By Jim Dower: As much as six division champion Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) might like for boxing fans to be interested in his December 6th fight with former featherweight Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs), so far the perspective bout seems to draw out more ridicule and disgust aimed at Oscar more than anything in the way of praise.
That, of course, won’t get in the way of the fight being a huge PPV attraction, one that will likely come close to matching the $120 million PPV that Oscar attracted for his 1997 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Scott Gilfoid: Only a few hours after going on sale, all of the tickets for the what will likely be a historic blockbuster bout between lightweight Manny Pacquiao and light middleweight Oscar De La Hoya sold out, leaving thousands of interested boxing fans forced to watch the bout on PPV rather than to see it live. As such, the fight what likely go down as the second largest gate attraction in boxing history, just behind the De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout which took place in May 2007. Pretty good considering that De La Hoya probably would be beaten by basically by most, if not all, of the current light middleweight and welterweight champions. 
By Manuel Perez: Now that Manny Pacquiao has a huge mega-fight with Oscar De La Hoya coming up, and possibly another big money fight following that one against Ricky Hatton, I doubt more and more that Pacquiao will ever risk facing Juan Manual Marquez (49-4-1, 36 KOs) again. Twice they’ve gone at it, with the first fight resulting in a draw and the second a close 12-round split decision win for Pacquiao in March. As much as I like Pacquiao as a fighter, I think he’s been extremely fortunate to have escaped losing to Marquez on both occasions. And because of this, I think Pacquiao is going to steer around Marquez for the remainder of his career, making sure that he stays well clear of him to avoid facing a potential embarrassing loss. 
By Alex McMillan: There were some interesting comments both in the immediate aftermath and at the press conference of Juan Manuel Marquez’ superb eleventh round KO of former lightweight linchpin Joel Casamayor last Saturday night; a career highlight in a career simply crammed with highlights. Firstly from the fighter himself, who declared that where Floyd Mayweather had previously been the pound for pound king, he himself was now rightful heir to the throne, and secondly from his promotion team ‘Golden Boy’, led of course by Oscar de la Hoya, whose CEO Richard Schaefer made it clear that Manny Pacquiao at this stage ‘wants nothing to do with Marquez’, who it seems will be forced to look instead at other prominent lightweight challenges, of which, granted, there are many.
By Eric Thomas: In an interview yesterday with Brian Kenny from the Sportscenter, Oscar de la Hoya commented on various things, from a second fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., how he’ll choose to fight Manny Pacquiao in their December 6th fight and his thoughts on the Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Joel Casamayor bout on Saturday night. When asked about a second bout with Mayweather, De La Hoya said, “If I could have that rematch, how different that fight would be. When I fought Floyd, it was easier when I was throwing the jab, but for some reason I stopped throwing it. If we did it again in the near future, it would be a whole different story, that’s for sure…I hear he needs money.”
By Aaron Klein: I’ve long considered Manny Pacquiao (47-3, 35 KOs) to be the best pound for pound boxer on the planet, a fighter that few boxers even come close to being as good as. With that said, unfortunately I think he’s going to get to get his backside handed to him on December 6th by Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs). It isn’t that De La Hoya is still a top fighter at this point, because he’s clearly more B-class than A level at this point in his career, but his huge size advantage is going to make him much better than the shorter, lighter Pacquiao to have to deal with. 
By Aaron Klein: I don’t begrudge a guy for wanting to make some money, but come on, there’s a point where one can only stomach so much before they lose interest completely in the sport. For me, I think I’ve reach that point with the latest boxing news that Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) has decided on fighting Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) on December 6th. It’s not as bad as it once was, however, because De La Hoya is now hinting that he’ll continue fighting beyond this fight, presumably against other smaller fighters like Ricky Hatton, a rematch with Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr., or possibly against the inexperienced Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Each fight would most likely generate huge money similar to the payday that De La Hoya will get for his bout with Pacquiao in December. 
By Eric Thomas: According to AP, Oscar De La Hoya may not be retiring after his December 6th fight with Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas. Apparently, because of De La Hoya’s inability to land a big mega fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who retired recently, it may be a factor in keeping De La Hoya fighting on past the Pacquiao bout. Obviously, De La Hoya’s decision hinges on him being successful against the 130 pound Pacquiao and beating him in an impressive fashion. It’s unlikely that he would want to continue – or that boxing fans, for that matter – if he were to be defeated by Pacquiao. 
By Manuel Perez: Earlier today, the mega-bout between Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) and lightweight Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) was officially announced and will be taking place on December 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a Mexican, I always wanted to see Pacquiao get his backside handed to him, but not like this. This fight is a joke and I personally feel ashamed to see De La Hoya, 35, resorting to taking a fight with a fighter so much smaller than him like Pacquiao. I could excuse De La Hoya for taking a fighter one level above or below his junior middleweight class, but for him to take a fighter three divisions below him at lightweight is just wrong. 
By Jim Dower: We’ve all seen it before, a fighter takes on someone a bit too good for him and takes a serious beating and is never the same again. In the case of super featherweight Manny Pacquiao, we may be seeing just that happening when he likely takes on Oscar De La Hoya on December 6th. Although the fight hasn’t yet been officially announced, it appears from the many boxing news sources that Pacquiao will be fighting De La Hoya next on December 6th, in what is supposed to be De La Hoya’s last fight of his career.