By Mark Vester
WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao will take every precatution possible if a bout with Oscar De La Hoya comes together for December 6 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao's lawyer, Franklin Gacal, told the Manila Bulletin that Pacquiao is taking the size factor very serious and wants to take measures to make sure that De La Hoya does not try to come in over their discussed fight weight of 147-pounds. Pacquaio will demand a penalty of $750,000 dollars for every pound De La Hoya weighs above 147.
Believes is strict measures are not set to make sure that De La Hoya comes in at 147, the Golden Boy may try to take advatage of the situation by coming in overweight. There are many who believe that it's going to be very tough for De La Hoya to get back down to 147 again. He's been fighting at junior middleweight and middleweight for several years. He trained around the clock just to make 150-pounds for his recent bout with Steve Forbes in May. Gacal also says that Pacquiao will demand a fair share of the pay-per-view revenues.
"Oscar is too big for Pacman," Gacal told the Bulletin. "This is going to be a tough fight and the (agreed) weight should be 147 pounds or else (let’s) forget about it. If there’s no penalty, Oscar might come at 150 plus and this is not a (world) championship fight, I believe. The fair revenue sharing must also be ironed out."
Pacquiao is in the United States and scheduled to meet with promoter Bob Arum to discuss a possible fight with De La Hoya this week. There are several reports from overseas that state Pacquiao will demand a sum of $20 million for the fight.
De La Hoya is already running a fight angle, stating that Pacquiao stabbed him in the back when he agreed to come over to his Golden Boy Promotions, and then turned around and signed with Arum's Top Rank.
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