Oscar De La Hoya initially thought he had already been there and done that.
Not until the thought of fighting Manny Pacquiao was raised to him late last year that the Golden Boy realized that there was still one thing to be done: Fight and hopefully beat Manny Pacquiao, acknowledged as the world?s No. 1 boxer regardless of weight category.
“A lot of people ask me: Why did you choose to fight Manny Pacquiao?” De La Hoya wrote in his blog in The Ring website a few days ago and boxing?s top attraction had three reasons why he opted to sign up Pacquiao for their megabuck match on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
