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Oscar De La Hoya - Manny Pacquiao: The Pros Pick
By Sean Malone, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
It's arguably the biggest event of 2008. No other fight will compare in level of pomp and celebrity. As the eyes of the world narrow in on the Oscar De La Hoya - Manny Pacquiao battle this Saturday everyone and I mean everyone will weigh-in with their pick in the intriguing match up. Tim has alre Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao's five factors
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
The hype around the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao ?Dream Match? has hit its peak, and fight fans are filled with a morbid fascination around what will happen tomorrow.
But in the midst of all the opinions and emotional predictions, what are the factors that will tilt the balance in favor of eit Read Full Story >>> Slow day for ticket scalpers
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Tickets to this ?Dream Match? aren?t really sold out.
In fact, ticket prices in the black market have gone way below expectations, a direct result of the current economic shakedown in the US. Some holders who bought more than what they really needed are now paying dearly for it.
Ti Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao easily within weight limit
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao tipped the scales at 146 pounds on the eve of the official weigh-in and made his trainer Freddie Roach very, very happy.
?We?re good. We?re happy,? said Roach, hoping that Pacquiao, who still had the luxury of a good meal before hitting the sack, would stay that way unt Read Full Story >>> VEGAS CLASH TOUGH TO CALL - HATTON
Sportinglife.com (UK), Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Ricky Hatton insists that Manny Pacquiao's best hopes of beating Oscar De La Hoya will come in the later rounds - but only if the Golden Boy tires.
De La Hoya and Pacquiao clash in the 'Dream Match' at the MGM Grand on Saturday - with light-welterweight king Hatton hoping to face the winner.
T Read Full Story >>> Cali Is The Key To PPV Success This Saturday
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
"California could be its own country, the economy is so large."
I snicker thinking back to someone making that argument to me a few years back...and me beliving it was reasonable. Driving home through the So Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao plans to attack with body blows
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS: When Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao steps into the ring on Sunday for the ?dream match? against Oscar de la Hoya, his fans would find Manny in the best fighting condition he has ever been.
This was the assurance of his trainer Freddie Roach, who declared on Thursday (Friday in Manila) that hi Read Full Story >>> Analyst: KO win a must for Pacquiao or he'll lose by points
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
It's a knockout or bust for Manny Pacquiao.
According to veteran sportswriter Al Mendoza, Pacquiao should should deck Oscar de la Hoya or else the "Golden Boy" will beat him by points at the end of their 12-round welterweight super bout, dubbed "The Dream Match" on Saturday in Las Vegas (Sunday Read Full Story >>> Many Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao Tickets At Below Face Value
Event Ticket Report, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
(December 5) In a surprising turn of events, ticket brokers have realized that the Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao fight tickets are not selling as well as they had planned.
The fight will take place on December 6th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
According to a search by Read Full Story >>> No Win No Fee For Roach
Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach insists he is so confident his man will beat Oscar De La Hoya that he is prepared to forego his training fee if the Filipino does not win.
Pacquiao (47-3-2) comes into Saturday's 'Dream Match' at welterweight as a clear underdog due to the size difference be Read Full Story >>> PNP expects 'zero crime' on day of Pacquiao fight
GMA News Online, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine National Police on Friday assured the populace that it will continue normal peace and order and internal security operations in the country on Sunday, even if authorities anticipate "zero crime" because of the much-awaited Pacquiao-Dela Hoya fight in Las Vegas, N Read Full Story >>> Promoter Bob Arum Defends De La Hoya-Pacquiao Clash, Fires Back At "Haters."
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Without a doubt, Saturday night's big Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Manny Pacquaio "Dream Fight" has received its share of criticism. A number of fans, and indeed experts, have moaned out loud about how the match-up is nothing but a cynical money-maker of a fight, and that there is and was always only going Read Full Story >>> The day Skinny floored Pacman
By Jamie Pandaram, Wellington Times, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
SYDNEY car salesman Nedal Hussein still remembers the day he floored Manny Pacquiao.
Eight years on and Hussein makes a living selling used vehicles in Lansvale, while Pacquiao, widely regarded the world's best boxer currently fighting, will take on Oscar De La Hoya in the biggest promotion in ye Read Full Story >>> Is Pacman The Next Henry Armstrong?
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
Boxing experts say a good big man always beats a good little man when you get down to the root of analyzing a fight between champions. Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao are going to vigor Read Full Story >>> PACMAN FEARS NOTHING
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
Legend says that in Biblical Judah, there was a mighty warrior named Goliath, who terrorized the Israelites with his intimidating size and strength. As he walked to the ground of battle, he called for the mightiest of champions t Read Full Story >>> Tyson gives Team Pacquiao tips
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS -- As if words were not enough, former undisputed heavyweight champion ?Iron? Mike Tyson took a step back away from assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez, bobbed, wove and then ducked under a phantom left hook.
This is how you do it against Oscar De La Hoya, Tyson told Fernandez.
Tyson d Read Full Story >>> On target: 'Hitman' sees Pacquiao win vs Oscar
GMA News Online, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Ricky Hatton couldn't wait to find out who he's fighting next.
So he's showing up for The Dream Match on Sunday (Saturday, US time) in Las Vegas.
Hatton, the man strongly considered to fight the winner between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya, will be at ringside at th Read Full Story >>> History suggests Manny Pacquiao can beat Oscar De La Hoya
By Robert Cassidy, NewsDay.com, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
As the fight approaches, expect to hear a lot about a good big man always beats a good little man. The rationale behind the cliche is that when all other things are equal (talent, heart, etc), victory goes to the bigger guy. That is usually true. But history is not always on the side of the bigger g Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum wants to make boxing more visible
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
Reporting from Las Vegas -- Boxing has quietly undertaken a pilot program that, in the face of competition from mixed martial arts, may serve as a business model for its future.
Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank said recently that a series of events working well in Mexico may be the key to his sport' Read Full Story >>> Nothing quite like buildup to a fight
By Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
It was on a big boxing night, however, when Caesars shone brightest. The sun would finally set and the celebrities would be preening for the cameras on the way to their $1,000 ringside seats, and Debbie Munch, the resort?s longtime publicist, would be running around the press room in her sneakers ma Read Full Story >>>
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