By Jim Dower: According to an article from J. Michael Falgoust in the USA Today, boxing trainer Emanuel Steward feels that Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) would have won his December 6th, 2008 bout with Manny Pacquiao if Oscar had come into the fight at a weight that was normal to him. Steward pointed out previously that as soon as he heard that De La Hoya didn’t gain any weight after the weigh-in, he knew that Oscar was going to lose the fight.
De La Hoya vs Pacquiao
De La Hoya – What’s The Real Reason Oscar Lost To Pacquiao?
By Jason Kim: Since losing to Manny Pacquiao in a brutal eight-round beat down on December 6th, there have been various explanations as to the main reason that Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) lost in such a terribly manner. The excuses have ranged from De La Hoya’s diet, which was more or less a starvation-based weight loss diet according to some, to Oscar not being comfortable with Pacquiao’s southpaw stance.
Is De La Hoya’s Diet The Cause Of His Loss To Pacquiao?
By Manuel Perez: Just what I thought, Oscar De La Hoya’s drastic diet for his December 6th fight with Manny Pacquiao, which included a lot of Kangaroo and Buffalo meat (both low in fat), may have ultimately played a major role in Oscar’s defeat to Pacquiao. De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) quit on his stool after the 8th round against Pacquiao after taking a one-sided pounding in the bout at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. De La Hoya, 35, looked nothing like his former self, appearing weak, without energy and badly over-trained for the fight.
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.
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.
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.
Where Does Manny Pacquiao Stand With The All Time Greats?
By Adam McGarry: This is always hard, to predict where someone will end up in the all-time pound for pound list. Not just because of the fact his career isn’t finished, but you never ever know what’s around the corner for any fighter. With Manny fighting from flyweight to welterweight there are so many things to consider, but I’d like to try and break it down and see if we can find a place for him in history. There’s a few categories to analyze and go through with a fine tooth comb, but for the sake of it we’ll try.
De La Hoya Loses To Pacquiao For All The Wrong Reasons
By Manuel Perez: I don’t care that Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) quit on his stool after the 8th round against Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. De La Hoya has nothing to be ashamed of, because he didn’t get beat by Pacquiao on Saturday night. Instead, he screwed up and beat himself by coming into the fight so slim at 147, which as it turns out, left him weight drained, sickly looking and very weak – much too weak to fight effectively against Pacquiao.