By Mark Vester
Former two division champion Bernard Hopkins is predicting that his Golden Boy Promotion business partner, Oscar De La Hoya, will knock Manny Pacquiao out on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Speaking with Salven L. Lagumbay of Philboxing, Hopkins stated that he doesn't feel Pacquiao is capable of knocking De La Hoya out. He says the fight is not about age, he says the fight is about experience in the ring.
"It's not the age, it should not even be put into consideration. You don't decide on age. You give more weight on experience. Oscar has it. You have to realize Oscar was the only guy ever to move up from welterweight to face Bernard Hopkins in the middleweight level. He has the balls," said Hopkins.
Hopkins questioned the defense of Pacquiao and says the Filipino warrior is exactly that - all offense. He predicts De La Hoya will knock him out by the eight or ninth round.
"Manny Pacquiao is such a tremendous athlete. But he is facing the fox. The fox knows how to eat his lunch even if it is not yet served. The fox knows how to outsmart everybody, and Oscar is that fox," added Hopkins. "Pacman is 100 percent offense. He has questionable defense. That's how I look at it. Oscar will stop him in the eight or ninth round!"
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