PPV Boxing Presents: Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao Saturday, December 6

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The live broadcast will begin at 6 p.m. Pacific on DN channel 455


This PPV fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas which undoubtedly will be the biggest fight of 2008.

The fight will take place at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds, meaning Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs), a five-division champion who holds a 135-pound lightweight belt, will move up two weight classes. De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs), a six-division champion, will come down to 147, a weight he has not fought at since 2001.

"Manny Pacquiao is considered the best fighter in boxing today and I always want to fight the best," De La Hoya said. "I am glad we were able to make this fight happen because while Pacquiao is at the pinnacle of his success and has defeated all of the top fighters he has faced, I am going to show the world that it stops with me. Dec. 6 can't get here soon enough."

Said Pacquiao, the icon of his native Philippines, "This is my greatest challenge. When I take that walk to the ring to fight Oscar, I will carry all the people of the Philippines -- the entire country -- on my shoulders. I promise I will fight with all of my heart and that I will give everything I have. Like my trainer Freddie Roach says, I have what it takes to win the biggest fight of my life."

Both fighters have a large following from loyal fans

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Hope there is no ecm/Hit during the Fight..

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True. Maybe it'lll hold off this time.

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Oscar weight = 145 Manny weight = 142


Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines pose during the weigh-in for their welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena December 5, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. De La Hoya fights Pacquiao December 6th.

Pacquiao's ability to easily make the 147-pound weight limit for tonight's fight means he can make a long visit to the dining room; when he weighed in Friday afternoon the scale measured 142 pounds.

De La Hoya's official weight, 145, was also surprisingly low because he had fought above the 147-pound welterweight limit since 2001. But Pacquiao's official weight did nothing to alter the pre-fight attention on De La Hoya's significant height and reach advantages.

Pacquiao, 29, who hasn't fought above the 135-pound lightweight limit in 52 previous pro bouts, quickly said that he wasn't bothered by his official weight. Pacquiao camp officials say a scale in his Mandalay Bay hotel room consistently read around 146, and they maintained he'll be closer to 147 pounds by fight time.

"Speed will be the key to this fight," Pacquiao said on the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, where thousands filled a section for the event. "We decided early in training that speed is the most important factor and that's why I came in at this weight."

De La Hoya said he felt "energetic, happy, ready to go. I'm going to keep the speed; the power is already there."

Roach expressed satisfaction at seeing De La Hoya's lower weight, speculating that effort to come in below 147 pounds could tax his energy Saturday night.

"I don't know why he came in that low, but I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth," Roach said.

Manny is too fast for Oscar. My bet will be on Manny Pacquiao. PT

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