Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao – PACQUIAO WINS via TKO End of 8th Round

Any boxing fans here? Asking simply because I was curious about what people think of the match between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. I caught the match after reading about Manny in Reader’s Digest’s December issue.

Anyway, if you don’t know by now, Manny won the match TKO at the End of the 8th Round. Here’s a highlight clip of the fight courtesy of ESPN.

Here’s a brief background on the two boxers:

Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao

Birthplace: Bukidnon, Philippines
Height: 5′ 6.5″
Reach: 67″
Current Titles Held: WBC Lightweight (135 lbs.)
Former Titles Held: WBC Super Featherweight (130 lbs.), IBF Super Bantamweight (122 lbs.), WBC Flyweight (112 lbs.)
Professional Record: 47-3-2, 35 KOs
Record in World Title Fights: 8-1-2, 7 KOs
Record at 147 lbs.: First fight at this weight
Record in Fights Going 12 Rounds: 3-1-1

Notable Wins: TKO11 Marco Antonio Barrera I, KO3 Erik Morales III, SD12 Juan Manuel Marquez II
Notable Losses: UD12 Erik Morales I, KO3 Medgoen Singsurat

“The Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya

Birthplace: Montebello, CA
Height: 5′ 10.5″
Reach: 73″
Current Titles Held: None
Former Titles Held: WBO super featherweight (130 lbs.), WBO, IBF lightweight (135 lbs.), WBC super lightweight (140 lbs.), WBC welterweight (147 lbs.), WBC, WBA junior middleweight (154 lbs.), WBO middleweight (160 lbs.)
Professional Record: 39-5, 30 KOs
Record in World Title Fights: 24-5, 17 KOs
Record at 147 lbs.: 10-2
Record in Fights Going 12 Rounds: 8-4

Notable Wins: UD12 Pernell Whitaker, TKO8 Julio Cesar Chavez, TKO11 Fernando Vargas
Notable Losses: MD12 Felix Trinidad, KO9 Bernard Hopkins, SD12 Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

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