What do you say about roach's comment on manny fighting dela hoya?

Question

do you think manny can really beat the golden boy? the best answer gets the 10 points!

Answer 1

Should he be able to? No.

DLH is only golden when it comes to making money.  His best years are WELL behind him with only one meaningful victory in the last 8+ years (yet he still gets block buster fights- go figure)

Anyway, DLH is much too big to fight Pac.

I'd wager that as washed up as DLH is, his size will be a real issue for Pac.  1.  Pac will be carrying extra weight (this does not worry me) 2. DLH will be a lot more durable against Pac than he was against lightheavy BHop....

This goes to show the absurdity of the match... DLH fought a fighter who is now light heavy, and now he wants to start a fight with a fighter who began his career under a buck ten.

Having expressed my displeasure that DLH would not choose to pick on someone his own size (cause he can't win at that weight), I would feel vindicated for all the comments I have made in the past 4 years to the effect that DLH should hang em up if Pac does to DLH what he did to DD.

EDIT:  I am not attacking DLH, nor did I lie.  Oscar has won titles in what 5 weight classes? and he started 22 pounds heavier than Pac.  MEANING he is MUCH TOO BIG to be picking a fight with Pac Man.  He was too small to fight BHOP IMHO, and Pac is too small to fight DLH.  DLH has NO meaningful wins in over 6 years, and just one in the past 8+.  There is no fighter in the sport in this era or any other that can lose 5 out of thirteen fights and STILL land the fights that DLH can land.  His fights are based on business, not on sport.  His wins since 2000 include JCC in his 105th fight, a win over a club fighter (gatti), a fixed fight with Sturm, a no name, a reality TV show loser .... The list goes on.  I am not hating on DLH, but the reality is that he no longer has what it takes to compete wih the game's elite, and if he did, he would NOT be picking a fight with Pac.  I thought that DLH was one of the best of the 90s, but that was a long time ago.

Answer 2

FROM MY POINT OF OF VIEW I THINK IT'LL BE A GOOD FIGHT, BUT IN THE END IS ALL ABOUT MONEY WITH DE LA HOYA, DE LA HOYA NEVER GIVES HIS ALL.. HE NEVER PUTS HIS HEART IN THE RING.. THE WAY HE FOUGHT MAYWEATHER HE SHOULD OF CRUSHED HIM.. BUT HE KEPT HOLDING BACK PUNCHES LIKE IF HE DIDNT WANT TO HURT HIM.. HE WAS FIGHTING MAYWEATHER FIGHT.. DE LA HOYA HAS BAD AASS COMBOS HAS A GOOD JAB BUT HIS ALWAYS HOLDING BACK PUNCHES.. AND PACMAN HE DONT GIVE A FF HE GOES IN THERE WITH HIS SUPER QUICK LEFT GETS HIT BUT DOESNT CARE CUZ HE HAS A STRONGER LEFT.. I THINK IN THE END DE LA HOYA WINS IF HE GIVES IT HIS ALL.. NOT HOLDING BACK PUNCHES AND NOT CARING ABOUT GETTING HIT..  DE LAHOYA IS STIILL THE TALLER ONE WITH REACH AND A BIGGER BODY. SO HOPEFULLY DE LAHOYA WINS BY KO.

Answer 3

Business as usual. Promotion already started as you all can see. No way in the world, unless Oscar takes a dive, pac can KO Oscar. or beat him. Promoters know this fight is "milkably" and is going to happen.

Answer 4

pacman is 3 weights below de la hoya right?, then lmao i dont see the point in this fight, de la hoya is naturally bigger and stronger, fought better people and knocked out better people, this fight shouldnt even be sanctioned there is a reason they have weight classes

Answer 5

Flyweights don't belong in the welterweight division

Answer 6

First of all, this is going to be a joke. I don't care how fast or how much stamina pacquiao has, Oscar is just going to be too big for him. Manny stands at 5'6" at best to Oscar's 5'11" frame. The jab alone will tear manny apart. Pacquaio could not knock out JMM at 130 but yet he is supposed to hurt Oscar at 147, when Oscar has been hit by the likes of Tito, Mosely, Vargas, Quartey, Mayorga, etc. Get real...

As far as Freddy Roach statements are concerned. This is a business for these guys. Remember roach was oscar's trainer? And at one point roach was steering pacquiao to Golden Boy Promotions when this whole deal blew open and Arum was going to sue GBP for tampering? And statements by Eric Gomez, Oscar's matchmaker, are to the effect that Oscar is wary of this potential matchup because of Manny's power? They are selling this fight to you. Roach will earn another huge payday similiar to the one he got for training Oscar for the Mayweather fight. Follow the Money...

Answer 7

Manny is too fast and has much greater stamina and Oscar is rusty. He'll beat Oscar easily. For James B (the person attacking Oscar): you curiously omitted the fact that Oscar began his career at 130lbs, which is only 20 lbs heavier than where Manny started. Oscar went up in weight much more than that in fighting Vargas and Hopkins. Duran, Leonard and Hearns all went up in weight much more than that also. Nobody respects you when you lie!  

Answer 8

This is a fight that just dosent need to happen period. Oscar should fight a guy in his weight divison and the same goes for Manny Pacquiao. If these two were to fight it would simply be for money, what would Oscar have too prove by beating MannyPacquiao a Featherweight ?

Its funny because I read so many comments on this fourm about Floyd Mayweather being a "Coward" or Only fighting for "Big Money" and everyone being so unhappy about his 2nd fight with Oscar. However the same people turn around and prase Dela Hoya who does nothing but take the "Big Money" fights probably more than anybody active in Boxing.

Look at the facts wanted Floyd Mayweather first why becasue Floyd is undefeated and next to him is the biggest name in boxing, but Floyd reitres. Then he Offers Ricky Hatton a fight not becasue Ricky Hatton is the next best opponet,because Ricky Has a strong British Following and they can "Milk" PPV and Ticket sales in England and The US. Ricky Hatton says no. So then he Goes after Cotto not becasue Cotto is the Next Best to Ricky Hatton (we all know Miguel is way better) but becasue with FLoyd and Ricky Gone who else is left that can make money ? Then Last week Cotto gets Knocked out now who is the ony fighter left ? Manny Pacquio the P4P top guy and a fighter with a big following enough to make Money and Ticket sales off.

OSCAR IS TRICKING EVERYBODY THIS FIGHT IS ONLY FOR THE MONEY AND NOTHING ELSE. WHAT DOES FIGHT PACMAN PROVE ? NOTHING.