by Gary Todd
"A lot has been said about this fight; thus far. The weight issue, the reach, the height, the gloves. The age old argument of 'a good big man will always beat a good little man.' I'm from the old school, it's what you have inside. If you have heart and the will to win, then you have a chance.
"The first question you have to ask is, why is De la Hoya fighting Pacquiao. Easy. He thinks it's the best option of him winning, and beating the best pound for pound fighter in the world right now. De la Hoya has made a career out of fighting fighters he thought he could beat. Paez, Rafael Ruelas, Chavez, Whitaker, Coley, Castillejo, Vargas, Campas, Sturm, Mayorga and Forbes. As I said, he knows the business of boxing, and everything he does is calculated. He thinks he can beat Pacquiao..."
FOR FULL ARTICLE: http://www.braggingrightscorner.com/toddpachoya101408.html
FOR FURTHER RESEARCH: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3555960
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/08/sports/sp-boxing8
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=16903&more=1
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/45853-why-oscar-de-la-hoya-vs-manny-pacquiao-would-be-bad-for-boxing
http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/ThePacquiaoFiles/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing
2 comments:
De La Hoya thinks he's God who can't be beat. He needs to wake up and smell the coffee every once in a while.
YEAH RIGHT! HE'S NOT A GOD.
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