<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=AlternatingData2><TD>Oscar De La Hoya</TD><TD> -176</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=AlternatingData2><TD>Manny Pacquiao</TD><TD> +156</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
This is brutal , wonder if DLH hits - 150 by the fight time , odds dropping every day ...
<TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=AlternatingData2><TD>Manny Pacquiao</TD><TD> +156</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
This is brutal , wonder if DLH hits - 150 by the fight time , odds dropping every day ...
an interesting photo posted by a compadre at my home site....and check out their feet......i`m sure it was incidental(lol,sell those ppv`s...)...
now take a good look at shane standing in back of manny...he HAS shoes on....he may be on a step,but he still looks much bigger than manny..look at dlh`s reach...
despite being in the background,look how much bigger and thicker mosely looks than manny....the hands...the head...
manny wins this fight he should immediately be inducted in the hall...
now take a good look at shane standing in back of manny...he HAS shoes on....he may be on a step,but he still looks much bigger than manny..look at dlh`s reach...
despite being in the background,look how much bigger and thicker mosely looks than manny....the hands...the head...
manny wins this fight he should immediately be inducted in the hall...
In relation to other big fights, Oscar minus is one of the best bets in years. Pac's a blown-up featherweight. He's fought above 130 lbs. once, while Oscar's fought as high as 160. Talk of DLH being way past his prime is terribly overblown -- he hasn't been active enough in recent years to be a shot fighter, and the calculated manner with which he's always fought has prevented him from taking unnecessary shots throughout his career. Oscar still has plenty left in the tank. Manny's two biggest strengths -- his incredible speed and one-punch KO power, will be neutralized by moving up so far in weight. He's not carrying his power to 147 against a natural welter (arguably even bigger). Pac will be competitive in the early rounds. But DLH will wear him down by the middle rounds, punishing him with his jab in the process. It's inevitable. There are many fights that are tough to predict and involve several likely scenarios. This isn't one of them. Oscar's winning via mid-late round stoppage or wide decision, probably the former if he's intent on making a point.
Considering this is DLH's farewell fight and the fact that he predicted a KO in this fight, I wouldn't be surprised if he's intent on making a point.
If he does, he can say he KO'd the p4p best fighter and the casual fans will crown him as a retiring king. The rest of us will know better.
If he does, he can say he KO'd the p4p best fighter and the casual fans will crown him as a retiring king. The rest of us will know better.
Extremely doubtful, even if Pac somehow wins. Winner is almost certainly fighting Hatton, and if Manny does win tomorrow night, the Hatton fight will probably come at 140 lbs. Win or lose, Pac's probably one and done at 147, and that would be wise. If (more like when) Manny loses, I'd say he'll go back down to 135 and fight JM Marquez for a third time. That's a great fight and there's plenty of interest. Pac still has plenty to prove at lightweight... beating David Diaz doesn't mean much.
I do think it's a near certainty Floyd will fight again, though. The biggest pay day for him is still fighting Oscar for a second time. And that could happen late next year if DLH beats Manny and then Hatton during the middle of '09. Or Mayweather could look at taking on the winner of Margarito/Cotto II, although he's never wanted a piece of Margarito in the past.
I don't think Manny loses speed as he's moved up in size. He still looks as fast as ever. However I dunno what Oscars regular everyday wieght is. I thought it was around high 160's. For him to come down 20 or so may lose some of his strength if he did this too fast. Althought Manny is a headhunter he tends to leave himself open for alot of punches. However he's a tough guy and has a decent chin. If you watched his last fight against Marquez @ 137, Marquez snapped Manny's head back a gazillion times. It was a close one. Oscar's a technician. Jab then combo. then flurry if he smells blood.
Eitherway its an honest cointoss. If these guys were to fight 6 times I really think each of em would win 3 a piece.
Manny in a very, very slight lean.
Eitherway its an honest cointoss. If these guys were to fight 6 times I really think each of em would win 3 a piece.
Manny in a very, very slight lean.
Oscar sold his legacy for his promotion company in my eyes. Any time a fighter stays on top whether they win or lose they have lost credibility in the sport.
It is the overwhelming need to stay on top by never losing which build boxing and maintained it for a long long time and with Oscar that is lost.
I do think a win or a loss do anything to his legacy... he cashed that in for Golden Boy Promotions.
It is the overwhelming need to stay on top by never losing which build boxing and maintained it for a long long time and with Oscar that is lost.
I do think a win or a loss do anything to his legacy... he cashed that in for Golden Boy Promotions.
That was a junior lightweight fight (130 lb. division). That restriction is only in regard to the weigh-in. Fighters rehydrate overnight and typically put on 10+ lbs. from the weigh-in until the time they actually enter the ring the night of the fight. DLH will be nearly 160 lbs. once he steps foot in the ring. This fight is 3 weight classes higher than what Pac fought at in the second meeting with Marquez you mentioned. And Manny was arguably his best at even lower weight classes. He was probably the most dominant at 126 lbs., or even 122, where he was a devastating puncher. That won't be the case against someone the size of DLH. Oscar winning this fight has nothing to do with him being superior to Manny, because he's not. Similar to why DLH lost to Hopkins, it wasn't necessarily because B-Hop was a better boxer. It's just that Hopkins was far too big for Oscar. Manny couldn't beat any of the top welterweights. He's not a 147-lb. fighter.
