Oscar De La Hoya is down 147 pounds for weeks, and one look at him in a track suit Wednesday seemed to back that up, while Manny Pacquiao has been eating as much as he could to match the weight requirement.
This seems to be a highly improbable if not incompatible match having to get both boxers out of their comfort zones and making them starve and/or gorge themselves just to meet the right weight for this boxing event
Pacquiao is the underdog in this matchup being much smaller than De La Hoya who has fought with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for crying out loud!
The business logic of this fight though is very sound, De La Hoya needs people to remember that he's still alive and no longer just a legend we talk about in past tense. And Pacquiao is just so far up at the top of his game he just can't seem to stop fighting. Seems like he still has something to prove to the world (despite the fact the entire Philippines now loves him). So either way, both boxers have something to gain whether they win or lose.
Anyway watch it this weekend - Manny Pacquiao versus Oscar Dela Hoya
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