Oscar De La Hoya v. Manny Pacquiao - The Dream Match
By Uncategorized December 1st, 2008What matters more; the size of the dog in the fight or the size of the fight in the dog?
Manny Pacquiao wins by 8th round TKO.
Judge Stanley Christodoulou 79-72 Pacquiao.
Judge Adalaide Byrd 80-71 Pacquiao.
Judge Dave Moretti 80-71 Pacquiao.
All three judges scored the 7th round 10-8 for Pacquiao. Judge Christodoulou scored the first round for De La Hoya, otherwise it was a whitewash.
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Round 9: Oscar’s left eye is bruised and nearly closed. The fight has been stopped before the start of round nine. Referee Weeks stops the contest at the behest of De La Hoya’s corner. Manny Pacquiao is the winner! Manny has his arms raised in triumph. Oscar walks across the ring to congratulate the victor.
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Round 8: Oscar’s corner worked on the eye between rounds. It is nearly closed at this juncture of the fight. Oscar winged two hooks and missed both. Oscar attacks and Manny counters to the body. Oscar is trapped in the corner - Manny lands a left and then fires in combination. Manny is pounding away at Oscar. If there are any Oscar fans in the arena we can’t hear them. Manny is now pressing the fight; moving forward for the kill. Oscar fires a few hooks at Manny. Manny pounds his gloves together as if to say, “let’s get it on”. Manny pounds Oscar at the bell. Manny 10-9.
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Round 7: Oscar lands a right. Manny jumps in and out, firing the jab and left hands. There’s a momentary lull in the action this round. Manny lands a hook and traps Oscar against the ropes. Manny is pummeling Oscar. Referee Weeks is taking a close look. Oscar’s cheek is swollen. Manny chases Oscar across the ring and continues the assault. Oscar is in real trouble. Manny is pouring it on. Oscar lands an uppercut to stop the onslaught. Big round for Manny: 10-9.
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Round 6: When the fight is fought at center ring Manny’s speed is too great for Oscar. When Oscar traps Manny against the ropes he does his best work. Manny’s confidence is soaring as he takes the fight to Oscar. Manny lands a big left. Another left for Manny scores. Oscar’s left eye is closing from Manny’s jab. Manny lands another lead left. Oscar is more cautious this round; he’s losing his aggession. Manny lands to close the round. Manny 10-9.
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Round 5: Oscar shoots a right that scores. Oscar is still coming forward but is still not landing. Manny lands a left. Manny shoots a 1-2 that cracks the bigger man. Manny pumps out the jab and scores. Oscar is in trouble as he can not deal with the hand speed of Manny Pacquiao. The crowd erupts for their man Manny. Oscar’s jab is pawing. He momentarily traps Manny against the ropes and holds and hits. The men exchange at the 10 second bell to the end of the round. 10-9 Manny.
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Round 4: Oscar lands a right, the best of the fight for Oscar. Manny comes back with a left, followed by another. A left for Manny. Oscar lands a right. manny leads with a left and then attacks the body. Manny cracks oscar with another left. “Manny, Manny” the cheers ring out. A lead left lands flush on Oscar’s face. Another. Another. Oscar can not stop the straight left. His face is red and swollen. Manny 10-9.
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Round 3: The men touch gloves. Straight left for Manny. Straight right for Oscar. Double jab by Oscar blocked. Straight left by Manny. Oscar fires a jab and misses. “Manny, Manny” the crowd chants. Oscar’s fans are silent. Oscar lands a left hook to the body. Manny shoots a left flush to the face. Most of Oscar’s offerings are blocked. Manny hooks to the body. Manny lands a left. Oscar lands a right. Manny 10-9.
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Round 2: Oscar lands first to open the second. Manny lands a counter right. Manny ducks under the Oscar jab. So far Oscar’s jab isn’t on target; however, Manny’s is. The fighters exchange body blows. Manny jumps in and lands to the body. Manny lands a straight left. And another. Manny is circling right, planting and firing. Manny can’t miss with the jab. Oscar’s face is red. Manny 10-9.
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Round 1: The fighters touch gloves at the bell. Manny lands a right. The crowd erupts. Oscar wings a right hook. Manny lands a little right jab. The fight is in the middle of the ring. Oscar punishes Manny against the ropes. Manny circles away. Manny lands a lead left, and another, and another. Manny 10-9.
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The referee for this bout is Tony Weeks. Scoring the fight are judges Stanley Christodoulou from South Africa, Adalaide Byrd from Las Vegas and Dave Moretti from Las Vegas, NV.
