DE LA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO
PREFIGHT
Celebrities spotted in attendance include Usher, James Caan, James Carvill, Reggie Miller, Tommy Hearns, Antonio Margarito, who received a loud ovation, Shane Mosley and Mike Tyson, looking thicker than ever, but with a lovely female friend. Karylle sings the Philippine National Anthem. Cristian Castro sings the Mexican National Anthem. Keisha Cole sings the American National Anthem. They immediately start chanting "Manny! Manny! Manny!" at the conclusion of the anthems. Yesterday, De La Hoya weighed in at 145 while Pacquiao weighed 142, but tonight, they say that, unofficially, De La Hoya weighs 147 and Pacquiao weighs 148.5. The pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao makes his way to the ring first and the crowd erupts. He enters to the sounds of Queens "We Will Rock You!" Nice! He takes his time with his entrance as he's yet to come out of the tunnel...now he emerges and waves his hands to the crowd and smiles. The fans erupt in excitement. Pacquiao prays in his corner before raises his hands to the crowd one more time. Oscar De La Hoya begins to make his way to the ring now and the crowd erupts again when they see his face on the jumbotron. He's got an extremely determined, focused and serious look on his face as he spits on the ground, adjusts his jaw and bangs his gloves. Oscar raises his hand to the fans and they cheer. "Ladies and gentlemen...LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLEEEEEEEEEE!"
ROUND 1
Both men fall short with jabs to begin the fight. Oscar walking Pacquiao down. Pacquiao lands a left. Left to the body lands for De La Hoya. Straight left and a right hook lands for Pacquiao. Another left hand down the pipe lands for Pacquiao. Right hand lands for Pacquiao. Left upstairs lands for Pacqiuao. De La Hoya looks confused. Another left lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya lands a left hook to the body. Lead straight left lands for Pacquiao and Oscar looks shocked. Left hook lands for De La Hoya, but he eats a right in return. Great round for Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 10 De La Hoya 9
ROUND 2
Hard right hand lands for De L Hoya, but Pacquiao answers with a great left and a right hook. Another left lands for Pacquiao. Jab lands for De La Hoya. Left hand down the pipe lands for Pacquiao. Jab lands for Pacquiao. They trade jabs. Another quick straight left lands for Pacquiao upstairs. They trade body shots. Left and a right lands for Pacquiao. HARD left to the body lands for Pacquiao and De La Hoya doubles over. Right hand lands for Pacquiao. Uppercut lands for Pacquiao, who's dominating De La Hoya right now. Double jab lands for De La hoya. They trade a left and a right. Pacquiao sticks him with a left and dances away. Another GREAT round for Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 20 De La Hoya 18
ROUND 3
Right to the body lands for De La Hoya. Pacquiao sticks him with a left. Right hand lands upstairs for D e La Hoya, but he eats a left in return. Another left lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya lands a left. Left to the body lands for De La Hoya. HARD left hand down the pipe lands for Pacquiao and De La Hoya's head snaps back. Right hand to the body lands for De La hoya. Left hand lands for Pacquiao. HARD left to the body lands for Pacquiao. 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya lands a right. De La Hoya sneaks in a left hook upstairs. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 30 De La Hoya 27
ROUND 4
Jab lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya lands a hard right upstairs. Pacquiao answers with a left of his own. Left hand lands for Pacquiao again. De La Hoya lands a right that backs Pacquiao up. Pacquiao sticks him with a left and a 1-2. Another quick 1-2 lands for Pacquiao followed by a right hook. Woooooo....left to the body followed by a right hook upstairs lands for Manny. Nice. De La Hoya lands a couple of jabs. 1-2 upstairs and downstairs lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya looks horrible in there as he's getting worked. Left lands for Pacquiao. Another. 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. Pacquiao landing EVERYTHING. Right to the body lands for Pacquiao. BIG round for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 40 De La Hoya 36
ROUND 5
Left hand lands again for Pacquiao. Pacquiao using the ring beautifully in there. De La Hoya lunges and lands a body shot, but then he eats a left again. WOOOOOO...QUICK 1-2 from Pacquiao has De La Hoya doing a two-step. Another left lands for Pacquiao. Four punches in a row land for Pacquiao. De La Hoya looks like a shot fighter as he just covers up and eats shots from Pacquiao. Another five shots land for Pacquiao. Left hand lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya just covers up. Wow! Three punch combo lands for Pacquiao and De La Hoya can't pull the trigger at all. Body shot lands for Pacquiao. HARD body shot lands for De La Hoya followed by three left hooks. Pacquiao takes it just fine though. Right hand lands for Pacquiao followed by another left. Round to Pacquiao.
