Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar De La Hoya

The Philippines very own WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight six-time boxing world champion Oscar De La Hoya for a 12-round non-title bout at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will surely be the match of the year. Oscar is taller and has a definitive reach but Manny has the heart of a lion. The odds makers already have De La Hoya as an 8-5 favorite. If Pacquiao is able to win and better so if by a knockout then he will surely catapult himself into the realm of becoming legendary. This could be De LA Hoya's last fight. Oscar De La Hoya is probably my favorite boxer having followed his career since his Olympic days. I will be pulling for Pacquiao because this could be the defining moment of his career. Maybe he could get Floyd Mayweather to come out of retirement. For Pacquiao's part he says he believes he is stronger and faster than De La Hoya. Well December 6 it will be one of the largest Pay Per View events for 2008 and could be the saving moment that boxing is looking for. Boxing has lost much ground to MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). But don't worry Filipino fight fans we have a star there as well in the name of Brandon Vera an up and coming star at 205 pounds.