By Mark Vester

Freddie Roach, trainer of Manny Pacquiao, is not going to take a chance with Oscar De La Hoya being overweight on the day of the weigh-in. He says that if De La Hoya comes in overweight the fight will be off because he won't let Pacquiao get in the ring. The fight takes place on December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, the WBC lightweight champion, will move up by two weight divisions to the agreed upon fight weight of 147.

De La Hoya has not made 147 since 2001. There is a clause in the fight contract that would cost De La Hoya a lot of money for not being able to make weight for the fight, $3 million dollars for every pound above 147. A fraction of a pound above the weight would still be counted as a full pound.

Roach says that De La Hoya got away with being overweight for his May bout with Steve Forbes, which took place at 150, but he won't let him get off the hook with Pacquiao. He wants De La Hoya to work as much as possible to make 147 on the day of the weigh-in.

"If De La Hoya comes in at 150, I’ll say ‘No fight’," Roach told boxing writer Ron Borges. "I wouldn’t put it past him to try something like buying his way to 150 but three pounds over is a huge difference."

"When he (De La Hoya) fought (Steve) Forbes (last May), he was supposed to make 150 and he came in at 151 and they gave it to him. I am not doing that. A contract is a contract. The contract weight is 147. Make it. I want him to work as much as possible."

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