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The Dream Match. 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 ...
However, due to rehydration after the weigh in, De La Hoya came into the fight actually weighing less than Pacquiao and close to 20 pounds under his usual fighting weight. 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]
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.
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 ...
De La Hoya, 48, hasn’t fought since being stopped by Manny Pacquiao after eight one-sided rounds on Dec. 6, 2008. TMZ was the first to report the news of De La Hoya’s positive test.
Pacquiao’s career was made in 2008 when he battered a faded De La Hoya, and so De La Hoya likely hoped that Garcia could likewise build his career by battering a 44-year-old Pacquiao. Garcia ...
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 ...
WBO junior welterweight champion. The Ring No. 8 ranked pound-for-pound fighter. Result. Bradley wins via 12-round split decision (113-115, 115-113, 115-113) Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley, was a welterweight title boxing match held on June 9, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada. [1]