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BODY PUNCHES 'KILLED' DE LA HOYA, SAYS ROACH
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- It was Manny Pacquiao's well-executed body punches as early in the second round that brought down Oscar De La Hoya and put a grotesque finale of the much-ballyhooed "Dream Match" at the MGM Grand here Decemb Read full story PACQUIAO DEFIES THE ODDS, BEATS THE GOLDEN BOY
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada:- On a cold clear night at this glitzy Sin City, Filipino spitfire Manny Pacquiao, outlasted the famed Golden Boy, Oscar de la Hoya, and cemented his legacy as the best pound4pound boxer of the current generati Read full story De La Hoya- Pacquiao, Why?
By Ralph Rimpell, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Tonight the 'Golden Boy' Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) will face Manny 'Pac Man' Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) in what the fight promotion is calling a 'Dream fight' at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This is an intriguing fight Read full story PACQUIAO IN THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao knows he is in the fight of his life against the bigger, taller ?Golden Boy? Oscar De La Hoya. But the young man who broke away from the bondage of his childhood pove Read full story OSCAR HAS AX TO GRIND; MANNY HAS OBLIGATION TO 91 MILLION FILIPINOS
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Hell hath no fury like a promotional management scorned.
As repeatedly emphasized by Golden Boy Promotion CEO Richard Schaefer, Oscar De La Hoya wants to punish Manny Pacquiao on December 6 "because he was very Read full story CLASH OF THE BOXING ICONS: 'THE DREAM MATCH'
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 04 Dec 2008
The die has been cast three or four months ago. Many are of the opinions that this fight will not and should not be held and equal number said otherwise. However, on December 6, 2008 the biggest fight in the history of Read full story OSCAR GOES FOR A KO, PACMAN VOWS VICTORY
By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada--It was a fight nobody took seriously when first broached by sports chronicler Larry Merchant.
Fight nuts derided it as a mismatch but others were supportive of Oscar de la Hoya when he picked Manny Pacqui Read full story Manny Pacquiao and Oscar DeLa Hoya: A Study In Contrast
By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao. Oscar De La Hoya. Two great practitioners of the sweet science.
It can be argued that they are among the best boxers of all time. There is no question that they have reserved spots and are assured of b Read full story MANNY PACQUIAO 100 YEARS FROM NOW
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
One hundred years from now when our faces will just be faint images in the memories of our great great grandchildren and our names will just be alphabetical inscriptions in our moss-covered tombstones, Filipinos will remember Manny Read full story PACQUIAO AND PANCHO VILLA HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 10 Sep 2008
Manny Pacquiao will not be the first Filipino world champion to fight a former Olympic gold medalist in the person of Oscar De La Hoya, who pocketed the United States? lone gold medal in boxing in the lightweight division in th Read full story
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