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Oscar De La Hoya, the 10 time champion of the world, is making his way to the ring. Wearing a Ring Magazine robe Oscar nearly ran to the ring.
Michael Buffer has introduced Manny Pacquiao. The pound for pound title holder is making his way to the ring. “We will rock you” blares over the loud speakers. Following a prayer in the neutral corner Manny acknowledges his legions of fans.
The sold out MGM Grand Garden Arena is rocking! The lights have been turned down, but not the electricity.
TSS Nation - the Oscar De La Hoya v. Manny Pacquiao fight is minutes away. Michael Buffer is in the ring as is most of Team Pacquiao, less Manny.
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Resto simply could not cope with the punching power of Victor Ortiz. In the second Resto went down from a barrage of punches and this time did not beat the count. The KO came at 1:19 of round two. Ortiz retains his NABO jr. welterweight title.
Left hands are killing Resto. He went down twice in the first from Ortiz straight left hands. His nose is bloodied but he survived to fight another round.
Fight fans, the Victor Ortiz v. Jeffrey Resto jr. welterweight fight is moments away. Stay with us for updates as the action unfolds.
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We told you not to go anywhere. Sergio Medina went down three times in the first round prompting referee Joe Cortez to waive off the bout. Medina was overwhelmed from the bell. The end came at 1:38 of round 1 by TKO. Juanma Lopez retains his WBO jr. featherweight title.
It’s fight night! The Juanma Lopez v. Sergio Medina fight is set to begin. We’ll be back with updates throughout the bout. Stay tuned.
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Flashback: On June 18, 1941, former light heavyweight champion Billy Conn challenged Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship of the world. According to boxing historian Bert Sugar, Conn weighed in at 167 lbs. while the champion tipped the scales at 204 lbs. In the early rounds Louis walked down Conn scoring early and often. In the 4th momentum swung when Conn staggered Louis with a left-right combination. Conn’s hand speed and new found confidence carried the action as he took the fight to the champion. By the 11th Conn was in total control. In the 12th, Conn ripped Louis with a left hook that rocked the champion forcing Louis to hold on to survive.
Flash forward: On December 6, 2008, current lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao will face former middleweight champion Oscar De La Hoya at 147 lbs. in what is being billed, “The Dream Match”. But with such a size disparity is this pairing a dream match or a physical mismatch?
Pacquiao is listed at 5’ 6 ½” with a 67” reach. De La Hoya stands 5’11” and has a 73” reach.
Pacquiao weighed 106 lbs. for his professional debut. De La Hoya made his debut as a lightweight, weighing in at 133 lbs.
Pacquiao has one fight at lightweight, his most recent. De La Hoya’s last nine bouts have been fought at light middleweight or middleweight.
Does Manny Pacquiao have the necessary skill and heart to overcome the physical advantages enjoyed by De La Hoya? Can the size of the fight in the dog overcome the size of the dog in the fight? Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach believe so. What more, Pacquiao has everything to gain by winning this fight.
Pacquiao is already the most decorated Asian fighter in history. He has won world titles in four weight divisions; from flyweight (112 lbs.) to lightweight (135 lbs) with belts at super bantamweight and super featherweight in between. Yet a win over De La Hoya at welterweight (147 lbs.) would put Pacquiao into another atmosphere.
A Pacquiao win sets up a big money fight at light welterweight against current IBO champion Ricky Hatton. Following his recent victory over Paulie Malignaggi, Hatton said he would entertain a match against the winner of this fight. Roach all but called out Hatton on the HBO series, De La Hoya/Pacquiao 24/7. A Pacquiao victory could seal the deal.
Flashback: On June 18, 1941, former light heavyweight champion Billy Conn challenged Joe Louis for the heavyweight championship of the world. Through 12 rounds Conn was winning the fight; but in 1941 championship fights were contested over 15 rounds. Having staggered the champion in the 12th, Conn went for the knockout in the 13th. Conn came out blazing, but so too did the champion. Louis seized control of the round with a right that stunned the challenger. With this sudden and dramatic turn of events Louis went in for the kill. Louis blasted Conn with lefts and rights until a chopping right hand finished Billy Conn. And with that, Joe Louis retained the heavyweight championship of the world. Following the fight Conn mused, “I guess I had too much to win for tonight and I tried to knock him out. Otherwise, I’d a won easy.”
Flash forward: On December 6, 2008, current lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao will face former middleweight champion Oscar De La Hoya at 147 lbs. in what is being billed, “The Dream Match”. Will the younger, faster Pacquiao outbox De La Hoya over 12 rounds to win easy? Or, will a confident Pacquiao move in for the kill and fall into the Billy Conn trap?
