I'm calling this right now.. Oscar Busted Up!

[ICB]

I think the size difference will be too much, Manny Pacquiao maybe at 149 or whatever but thats his limit. ODLH is naturally way bigger than that and i expect him to be atleast 160 come fight night.

Manny Pacquiao will also have to fight on the backfoot, which takes away the momentum he gets into his shots while coming forward. I also think Manny Pacquiao will be slower, which in turn will make his power less effective. Because Manny Pacquiao relies on his speed to generate his power.

Plus if you have seen Manny Pacquiao sparring, notice how he has to overeach. All the time to hit the bigger sparring partners. Its almost ridiculous at times.

Also people keep saying about ODLH's stamina, but Manny Pacquiao won't be able to come forward against the much bigger man. And test those issues, i just can't see Manny Pacquiao's small frame standing up to those big left hooks of ODLH.

Steve Forbes, Floyd Mayweather Jr, were effective because there fast, slick, good defense. Manny Pacquiao maybe fast but he is no way slick or a good defensive fighter by any means. He hits and gets hit despite his bobbing and weaving, he's still very hittable. And i just can't picture Manny Pacquiao taking ODLH's big left hook.

Let me play Devil's Advocate here. Pac is very hittable, yes, but would it be fair to say that he's been hittable against smaller, faster fighters than Oscar? Also, when Pac is overreaching against sparring partners, could this not be something he and Freddie are resolving while sparring. I mean, you'd prefer to get it wrong in training rather than on fight night. If Oscar comes in 13 pounds above the welter limit might that mean that he was overly drained to make 147? Also Pac looked just as fast and strong at 135, what if he is able to bring in that kind of speed and strength?

My heart and my head are in a war over this. My heart tells me it will be Pac, but my head tells me Oscar is going to eat his lunch and make Freddie shine his shoes. I don't want to, but I have to go with my head.

Manny Pacquiao will also be slower and his power less apparent at Welterweight.

[zhubin]

When a fight is being hyped up...it's easy to over analyze every detail. Bottom line...we don't much about anything. According to Roach and Pac's sparring partners...Manny is going to knock Oscar out. That cannot possibly be a biased opinion. Oscar is weight drained and is going to be super weak come fight night...according to what?! Pics of him looking skinny?! With all due honesty...he looked in damn good shape to me in 24/7...as did Pac. All i'm saying...most of this is to hype the fight up. I am using logical reasoning (size, reach, weight, skill) to pick Oscar to win. If Pac proves me wrong...so be it.

[C-Lo]

im takeing the wildcard and saying its going to be a double knockout!

Whoa! Epic! Then we would get a rematch for this pointless fight! Let Pac fight his real competition!

When I first heard about the fight I thought straight away what a stupid match up it was and that Oscar is gunna kill little Manny, but as the fight draws nearer and after watching the 24/7 episodes im starting to think Pac will pull of the win. He looks in great shape and to me De Le Hoya does look very weight drained and I think it will take its toll.

The 24/7 series alters my way of thinking. It made me think Hatton could beat Mayweather, it made me think Jones had a shot at Calzaghe, now it's making me think Pac is going to make this a fight. My mind knew what would happen but the 24/7 series makes me doubt myself.

[bambamdaddio]

Ill be pretty much amazed if Pac pulls this off, but I really just can not see it happening at all, I really cant...could be wrong tho who knows ?