Bad Left Hook Fight Night: OSCAR DE LA HOYA v. MANNY PACQUIAO -- THE DREAM MATCH
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 7:04 PM EST
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| OSCAR DE LA HOYA Ring Magazine No. 3 Jr. Middleweight |
MANNY PACQUIAO Ring Magazine No. 1 Pound-for-Pound Ring Magazine No. 2 Lightweight Contender WBC Lightweight Titleholder |
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| 39-5 | Record | 47-3-2 |
| 30 | KO | 36 |
| Los Angeles, CA | Hometown | General Santos City, Philippines |
| 35 | Age | 29 |
| 5'10 1/2" | Height | 5'6 1/2" |
| Ricardo Mayorga (TKO-6) Fernando Vargas (TKO-11) Arturo Gatti (TKO-5) |
Notable Wins | Juan Manuel Marquez (SD-12, D-12) Marco Antonio Barrera (UD-12, TKO-11) Erik Morales (KO-3, TKO-10) |
| Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (SD-12) Bernard Hopkins (KO-9) Shane Mosley (UD-12, SD-12) |
Notable Losses | Erik Morales (UD-12) Medgoen Singsurat (KO-3) Rustico Torrecampo (KO-3) |
| JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ Ring Magazine No. 3 Jr. Featherweight Contender WBO Junior Featherweight Titlist |
SERGIO MEDINA Ring Magazine No. 5 Jr. Featherweight Contender |
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| 23-0 | Record | 33-1 |
| 21 | KO | 18 |
| Caguas, Puerto Rico | Hometown | Salta, Argentina |
| 25 | Age | 26 |
| 5'7" | Height | 5'6" |
| Cesar Figueroa (KO-1) Daniel Ponce de Leon (TKO-1) Jonathan Oquendo (TKO-3) |
Notable Wins | Juan Jose Herrera (TKO-5) |
| Notable Losses | Rey Bautista (UD-12) | |
VICTOR ORTIZ |
JEFF RESTO |
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| 22-1-1 | Record | 22-2 |
| 17 | KO | 13 |
| Oxnard, CA | Hometown | Bronx, NY |
| 21 | Age | 31 |
| 5'9" | Height | 5'11" |
| Roberto Arrieta (TKO-5) Dairo Esalas (KO-5) Carlos Maussa (KO-1) |
Notable Wins | Emmanuel Clottey (UD-8) |
| Corey Alarcon (DQ-1) | Notable Losses | Michael Warrick (UD-10) Carlos Maussa (TKO-6) |
DANIEL JACOBS |
VICTOR LARES |
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| 12-0 | Record | 14-3 |
| 11 | KO | 3 |
| Brooklyn, NY | Hometown | Corpus Christi, TX |
| 21 | Age | 31 |
| 6'1" | Height | 5'9" |
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Notable Wins | |
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Notable Losses | David Medina (UD-10) Juan de la Rosa (TKO-5) |
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picks!
Oscar TKO-10
Lopez KO-4 (it could be earlier than this, but I really hate saying any fighter will go down before three rounds of action are done)
Ortiz TKO-5
Jacobs KO-1 (this one is obvious)
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 3:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
picks and question
Oscar KO 4
Lopez KO 2
don’t enough about the others, hope South Texas Lares pulls off a miracle
What is the reach difference between Oscar and Manny?
by lcollins1 on Dec 6, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jacobs with the rabbit ears is awesome
BTW, is it my imagination, or does he look kinda like a gigantic version of Joan Guzman?
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Dec 6, 2008 4:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
it's not your imagination
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 5:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
PAC-MAN UD (picking with my heart not my mind)
Lopez UD
Ortiz TKO-7
Jacobs TKO-2 (hopefully he looks great because someday he will make some $$$$$ in this sport)
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 4:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not sure if you're aware
But I read the Ortiz fight is second to last the Juanma is the second fight of the show.
Watching Manny Pacquiao fight live--great...
Watching Manny Pacquiao shadow boxing on the roof of an abandoned building--priceless
by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 5:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I know
But only in Oscar’s world is Ortiz more important than Lopez if you ask me. F their lineup, Juanma is the star of the undercard.
