I think the main advantage of manny was freddie roach. He knew oscar’s weaknesses. and he knew how to use pacman’s strengths to exploit them. They had a good game plan. And manny showed vastly improved boxing skill and his right hand is really dangerous now. I kinda thought manny would win, but i never expected to see manny pacquiao totally outbox and dominate de la hoya throughout the fight.

i kinda got disappointed that oscar gave up. I was hoping for a highlight knockout by liver punch or volume body and head punches or something. and he was really on the verge of it for 2 rounds… But its okay, pacman won.

now everybody in this country is happy. :)

You know that is funny. As I find my fanaticism for MMA growing, I find boxing less appealing. Though for many reasons that are not related to kicking, lol. But I also find things like straight Muay Thai less appealing, K1 less appealing and so on. I don’t think it is so much that these sports are unappealing, but perhaps a testament to how APPEALING mma is. After watching live K1 for the first time this weekend, I have become more of a fan, though I still prefer mma. At this point, I am wishing HDNet would find a way to televise things like Mundials, Pan Ams or Abu Dhabi!!

It is a shame, because boxers like Pacquiao and Hatton deserve to be held in high regard and make the big bucks, rather than be associated with crappy cards like tonights.

the only fight that carries much interest for me, is Pacman/Hatton.

There are so many better fights than this one, which right now looks like another Pacquiao beatdown to me. Pacquiao/Marquez III is still probably a better fight (IMO), Izzy Vazquez against Juanma Lopez might happen next summer, Margarito-Cotto II is a lock for next June no matter what Margarito does against Mosley in January, Margarito-Williams II would be very intriguing if it ever happened (it won’t), and a potential Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is VERY interesting now. Mayweather is a defensive genius and a great counter-puncher and really fast, but damn Pacquiao is lightning in a bottle every time out.

Plus you even have potentially great fights like JM Marquez v. Juan Diaz, Kelly Pavlik v. Arthur Abraham, and plenty more.

Still, I do see your point. For one thing Pacquiao-Hatton is a huge fight and will be a freakin’ hoot with those rowdy fanbases mixed together, and for another thing boxing promoters are not only not listening to the fans when it comes to lame undercards, they seem like they’re now taunting us. “Yeah, yeah, yeah — bitch all ya want, but here’s three pieces of crap. Betcha still order!”

Of course I will, Bob and Dick, because I have no other way to see the one good fight on top. Thanks for all your appreciation, boxing promoters!

he’s retired dude. Until he returns, i dont think he should be considered in any pfp argument.

but for the sake of rankings, he’s retired.

me too. i think the 7th was 10-8 too. but i had the 8th at 10-9.. de la hoya didnt even try to punch during the 7th.
the 8th could also be 10-8. i was surprised cause from what i saw, de la hoya couldnt even win a single round.

thats cool :) ..you should see the atmosphere here in the philippines. No wont see anybody on the street when pacquiao fights. And The crime rate drops to zero. Everybody is just glued to their TVs or watching at bars or cinemas..

Awesome. I was at a friend’s house and he and his family are Filipino, with most actually being from there. It was fun watching them, though I could have lived without them singing the anthem, lol!

A lot has been said about how Oscar was slow, old, whatever. Much of that was emphasized by Pacquiao and his amazing skills. It should absolutely not ne overlooked, while we talk about ODH, the undercard, the state of boxing, etc…, that Pacman is an amazing fighter who made one of the proudest guys in the world, not want to continue. I don’t think it can be stated enough, just how great a job Manny, Freddie and company did, have done and will continue to do.

This fight actually kind of reminds me of Oscar vs. Chavez.