Golden Boy may not have trained as hard as has been portrayed.
Edwin Valero, the knockout artist badly needing a big-tim Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao/De La Hoya: Keys To Victory, Four To Explore, Official Prediction!
By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Well, ladies and gents, the time has come......Tonight, the fight that has generated so much buzz across airwaves worldwide will finally materialize and play out in a way that only two men can decide. Throughout the week we've had a chance to view many different perspectives on this fight but today, Read Full Story >>> Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya losing luster
By George Willis, New York Daily News, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS - Perhaps the last time that boxing was a pure pursuit of athletic competition for Oscar De La Hoya was before he won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Since then, the Golden Boy's ring pursuits mainly have been about ringing up the cash register. And he definitely ha Read Full Story >>> U.S. Economic Woes Hit Las Vegas Hard
By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
In just mere hours, we will know the winner of the Dream Match between Oscar DeLa Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. If facial expressions during the weigh-in would be our basis of who the winner is, hands down, it would be Manny Pacquiao. I wrote in my previous article about the nervousness in Oscar De La Ho Read Full Story >>> PARTY GALORE AWAITS 'DREAM MATCH' WINNER
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS--Whoever wins today's 12-round battle, or even to the loser, a grand party awaits for him either at the famed MGM Grand Hotel and Casino or the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
This as both Oscar De la Hoya a Read Full Story >>> Little guy has crucial qualities in his corner
By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Making my best case for the little guy in tonight's big fight at the MGM Grand Garden:
1. Long odds never have bothered him.
He was 11 that day when other kids made his brother cry on the streets of General Santos in the Philippines, when for the first time he raised his fists to another.
" Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao weirded by weigh-in difference
GMA News Online, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao was sure he was at 146 pounds for the final weigh-in.
So it surprised him to see he came out four pounds lighter.
Pacquiao tipped the scales at 142 pounds, way off the weight he and his team were expecting.
"Yes, a little bit of a surprise. Seems the sc Read Full Story >>> GELO PUT MORE HYPE TO ALREADY COLORFUL EVENT
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
As if not enough has been done already to promote ?The Dream Match? between boxing icons Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank promotions left no stone unturned by inviting American and Lat Read Full Story >>> Boxing: It?s ALIVE!!
By Neil Goodman, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MMA step aside my friend; there?s a new kid in town! Well, the ?new? kid is actually an old kid ? but this weekend brings the world a fistic feast; to be savoured by all lovers of combat / contact related sports. For a while now boxing has creep around in the shadow of the UFC and its Octagon deriva Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton Gives His Prediction On The De La Hoya-Pacquiao Fight - "Either Oscar By KO Inside 6, Or Manny On Points."
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Anybody whose anybody has given his or her prediction on tomorrow night's super-fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Say what you will about the "dream match" being a possible farce in the making, and/or an easily winnable fight for the much bigger "Golden Boy," but opinions are not al Read Full Story >>> Arum describes De la Hoya appearance as 'vulnerable'
GMA News Online, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum was one of the persons responsible for shaping Oscar de la Hoya's rise to stardom.
On Friday, Arum just simply called his aging former associate out of shape. Or at least, that's how de la Hoya looked.
"Now whether that means anything or whether I'm seeing things Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao takes on De la Hoya in dream fight
By Agence France Press, Google News, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) ? Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines is to face the biggest challenge of his boxing career on Saturday when he takes on Mexican-American "Golden Boy" Oscar de la Hoya in what could be a career-defining bout.
Pacquiao, a national hero in his homeland who is reckoned to be Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya could use a win to close curtain on career
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, Ventura Country Star, 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 >>> NO-WIN, NO-LOSE: Outcome might not settle spat
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
If Oscar De La Hoya defeats Manny Pacquiao in their 147-pound fight tonight at the MGM Grand Garden, it probably will mean the laws of physics are intact.
After all, De La Hoya has a 4-inch height advantage, and his reach is 5 inch Read Full Story >>> The Irony that is De la Hoya vs. Pacquiao
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, 8countnews, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
?A minute of perfection was worth the effort. A moment was the most you could ever expect from perfection.? ? Chuck Palahniuk
And that moment is what drives both Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De la Hoya.
Manny Pacquiao is rich. Oscar De la Hoya is wealthy. Just like Frank Lopez said ?Don?t underest Read Full Story >>> If Dela Hoya tires out, Pacquiao wins
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? You get tired and Manny Pacquiao will knock you out.
This piece of advice directed at Oscar dela Hoya came no less from his former trainer, Emmanuel Steward who thinks that Pacquiao will have a very good chance of scoring a stoppage if the Golden Boy tires out.
?Oscar has the tende Read Full Story >>> ?It?s time to make history?
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- With a smile on his face and a snarl in his voice, Manny Pacquiao put to rest a weighty issue as he tries to overcome the biggest challenge in his career both for the glory of a nation and for his own share of boxing greatness.
The Filipino icon battles his sport?s acknowledged Read Full Story >>> The Dream Fight Turns into a Reality Tonight: Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao Collide on HBO PPV
By Dan Hernandez, RingsideReport.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
?I think it was a mistake for Oscar to take this fight, I think it?s too much for him.?--Freddie Roach, Trainer of Manny Pacquiao
Although famed boxing trainer, Freddie Roach is in semi-seclusion this week due to last minute preparations for his fighter, Manny Pacquiao, showdown encounter with th Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao: Dream Match Or Mis-Match?
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
1. Weighty matter
Much has been made of Manny Pacquiao?s decision to jump to the welterweight division after winning a world championship in his lone fight at lightweight (135 pounds) to go with his earlier titles at 112, 122 and 130 pounds. Yet Oscar De La Hoya said he expects Pacquiao to be jus Read Full Story >>>
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