The Ortiz-Resto fight is for an NABO title or some bullshit, too, so it’s scheduled for 12.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 5:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well for sure. God forbids Juanma steals the show seconds before the supposed Dream Match. He needs something to smooth it out. Then he’ll be ok. Or not! — Pacman 10th Round KO
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 5:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
here's something that will probably make some people happy
Khan just won by TKO 2nd round
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 5:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
good
Glad he got back in the ring and won one.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 5:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And I said: Amir Khannot have balls
They just finished inteviwing him:
I feel sorry for my future opponents. When they get in the ring I will be their worst and nastiest opponent they will face.
Thanks for the laugh. Amir Khan be funny. Ohhh I needed that. Thanks dude.
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
there will be many more W’s to come Roach will create a champion by 2011
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
bunny ears
the Jacobs-Lares photo is funny
-Brian
by bp on Dec 6, 2008 6:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
For those not in Canada or the UK that is...
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Dec 6, 2008 6:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Round 10 might be a round of the year candidate
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Dec 6, 2008 6:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Excuse me Round 9
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Dec 6, 2008 6:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Froch starting to take over
Pascal looks like he’s out of gas, keeping his hands down…
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Dec 6, 2008 6:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Both guys legitimately think they won
Bunce has Froch by 4. I thought he won 3 of the 4 rounds I saw. Looks like a great fight tough based on what I saw. I’ll have to find a link of the full fight…
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Dec 6, 2008 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and Fraudley lost again
To a guy in his 11th career fight
Vogt early, Vogt often.
by Brickhaus on Dec 6, 2008 6:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ok fuck off Fraudley
That’s enough of you, period.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 6:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone interested in the undercards before the PPV fight
Just started on yahoo.
Jesus Rojas just stepped in. The kid is undefeated. He’s nice.
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 7:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thanks for the update they are also on ESPN360 which doesn’t work for me
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Broner won earlier
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i was just wondering
where i could watch it. thanks i knew id find the answer on blh
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rojas is getting beat through 5 starting to come on now
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 8:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
does anybody know
who’s announcing tonite? lampley lewis and who else? (please dont say kellerman or lennox)
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lampley, Merchant and Lennox
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Godamn it!
Why not Manny.
More dumb shit out Lennox mouth
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he's in camp with Wlad
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
right right
its always funny to hear larry and jim say “what do you mean lennox?” when he says something that makes no sense at all.. so i guess we have that to look foreward to
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My funky scorecard has it even 78-78 or 3 rounds to 3 with 2 even……..my stream isnt great though anyone see it way differently?
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 8:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
apparently im drinking the Col.’s kool-aide because he agrees
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw Rojas losing
Watching Manny Pacquiao fight live--great...
Watching Manny Pacquiao shadow boxing on the roof of an abandoned building--priceless
by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 8:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not bad scorecards I thought it was closer but I cant dissagree too much
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 8:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
one card was
80-72.. i dont think it was a shutout
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rojas didn’t do much if your only criteria is aggressiveness and punch output
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
The kid is nice. I’ve seen him a few times. I don’t know what happened today he was looking too way too much of the homerunner.
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
he lost
so i guess its pointless either way
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
obvious
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
about five minutes until we'll be 100% sure we're live and ready to roll
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
List of PPVs
Anyone know where to find a list of bars and/or restaurants in my area showing the fight? Not having much luck on Google. Thanks.
by Nate414 on Dec 6, 2008 8:27 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Call around to your local sports bars. That’s always the best bet.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ah shit,
I’m in Cincy, and I’m hosting. Booze and the nice guy fight.
by Pops Daniels on Dec 6, 2008 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we're good to go
Half hour until the card goes live from Vegas.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure
But did anyone catch George Lopez yesterday with the weigh in? He stated:
the fight was sold out and all that was left was the telecast. You know what that means… it means that’s for poor people whom could not pay for the fight
The funny remark behind it is that the seats for the telecast is between 80 and 100 bucks. But apperantly it is only for poor people.
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I did like when Buffer mentioned closed circuit and Lopez went, “They still have that?”
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
lopez
was funny the whole time.. “after this im gonna kick bob arums ass”
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and when
he told the heckler in the crowd “1st you fight that guy in the green and win.. then you can come up here and fight b-hop”
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haha I missed that one
Is that why Hopkins started pulling his shirt up?
