Is it advisable for Hoya to take this PAC fight personally?

[XaduBoxer]

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We can understand why Hoya is so angry with PAC since PAC disappointed and dumped Hoya many times before:

- Nov.2003: PAC disappointed DelaHoya by mauling a boxer newly signed by Golden Boy Promotions... What an initiation! PAC destroying GBP's newly acquired probable cash cow, Marco Antonio Barrera...

- Nov.2006: PAC dumped DelaHoya in his bid to become PAC's boxing promoter... What a suitcase full of dollar bills! PAC didn't want to become GBP's cash cow...

- Aug.2007: PAC disappointed DelaHoya by not being present during GBP's Mexico vs. Philippines Boxing World Cup matches... Instead of flying to Sacramento from LA, PAC fly home to the Philippines! PAC don't want to get involved in GBP's promotion

- Aug.2008: PAC dumped Oscar's 70-30 purse split offer... What a slap in the face! PAC finally got 38% PPV revenue sharing...

Is it advisable for Hoya to take this PAC fight personally? Most would say that it's not good to fight with your emotions... You should fight intelligently not emotionally...
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[XaduBoxer]

“I’ll be extremely disappointed if this does not end in a knockout,’’ de la Hoya said in a report. “It would be a total disaster.’’

The former six-division champion, who has only won one of his five biggest fights he had, seems hell bent on seeking redemption and “honor”.

De la Hoya said December 6 will be “payback time” for Pacquiao for reportedly failing to honor their deal when he signed up the Filipino to fight under his promotional outfit Golden Boy Promotions.

"That night we signed a deal and he turned his back on me. He's going to have to pay come December 6… It's very personal for me,” he said.

[Trainer Monkey]

Its neither nor,take it personal in the training,and train harder,which he seems to be doing. In the ring, use what youve trained for and make it cold and clinical

[XaduBoxer]

Its neither nor,take it personal in the training,and train harder,which he seems to be doing. In the ring, use what youve trained for and make it cold and clinical

Hope that it's what Hoya's mindset... If Hoya brings so much emotions to the fight, I think it's not a very good idea...

Here's PAC side of this "personal" issues. I like PAC's mindset going to this fight...

De La Hoya, who can be as genial and vanilla in his pre-fight rhetoric as any marquee fighter in the history of the sport, has made it quite clear that he'd like to make 'the Pac Man' pay for his indiscretion. For him, this isn't just another fight, but an ongoing battle for the control of boxing and its chess board versus their arch-rival Top Rank (just listen to Bernard Hopkins' statement after his victory over Kelly Pavlik). And oh yeah, they want to punish Manny. This has become quite personal.

"That's his beliefs, I respect that, but for me, it's nothing personal," PAC would say a couple of weeks back as he finished up his roadwork at Griffith Park near Hollywood. "I'm going to go in the ring and fight like a man and to give a good fight to make people happy."

When asked if he had any bitter feelings, Pacquiao would tell Maxboxing, "I know he's angry at me, disappointed, but I don't want to bring that business to the fight on December 6th. I want to focus on my fight and don't want to be distracted in the ring."

[Bomp]

Any make him pay talk is just phoney baloney coming from DLH noawadays. He's a businessman and tells the press what they want to hear .

[XaduBoxer]

Any make him pay talk is just phoney baloney coming from DLH noawadays. He's a businessman and tells the press what they want to hear .

That's really the point... Hoya is a shrewd businessman... Money is more important for him...

All that PAC did to him eventually boils down to money:
- PAC destroyed his potential cash cow Barrera
- PAC didn't choose GBP as his promoter
- PAC didn't endorsed events promoted by GBP
- PAC asking bigger share than what Hoya is willing to give (at first)

If you screw Hoya about money, he will take it personally...
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