The ?Mexicutioner?, Manny ?Pac Man? Pacquiao, 48-3-2 (36), may have ended the career of one of the biggest draws in boxing history by stopping Oscar ?Golden Boy? De La Hoya, 39-6 (30), Saturday night at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, who surrendered in his corner after taking a brutal beating for all 8 rounds.
Simply put, speed kills! Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach had a game plan, and the ?Pac Man? followed it to a tee. Roach said, ?If Manny doesn?t beat Oscar, I don?t want to be paid.? How many in the fight game would put that on the line? Roach will be paid, and probably ?underpaid?, for getting the pound-for-pound best fighter in boxing ready for the biggest fight of his life. The talented and popular fighter from the Philippines once again came to the United States and prevailed. The East L.A. idol was defeated.