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yea
something happened and they were heckling b-hop.. (i think it was puerto ricans and he made a remark like “haha you didnt even win that fight, but thats old”) and he pulled his shirt up and said “dont get me wrong i fought in october im still in shape” and then george said what he said
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
george also said
when b-hop mentioned that he’d be 44 in january that “good, a 44 yr old can kick a 77 year olds ass, arum”
bob took it all in stride too, i loved it
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I love this PPV lead-in bullshit
I can’t imagine these guys not being bored out of their minds talking about themselves by now.
by Pops Daniels on Dec 6, 2008 8:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
very, very interested to see the atmosphere in the building
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 8:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully Jacobs starts the crowd on fire and it stays that way all night
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the atmosphere was nice
at the weigh in
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
man, this is really happening
And we’re live.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jacobs-Lares coming in a moment
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lares weighed in 165, and is 165 tonight
Exceptionally rare.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
this looks to be over quick
and imho jacobs looks like a star in the making
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssss
Thank god no lennox
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jacobs-Lares R1
There’s almost no one in the arena right now. Seems empty even for the early card.
I guess Manny IS there. Fine by me.
First minute is a feeling-out process with Jacobs jabbing. HARD body shot from Jacobs, then backs Lares down with a right. The slaughter may be on. Lares is running all over the ring to stay away from Jacobs, but not really succeeding. Lares trips up on a left, scatters the ropes, and Jacobs is pouncing. 23-3 in punches landed so far. Another body shot landed. Hey, Lares makes it through the round.
Jacobs 10-9, and frankly could be 10-8
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
on the topic of ward
who wins a ward vs jacobs fight?
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
probably Ward right now
but who knows?
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
hopefully its something we see
down the line.. i like both fighters
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jacbos by murder.
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
by FlyByKnight on Dec 6, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
*Jacobs
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
by FlyByKnight on Dec 6, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jacobs-Lares R2
Lares is trying to work a little. Jacobs with another body shot. Right hand from Jacobs after some shots from Lares. Jacobs audibly clears his throat.
Not really the most exciting performance from Jacobs, but here he goes in the final minute. He’s landing some beautiful body stuff, and now he’s pounding away and Lares takes a knee. Up at 8, and he’ll fight on — nah, they’re waving it off. Eh, fine.
Daniel Jacobs TKO-2
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the showstpper is up next
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
its already been covered
but juan fighting second is a joke
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Golden Boy guy (Jacobs), Top Rank guy (Lopez), Golden Boy guy (Ortiz)
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No it isn't DLH know what he's doing
HAHAHAHAHA
I couldn’t keep a straight face on that one. Bad move DLH!
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Victor Ortiz is from Oxnard, which is only ten minutes from where I reside (Camarillo). I’ll root for him. Always have to root for the Oxnard guys. Same with Vargas, who I’ve personally met and hung out with at his house a few times. Nice guy. Great father. Viva Oxnard!
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
by FlyByKnight on Dec 6, 2008 9:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i understand
the “politics” behind it.. and thats fine… but its ridiculous to think that ortiz is a bigger draw or more important to the current boxing landscape . no offense to ortiz is is a fine fighter. just saying
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
every one caught what that racist jim said the desctruction of Cotto
He said with joy
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
interested to see
the fightnight weights of both guys
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
jesus
Medina gained 16 pounds overnight.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lopez-Medina in the ring
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lopez-Medina R1
Lopez unloading with body shots at the ropes, and down goes Sergio Medina. He’s done, too. He just laid on the ropes and took shots.
He’s up. He might as well not be. Down again. There’s still been no shot. Medina is in the tank. Fuck this fight.
Down again after some more flurries. And it’s over. All props to Lopez, but that’s enough Sergio Medina. That was a joke.
Juan Manuel Lopez TKO-1
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow I’m glad I paid $55 for the ppv and the broadcast keeps cutting in and out……..doesn’t seem like I missed much yet
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 9:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
nice bacne, Medina
Never come back. Having this guy ranked was a travesty coming into this fight, and is proven to be now. He’s never beaten anyone. 33 wins in Argentina means fuck all. Pathetic. See you later, Medina.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Medina just lost the worst game of chicken ever.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 9:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
official time: 1:38
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Add up his last two fights
Does it make a full round?
by Option27 on Dec 6, 2008 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
"hes never coming back to vegas"
hahahahaha hilarious
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Anyone Anyone?
