Is DelaHoya a natural 140 pounder?

[XaduBoxer]

Many boxing writers/reporters present during the weigh-in of Katsidis-Juan Diaz yesterday commented that Oscar looks "small"... I guess he's dead serious about the Pacquiao fight... And the fight is still 3 months away...
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[TitoFan]

"Is De La Hoya a natural 140-pounder?" = Another sad attempt to hype a potential mismatch.

Again, I'll be rooting for Pacquiao. But to say it's an uphill battle is an understatement.

[Thread Stealer]

I'm not really too sure on this whole "natural" thing, but Oscar's so full of it.

He was talking about how it was such hell to make 150 for the Forbes fight, but now claims he can make 144 or even 140.

He was talking about moving back to welterweight in 2005, but wasn't even gonna fight Mayweather at 147 for the aborted rematch.

Now listen to him:

Oscar De La Hoya: "Pacquiao Fight Will Be a Battle" - Boxing News

De La Hoya called Pacquiao a complex fighter and sold the fighter as a much closer contest than many predict. Pacquiao has to move up by two weight divisions to 147-pounds, De La Hoya last fought at 150. He says the reason he took the fight was because Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, challenged him. He forgot about the amount of money involved.

"Manny is very complicated; he's awkward, very explosive with both hands and fast," De La Hoya told the Houston Chronicle. "The fact that yes, I am older, and I have to come down in weight, which is going to be a struggle, is going to benefit him.

"But I chose this fight, obviously, because he challenged me, his trainer challenged me, and it was a big challenge for me to take this fight and accept it. We realize it's going to be a battle."

While De La Hoya says that he may fight on after the Pacquiao encounter, he would consider closing the door on his career if the performance against Pacquiao is spectacular.

"If I have a perfect performance against Manny and all the stars are aligned that night, why not?" De La Hoya said. "That would be a perfect moment."