TSS faithful, we’ll be ringside at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV to bring you round by round coverage of the Oscar De La Hoya v. Manny Pacquiao showdown. As is our custom, we’ll post results of the main undercard bouts beginning by 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT.
December 1st, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Wow! This flashbacks for the bigger man can easily be countered. Sugar Shane Mosley came out two weight classes and beat Big Money Oscar. Sugar Leonard was out of the games for three years, but moved up two weight classes and beat the bigger Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Robert Duran moved up two weight classes and beat Sugar Ray Leonard. Michael Spinks moved up and beat Larry Holmes, though controversial. Superman Roy Jones moved up and beat Jose Ruiz. Featherweight Hammin’ Hank Armstrong moved up three classes and beat the undisputed welterweight champion of that time. Armstrong tried to get the middleweight crown, but a Pinoy put a stop to that. A pinoy, the AGOAT, will put a stop to Oscar. This thing may be billed as “The Dream Match,” But to Oscar it will be one big nightmare. Holla!
December 1st, 2008 at 1:27 pm
If this is horse racing. If Big Brown and Curlin will run in a race, who will win? Hard to tell. Both of them are millionaires and it seems like Pacquiao is doing better when it comes to helping his own people. De la hoya is not doing bad at all also but too many issues about him. Whoever wins this match, There will be a rematch, money is always involve of course. None of the two will be a looser but both already won. The looser will be the people that will watch this match. They will pay for HBO pay per view, beers, pizza and etc. What I am saying is, enjoy the match and please remember! this is a mexican american boxer and a Filipino boxer that are already millionaires and knows the business of boxing. God Bless America!! Viva Mexicano!! and Mabuhay Filipinos!!!!
December 1st, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Poor Oscar! Manny will kill him in 7th. Oscar! Why don’t you retire when you are still the “Champ!” and save yourself from December 6th nightmare? What is it?. Too boring to leave,… need another brain damage?
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:38 am
Khan is somewhat proud of not down by Pacuiao during one of their sparring session when solidly hit by Manny.This is a very recent testimony for a good fight that will take place between ODLH and MP come Dec. 6 of this year and it is just a week to go,Khan is a good boxer as well.All questions about this Dream Match will be answered and it will be another go go boxing sport media frenzy.
December 2nd, 2008 at 2:41 am
Just happy to watch this fight and and no insult intended.
December 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 am
we are very proud of manny! go bro! you can always count on our support! no financial matters involve! hehehe. mabuhay ang pilinas!
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:35 am
MP will win this fight over ODLH come Dec 6 2008 as the bigger and older fighter will tire and be cut up and bleeding by the end of the 12th round.
Oscar doesn’t have the heart any more to finish the job. He is to carefull not to get hurt.
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:24 am
The 601st Infantry Batallion, Philippine Army, has been fighting the MILF insurrection non-stop since Aug. 10. We’ve been short on sleep, short on rations, short on ammunition at various times but we have always whipped the bad guys. We are solidly behind Manny Pacquiao from our beloved island of Mindanao. Think of us Manny, becuz you in our prayers all the time. We know how tough Filipinos are. Oscar, you don’t know what you are about to experience.
December 3rd, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Hey, Jerry, like always when Manny enters the ring there will be peace all over the Philippines — while he is boxing. The “bad guys” will be in front of their televisions watching Manny beat down and destroy Oscar, so you kababayans will have a rest from the insurrection for a few hours. Enjoy the Pinoy victory. The world will see how a little Pinoy can knock down a Goliath-like giant. Holla!
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Manny Pacquiao is much too fast for Oscar dela Hoya that boxing’s Golden Boy will get tired trying to catch him.
“Like what I said, Oscar’s going to tire after six rounds,” said Marvin “Much Too Much” Cordova, one of Pacquaio’s sparring partners.
The 5-foot-9 Cordova, 156 pounds and undefeated in 20 fights with 11 knockouts, sparred four rounds with Pacquiao at the Wild Card Gym Thursday.
Then as he cooled off after banging bodies with the Pinoy megastar, he talked about Pacquiao’s chances against Dela Hoya.
He said Pacquiao has what it takes to win.
“He’s ready. Oscar has got to be ready because Manny’s coming after him baby,” he said the resident of Rocky Ford, Colorado.
“His speed is going to give Oscar a lot of problems. He’s coming up (in weight) and Oscar is losing the weight,” Cordova said.
He believes that Pacquiao will bring the fight to Dela Hoya in the first six rounds, and when the latter tires, the former will go for it.
His punching power is impressive and his left hand, body shots are looking real strong.