Fighter of the Year! Juan Manuel Lopez
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
if manny wins
its gotta be manny right? if not maybe vic or juanma…
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if Manny wins it's Manny
Calzaghe beat Hopkins and Jones this year, too. Vic has had a good year. Juanma doesn’t have big enough wins for my taste, especially this one.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If not
Might be Mr Tony Margarito or Joe Calzaghe
by Option27 on Dec 6, 2008 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
for me
tony ruind his year with all the fights that he turned down in the 4th quarter
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But how bout that year though before the 4th?
Something special
by Option27 on Dec 6, 2008 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no
I can’t credit him for fighting a guy that showed up out of shape and didn’t care about being there. It was a waste of Juan Manuel Lopez to have him fight that guy. That was maddening.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
was it this year
that manny fought marquez? right?
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
Marquez, Diaz, and now Oscar.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if he does all that in 1 year
it has to be manny, even with the marquez fight being as close as it was
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
but if it was Mayweather Jr. I'd guess it be ok
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
please, huh?
Mayweather fought better fighters than Sergio Medina and Cesar Figueroa.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
punches
Lopez: 9/37
Medina: 1/6
A complete and utter embarrassment for Sergio Medina.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
looks like they're throwing on a fight that the HBO team is ignoring
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
uh
I’d rather watch a fight than listen to Manny Steward babble.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
hey, seriously
Get in the booth and call this fight. You’re showing the paying public that there’s a fight happening behind you and you’re giving us bullshit hype for a fight I already bought.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ugh, they're going to completely skip the fight in the ring
Larry keeps jibber jabbering and they’re going to show me some goddamn interviews or something.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
What time is the main event supposed to start?
by bailorg on Dec 6, 2008 9:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
around 11 usually
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh, this is boring
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 9:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is exactly what I want, Boxing from the torso down behind a bunch of old guys.
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 9:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Time for the fillers
Those last two fights went by way waster than HBO had hoped
by Option27 on Dec 6, 2008 9:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I really can't believe they couldn't see this happening
Every undercard fight is a mismatch and the only one a sane person saw going past three rounds is maybe Ortiz-Resto.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, Pacman will be heavier?
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 9:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
so get this
We’re watching Manny Steward and Jim Lampley yammer on while the between-rounds music in the arena thumps over them. This is ridiculous.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
the fight we're missing is...
Richie Mepranum v. Cesar Lopez
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
weights tonight
Manny 148 1/2
Oscar 147
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You know what
Sometimes I would not care or give three shits about it. But I really feel bad for whom ever paid for this.
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
feel bad for me too because Comcast cant even fix the darn transmission………This is ANNOYING!!!
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Transmission?
Its roach explaning about the fight preparation
WOW!
If there was an F minus it goes out to HBO
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
crowd's cheering the fight behind Jim Lampley's head
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
interview with Oscar. interview with Manny. interview now with Freddie.
They’re running out of involved parties that speak English.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
hey someone coughing in the background
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fight is showing
in the Spanish language version
by Matt Miller on Dec 6, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
while you guys wait
Here’s Jean-Claude Van Damme getting a boner.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'd rather listen to Lennox speak
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
and Freddy hypes up the fact that Pac Man gas some super advantages
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Daniel Jacobs after victory!
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Juanma Lopez after victory!
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
You gotta be fucking kidding me
Tapes from previous fights this was not covered by that crap 24/7?!?!?!
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Carl Froch punching Jean Pascal!
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
let us recap Oscar-Floyd and Oscar-Forbes
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Any one Keeping time?
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
last fight ended 27 minutes ago
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
JESUS!
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I feel like im back 8 years ago to WWF on PPVs
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 9:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
make your own caption
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 9:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
“lets see if it works….my corner said if I blow on his chin he’ll fall over”
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HEY THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW A GODDAMN FIGHT
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
fagan Wow Khan has it like that!
Khan damn it ref keep him away from me
Ref okay okay I’ll judge it for myself and acknowledge if you are right!
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Woo a fight!
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 10:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
dunno
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
was it the garcia fight
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no
Richie Mepranum v. Cesar Lopez
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOpez - UD
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ortiz-Resto on deck
Lederman calls him “Or-tizz.”
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is Manny Drunk?
