De La Hoya v Pac - consequences for the p4p list

[Taeth]

Pacquiao hasnt been a natural 130 pounder for awhile now, he was coming at 140-144 over the past year or two, and thats a lot of weight for a super featherweight to put on, more than Corrales put on against MAyweather I believe. Pacquiao was having a ton of difficulty making the weight for the last year and halfish. Even at lightweight he came in at 147 which means he is probably naturally around 160 pounds judging by his weight gain. Pacquiao brings certain things that Oscar has never delt with, particularly how Manny moves in and out so quickly, and its quite hard to Manny with any punch either than the right hand consistently which I think Oscar can do, but is his right hand hard enouhg to hurt Pacquiao? He wasn't able to hurt Forbes or Floyd with it, we will see if he can against Manny, because I don't see him landing that left hook a whole lot, I could be wrong ,but watching Manny's fights I see he has been very elusive to the left hook over the past few years.

Marquez caught him on their last fight and he was stunned real bad.If that was Oscar he would have been comatosed.

He caught Manny off balance, that is different than being stunned, there are plenty of times where Pacquiao will get hit off balance and either look like a wounded animal or somebody badly hurt, when he actually is just fighting to regain his balance. That extreme shift is what gives him power in his punches, but it also makes him unstable underneath.

[Fenster]

Pac has been visibly hurt, without seriously jelly-legged, on a number of occasions against Marquez, Barrera 2nd fight (or was he play acting?) and Larios.. that doesn't bode well for him against Oscar at all.

[Julius Rain]

That's looking at Pac through rose tinted glasses.

Although the fight should have no real bearing on his P4P position..

Him fighting 10-14 pounds above his best weight isn't some big heroic deed. He's doing it for the huge MONEY. ANY fighter from 130 or 135 would fight Oscar given the chance, without hesitation, for the MONEY. Pacs exciting style and status have allowed them to SELL a good fight.

And Pac hasn't established dominance over Marquez (probably 50-50 who's better in fans eyes). Let alone dominate any divison. Another slight on this "event."

As said p4p ive got calzaghe out ahead in top spot at the moment and i dont expect pacquaio to change that on the 6th.

Most of these p4p lists are constructed by american journalists who view the lighter weights with rose tinted glasses.

JC cannot do anything possible else to be recognised as the greatest boxer in the world!!!

cause his not at all. jmm should be king if pac loses. if jc pac or jmm were at the same weight classes, jc would lose. these guys hit a lot harder a lot faster and came up the harder way that made them tough as iron no matter where they fight. Can you honestly say jc is the same?

[GAME]

Calzaghe is the best p4p fighter but If Pac beats Oscar he can make a very good case for replacing him .

[albsur2006]

I've always thought JoeCal was the P4P #1. Since Golden Boy owns RING now, I wouldn't be surprised if they bumped Oscar up anywhere from 6-10. It's funny to me how when Golden Boy purchased RING they said that they wouldn't have any influence on the rankings. But EVERYONE has JoeCal at either #1 or #2. NOBODY really has Juan Manuel at #2 especially after he lost. Yet the RING still has him at #2. There's no way that JoeCal, the undefeated undisputed former super middleweight and current light heavyweight champion of the world, should be behind Juan Manuel Marquez. No fucking way.

I wouldn't be surprised if in the future RING under Golden Boy actually started charging sanctioning fees and awarding real title belts. I really see no reason for Golden Boy to purchase RING magazine unless they had something bigger planned.

[C-Lo]

Pac has been visibly hurt, without seriously jelly-legged, on a number of occasions against Marquez, Barrera 2nd fight (or was he play acting?) and Larios.. that doesn't bode well for him against Oscar at all.

I think I worst I've seen him hurt in a while was the body shot Marquez hit him with in round 8 of those second fight. Pac covered up BIG TIME and fell against the ropes.

When I first watched the fight I saw Marquez land it and saw Pac's reaction and I thought Marquez would knock him down.

[James_Teja]

"Win or lost for Pacquiao, he'll still be the no.1 p4p"

-Ricky Hatton

[The Wind]

This may have been debated before but have been having a few exchanges with Mad Dog and Taansend off site and would be interested to get more views.

So Pac is currently number one. Oscar is not even in the top ten.

If Pac wins then everything remains as is but if he loses what are the consequences for the p4p list ??

I just can't see where De La Hoya can be placed but if he wins you surely have to place him above Pac ?? Ok if its an SD then we may have grounds to slate oscar for struggling agains the little guy and not put him in the list.

