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Pacquiao pressured to halt bout
PHILIPPINES boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is facing pressure from politicians to shelve his looming mega bucks bout with Oscar De La Hoya because they fear he will lose.
Senior congressman Rufus Rodriguez wants the chairman of the country's Games and Amusement Board (GAB) to temporarily freeze Pacquiao's boxing licence to prevent him fighting on December 6.
That came as GAB chairman Eric Buhain admitted Thursday he had asked the World Boxing Council (WBC) to cancel the non-title fight because he believed the Filipino slugger stood no chance against the celebrated De La Hoya.
The request, he said, was denied by the WBC, which said it came too late in the day.
Rodriguez said De La Hoya, who is about five inches (13 centimetres) taller and has a five-inch reach advantage “will kill the smaller and lighter Manny.”
“This boxing bout is just about money. Pacquiao has no chance. We have to protect him. He is a national treasure,” he lamented.
Twenty-nine-year-old Pacquiao, who has 47 wins against three losses and two draws, knocked out David Diaz in June to win the WBC's lightweight belt, becoming the first Asian to win titles in four different weight classes.
It was his 35th KO in 52 fights but has done nothing to allay fears Pacquiao is on a hiding to nothing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas against “Golden Boy” De La Hoya, a boxing legend who remains one of the sport's top draws.
President Gloria Arroyo's spokeswoman, Lorelei Fajardo, on Thursday weighed into the controversy, calling on everyone to leave the decision to Pacquiao.
“A defeat does not diminish his (Pacquiao's) glory or the honour he has won for our nation. He will always remain a modern day hero for his courage and bold daring,” she added.
Source: http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24403192-23218,00.html
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Senior congressman Rufus Rodriguez wants the chairman of the country's Games and Amusement Board (GAB) to temporarily freeze Pacquiao's boxing licence to prevent him fighting on December 6.
That came as GAB chairman Eric Buhain admitted Thursday he had asked the World Boxing Council (WBC) to cancel the non-title fight because he believed the Filipino slugger stood no chance against the celebrated De La Hoya.
The request, he said, was denied by the WBC, which said it came too late in the day.
Rodriguez said De La Hoya, who is about five inches (13 centimetres) taller and has a five-inch reach advantage “will kill the smaller and lighter Manny.”
“This boxing bout is just about money. Pacquiao has no chance. We have to protect him. He is a national treasure,” he lamented.
Twenty-nine-year-old Pacquiao, who has 47 wins against three losses and two draws, knocked out David Diaz in June to win the WBC's lightweight belt, becoming the first Asian to win titles in four different weight classes.
It was his 35th KO in 52 fights but has done nothing to allay fears Pacquiao is on a hiding to nothing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas against “Golden Boy” De La Hoya, a boxing legend who remains one of the sport's top draws.
President Gloria Arroyo's spokeswoman, Lorelei Fajardo, on Thursday weighed into the controversy, calling on everyone to leave the decision to Pacquiao.
“A defeat does not diminish his (Pacquiao's) glory or the honour he has won for our nation. He will always remain a modern day hero for his courage and bold daring,” she added.
Source: http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24403192-23218,00.html
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Oscar-Pacquiao: Weight-ing Is the Hardest Part
The news yesterday that the long-negotiated Oscar De La Hoya/Manny Pacquiao fight is officially on for December 6th came as no surprise to most people in the boxing community. Oscar’s oft-thwarted search for an opponent worthy of his farewell bout had left him with nowhere else to turn, a fact that Pacquiao was keenly aware of. When the negotiations stalled a few weeks ago over the money split, Oscar’s team started floating other names as possible fill-ins for the December date, Sergio Mora and then Paul Williams, both fraught with huge problems. The idea that The Golden Boy would end his storied career against a fighter of Mora’s caliber was simply preposterous, and the idea that he would duck the challenge of Antonio Margarito, the consensus welterweight champ, for Paul Williams was even more so.
For Oscar to have a stratospherically big event as his last night, it came down to Pacquiao or nothing, so he went back to the negotiating table, threw a little more cake on Manny’s plate, and – bada bing – here we are with the world’s next superfight, one that looks suspiciously like the world’s last superfight (Oscar/Floyd). In other words, The Movie Star vs. The Midget.
Mayweather was at least a plausible opponent for De La Hoya size-wise, although anyone who watched that fight will remember the first thought that leapt to mind when they both came to the center of the ring in the first round – “Jeez, Oscar’s huge!” The first three rounds or so of that fight I felt like the usually ultra-calm Floyd had some legitimate fear in his gaze merely for being aware that he was so dramatically on the short end of the size differential.
