DelaHoya vs. Pacquiao - SIZE is not everything

[XaduBoxer]

Many people considered the under negotiation DelaHoya vs. Pacquiao fight as a total freak show because of the massive size difference between the two.

Maybe people were just overwhelmed from what they saw physically. In boxing, size is just one of the factors. There are other factors that might come into play like speed (hand and foot), stamina, defense, elusiveness, heart, will, hunger, etc.

It's been proven before from flyweight to heavyweight that size is not everything...

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.................... Height ... Reach
Hugo Cazares .. 5' 5" ...... 66"
Ivan Calderon .. 5' 0" .......63"

Difference ......... 5" ........ 3"




...................... Height ..... Reach
Nikolay Valuev .... 7' 0" ...... 85"
Ruslan Chagaev .. 6' 1" .......74"

Difference ........... 11" ...... 11" ...

[XaduBoxer]

(Note: On this photo, Pacquiao in fighting form, DelaHoya on holidays )

...................... Height ....... Reach
Oscar DelaHoya .. 5' 10.5" ...... 73"
Manny Pacquiao .. 5' 6.5" ....... 67"

Difference ............ 4" ........... 6"


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[Scott22]

pac is going to get beat up. and that's to bad. cuz i like him. he's a great fighter

[XaduBoxer]

Another upcoming bout with massive size difference:

Nikolay Valuev vs. John Ruiz rematch fight
WBA heavyweight championship
Saturday, August 30 2008
Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, Germany


...................... Height ..... Reach
Nikolay Valuev .... 7' 0" ...... 85"
John Ruiz ........... 6' 2" .......78"

Difference ........... 10" ...... 7" ...

[El Kabong]

Wladimir Klitschko vs Chris Byrd
George Foreman vs Michael Moorer
George Foreman vs Joe Frazier
Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson
Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson
Tommy Hearns vs Roberto Duran
Alexis Arguello vs Ray Mancini


I could go on....I mean the only reason you remember the "David vs Goliath" fights is because they are sensational due to the size difference but big guys USUALLY beat the smaller guys which is why that is ho-hum and common place. I could list more big guys beating little guys that you would ever care to read about.


Your thread is a SAD attempt to legitimize a fight that isn't worth watching....even if it was FREE

[XaduBoxer]

Wladimir Klitschko vs Chris Byrd
George Foreman vs Michael Moorer
George Foreman vs Joe Frazier
Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson
Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson
Tommy Hearns vs Roberto Duran
Alexis Arguello vs Ray Mancini


I could go on....I mean the only reason you remember the "David vs Goliath" fights is because they are sensational due to the size difference but big guys USUALLY beat the smaller guys which is why that is ho-hum and common place. I could list more big guys beating little guys that you would ever care to read about.


Your thread is a SAD attempt to legitimize a fight that isn't worth watching....even if it was FREE

This fight could easily get 1 million PPV buys... Even here at Saddo, majority will be buying this PPV fight...

[XaduBoxer]

Your thread is a SAD attempt to legitimize a fight that isn't worth watching....even if it was FREE

I'm guessing those peeps who will not buy this fight will be mostly watching it on an internet stream...

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[XaduBoxer]

I could go on....I mean the only reason you remember the "David vs Goliath" fights is because they are sensational due to the size difference but big guys USUALLY beat the smaller guys which is why that is ho-hum and common place. I could list more big guys beating little guys that you would ever care to read about.

I agree that the bigger guy wins most of the time but as what my thread title says "SIZE is not everything"... Little guys also win sometimes and in most cases using their superior speed to do it...

Totally writing off PAC's chances in this fight is just not acceptable...

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[rjj tszyu]

Wladimir Klitschko vs Chris Byrd
George Foreman vs Michael Moorer
George Foreman vs Joe Frazier
Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson
Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson
Tommy Hearns vs Roberto Duran
Alexis Arguello vs Ray Mancini


I could go on....I mean the only reason you remember the "David vs Goliath" fights is because they are sensational due to the size difference but big guys USUALLY beat the smaller guys which is why that is ho-hum and common place. I could list more big guys beating little guys that you would ever care to read about.


Your thread is a SAD attempt to legitimize a fight that isn't worth watching....even if it was FREE

Lyle who are you calling David and who are you calling Goliath in the Holyfield-Tyson matchup? Holyfield was taller but Tyson was the natural Heavyweight. Tommy Hearns was taller than Tyson but I certainly wouldn't have said he was BIGGER. I could make a list of fighters that have stepped up and beat bigger guys just like your list.

Michael Spinks v Larry Holmes x2 (although I didn't agree)
Roy Jones Jr v John Ruiz
Floyd Mayweather v Oscar De La Hoya
Michael Moorer v Evander Holyfield
Roy Jones Jr v James Toney
SRL v Marvin Hagler
Roberto Duran v SRL

This list too could go on and on.

I would be quite interested in a ODLH-Pac fight even though I would rather see Oscar fight Marg I just can't see it happening. I'd be willing to bet that it would be on of the biggest selling fights in history anyway. Just the fact that its Oscars last fight would have even non boxing fans buying it I think.

[XaduBoxer]

Wladimir Klitschko vs Chris Byrd
George Foreman vs Michael Moorer
George Foreman vs Joe Frazier
Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson
Buster Douglas vs Mike Tyson
Lennox Lewis vs Mike Tyson
Tommy Hearns vs Roberto Duran
Alexis Arguello vs Ray Mancini


I could go on....I mean the only reason you remember the "David vs Goliath" fights is because they are sensational due to the size difference but big guys USUALLY beat the smaller guys which is why that is ho-hum and common place. I could list more big guys beating little guys that you would ever care to read about.


Your thread is a SAD attempt to legitimize a fight that isn't worth watching....even if it was FREE

Yeah it's SAD... very SAD... for DelaHoya...
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