de la hoya too big. but if he tires late on who knows. id prefer de la hoya v margarito though
de la hoya too big. but if he tires late on who knows. id prefer de la hoya v margarito though
I see a similar scenario . I duno if Pac will be leading but he will certainly be in the fight darting in and out. His speed will help him be elusive early on and his footwork will make the older man look slower but when the pace settles and natural size and strength starts to take its toll , thats when I think Oscar will get him . It may be abit like the Oscar - Hopkins fight . Ive seen Pac decked from body shots before and I think in about 8 or 9 rounds De La Hoya will find a left hook to the body
Pacs enthusiasm will be leaving him at this point when he realises the size of the task and a body shot will give him the excuse he needs to sit it out .
I agree with everything said here.
Pac started at 106 and Oscar won a title as high as 160. Pac started the year at 130 and will end the year fighting at 147?!?! Those numbers are just way too big of an advantage for Oscar.
Oscar has a height and reach advantage. Not to mention his boxing skills are superior to Manny's. Pacquiao would have to have an edge in power but he doesn't have that against Oscar. It took Manny 9 rounds to knockout a 135 pound fighter who he hit with everything he had and any point he wanted to. How much would it take to hurt Oscar who's been hit by Middleweights?! This means Manny will have to rely on speed and speed alone.
I posted this on another thread but I think it will also work for this one as well.
HATTON VS PACMAN is the one we all want to see at 140lb!It would be a fooking class fight.Next year over here in england at the new Wembley with 100,000 spectators!!NOW THAT WOULD BE A FIGHT THAT EVERYONE WOULD WATCH!!!!YOU KNOW IM RIGHT!!!!!![]()
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I hope Manny boxes his head off for twelve rounds. Probably Oscar stops him though.
ODLH fan here but I gotta go with the younger and faster Pac.
My hearts with Oscar but my mind tells me Pac.
Gotta go with the logic and say Pac.
Of course I'm rooting for PAC but not only that, I actually thinks he can win this one...
Younger, faster, stronger, hungrier boxer usually wins...
A quote from Pacquiao in a recent news article:
"Pacquiao made a bold prediction, that he would beat De La Hoya in the fashion as he did David Diaz back in June to capture the WBC title at 135. He believes his speed will the main factor to achieve victory. He doesn’t believe De La Hoya is the stronger man."
"This fight, I know everybody thought this will be a difficult fight for me. I know some people say that it’s a very easy fight for Oscar, but you know what - I always do my job in the ring and do my best to give a good fight and I think I can beat De La Hoya,” Pacquiao said."
“I think I am faster and stronger than him and I’m younger and also I think that I can beat him in the way that I beat Diaz in the last fight. I think the point is - my speed is going to win this fight. Oscar De La Hoya has the advantage in height, he’s taller than me, but I believe that I am stronger than him. It’s going to be a great fight on December 6.”
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This to me is like ODLH just justified all the bad shit people have been saying about him fighting smaller guys....he really wants to end like that? I didn't think much of him anyway but now he really annoys me. I'll be rooting for Pac to win, but I picked ODLH for obvious reasons....Maybe Pacquiao is getting close to hanging em up and wants to cash in.
I guess I'm in the majority (76% so far). I voted Oscar.
I believe Oscar will win.
But I.....
WANT
....Pac to win.
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