And hell, Floyd was welterweight champ at that point. He only jumped one weight class to face Oscar. Pacquiao will be jumping two, from 135 to 147, and thus far in his career Manny has only fought once at 135. For the four years prior to that, he was a 130-pounder, the weight at which he really made his fame.
Granted Pac Man usually blows up after the weigh-in and goes into the ring re-hydrated in the 140-145 range. But given his height and frame, I don’t think he can get much heavier than that, and I don’t think he’ll want to. I imagine that he’ll weigh in somewhere around 145 and be the same weight on fight night. Meanwhile, Oscar practically will have to kill himself to make 147. When he re-hydrates, he could go into that ring as heavy as 160.
Bottom line – there’s likely going to be a two-weight-class disparity between the men when they get in the ring. For that fact alone, I honestly can’t believe that Oscar wants this bout as his swan song. Yes Pacquiao is the pound-for-pound champion right now, and yes he’s a mega-star around the world so he ups the PPV projections considerably. But think of it this way – the real reason that Oscar is ducking Margarito is because it’s a lose-lose situation for him fighting another hard-nosed Mexican cut from the mold of Chavez. The Mexican community wouldn’t embrace him in that kind of match-up no matter what he did, and so he figures that there’s no upside in a Margarito bout for him.
To my mind, the Pacquiao fight is the same scenario with the entire sports community at large. Because of the size difference between him and Manny, and because that will be THE headline of this fight above all others, if he loses he’ll look terrible, and if he wins, it will be like, “well, of course he won, he’s the bigger man BY FAR.” There’s no upside for him whatsoever, absolutely nothing for De La Hoya to gain out of this bout but a big payday. At this stage of the game, I’m shocked that he’s still on the “if it makes dollars, it makes sense” tip. He’s made so many dollars, if he wanted to the guy could afford to make his own sense. Instead, he’s taking the easy way out of his own career.
Source: http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/11581/oscar-pacquiao_weight-ing_is_the_hardest_part
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For Oscar to have a stratospherically big event as his last night, it came down to Pacquiao or nothing, so he went back to the negotiating table, threw a little more cake on Manny’s plate, and – bada bing – here we are with the world’s next superfight, one that looks suspiciously like the world’s last superfight (Oscar/Floyd). In other words, The Movie Star vs. The Midget.
Mayweather was at least a plausible opponent for De La Hoya size-wise, although anyone who watched that fight will remember the first thought that leapt to mind when they both came to the center of the ring in the first round – “Jeez, Oscar’s huge!” The first three rounds or so of that fight I felt like the usually ultra-calm Floyd had some legitimate fear in his gaze merely for being aware that he was so dramatically on the short end of the size differential.
And hell, Floyd was welterweight champ at that point. He only jumped one weight class to face Oscar. Pacquiao will be jumping two, from 135 to 147, and thus far in his career Manny has only fought once at 135. For the four years prior to that, he was a 130-pounder, the weight at which he really made his fame.
Granted Pac Man usually blows up after the weigh-in and goes into the ring re-hydrated in the 140-145 range. But given his height and frame, I don’t think he can get much heavier than that, and I don’t think he’ll want to. I imagine that he’ll weigh in somewhere around 145 and be the same weight on fight night. Meanwhile, Oscar practically will have to kill himself to make 147. When he re-hydrates, he could go into that ring as heavy as 160.
Bottom line – there’s likely going to be a two-weight-class disparity between the men when they get in the ring. For that fact alone, I honestly can’t believe that Oscar wants this bout as his swan song. Yes Pacquiao is the pound-for-pound champion right now, and yes he’s a mega-star around the world so he ups the PPV projections considerably. But think of it this way – the real reason that Oscar is ducking Margarito is because it’s a lose-lose situation for him fighting another hard-nosed Mexican cut from the mold of Chavez. The Mexican community wouldn’t embrace him in that kind of match-up no matter what he did, and so he figures that there’s no upside in a Margarito bout for him.
To my mind, the Pacquiao fight is the same scenario with the entire sports community at large. Because of the size difference between him and Manny, and because that will be THE headline of this fight above all others, if he loses he’ll look terrible, and if he wins, it will be like, “well, of course he won, he’s the bigger man BY FAR.” There’s no upside for him whatsoever, absolutely nothing for De La Hoya to gain out of this bout but a big payday. At this stage of the game, I’m shocked that he’s still on the “if it makes dollars, it makes sense” tip. He’s made so many dollars, if he wanted to the guy could afford to make his own sense. Instead, he’s taking the easy way out of his own career.