But if it's emphatic and he blows him away in early rounds do we all just say big guy v little guy so what ??

Anyhow - if Pac loses even if on points he has to lose p4p No 1 slot for sure IMO.

It's a tough one if he does lose.

For the record I can't see Pac winning - am cringing looking at the notable size difference in the publicity campaign let alone when they get the referee's instructions.

But i hope he does - for the p4p sake and for a Hatton showpiece at wembley

If De La Hoya wins nothing changes. He still doesn't deserve to be in the Top Ten P4P list as he has not been active enough and he has lost the major fights of late.

Pacquiao would still remain no 1 P4P becuase of the HUGE challenge that he has taken on.

However, if Pacqiao wins then you have to consider Pacquiao as possibily one of the all-time greats, and I can asure you I don't hand out the all-time great title like sweets in a sweet shop!

[Mark TKO]

Completely agree with the ATG tag if he pulls it off

[GAME]

Barrera reckons this fight discredits the sport of boxing. He reckons Oscar should have fought Margarito. Barreras also the number 1 lightweight contender and says after he beats Campbell he will be Mexicos greatest boxer ever !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQSm10_J1BU

[Gandalf]

Barrera reckons this fight discredits the sport of boxing. He reckons Oscar should have fought Margarito. Barreras also the number 1 lightweight contender and says after he beats Campbell he will be Mexicos greatest boxer ever !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQSm10_J1BU

Barrera is right. This Pac: Oscar fight is disgusting. Its such a pointless fight and proves nothing beyond the bank balance.

Anyone who pays to watch this is a dick!

[GAME]

Barrera reckons this fight discredits the sport of boxing. He reckons Oscar should have fought Margarito. Barreras also the number 1 lightweight contender and says after he beats Campbell he will be Mexicos greatest boxer ever !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQSm10_J1BU

Barrera is right. This Pac: Oscar fight is disgusting. Its such a pointless fight and proves nothing beyond the bank balance.

Anyone who pays to watch this is a dick!

. . . .im buying it!!!

Amir Khans part of the package and we cant miss a khan fight ( incase he gets serioulsy hurt again )

[Gandalf]

Barrera reckons this fight discredits the sport of boxing. He reckons Oscar should have fought Margarito. Barreras also the number 1 lightweight contender and says after he beats Campbell he will be Mexicos greatest boxer ever !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQSm10_J1BU

Barrera is right. This Pac: Oscar fight is disgusting. Its such a pointless fight and proves nothing beyond the bank balance.

Anyone who pays to watch this is a dick!

. . . .im buying it!!!

Amir Khans part of the package and we cant miss a khan fight ( incase he gets serioulsy hurt again )

They are showing the Oscar:Pac fight out here on the regular sports channel. Its free and for that reason I will watch it. Its really not giving anything of note to DLH. If it was PPV? Screw that for a laugh!! No way!!

[GAME]

Barrera is right. This Pac: Oscar fight is disgusting. Its such a pointless fight and proves nothing beyond the bank balance.

Anyone who pays to watch this is a dick!

. . . .im buying it!!!

Amir Khans part of the package and we cant miss a khan fight ( incase he gets serioulsy hurt again )

They are showing the Oscar:Pac fight out here on the regular sports channel. Its free and for that reason I will watch it. Its really not giving anything of note to DLH. If it was PPV? Screw that for a laugh!! No way!!

Out here ? Where are you . I thought u were British. its ppv £15

[Moono]

This may have been debated before but have been having a few exchanges with Mad Dog and Taansend off site and would be interested to get more views.

So Pac is currently number one. Oscar is not even in the top ten.

If Pac wins then everything remains as is but if he loses what are the consequences for the p4p list ??

I just can't see where De La Hoya can be placed but if he wins you surely have to place him above Pac ?? Ok if its an SD then we may have grounds to slate oscar for struggling agains the little guy and not put him in the list.

But if it's emphatic and he blows him away in early rounds do we all just say big guy v little guy so what ??

Anyhow - if Pac loses even if on points he has to lose p4p No 1 slot for sure IMO.

It's a tough one if he does lose.

For the record I can't see Pac winning - am cringing looking at the notable size difference in the publicity campaign let alone when they get the referee's instructions.

But i hope he does - for the p4p sake and for a Hatton showpiece at wembley

to be fair pacman should go down maybe 5 spots.

I have him at the 5 spot so he will go down to the 10 spot.