PACMAN forces DE LA HOYA to quit on stool! - Pictures & Poll results

I think it's a tough fight to pick. 60% picked DLH and 40% PacMan here, so it's not a mismatch according to the Eastsideboxing Community. How could it be, DLH looked well past his prime vs. Forbes. His shoulder injuries caused him abandon the jab vs. Mayweather anyway, also there were some issues with that in the Mayorga and Forbes fights, and that shot is very important in this fight. Also he's weight-drained and PacMan will be strong somewhere around 150 pounds fight night.

Vs. Forbes, Oscar looked at least 3 years older than vs, Mayweather. If that DLH shows up (even more weight-loss this time), I think if it's going to go past the 7th, Oscar will have serious problems stopping PacMan's relentless attacks, so the 'upset' (beating and old man is hardly an upset if you were a WW fight night in your other fights this year) is possible. PacMan's body shots could be very effective to break down the old DLH.

If the over-the-hill, but not THAT old DLH shows up - the one who fought Mayweather - I think he can win both by stoppage and on points. In his prime he was a masterful counter-puncher, and maybe still can throw perfectly timed hooks PacMan coming inside. Prime vs. prime, there's a HUGE difference in skills, height and weight difference is meaningless compared to that. I just don't think he can repeat the Mayweather performance close to 2009. Maybe less is enough. But he's fighting the P4P best, who can definitely punch and his very busy style is pretty bad for an aging fighter with stamina problems.

I'm picking DLH, but I expect a competitive fight and I just can't predict how old and drained he'll be...

 

Pacmaaaaaaaaaaaaan Paaaaaacquiaaaaoooooo! :bbb :bbb :bbb

PacMan did everything right, Roach knew, taught and Manny executed what was the right thing to do. Perfect fight.

Like I said, it was up to fight night to see whether DLH can or can't fight at least on the Mayweather fight level. He couldn't. He looked TERRIBLY OLD, guy shy, especially slow on reflexes. Speed difference or not, you could see a HALF A SECOND GAP in reaction between a PacMan left hand and DLH's reaction. Not the usual 10th of a second... half a second. He was a peace of crap, but to Manny's credit, maybe the Mayweather fight's DLH would've been too slow.

PacMan, P4P#1 and probably FOTY, should now fight at 140. Hatton in May, Mayweather in September to December, you can bet on this.



It was sad to see an old DLH beat up, but IT WAS GOOD FOR BOXING! Finally a furious unstoppable fighter at the biggest stage, "New Bruce Lee" for the general public, a relentless warrior. Even if it was too one-sided to make millions of new fans, maybe those who chose MMA in the last years now will watch boxing more - because of Manny. At least it wasn't a Mayweather-type defensive fight. The difference is this BTW. Floyd had the speed, stamina and power to do just the same but refused to entertain. PacMan did the right thing: NEVER let the old man take control and fight his fight, and won rightfully so.

 

POLL RESULTS!


Pacquiao by TKO or KO
1punch1nder, alvinorat, Azriel, Bazooka_X3, beckhamshot, Big Ukrainian, canuckpunch, coffeehunk, dangerousity, Dapidran, ecdrm15, fitzroy boy_iron mike, frisco, galahad, glockrecoil, gtfranz28, heehoo, JabCross727, Janjalani, jaycuban, jericojuliolab, joe namath's gin, JonJon, JR^, junk_koo_chang, knockout, Kush, Lewisbell, Lionheart, Machine, mad_takamura, MRBall, NALLEGE, nonoyjr13, owell, palasides, ravtrav, retriever, rjamesd1, rma1812, scarface, Shantu, Silvermags, soxfan57, thinwhiteduke, Totomabs, TtXs55, wadabxcl, ZabSupahJudah, zerocool1523


Pacquiao on points
AbbasKhan6428, Action, angelos, BadJuju83, batang kanto, BeaverDan, bill poster, boxbox, Boxing Fanatic, BoxingGuru, chesh, CloudJay, dlaylo, dr greenthumb, eminentair, fleaman, gamay, Gandul, general, GOTTIcsc, hellblazer, hmi, IceCold, iceman6, Jack Presscot, Jacko, jeffradka, jeppeqvist, jgorst05, johnnywalkitoff, joreal, Jose Rizal, jyuza, kaygb, ku_las, LeoricBox, LONGROB, Luzon, MacManJr., Main Events, mking, Monstar, muzkabeatz, Nigel_Benn, pakyoo, PanchoVilla, PaoloP4P, PistonHonda, proevoyoda, pryorgatti, RedGlovez, redz215, Sandmanl337, Scar, slantone, Soriano, sound, Spit Bucket, STITCH, Tedder, The Phenom, theDUD, watsinango, whatfruit, wholesomefolsom


De La Hoya on points
AgentBlue, bloodyglory, Brian123, ChampionsForever, ChuckYoungblood, coupdegrace, DaHead242, Dfan25, GoD, Gunnar, hell on legs, howsertrading, ipe, IrishPetey, Jbuz, jodan, Kess, kokoko, lemuelskee, melhear, Morrissey, olyalex, pckt, Prince Laz, RealIzm, seany, SFPLAYBOY415, slamhound, SleazeNation, Soloth, Stezzie, Superheavyweight, Sweet EP, thesham01, thunder06, Vockerman, Waney30


De La Hoya by TKO or KO
196osh, 41fever, 4Rounder, Athorn4941, AyCee, ayceman21, AzteK Warrior, azza21, bandeedo, Beeston Brawler, BewareofDawg, blood_lust, BobDigi5060, Borincano, box4ever, Boxalb.com, Braveheart, bucale, BUDW, Canibus81, Caponecartels, cdvandy, Charles187, Chr15B, Cloud, Confido, cpn20, crosseyed, D-MAC, d00k, d0pestradamus, Daddy, dave82, Diablo, DINAMITA, Doomas, dranon, Drexl, eddiesammon, edouardleniqueu, elchivito, enzo, Ettoufe, Executioner, Experienced, fatdrunkenslob, Fedor Em, Francis75, Hadrian, Hands Of Sponge, Hatesrats, HauntingTheHoly, heidegger, Hooldum, hooligan, Hrak, Irish Steel, Iron Fist Joe, itliangladiator, J-M-P, Jackolythe, Jeromearama, jg7'hitman', JM22, kadyo, kelso/roundhead, KingBenny, kingfisher828, kingofkings882, koko of phil, kostyafan, Kyroguy, Lemmiwinks, LightningJoe, lillarry, manboo, ManOnFire, Marc, Maza1987, mendozatheman, MexHeavyWeight, mike464, Mike_S, moneymay, MooseKnuckle, mountaintrekk, natep, newbridgeboxing, newrp01, NoCable, Pappa, PeterNielsen70, phonk, Pimp C, PirateGorilla, PJ, Problemchild215, pugilist_boyd, Ray Mercer, rayc916, Rise Above, rreed23, Rui, rukelie, Ryuuzaki, Saltzy, samita, SamO408, scot, Sean101, selfkill, Seven Chance, SHADOW BOX, Sheehan, sinosleep, Snarky, spaceman, Steelhammer123, Sting, Stoic, supercali, surreal deal, SVcabron, tampa, Tettsuo, The Scientist, TheGoldenHoya, Thread Stealer, thunder, toosharp119, tough_gun, tragicliston, TRUEBELIEVER 66, truewarrior, UliUli, Undisputed P4P, VARG, WelshWizard, yalipito, zander, zapperx, zato-one, Zhaakal