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Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, also billed as The Dream Match, was a professional boxing welterweight superfight. The bout took place on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Pacquiao defeated De La Hoya via technical knockout when De La Hoya decided not to continue with the fight before the start of the ninth round.
On June 7, 1996, Oscar De La Hoya fought Mexican legend Julio César Chávez (96–1–1) for the lineal and WBC light welterweight championship. [26] De la Hoya, with a record of 21–0 with 19 K.Os, defeated Chavez by a fourth-round TKO. The fight was stopped due to several bad cuts suffered by Chavez above his left eye.
Pacquiao dominated the fight and, after eight rounds, De La Hoya's corner was forced to throw in the towel, awarding Pacquiao the win via technical knockout. [ 69 ] Pacquiao was ahead on all three judges' scorecards before the stoppage, with two judges scoring the fight at 80–71 and one scoring it at 79–72. [ 70 ]
Mayweather Jr. wins via 12-round split decision (113–115, 116–112, 115–113) Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr., billed as The World Awaits, was a super welterweight superfight that took place on May 5, 2007, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada between six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya and undefeated four-division ...
For years, Mayweather had considered Oscar De La Hoya his primary rival. On April 12, 1997, he fought a guy named Bobby Giepert on the undercard of the De La Hoya-Pernell Whitaker pay-per-view.
2. Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao CLH (locally [pɐkˈjaʊ]; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino politician, businessman, former professional basketball player and former professional boxer. [5] Nicknamed " PacMan ", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. [6][7][8][9] He previously served as a senator of the ...
De La Hoya injured one of Trinidad's eyes along the process, and he built a lead that he apparently felt, after nine rounds, secured him the win on points. In fact, at the time, he was leading, but only by 87-84 and 86-85 on two score cards while the third card was tied at 86-86. De La Hoya boxed in circles from rounds ten to twelve, while ...
Wins by KO. 18. Losses. 6. Draws. 1. Floyd Joy Mayweather Sr. (born March 15, 1952) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1990. Fighting at welterweight during the 1970s and 1980s, Mayweather Sr. was known for his defensive abilities and overall knowledge of boxing strategy. He is the father and ...