Pacquiao 50 De La Hoya 45
ROUND 6
Both men being cautious as they flick their jabs out. Hard left to the body lands for Pacquiao. Right hand lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya fires a 1-2 back to the body. They trade on the inside. 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. Left hand down the pipe lands for Pacquiao with ease. Two left hands land for Pacquiao. HARD straight left from Pacquiao snaps the head back of De La Hoya again. Right hook lands for Pacquiao upstairs with ease. De La Hoya's face getting busted up in there. 1-2 lands for Pacquiao. Round to Pacquiao. De La Hoya continues to get dominated in there.
Pacquiao 60 De La Hoya 54
ROUND 7
De La Hoya misses with a WILD left hook. HARD left to the body followed by a right upstairs lands for Pacquiao. Right and a left lands again for Pacquiao. De La Hoya lands a rare jab. Right hook lands for Pacquiao. Pacquiao has De La Hoya on the retreat and flinching in there. Pacquiao works De La hoya in the corner with a fast combo that has De La hoya hold on to the ropes. Pacquiao is lighting De La Hoya up right now. He might stop him. Wow. Left and a right lands for Pacquiao. Wow. Antoher left. They're going to stop this fight. De La Hoya is done. WOW! HARD 1-2 and another and another. Pacquiao is dominating him. Tony weeks tells De La Hoya he's gotta throw back or he might stop it. Left and a right lands again for Pacquiao. WOW! HUGE round for Pacquiao. 10-8 in my opinion. Oscar's left eye is nearly shut.
Pacquiao 70 De La Hoya 62
ROUND 8
"If you don't throw punches, we're going to stop it," they tell De La Hoy in his corner. Wow! Left hand lands upstairs for Pacquiao. Right hook lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya retreats to the ropes. Another right hook lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya lands a right. Pacquiao lands a three-punch combo. Another left lands for Pacquiao and De La Hoya drops his hands. Another four-punch combo works De La Hoya against the ropes. De La Hoya looks ready to quit. Woooo...quick left hand upstairs lands for Pacquiao again. Another four-punch combo lands for Pacquiao. De La Hoya throws a flurry to the body, but it's all blcoked. HARD six-punch combo lands for Pacquiao in the corner. Round to Pacquiao. They can probably just stop it right now.
Pacquiao 80 De La Hoya 72
They're going to stop it! Oscar De La Hoya's corner is talking about stopping it. They ask De La Hoya if it's okay to stop it. Wow......
WOW!
THAT'S IT!
THEY STOP IT!!!!!
WOW! INCREDIBLE! AN UNBELIEVABLY DOMINANT PEFORMANCE!
Pacquiao TKO8
Not even Floyd Mayweather Jr. looked that good!
THE WINNER BY WAY OF TKO....AND STILL THE POUND-FOR-POUND KING...MANNY "PACMAN" PACQUIAO!!!!!!!
COMPUBOX
De La Hoya total punches: 83/402
Pacquiao total punches: 224/585
De La Hoya total power punches: 51/164
Pacquiao total power punches: 195/333
POSTFIGHT
"Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter. He deserves all the credit in the world. He fought a tremendous fight. He was the better man...I wish him all the best," stated De La Hoya. "I give him all the credit in the world...he deserves everything he's accomplished...I'm not shocked...at this stage, when you face a great fighter like Manny, it's almost expected. I worked hard and I trained hard, but like I told people in the gym, it's a whole different story...my style is to go forward and to fight and Manny Pacquiao boxed on his toes really well. He watied for me to make the mistakes so he deserves everything," he continued. "My heart still wants to fight, that's for sure, but when you're physical doesn't respeond, what can you do...I have to think about my future plans...we'll see what happens," he finished. "You're still my idol," Pacquiao informed De La Hoya. "No, now you're my idol," De La Hoya replied to him. "I think I did well tonight. I'm lucky I win...speed will be the key of this fight and I used it tonight," stated Pacquiao. "I trained hard for this fight, that's why I deserve tonight...I hit a lot of hard punches in the last two rounds and I don't think he can last long after the third round," he continued. "I thought he couldn't pull the trigger anymore and I proved I was right," stated Roach.
ORTIZ VS. RESTO
PREFIGHT
The unofficial weights of both fighters: Ortiz 154 and Resto 149. Resto makes his way to the ring first. He's got a blank look on his face as he jogs out. Ortiz comes out next with a serious look on his face as he makes his way to the ring.
ROUND 1
Both men falling just short with their jabs. Jab lands for Ortiz. Right hook to the body lands for Ortiz. Resto circles away. WOOOOOOOOOOO....HUGE straight left lands upstairs for Ortiz and Resto is down. Wow! Resto is up. Ortiz jumps on him and lands a 1-2. WOOOOOOO...another BIG straight left from Ortiz FLOORS Resto. He's up again and bangs his gloves in frustration. Left and a right lands for Ortiz. Another left and a right lands for Ortiz. Left hand down the pipe lands again for Ortiz. Resto lands a right. Wow! HUGE round for Victor Ortiz.