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
no. which is the bad part.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
HAHAHA
it kinda seems like he is when he speaks
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Now heres the big one
If the fight is over before the 3rd, will we seem some teletubies footage?
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ortiz-Resto R1
Dueling southpaws.
Stiff jab from Ortiz. Ortiz digs to the body. Uppercut misses, long left doesn’t. Ortiz with a HUGE straight left hand, and down goes Resto. That was nasty.
And he’s on the hunt again. LEFT HAND DOWN GOES RESTO! This is ugly. He’s just not good.
Resto tries to esecape the ropes, and he’s getting pummeled. Body shot when Resto gets the hell away. Resto has switched to righty. Resto lands two punches, yay!
Looks like Resto will make it out of the round, not that it matters much.
Ortiz 10-7
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ortiz-Resto R2
“Well I thought this would be a much more tightly competitive fight than it is.” What year are you in, Manny?
Down goes Resto on body shots a little over a minute into the round. They’re calling this off. These fights, to be totally honest, have been fucking pathetic.
Victor Ortiz TKO-2
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
this is depressing………3 fights 5 rounds
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This may in fact be worse than the Calzaghe undercard
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Brent from BloodyElbow and I had the same thought
This is really really bad.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If I were you guys I'd write to HBO and get your money back
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The supposed rebates wont even matter
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
punch stats
Ortiz: 42/85
Resto: 8/48
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Loooookin gooooood fight fans!
Contributing Editor - BloodyElbow.com - SBNation's mixed martial arts headquarters.
by Brent Brookhouse on Dec 6, 2008 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
one or two showcase fights, ok. an undercard solely consisting of showcase fights? not ok.
by boxingstudent on Dec 6, 2008 10:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Will Medina make lopez go the distance?
anyone think if medina makes lopez go the distance, he’ll win the fight?
by boxfan1 on Dec 6, 2008 10:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
ummmm no………… thats just a hunch
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
since that fight happened an hour ago
And Lopez blew an out-of-shape, crappy Medina out with nine punches and three knockdowns, no.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So we have to sit here now for another hr?
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
reply
will hbo have the replay of the fight next weekend?
-Brian
by bp on Dec 6, 2008 10:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey cool, 35 minutes of boring
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 10:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
atleat Merchant makes me laugh
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone extremely depressed watching Freddie Roach shake during the ref instructions to DLH……….damn Parkinsons
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i feel horrible
for him… its fucked up.. i always liked freddy tho hes great
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 10:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think People's pockets are depressed
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
my wallet feels much lighter luckily i still have 25 minutes to run down stairs and get more beer
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh shit Michael Buffer making overtime!
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by CRAZEDANG1280 on Dec 6, 2008 10:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hand wrap psychology ...
Might as well just pipe the Oklahoma game into the feed.
by ttagaris on Dec 6, 2008 10:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
this has been the slowest night of fights ever
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
My question is: what the hell did HBO/GBP/Top Rank think was going to happen on the undercard? Of course it was going to be over fast with matchups like those.
by boxingstudent on Dec 6, 2008 10:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
But unlike live TV, when you buy a fight, it doesn’t matter if change the channel because of the dull time.
It just hurts future undecided until the last minute kind of buys.
by roheblius on Dec 6, 2008 10:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lampley
I love Lampley (except when he UFC bashes), but I think I’ve seen enough of his face to last a lifetime.
by roheblius on Dec 6, 2008 10:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently, the Pac-Man camp thinks the scale was rigged for the weigh-in. They weighed Manny in at 145.5 on their personal scale that was reset at 0. But the official scale had him at 142. It had Oscar at 145. A 3½ pound difference is huge if the scale was rigged considering Oscar would owe money to Manny. So this will be interesting if it is indeed found out that the scale was rigged. Knowing the way Oscar markets fights, I wouldn’t doubt if they rigged the damn thing.
