Pacquiao vs. Patton

I hate it when Manny Pacquiao talks about fighting for the Filipino people when he's not. He's doing it for the money! After beating Oscar de la Hoya, he's been almost impossible. Looking for the next big fight.

Apparently this time it's with Ricky Hatton on the next biggest east versus west confrontation

But according to his previous competitor, he won't live to tell the tale. “I think Hatton will dethrone Pacquiao and become boxing’s (new) pound-for-pound king," De la Hoya said in a report posted by saddoboxing.com.

“We are very excited that this fight has been made as it is the fight fans wanted and the one I look forward to seeing myself. This fight has the makings of a Fight of the Year candidate," De la Hoya said.

Whose wide are you on -- Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar dela Hoya

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

Manny Pacquiao Wins Again! KOs Diaz In the 9th Round!

In the midst of all the tragedies, rice and gasoline prices going up, people dying in the Sulpicio ship sinking, sometimes it just takes one win - like Pacquiao's winning match today to lift everyone's spirits.

Cebu city was almost at a standstill this morning as everyone crowded over every available television set to watch if Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao still has it in him to beat WBC lightweight champion David Diaz.

And apparently after knocking him out in the 9th round he still has some spunk left in him - you go Pacman! I'm not particularly a big fan of the guy because I've heard he's a womanizer and a pig-headed jock but nevertheless he is still the first Asian to hold four different titles at different weights and the first Filipino to hold the crown.

You can't help but be proud of that!

IBO Super Flyweight World Championship Ends In Draw In Cebu City

According to Secondsout.com IBO super flyweight world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan fought a wild twelve round draw with Z Gorres on Saturday night at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel in Cebu City, The Philippines.

Referee Lance Revill from New Zealand ruled 25 year-old Gorres 27-2-2 (15) hit the canvas in round 1, to the protests of the Filipino fans in the arena.

32 year-old Darchinyan 29-1-1 (23) then hit the canvas in round 2 after receiving a Gorres right hand.

Darchinyan recovered and won round 3 then Gorres edged round 4. Gorres hit the canvas in round 5, but the referee ruled a slip. Darchinyan appeared to win round 6, but Gorres came back again in round 7.

Darchinyan’s promoter Gary Shaw was outraged with the performance of the referee. Gorres hit the canvas a number of the times in the final three rounds of the fight, but on each occasion, it was ruled a slip.

Judge Montol Suriyachand from Thailand scored the fight for Gorres 113-112, Judge Jonathan Davis from The Philippines scored it 114-112 for Darchinyan, while Cec Perkins from Australia had a draw 113-113.

The Ring magazine currently rates Gorres at No.9 and Darchinyan at No.10 at 115lbs.