De la hoya VS Pacquiao December 6 2008
Filed Under (Rants & Raves, Sports) by Mr.T on 28-09-2008
Tagged Under : anotnio margarito, Boxing, december 6 2008, manny pacquiao, miguel cotto, oscar de la hoya
Boxer Manny Pacquiao, right, of the Philippines, is greeted by Oscar De La Hoya as Pacquiao arrives at the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. Pacquiao will fight Marco Antonio Barrera, of Mexico, in a 12-round super featherweight boxing match on Saturday, Oct. 6. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Fight fans around the world brace yoursleves for what might possibly be the fight of the decade. Ok that might be a bit of a stretch but Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao does have the possibility of being a super fight. In a sport where great fights are far and few between I am almost sure that most of us boxing fans are waiting to click buy on our pay per view menus.
Although I am not quite sure why Oscar would take this fight I can only see good things in store for Pacquiao. It seems like there might be some disagreements in between the two camps. Everything from glove sizes to purse splits. Could this fight be in store for some troubled waters?
I wonder what Oscar was thinking when he made this fight happen. From my perspective it looks like a hand picked opponent. Why would he want to drop so much wieght to come down and fight a smaller man?? Money always plays a factor in sports but there were other fights that would have made just as much, plus rekindled some interest in a sport that has been riddled by politics and suspicions. Miguel Cotto or Antonio Margirato are two names that come to mind for possible opponents. One fighter looks to say farewell while another faces the toughest challenge of his career. Guess we will wait to see what happens on what is going to be a historic night.