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill
by FlyByKnight on Dec 6, 2008 10:43 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
there are already a million conspiracy theories out there lets try not to spread to many more
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
didn’t know the ragin’ cajun was a fight fan
by Matt Miller on Dec 6, 2008 10:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Margarito in the crowd
Bitching to all that will hear him that he’s not fighting Oscar.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thats all right after Sugar Shane makes him look silly he’ll be glad he didn’t let Oscar do it
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
this fight better be great after that undercard
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Buffer in the ring, and HERE WE GO.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 10:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
OSCAR isnt MEXICAN stop the anthem………and I’ll step off my soap box
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 10:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Keyshia Cole has the worst fucking dress
Nipple burst and near an upskirt. Mega tacky.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Was that a huge sweat stain down the front?
by Chris Nelson on Dec 6, 2008 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I kind of hope so given the other options
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Keyshia Cole
good lord woman pull it together
by Chris Nelson on Dec 6, 2008 11:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
atleast we got 3 anthems for two fighters………ahh i can’t get off this soapbox
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 11:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
holy fucking shit
Manny is coming out to “We Will Rock You.”
So…awesome.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
well they made him walk a mile
It’s not that long of a song.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping he’d have a second, more ridiculous song for his actual entrance to the arena.
by Chris Nelson on Dec 6, 2008 11:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oscar will probably come out to "Hero" by Enrique Iglesias
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:07 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
judges: Adalaide Byrd, Stanley Christodoulou, Dave Moretti
And the referee is Tony Weeks, of course.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
good ovation for Manny
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
noticeable boos for Oscar, mixed with cheers
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
here we go
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:13 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oscar-Manny R1
Oscar throws a long right that is short, and Pacquiao paws with the jab. Pacquiao with a left to the body, maybe a little short on that. The height difference is VERY obvious.
Pacquiao with a left, crowd explodes. Right hook lands. Manny is moving in and out. Left to the gloves. Oscar with a right to the body, and he swings a hook to the body that misses. Manny dancing and keeping distance. Oscar isn’t jabbing at all, and he’s not really chasing. Manny swings a big left that misses. Jab from Oscar. Left from Manny. Jab blocked, left to the body lands for Manny. Pacquiao is fighting smart, and here comes Oscar! Oscar drills him with a left hook to the body. I think Manny looks REALLY concerned about Oscar’s power.
Nice left from Manny, then he avoids the Oscar comeback flurry. Manny is popping him with a left between the gloves. Pacquiao’s speed is a real advantage. De la Hoya left hook, Pacquiao gets away after. This is interesting.
Pacquiao 10-9
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oscar-Manny R2
Pacquiao sees some Oscar shots coming, hits the ropes, throws his way out. BIG shot from Pacquiao! God is he fast. De la Hoya with a right. Left from Manny. I’m not gonna lie, this is awesome. I have no idea what will happen at any moment. I’m totally on the edge of my seat.
Oscar blocks three shots. Oscar goes to the body with a right, misses a follow-up left. Left from Manny again. That lead left has done wonders thus far. Big body shots from Manny, Oscar fires back in kind! Manny hits him upstairs again. Left to the body from Manny! Oscar felt that one. Oscar’s head movement is non-existant. Uppercut lands! And another shot lands! Manny is out-quicking him and badly.
Jab lands for Manny, and a stiff one. He keeps beating Oscar to the punch, and he’s frustrating him. Oscar has no answers right now. He’s going to need some power shots, and he NEEDS to find a jab.
Pacquiao 10-9
Pacquiao 20-18
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:20 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
through rd 2
Oscar: 15/64
Manny: 28/56
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
that was power punches, by the way
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Oscar-Manny R3
Long right from Manny. Oscar is failing to find Manny at all. He’s landed 6 of 56 jabs, according to Lampley.
Pop with the left again. Manny takes a hard jab, walked right into it. Manny looks stronger as well as faster. Oscar with a great left hook to the body, and Pacquiao gets the hell off the ropes. HUGE shot from Manny! Oscar may soon develop a cut outside his left eye.
Oscar jabbing more, landing a bit. He’s slowing Manny down a bit. Right to the body by Oscar. Right hook to the body, one upstairs from Manny. He’s moving so, so well. Left from Manny. Nice shot from Oscar down the middle. Pacquiao picks off three shots. They end punching wild.
Closer round, but still Manny’s.
Pacquiao 10-9
Pacquiao 30-27
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Manny really is taking in a lot of air in the corner
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oscar-Manny R4
Right from Oscar at the same time as a left from Manny. Big left from Manny! Another little straight left gets through. Right from Oscar. Manny does seem to feel the shots almost every time he’s hit.
