By Mark Vester
Jinkee, the wife of Manny Pacquiao, is not thrilled with the possibility of her husband fighting Oscar De La Hoya on December 6 in Las Vegas. She tells the Manila Bulletin that her husband is too small for the much larger De La Hoya, but she will still support him if the fight takes place.
"Oscar (De La Hoya) is just too big for him," said Jinkee. "Oscar might hurt him badly. Manny said he can do it, while Freddie [Roach] is also confident they can pull it off."
Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is scheduled to speak with Pacquiao when the Filipino champion flies to Las Vegas to sit ringside for Saturday's bout between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito. Pacquiao insiders say the fighter will ask for $20 million for the fight. De La Hoya has fought at middleweight and junior middleweight for the last few years, while Pacquiao recently moved up to lightweight. The fight would take place at a catch-weight of 147-pounds.
Roach, who trains Pacquiao and previously trained De La Hoya, told the paper that Manny's speed and movement are the keys to vitory.
"But Manny is good at staying away from a left hook and we plan to work on speed in the event he fights Oscar," said Roach.
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