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De la Hoya has a lot to prove and Pacquiao has nothing to lose. De la Hoya said that this would be his last fight. He wants to go out with a bang so he fights the best pound-for-pound fighter there is who is Pacquiao, but in the process, HE dodges fighters who would be more challenging to him.(Margarito,Cotto) Pacquiao is the best pound-for-pound BUT De La Hoya is just way too big for him. OD needs to lose weight and MP needs to gain so this would be quite interesting in the sense that MP gains more power but loses speed while OD probably gains a little speed while losing power. I'll take MP here. MP possesses incredible/unbelievable speed,  power and agility while OD is old, strong and slow. MP will lose little speed but get it back by gaining power while OD will gain really little speed due to age, and lose a little power in the process.Oscar's speech about how Pacquiao disrespected and shamed his fellow Mexicans and how this is his way to get revenge and redeem the Mexican nation is like a little girls call for help. He wants people to not notice the fact that he is dodging fighters who he knows would beat the snot out of him. I'm not saying that Pacman won't, but he would be an easier opponent for OD compared to Margarito or cotto due to size and his fighting style.

My prediction is Manny Pacquiao over Oscar De La Hoya in a one sided fight. Pacquiao will knock him out once or twice but he will fail in his bid to keep him down. De La Hoya would look like a fighter who is past his prime and Pacquiao will be known all over the world as the Mexican Assassin and the fighter who beat De La Hoya to retirement. De La Hoya would hit Pacquiao hard but this won't do anything to the Filipino warrior who is being driven by his lust for fame and attention. Pacquiao by Unanimous Decision or a knockout from rounds 8-11. This would ignite a sudden jump of attention to Pacquiao which in turn would make Mayweather come out from retirement and other fighters to kill for a shot to fight Pacman.

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The only way that this would be a real interesting fight is that if Oscar De La Hoya fight the way that he fought Mayweather. If this turns out to be a classic slug fest it would be a fight of the year candidate but if he plays it safe and tries to just survive 12 rounds this would be one heck of a boring fight. Imagine a small asian guy chasing a mexican around a ring for 12 rounds which would lead to a win for the mexican. Tsk or imagine a big Mexican dude slugging it out with a small Asian dude who can fight for 12 straight rounds. Now that is what I call a Fight worth watching.