ODLH vs. Pac...why are you guys hating this so much?

[XaduBoxer]

I think it was best summed up in another thread:

Oscar doesn't have the "cojones" to fight either Margarito or Cotto.

You can slice it.... you can dice it. You can put whatever spin you want on it. That is what it all boils down to. And that is what a huge percentage of boxing fans probably thinks. And the "money" excuse is pretty weak. Boxing is supposed to be about fighting the best... about making the most compelling matches. It's not like lil' old Oscar NEEDS the money. Sh*t.... I'd respect him a little more if he just admitted he's scared sh*tless to face a REAL welterweight.

Although I think an Oscar win is inevitable, I'll be rooting for Pacquiao to plant his Golden Boy face on the canvas.

This should be our general sentiment towards this fight... Cheer for Pacquiao to do the impossible... If he succeed, we're all happy and it's a priceless moment... If he fails ... no big deal, he lost to a bigger guy...

But we can really expect PAC to give his best to win this fight and make it an entertaining and exciting fight... It's all worth the PPV money... Guaranteed...
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So either way it's a "no-win" situation for De La Hoya. Hmmm..... I'm starting to warm up to the idea.

[KKisser]

I'm looking forward to it big time, all the people saying they will boycott the fight because of Oscars physical advantages are nuts.

I want Oscar to go out with a bang after a great career but I also want Manny to pull off a seemingly impossible challenge, I personally see a close fight unless Oscar lands a peach of a shot, then Manny could be in trouble.

Gotta remember Freddie Roach has worked with Oscar so who knows what gameplan he has for Manny to execute.

yeah, preparation is the key. roach was even willing not to take a single cent if manny loses so he must know something we don't.

[Scott22]

i don't like the fight. it's not a fair fight. oscar is to big

[brucelee]

okay, SaddoBoxer you've convinced me that I should be supporting this fight for our boy Pacman.

I will be watching this fight and if I get a heart attack, you're the one to blame.




Pacquaio should start preparing now. Eat a lot of rice and kamote. He has 3 months to make himself bigger.

[XaduBoxer]

okay, SaddoBoxer you've convinced me that I should be supporting this fight for our boy Pacman.

I will be watching this fight and if I get a heart attack, you're the one to blame.


Pacquaio should start preparing now. Eat a lot of rice and kamote. He has 3 months to make himself bigger.

No worries, you won't have a heart attack...

PAC will report to Wild Card Gym on September 12. It's a 12 weeks training camp... PAC normally does only 6 to 8 weeks training camp...
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[rjj tszyu]

I think it was best summed up in another thread:

Oscar doesn't have the "cojones" to fight either Margarito or Cotto.

You can slice it.... you can dice it. You can put whatever spin you want on it. That is what it all boils down to. And that is what a huge percentage of boxing fans probably thinks. And the "money" excuse is pretty weak. Boxing is supposed to be about fighting the best... about making the most compelling matches. It's not like lil' old Oscar NEEDS the money. Sh*t.... I'd respect him a little more if he just admitted he's scared sh*tless to face a REAL welterweight.

Although I think an Oscar win is inevitable, I'll be rooting for Pacquiao to plant his Golden Boy face on the canvas.

This should be our general sentiment towards this fight... Cheer for Pacquiao to do the impossible... If he succeed, we're all happy and it's a priceless moment... If he fails ... no big deal, he lost to a bigger guy...

But we can really expect PAC to give his best to win this fight and make it an entertaining and exciting fight... It's all worth the PPV money... Guaranteed...
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So either way it's a "no-win" situation for De La Hoya. Hmmm..... I'm starting to warm up to the idea.

I wouldn't say that a fight that he will probably make about $100m from is a "no-win" situation!

[narsman]

I think it was best summed up in another thread:

Oscar doesn't have the "cojones" to fight either Margarito or Cotto.

You can slice it.... you can dice it. You can put whatever spin you want on it. That is what it all boils down to. And that is what a huge percentage of boxing fans probably thinks. And the "money" excuse is pretty weak. Boxing is supposed to be about fighting the best... about making the most compelling matches. It's not like lil' old Oscar NEEDS the money. Sh*t.... I'd respect him a little more if he just admitted he's scared sh*tless to face a REAL welterweight.

Although I think an Oscar win is inevitable, I'll be rooting for Pacquiao to plant his Golden Boy face on the canvas.

This should be our general sentiment towards this fight... Cheer for Pacquiao to do the impossible... If he succeed, we're all happy and it's a priceless moment... If he fails ... no big deal, he lost to a bigger guy...

But we can really expect PAC to give his best to win this fight and make it an entertaining and exciting fight... It's all worth the PPV money... Guaranteed...
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So either way it's a "no-win" situation for De La Hoya. Hmmm..... I'm starting to warm up to the idea.

Uhmm, this shouldn't be news to you.

[Mar]

...if oscar wins, everyone will say so what, and he rides off with a lackluster win, if he looses than he just looks silly. Just like any fight i don't make the match-up's i just watch them.

[Thread Stealer]

I'm not going to lie and say I won't watch it, or have the usual goosebumps I do during the ringwalks whenever there's a big event, but the problem is that there's so many better matchups from a pure boxing standpoint than this. Fights between guys of roughly the same size.

DLH against a junior middleweight champ, or welterweights like Cotto, Margarito, Williams, etc...

Pacquiao against a Valero, Guzman, Soto, Marquez 3, etc...

I hope I'm wrong, but I think it might be a terrible mismatch due to size. DLH's been at 147 and above since 1997, while Pacquiao's had just one fight above 130.

When Pacquiao fought on the undercard of DLH-Castillejo six years ago, they were 32 pounds apart!!! The last fights, it's decreased to "only" 15.

[XaduBoxer]

...if oscar wins, everyone will say so what, and he rides off with a lackluster win, if he looses than he just looks silly. Just like any fight i don't make the match-up's i just watch them.

It may not be the best match-up out there but it isn't the worst either...
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