Source: http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/11581/oscar-pacquiao_weight-ing_is_the_hardest_part
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao Tickets
The most awaited Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya boxing fight or the "Dream Match" will be on December 6, 2008 at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For those interested to buy tickets, this is Top Rank's announcement from their site:
"Tickets will not go on sale before Wednesday, September 24th. Ticket prices are as follows: $1500, $1000, $750, $500, $250, and $150.
Top Rank will not be receiving all of the price categories due to high demand of this fight.
To know more about the Latest Price:
http://www.ticketnetwork.com/tix/oscar-de-la-hoya-vs-manny-pacquiao-tickets-tba-las-vegas-nv-904095.aspx?kbid=1736
Source: http://www.hallinahandbasket.com/2008/09/manny-pacquiao-vs-oscar-dela-hoya.html
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
Pacquiao to train behind closed doors in the US
MANILA, Philippines – It’s no secret that Manny Pacquiao loves the limelight.When he begins training in Hollywood next week, Pacquiao will have no choice but to let that fondness go.
As proof that he is not treating lightly his December 6 fight with Oscar de la Hoya, Pacquiao wrote on his online column “Kumbinasyon" that the Wild Card Gym would not be open to the public while he trains there.
“I am appealing to my fans to give me enough space to proceed with my training. We will make sure that the gym will be closed while I prepare for my next fight and only those who are part of my team will be allowed inside."
It is the first time that Pacquiao, who has always had a soft side for his legions of supporters, has declared his US training to be fan-free even before he begins training camp.
Freddie Roach used to impose the closed-door preparations but even then, Pacquiao’s trainer would relax his rules because of the sheer number of Pacquiao’s fans who would wait outside the gym.
Pacquiao, who has said he is “excited" to return to the gym, also admitted to be currently weighing around 154lbs but has assured fans that making the 147lb limit won’t be a problem.
“I haven’t really gone on a diet because I know that I will be able to shed the extra weight once I begin training."
Sugar’s on the Golden Boy
Meanwhile, Shane Mosley, the only man to beat Oscar de la Hoya twice, is putting his money on the Golden Boy.
In an interview with Thesweetscience.com, Mosley cited a similar concern critics of the Pacquiao-de la Hoya fight have raised: the size disparity.
“Oscar is bigger. I’ve been in with bigger guys, and it weighs on you. I mean, Manny’s going from 106lbs to welterweight," Mosley said.
“Manny has little chance."
Mosley defeated de la Hoya via split decision in 2000 in a welterweight world-championship fight, then again in 2003 via unanimous decision to take de la Hoya’s WBC and WBA world middleweight titles.
Mosley added that de la Hoya reducing weight won’t be a problem for the Golden Boy.
“If I know him he’s trying now to get down. He’s probably at about 156 pounds now. He doesn’t have a real muscular build, so he doesn’t have to lose muscle," Mosley said. – GMANews.TV
Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/119614/Pacquiao-to-train-behind-closed-doors-in-the-US
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Oscar De La Hoya Begins Training For Manny Pacquiao
One thing for sure. “The Golden Boy” Oscar De a Hoya is not taking his December 6 showdown with Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao lightly despite some boxing writers who insist he is too big and too strong and would demolish the little guy from the Philippines.De La Hoya’s close boyhood friend and Golden Boy Promotions vice president Eric Gomez said in an overseas telephone conversation with insidesports.ph, Manila Standard and Viva Sports that “Oscar is already training.”He said De La Hoya set up a pre-camp in Puerto Rico and “started running and doing light exercises but he will start his boxing camp in Big Bear in October.”
Gomez expressed confidence that De La Hoya would make the stipulated 147 pound limit for the Pacquiao fight saying “ that’s something a lot of people don’t know about Oscar.” Gomez revealed that De La Hoya had “to build himself up to fight at 154 pounds and he used to eat a lot of proteins and stuff to get up in weight. He never used to diet. He ate whatever he wanted. “
Gomez said that now its just “a matter of dieting and eating the right food to make the weight.” He said De La Hoya was with him in Los Angeles last week and weighed in at 153 “without even starting boxing. That’s his natural weight. He won’t have a problem making the weight. He’ll be fine.”
Gomez said De La Hoya “is a consummate professional and he knows what he has to do. He is a veteran and he knows that it’s very important for him to be well within his weight.” Gomez said De La Hoya laughed off the imposition by Team Pacquiao of a fine of $3 million for every pound or fraction thereof over the 147 limit. He said “make it $5 million it doesn’t matter. He is going to make the weight.”
Source: http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=15709
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao Tale of the Tape
Here's what ESPN.com's boxing expert Dan Rafael has to say about the soon-to-be announced De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao.
Original Story: http://cmnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/08/special-dan-rafael-on-oscar-de-la-hoya.html
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