How bad is de la hoya's stamina? Do you think it will fail him saturday?

I think his stamina will be the same as usual, no better, no worse.

I don't think his stamina will matter really. We've seen Pac hurt by dudes in and around his weight class...when dlh lands on him...and that's not "if" it's "when"...pac will be shaken to his core. I don't think he's ever been hit my anyone who even comes close to the type of power a 154 lb world class fighter brings.

No. If he had stamina to fight a REAL welterweight for 3 rounds hard, he'd easily go 12 rounds against Pacquiao. It's just the way it works. Bigger/taller guys have an easier time with the smaller foes. But I really don't think DLH will be in good shape.

The smaller fighter is more likely to tire than the bigger one. He has to work harder.

Could very well be. He hasn't fought at 147 pounds in years, although in his last fight against Forbes he didn't fade.

I've just been reading what his sparring partners have been saying and one of them Cordova said oscar's stamina will be a factor in the fight saturday . Do you believe he is right? it don't matter the fights not going past the 6th...

I just think de la hoya is the bigger man. I see him over powering him. Just my opinion.

I think that after 3 rounds of pounding he will receive from the Pacman, ODLH will show signs similar to the David Diaz fight. He will not quit until the Pacman finally delivers the knockout blow. JAT :wave: http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2076

He shrunk himself to 150-155 and have been in training camp in and around that weight. He'd be sweating himself a bit more to make 147 and try to get the weight back in order to get power advantage over Pacman. If dela Hoya enters the fight between 150-155 which was his weight in camp, he'd more likely be in optimal condition, downside is that he wouldn't get that middleweight power advantage he likes. If he bulks up to 160 or bigger, he'd be slow and would be huffing and puffing by the mid rounds. But in this weight, if one good left hook lands on Pacquiao, the fight will be over. So I think dela Hoya would be fighting at 155 and Pacman around 148.

I don't think it will. I think DLH will be more relaxed in there, which affects his stamina. He's fighting a much smaller guy who will need to land a lot of shots to hurt DLH. And unlike the PBF fight, DLH isn't going to be swinging at air as often.

marvin cordova? hes pacquiaos sparring partner not oscar's Yes I know he is, but cordova thinks that oscar's stamina will play in manny's favor. Do you agree?

Fight will end whenever DLH damn well decides he wants it to end. His lack of stamina won't mean shit.

I'm sure De La Hoya's stamina will play a factor the longer the goes on.

I don't think his stamina will decrease so much going to 147 and if so I think he'll have more than enough to handle Pacquiao

the richer he gets his stamina decreases.