“Once he gets Oscar with those punches it’ll be real good. Will it last the distance? Nah. Like what I said Oscar will tire after six rounds.
“Then Manny will put it on him in the eighth and ninth round and knock him off. Oscar’s got the jab but Manny will counter him with his right hook.”
Cordova thinks that Dela Hoya is a one-handed fighter who has to worry about Pacquiao’s left and right all throughout the match.
“Manny’s an animal on ring,” he concluded.
Rashad Holloway, the other sparring partner, is confident of a Pacquiao victory but said Dela Hoya being knocked out is not that easy.
“Can he hurt Oscar? Definitely, but to knock Oscar out is kind of hard. Oscar’s a veteran and been hit by big guys and is pretty tough,” he said.
“I think Manny can hurt Oscar and if he sticks to the game plan and stays on three minutes of every round then we may see a stoppage.
“But honestly I think he can beat the mess out of Oscar for 12 rounds as long as he sticks to the game plan,” he said.
Holloway, standing close to six feet, has been with Pacquiao since Day One of this camp, and was quite surprised with everything he’d seen.
“Have you looked at his legs?” he asked, referring to Pacquiao’s pair of calves that can carry a 300-pounder.
December 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Manny will win this fight cause manny has the speed power than oscar,oscar is tired Old,
December 4th, 2008 at 8:39 am
Referencing the first fight between Louis and Conn (they met twice with the two fights separated by five years minus one day):
Although Louis was older than Conn, he was 9 years removed from retirement at the time they met in 1941 while Conn was a year away from his first of two goodbyes (he retired in 1942 then came back in ‘46 to meet Louis again before bidding final adieu in 1948). Conn had already gone through 71 fights prior to their first meeting. Those 71 fights were 17 more than Joe had at that point of his career.
After their first meeting, Louis went up against Baer, Walcott, Conn again and others, racking up 7 more successful title defenses alongside non-title victories before losing to Ezzard Charles in 1950.
Louis, the bigger man, was therefore the younger fighter in boxing terms.
Moreover, Louis at 6 foot 2 was only a half inch taller than Conn who stood at 6 foot 1 and a half. Conn even enjoyed a half-inch reach advantage over Louis.
In the so-called “Dream Match” Oscar, the bigger man, is also the older man both in actual age and in boxing sense. He towers over Pacquiao by four inches and enjoys a reach advantage of about 4 inches as well.
With regard power, Conn managed to stop only 15 opponents in 64 wins–less than a quarter…while Pacquiao stopped some two thirds of the fighters he defeated.
Looking at the Dream Match in the context of Louis-Conn I seems to serve no end as there are too many differences and just a handful of similarities between the two events.
December 4th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
my heart goes for the pacman, but my wallet goes for the golden boy.
December 5th, 2008 at 2:36 am
This fight is a MISmatch..MIS for Manny In Seventh round.No doubt about it.In my opinion,a true champ should have the heart,desire and supernatural skills to beat the odds,well,manny is obviously have all this.have a good day everyone..To my special friend laryn mae,ILOVEYOU..
December 5th, 2008 at 7:44 am
Considering the tons of money De La Hoya has made from his beloved sport of boxing, you would think he would be more respectful of the fans. Instead he sets up Pacquiao as well as the fans with this ugly mismatch between two fighters whose natural weights are three or more divisions apart. Oscar, pick on someone your own size!
December 5th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
it possible happend my dreams last friday morning at round 2 dela hoya knockdown, i hope it will be, and god with him at all the figth
December 5th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
go manny we pray for you,
December 5th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
manny will beat oscar.. do doubt about it!!!
December 6th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Manny will win! …of course I am a Filipino….
mabuhay ka Manny! Mabuhay ang Filipino!
December 6th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
”go manny we pray for you”’
go on, do everything 2 beat oscar’
manny andi2 po kami pra suportahan ka’
GOD BLESS!!!!
December 6th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
Win or lose, I will root for Manny Pacquiao. He had won many events that made the country and the Filipinos proud of him. I still believe that he can down De La Hoya with his big heart and our heartfelt support , the Filipino nation praying and giving him spiritual encouragement.
December 6th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
. . .manny we are all proud of you . . .my the best man win. . .
December 6th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
DAMN MAKESMESAD WATCHINBG THISFIGHT I WAS HOPING OSCAR WILLWIN
December 6th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
WHY THERE IS COMMENTS BEFORE THE 6TH OF DEC ???
WHEN WAS THIS FIGHT ON?>
December 7th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Pacquiao rules again
December 13th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
To Pokedig, maybe we should write PACQUIAO RULES AGAIN! Now it came the modern David and Goliath.