Pacquiao Beats De La Hoya in Dream Match
The Dream Match was not a title fight, but was highly anticipated by boxing fans around world. On paper, Manny 'Pac Man' Pacquiao was the obvious underdog, moving up from the 135-pound class to the 147-pound class, and fighting Oscar 'Golden Boy' De La Hoya, a boxing icon who has fought in the 160 pound division. Also, Pacquiao was disadvantaged in height, built, reach, and experience. Before the fight started, a lot of people commented that the fight was a mismatch, with De La Hoya being the sure winner.
All the speculation ended when Pacquiao virtually had all the 8
rounds, with the scorecards reflecting 79-72, 80-71, and 80-71.Pacquiao
won by TKO in the eight round when the De La Hoya corner no longer
wished to continue with the bout at the
bell of the 9th round.
The end result was indeed a mismatch, in favor of Manny Pacquiao.
