Now seriously, what's the possible 'winning' strategy for pacman.

[Pacdbest2]

Since I nailed the Pac-DLH let me do the Pac-Hatton here:

Hatton need to get inside to reach Pac. His short arms is a Major dissadvantage 20' compared to 25" by Pac. Hatton's pressure only works against a weaker & slower fighter than him. Unfortunately Pac is the much quicker & I think is the stronger Puncher(or Sharper puncher).

Hatton's advantage is his strenght but he can't use it because Pac will pepper him from the outside with Jabs & Straight left. Pac has a very good head movement, even in a clinche he's aware if there' punches coming( see Velasquez fight). Expect Pac to land a straight left everytime Hatton Lean to his left to get close to Pac. Jab will be ther all night. Hatton will be busted by rd 3. KD on rd 4 & Pac finishes him around rd 5. Sorry Hatton Fans... I seldom make a wrong Predictions!!!

[Andre]

First off, Pacquiao is going to taste Oscar's left hook at some point. It's inevitable. Pacquiao is not Whitaker or Mayweather, he doesn't have the defensive skills or the mindset to avoid Oscar's left hook for 12 rounds. He is going to be hit with a flush left hook at some point, and he has no choice but to be able to handle it.

The punch Pacquiao needs to avoid is the jab, and he needs to avoid the jab by constantly staying in Oscar's chest, negating Oscar's reach. This will also prevent Oscar from extending his arms, reducing some of his power. He needs to constantly be in his face and force him to fight 3 minutes of every round, since stamina and workrate figure to be Pacquiao's main advantages over Oscar.

Some fighters use their speed by keeping the fight on the outside, I think Pacquiao has to do the opposite and use his speed to get inside.

Im with this one.

Aside from a block, Theres only a few ways to avoid power and reach, one is run and time,the other is flexability /reactions to ride with with whats comming in and the other is to choke off the shot and dont allow it its full momentum.

If he has trained for all of these and fights completley in the zone he has a hope of catching Oscar late and taking him out.

But I think Oscar wins this mid rounds Tko and loads of money privatley moves from Philipinos pockets into American /Mex/latino ones.

Go PAC MAN ! Go the underdog! I hope he wins, be good for the sport and future viewing.

[brucelee]

Pac will be using his flexibility and speed. That's enough for him to win. DLH will have a hard time knocking Pacquaio,IMO. Pacquaio had proven already that he can withstand heavy punches from Morales, Barrera and Marquez.

If it becomes toe to toe, DLH will surely go down.

[Enthusiast]

Left lateral movements to avoid De la Hoya's left.

Surge forward and duck to avoid the taller man's fist. Hit the body heavily. Use the power left to weaken the body then slide to the left (again).

Hit De la Hoya through the front and side doors. In and out strategy.

That should tire Oscar and make him vulnerable for a KO. If he doesn't fall, the same strategy should make him win on points.

[Quinito]

"Only Pacquiao can beat Pacquiao... Activate Bobby"

- Adolf Hitler

[Onix]

Pac Man keys to victory...

Throw a couple of your fat ass trainers and leaches into the ring with DLH.

[CGM]

Zhubin mentioned PAC's power being the key. I would tend to agree. If PAC can't hurt DLH and slow him down or make DLH respect him, then I don't give PAC too much of a chance.

[Spicoli]

Today & even as a kid,I feared the hometown carnivals and traveling circus attractions.The rides broke down (and thats IF you met the height requirements),The corn dogs and orange juliuses were over priced and tasted day's old and the game booths with prizes always seemed rigged with the odds stacked against you of leaving with anything beneficial.Wait.....is this the 'what annoys you thread'

Pac should go body/chest from the jump off.Left hand upstairs and except that his power shots are diminished once out of the land of Lilliputian and he will pay a price for head hunting....go for the busting up effect with tight circling & selective loading up.Pac will be taxed to the body like never before I believe and I can see him being forced to stand stock still increasingly by the golden Diva.

[pacfan]

After watching the Forbes fight, I thought Oscar is still pretty much capable of putting up a decent fight. IMO, he still had good power, decent speed, though little less stronger overall than before. Definitely, he did seem to have enough power in his punches to KO pac and I think that will be the biggest problem for my boy in this fight.

Strategy-wise, I'm very sure the body will be the main target for pac. He'll probably be moving around to Oscar's left while taking some potshots here and there, and aiming for the belly as many times as he can, in a cat-and-mouse style of fight. Or alternatively, he may go forward while keeping his gloves high trying to block Oscar's shots while going for his body, trying to wear him down and even aiming for the KO with body shots. In either way, what concerns me most is how it would be possible for pac to avoid Oscar's big shots. He'll still be vulnerable if he fight in his usual way, using his speed trying to outpuch his opponent 5 to 1 - going in too much would be very risky, IMO. On the other hand, if he try to go forward using the 'Winky-style' stonewall defense, I think Oscar still has enough power to penetrate the gloves or at least give it a good shock, enough to stop pac on his tracks. And finally, I think Oscar is pretty much capable of bullying small guy like pac, at least in the early rounds. At any rate, I think pac might have some chances if he can just survive the early rounds.

If it weren't for Freddie's 'no way we can lose' statement, I wouldn't have given a nick of a chance for my boy. But he sez so and who am I to say nay, though he could just be bluffing. So I've got to see how they're planning to achieve they're 'no way' plan - I've got to see this one...