A LOT of boxing experts believe that the legendary ?Golden Boy? Oscar De La Hoya has the edge over Filipino ring superstar Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao on their Dec. 6 mega match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas but De La Hoya?s trainer himself thinks otherwise.
Experts say De La Hoya?s height and reach advantage will work greatly for him.
However, famed Mexican boxing trainer Igancio ?Nacho? Beristain thinks differently.
Beristain, who was hired by De La Hoya after the departure of longtime trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., feels that the size difference is not a factor in this fight because Pacquiao has his advantages himself.
Advantage
?I can tell you that the advantages that many people are talking about are not precise such as the weight, the size, the power punch. The fight is going to come even since Manny Pacquiao is a very powerful fighter and he is a southpaw so those advantages are going to put both fighters on equal footing on the night of the fight. Everybody knows that fighting a southpaw is very hard and fighting Manny Pacquiao makes it a little bit harder,? said Beristain in a report posted at Philboxing.com.
De La Hoya picked Beristain to be his coach for this fight because Mayweather Sr. was training British brawler Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton for his title fight against International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paul M
