LAS VEGAS - Oscar De La Hoya came into the ring wearing old-school brown colored gloves. By the time he left the ring, he just looked old.
In one of the most stunning and completely dominating upsets in boxing history, Manny Pacquiao won "The Dream Match" by TKO victory Saturday night when De La Hoya's corner threw in the towel after the eighth round.
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WEIGHTY ISSUES
In September, a Filipino politician tried to break up the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City asked the country's Games and Amusements Board to temporarily suspend Pacquiao's boxing license so the fighter wouldn't be able to go through with his planned December 6 bout with Oscar De La Hoya.
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Compubox Analysis
All of this began within the fertile imagination of HBO analyst Larry Merchant. After a lengthy and arduous negotiation period, the "The Dream Match" will become a reality December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Oscar de la Hoya will fight Manny Pacquiao - his second pound-for-pound king in his last three bouts - in a scheduled 12 round welterweight bout.
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Bert Sugar's Breakdown
How is Pacquiao going to make up for his size? With speed and youth. But will that be enough to stop De La Hoya's versitility and crushing left hook? Read more of Sugar's analysis
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Pacquiao's Greatest Hits, highlights from Pacquiao vs. Diaz, De La Hoya's story and more. Check out all the video from Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya, including the first episode of 24/7!
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Leading up to fight week, De La Hoya and Pacquiao embarked on a multicity press tour, kicking thinkgs off at the Statue of Liberty in New York City. Check out our pictures of the tour.
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