Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya: The Biggest Fight of the Year


The Philippine Boxer is hoping that he will extend his streak by beating Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao has never lost a fight and I don't think that he will for a very long time. People call him the "Mexicutioner." This fight will be held on December 6, 2008 and I know that everyone is waiting for the big night to see who will win. You have to admit this will be an exciting game, because finally these two champions will come together. In my opinion, Pacquiao will do his thing and show everyone what he is made of again. Considered the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Pacquiao is walking around now near 150 pounds. He's buoyed by information from his trainer and promoters and is convinced he'll extend his current eight-fight winning streak that includes victories over Mexican stars Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez.

A computer study shows that in recent years De La Hoya's punch and jab rate steadily deteriorates after the sixth round in his fights. Longtime Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler drove in from Las Vegas to script with Pacquiao a strategy to beat the same fighter whose early career Trampler once so artfully directed.


Boxing followers have tabbed Pacquiao "The Mexicutioner" because of this winning streak, and Pacquiao is confidently promising De La Hoya, 35, will be the next to fall in their Dec. 6 fight.

"I think so," Pacquiao, 29, says, relaxing in his upscale Los Angeles apartment after a recent Hollywood gym training session. "He's not the good Oscar I saw before. He's still dangerous, but not as good as he was before."

Pacquiao will earn a guaranteed $11 million plus a possible pay-per-view percentage for the fight.


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