Nice combo from Manny, and another! He’s in, he’s out, Oscar doesn’t know what hit him. Uppercut lands. Two more shots thrown! Manny’s dynamic offensive ability is making Oscar look very old right now. Pacquiao blocks a right. Oscar pawing with the jab, no snap on it.
Body shot from Pacquiao. Shots, even. Pacquiao turning Oscar all over the ring again. This is fantastic stuff from Pacquiao. Left hand comes in. He’s really beating the hell out of Oscar right now. This is…man. Larry Merchant just said, “This is getting embarrassing.”
Wow.
Pacquiao 10-9
Pacquiao 40-36
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pacquiao up 78-29 in power shots
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oscar de la Hoya, through four rounds, looks exactly like a 35-year old part-time fighter fighting a fast, determined, strong fighter.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Pacquaio is embarassing Oscar.....
that might be an understatement
by E-ROC on Dec 6, 2008 11:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hopkins-Pavlik II
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oscar-Manny R5
I think Oscar has to force a brawl at this point. He can’t keep up with Manny at all.
Left hook, right jab stings Oscar, and then Manny gets away with a borderline low shot. And he drills Oscar again. Over and over. He’s kicking Oscar’s ass. He’s REALLY opening it up now. Oscar isn’t blocking anything, isn’t dodging anything, isn’t landing anything. Manny is embarrassing him.
Four shots land. Three more. Two more. And another. This is a slaughter at the moment.
Big right from Oscar, one to the body and one to the head. Oscar gets mad and lands the left hooks! Manny says bring it on. Oscar charges, and now he’s forcing some fighting. Pacquiao stings him back down the stretch. Good round.
Pacquiao 10-9, closest round
Pacquiao 50-45
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Where the hell is Oscar tonight, I mean seriously?
by Matt Miller on Dec 6, 2008 11:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
wondering when someone yells "cut!"
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:37 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oscar-Manny R6
Oscar keeps flicking a pointless jab around. It’s not meant to land or do anything, just to deter. He’s going to have to rip into him.
Pacquiao firing away, Oscar swipes at him on the way out. Pacquiao firing, and they trade a bit! Here they go! Pacquiao digging away, Oscar digging back! 1-2-3 from Manny. Two pot shots from Pacquiao. Straight left from Pacquiao lands yet again.
Pacquiao is beating Oscar around again in the final minute, with Oscar unable to pull the trigger. Period. Oscar eats more shots near the bell, and another round in the bank for Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 10-9
Pacquiao 60-54
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
this ends
ANY fighter of the year debate
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 11:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
This is so ugly
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 11:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oscar-Manny R7
Oscar sits until the final moment, every round.
Oscar misses a big, slow left hook. Manny just ducked under it and walked away. Pacquiao is popping away. Oscar is getting peppered, wailed on, whatever you want to call it. He’s doinig nothing. Manny puts him in the corner and beats on him. Manny even almost lets Oscar come out if he wants to — he’s not moving.
Manny is ON FIRE! He is BEATING THE SHIT out of Oscar de la Hoya! KILLING him in there! If this was any other fight, someone might step in. I mean it. This is no longer a fight. It’s Manny Pacquiao assaulting him.
Oscar’s legs are going, he is not throwing AT ALL.
He’s done. He’s DONE.
42-4 this round for Manny. This is pathetic. Oscar looks terrible. Oscar fires! And then stops.
Jesus Christ that was so one-sided. All he DIDN’T do was knock him down.
Pacquiao 10-8
Pacquiao 70-62
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oscar's left eye is closing up
Nacho’s threatening to stop this if he doesn’t throw punches.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'm trying to think of positives for De La Hoya.
At least Pacman doesn’t have pink hair?
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by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 11:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oscar-Manny R8
Lampley: “David Diaz was closer to being in the fight than Oscar de la Hoya is.”
Oscar heads back to the ropes so he can be battered further. This is obviously a man in need of retirement right now. He’s getting smoked.
To the ropes a little over a minute in, Manny flurries a bit. It almost looks like Manny is trying to carry Oscar through this fight. Body shots from Manny. More destruction with Oscar near the ropes. Manny: “Oscar has no defense at all. He doesn’t know what to do.”
More shots from Manny near the ropes, then he walks Oscar back to the middle of the ring. Oscar fires a bit, but then gives up on it. Another body shot, and more huge shots on the ropes from Manny! Six or seven BIG WILD shots.
