By Scott Gilfoid: In the latest boxing news, Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) and Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) moved closer to their May 2nd bout in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the negotiations are reportedly set to be completed by the end of the year. According to Hatton’s promoter, Richard Schaefer, “it looks like we’ll have something wrapped up by the end of the year.”
Oscar De La Hoya
Why There Needs To Be a De La Hoya-Pacquiao2 Bout
By Manuel Perez: Forget about the results of the first fight, there needs to be rematch between Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) and Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs), because the result – an 8th round stoppage – is tainted from the fact that De La Hoya wasn’t at his best from having been weight drained leading up to the fight. Pacquiao can’t claim any victory from that, just as he can’t claim victory from his controversial 12-round split decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez in March.
Golden Boy, Hitman, PacMan and Pretty Boy In 2009?
By Derek Baker: ‘Ladies and Gentleman and for the millions watching around the world, Lets get ready to rumble. Fighting out of the blue corner, he has a professional record of 53 bouts, 48 wins, 36 of them wins coming by way of knockout, with just 3 defeats. He is the former world Flyweight, Super Bantam weight, Super Featherweight champion and the current WBC Lightweight Champion of the world, the pride of the Philippines Manny ‘The Pac Man’ Pacquiao.
De La Hoya Wants a Rematch With Pacquiao?
By Manuel Perez: According to the latest boxing news, the rumor has it that Oscar De La Hoya is troubled by his recent 8th round stoppage by Manny Pacquiao on December 6th, and is interested in a possible rematch with Pacquiao. Apparently, De La Hoya’s not happy with getting beaten down so badly, and doesn’t want to go out on a sour note like this. He’s also said to not be happy with his training, believing that he was over-trained for the fight.
A Christmas Wish List For Every Boxing Fan For 2009
By Adam Laiolo: So here we are already, end of the year and looking forward to another exciting calendar ahead of us. We’ve had a bit of everything this year, dominant performances we expected, some upsets, controversial wins and losses, mega money fights, titles changing hands and title reigns, comebacks and retirements, and most importantly some bright performances from the next generation of world beaters.
Oscar De La Hoya – It’s Time To Pass The Torch
By Adam Laiolo: Lets put opinions aside of what you think of him right now, whether good or bad, and just take one look at his record from a neutral perspective. Forget Oscar the man, the promoter or the golden boy. Forget the Donny Osmond smile and the sophisticated demeanor and the millions upon millions he’s made for the good or bad for boxing. As a fighter you can never deny god given talent, and he has it by the truckloads. The truth is he has the ability, just not the body to cope with top level professional boxing. Being past your prime doesn’t just mean you’ve faded as a fighter, it also means your past your physical peak.
What’s Next For De La Hoya?
By Scott Gilfoid: Now that Oscar De La Hoya has been beaten into submission by Manny Pacquiao, it’s probably about the end for De La Hoya as far as huge mega fights go. After all, it’s highly doubtful that the boxing public would stomach watching him fight another undersized fighter from several weight classes below him, and even if he were to do it, he’d probably get thrashed as badly as he did against Pacquiao.
Does Pacquiao’s Victory Signal The End For De La Hoya?
By Michael Williams: In Zaire, 1974, Muhammad Ali beats George Foreman in the eighth round to re-establish himself as one of the greatest boxers of all time. In 2002 Lennox Lewis places himself into boxing folklore after knocking Mike Tyson to the canvas in the eighth round of their clash in Tennessee.
Is De La Hoya a Quitter?
By Michael Lieberman: The sight of seeing Oscar De La Hoya quit on his stool after the 8th round was frankly sickening for me to see. A once great fighter reduced to quitting on his stool against a fighter six inches shorter than him and not nearly in his class as far as boxing skills go. If De La Hoya was a true warrior, he would have gone out on his shield, throwing punches until the end instead of just quitting like that. That probably didn’t win him many fans.
De La Hoya Could Beat Pacquiao
By Manuel Perez: I’m not taking anything away from Oscar De La Hoya for his performance on Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao, he did the best he could given his poor physical condition that he came into the fight on that night. At best, he may have been 40% of his optimal level after starving himself and over-training for the fight to the point where it left him weak, tired and almost entirely useless after only the 2nd round of the fight.