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Hopkins: Manny goes to school Saturday
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS?Manny Pacquiao will be overwhelmed and end up taking neat boxing lessons when he squares off with Oscar De La Hoya in their duel here on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), world light heavyweight great Bernard Hopkins predicted Thursday.
De La Hoya is superior in practically all departments a Read Full Story >>>Fight outcome decides our national mood
By Sev Sarmenta, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines?It?s fascinating how our national mood this Sunday afternoon and straight into Monday will rely on a Filipino?s performance in a boxing match.
Dismiss or ignore it, you will not be able to escape the general sentiment after the fight. De La Hoya-Pacquiao will be Monday?s hotte Read Full Story >>> ?Dream Match calls for KO win?
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS?Five years after they first caught a significant glimpse of each other, Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya found themselves in the center of a whirlwind, caught in a moment none of them ever dreamed would happen.
In 2003, boxing?s Golden Boy was promoting a match between Mexican gladia Read Full Story >>> A Free Boxing Lesson With: Oscar De La Hoya
By Sean Gregory, TIME.com, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
During these dismal economic times, perhaps the sweet science can relieve a little stress. "Picture some person you hate," says boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya. "Put their face on that bag and just punch at it. Let go of those frustrations." Feel free, by the way, to imagine punching your stock portfo Read Full Story >>> Oscar Listed at -165 As of This Very Moment
By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
It's a bit strange to me my friends.
The line on this fight makes this Saturday's event even more perplexing as I cannot fathom as to why Oscar De la Hoya is listed as merely a -165 favorite over the recent super featherweight in Manny Pacquiao.
Using a little bit of creative analysis, I have Read Full Story >>> He's Not Keen On Golden Boy Offer To Fight Baby Bull Juan Diaz!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS--Juan Manuel Marquez, who failed to beat Manny Pacquaio in two tries, is on the big fight scene at the MGM Grand Hotel but he looks as though he feels awkward and out of place. He reminds you of the girl with the braces who none of the boys are asking to dance at the prom.
Golden B Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya on Manny Pacquiao: "It will be a total disaster for me!"
By Johnny Benz, DogHouseBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
Saturday night's fight, Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao is shaping up to be a guaranteed barn burner. Both De La Hoya and Pacquiao are promising fireworks when the two collide at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada.
Yesterday at a press conference to help further hype the already hot fight, De L Read Full Story >>> What?s in a name? Ask Chavit
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS?What?s in a name? Depends on how you pronounce it, as a ?famous personage from the Philippines? unfortunately found out.
Bob Arum, chief executive officer of Top Rank promotions, was rattling off the names on the Manny Pacquiao side of the presidential table during the press conference Read Full Story >>> Don't be a Stupid Fool! Why watch Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao?
By Johnny Benz, DogHouseBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
Don't be a Stupid Fool! Why watch Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao? I'll tell you why! It's finally freaking here! This Saturday you got only one thing you need to do, and that's tune into Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao. Do whatever you need to do (minus breaking any laws) to watch this fight. Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, De La Hoya ready for brawl
By Ross Rivera, Los Angeles Wave, Fri, 05 Dec 2008
Filipino hero Manny Pacquiao hates the label, ?Mexican killer,? a moniker earned from his fans for a recent string of victories over fighters from that country.
Still, he would love nothing better than to add Oscar De La Hoya, who he fights Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, to the list of v Read Full Story >>> 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 >>>
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