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Pacquiao VS De La Hoya: Blog Round-Up

A lot of bloggers had been posting about the Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight even long before the scheduled bout. Some had titles anticipating the results. Whatever their motives are, they have their own say about it. Some are just posting announcements, with keywords enough to be captured by the search engines. There are others who had their predictions and analysis, like these two below:

For Oscar De La Hoya

Selaplana.com – “.. if we will look at the advantages of the Golden Boy like his height, weight, reach and experience, I think, Manny has the higher percentage of losing this game.”

Though the blog owner was rooting for Pacquiao in his previous fights, he dreamt of a De La Hoya victory.

For Manny Pacquiao

Puncher’s Chance – “But I agree with the boxing experts– this is a mismatch. Somebody
should have told Oscar De La Hoya that he’d be better off fighting Margarito instead.”

This is one brave prediction from a blogger who grew up in the same city where Pacquiao was born.

The Official Results: Pacquiao TKOs De La Hoya

I watched the fight live on the big screen at Hyatt Manila. We were comfortably seated at the front row so I had a clear view of everything. From round 1 to round 8, we saw how De La Hoya got punished with furious and lightning-quick blows from Pacquiao. I could feel his pain when a straight left lands on his nose. Manny was even giving Oscar some breathing space when the latter was cornered in the ropes. I thought Oscar would be knocked down in the 9th.

Pacquiao TKOs De La Hoya at the end of the 8th round. Oscar’s corner gave up. Oscar did not exactly give a fight. He was like posing for a pictorial. Too bad he got his face brutally disfigured. Was Manny just too good or was it Oscar’s lack of preparation?

Even in the past fights of De La Hoya, I was never his fan. I cheered for his every opponent, even the lame ones. I think he lost to Ike Quartey and Pernell Whitaker many years ago. I couldn’t believe why such a slow boxer became famous and owned plenty of championship belts. And I couldn’t believe the experts for saying that Oscar will whip Manny in this encounter. Shame on them!

They say that it was a mismatch. Some even feared for Manny’s life in this fight. But now we know and understand that it was indeed a mismatch. Not in size or in the stats. Not even on the number of titles held. It was a mismatch in terms of real skills and of spirit. Manny deserves the win and the title as the Best Boxer of The Century (if ever there will be one).

Here are some related posts from other pinoy bloggers:

1. Third World Geek – The Dream Match : Manny Pacquiao Wins Against Oscar De La Hoya
2. Bloggista – Pacquiao vs De La Hoya Fight Results: Manny Pacquiao Went to the Gym
3. Jpsimbulan – Pacquiao-Dela Hoya Fight Result: Pacquiao Won via TKO
4. Promdiliving – Pacquiao Defeats De la Hoya by TKO
5. Marhgil Macuha – Pacquiao – De La Hoya Is A Mismatch! Pacquiao Wins!

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Tags: Boxing, De La Hoya, Pacquiao   Posted in Sports