Ortiz 10 Resto 7
ROUND 2
Both men trade body shots. Left and right to the body lands for Ortiz. Left hook upstairs and another right to the body lands for Ortiz. Again, straight left from Ortiz snaps the head back of Resto. Uppercut, right hook and a left hook lands for Ortiz. Right and a left lands again and Resto is down. He's up at nine, but the referee calls a halt to the action.
Ortiz TKO2
THE WINNER BY WAY OF TKO AT 1:19 OF ROUND 2
COMPUBOX
Ortiz total punches: 42/85
Resto total punches: 8/48
EXPECT SOME STALLING AS THE FIRST TWO FIGHTS FINISHED A LOT FASTER THAN EXPECTED
They just announced that tonight, unofficially, De La Hoya weighs 147 and Pacquiao weighs 148.5. I'm not sure I believe that as in the past, they've NEVER given De La Hoya's "unofficial" weight the night of the fight. "It's not a prediction. It's something I want. Something I need," stated Oscar De La Hoya to Larry Merchant when asked why he insists that he'll get a knockout. "I'm surprised because I'm 148.5 and I'm weighing 147, so I'm surprised...I don't think he's strong enough...he's trained hard for this fight and he's in shape, so we'll see," stated Pacquiao as he spoke to Merchant. "I'm not worried about his left hand...I'm not worried at all. I'm excited and ready to fight. I'm ready for his left hand," he continued. Freddie Roach believes that perhaps the reason Oscar wasn't able to put any weight back on was because he starved himself to make weight, therefore his stomach shrunk too much. He says that perhaps that'll make Oscar weak towards the middle of the fight.
LOPEZ VS. MEDINA
PREFIGHT
Lopez's unofficial weight tonight is 129. Medina's unofficial weight tonight is 138! WOW! He blew up from 122 to 138 in one day. Crazy! Medina looks extremely confident and ready to get the fight started. Lopez looks extremely confident as well. He looks loose and relaxed.
ROUND 1
Medina circles cautiously. Lopez backs him up to the ropes. Left hand upstairs lands for Lopez. Two hard right hands to the body land for Lopez. Medina just covers up. Lopez blasts a right hand and a left hook through the guard and Medina is down. He's up. Lopez comes in and lands another right to the body and Medina is down again. He's up, but doesn't look eager to fight. HARD right to the body lands for Lopez. Left and a right upstairs lands for Lopez and Medina is down again. That's it. It's over.
Lopez TKO1
THE WINNER BY WAY OF TKO AT 1:34 OF ROUND 1...JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ
COMPUBOX
Lopez total punches: 9/37
Medina total punches: 1/6
JACOBS VS. LARES
PREFIGHT
Both fighters are already in the ring to start tonight's action. Daniel Jacobs looks loose in the corner as he smiles and winks into the camera. Lares looks eager to get the fight started.
ROUND 1
Jacobs comes out and lands a stiff jab. Lares connects with an overhand right. Left hook to the body lands for Jacobs. Right hand lands for Lares, but he eats a left hook in return. HARD left hook to the body lands for Jacobs and Lares moans in pain. Right hand upstairs lands for Jacobs. Uppercut lands for Jacobs and Lares is on the retreat. Right and a left lands for Jacobs. Woooo...left hand from Jacobs rocks Lares off balance. Uppercut lands for Jacobs. Lares retreats. Another hard left hook to the body lands for Jacobs followed by an uppercut. Round to Jacobs.
Jacobs 10 Lares 9
ROUND 2
Left hook to the body lands for Lares. Jacobs lands a stiff jab and walks Lares down. Left hook to the body lands for Jacobs and Lares doesn't like it. Short right hook upstairs lands for Jacobs. They trade left hooks. Jacbos backs Lares up to the ropes and lands another hard left hook to the body. Lares lands a left of his own upstairs. Chopping left hook lands again upstairs for Jacobs. They trade jabs. Uppercut, right hand and a left to the body lands for Jacobs and Lares looks wobbled. Another right hand and a left hook lands for Jacobs and Lares takes a knee. He's up at eight. That's it...referee Jay Nady has seen enough and calls a halt to the punishment.
Jacobs TKO2
THE WINNER BY WAY OF TKO AT 2:44 OF ROUND 2...DANIEL JACOBS
COMPUBOX
Jacobs total punches: 48/155
Lares total punches: 7/58
UNDERCARD RESULTS:
- Roberto Marroquin TKO1 Isaac Hidlago
- Adrien Broner TKO1 Scott Furney
- Jose Angel Beranza UD8 Jesus Rojas
- Danny Garcia UD8 Jose Alfredo Lugo
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