Pacquiao 10-9
Pacquiao 80-71
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
they're REALLY looking at Oscar in the corner
Tony Weeks is telling him he’s going to stop it if he keeps getting hit.
Nacho’s stopping it! NACHO IS GOING TO STOP THIS FIGHT!
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
one more round?
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
IT'S OVER!
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Holy. Shit.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Damn...
Brad Ziegler had a scoreless inning streak. Brad Ziegler had not met BJ Upton.
by P Brady on Dec 6, 2008 11:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I cannot believe I saw Oscar de la Hoya quit
I am not the biggest fan, but I never thought I’d see him give up.
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by SC on Dec 6, 2008 11:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Manny-Hatton………Manny-PBF???
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 11:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hallelujah
This is exactly the kind of fight I wanted to see
by thelettere on Dec 6, 2008 11:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
he quit
wow.. never thought id see that and i thought manny would win
by thebitb on Dec 6, 2008 11:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Oscar really just did let me down.
fuck man.
by shinryuuken on Dec 6, 2008 11:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Larry Merchant said....
Manny is moving down to 140 after this match.
I picked Pacquaio to win but not by TKO. WOW! So much for that height advantage and being the more natural welterweight. Happy and sad at the same time. I didn’t think that was possible.
by E-ROC on Dec 6, 2008 11:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Roach
Roach put $5000 on Manny by KO….Apparently only the fourth time he’s bet on his own guy
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by Fooch on Dec 6, 2008 11:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
I couldn’t get the fight on PPV (kinda glad I didn’t now given the undercard) so was following here. Great round by round coverage yet again.
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by Fooch on Dec 6, 2008 11:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
oh it's possible
If Top Rank brings the money, it’s very possible. In fact, if Pacquiao beats Hatton (and if they fight, he will), I fully expect Pacquiao-Mayweather in late 2009.
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by SC on Dec 7, 2008 12:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd pay to see that one
It better have a good undercard too though.
by shinryuuken on Dec 7, 2008 12:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
what a onesided fight... just for money?...
it seems that the words of valero got even… oscar did not reallly prepare so much for the fight… during their sparring valero felt that he will gonna give in …he even sported a black eye after the practice…what matters most is getting much for his country if he will donate most of his purse to the poor mexicans trying their luck in the uncle sam’s big apple counties? …
by dani bouy on Dec 6, 2008 11:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
At work, unable to get PPV … great coverage folks. Would be disappointed had I paid to watch fight tonight based on your coverage.
by yauco54 on Dec 6, 2008 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
total quit job
This is a fighter of mexican heritage? What a total quit job. DL completely gave up, fans got screwed on this one. “My heart still wants to fight”. Oscar does not want to fight. Bullshit. This fight was a travesty. Oscar should be ashamed. He didn’t get beat, he gave up like a pure chump. Go down swinging.
by lcollins1 on Dec 6, 2008 11:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have to disagree with you…….no reason Oscar should have continued in this fight…….Manny was way better thats all there was too it
Bruce Seldon > Ali
by rjhabeeb on Dec 6, 2008 11:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
its a bright xmas for the filipinos in a dimmer phil...
mabuhay si manny at ang mga pinoy…. this will be a brighter and happier holiday season for all despite ….a dimmer Phil? … Happi Holidays…
by dani bouy on Dec 7, 2008 12:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Thanks for the great coverage. I’m on short term disability from work and could not afford the PPV. Thanks.
by joco50 on Dec 7, 2008 12:12 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
glad to be here and help out
Thanks a lot for joining us!
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by SC on Dec 7, 2008 12:21 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Great Coverage.
I really felt like I was actually watching the fight by the way it covered.
Great Job.
I’m sure I will on this again when PACQUIAO and MONEY MAY happen.
by shinryuuken on Dec 7, 2008 12:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
who's win pacqiao vs. dela hoya?
who’s win this fight?
by tyra1018 on Dec 7, 2008 12:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
yes, 8 round knockout
Oscar quit after the eighth round.
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by SC on Dec 7, 2008 12:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
mabuhay c pacqioa at ang mga pinoy...
waht happen to de la hoya…?
by tyra1018 on Dec 7, 2008 12:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
non-title fight, yes
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by SC on Dec 7, 2008 12:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs