Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao Deal Inches Closer

[guru]

if this fight comes off, i hope oscar burns in hell for it...

[Spiegelo]

Yeah I like Oscar a lot and have nothing but respect for him, but if he does this I will lose mad respect. Pacquiao is one of the top p4p fighters in the world, and if he does this he could get seriously hurt. I wouldn't wanna see Oscar fight Pavlik, this is just wrong. Oscar will most likely carry him and avoid hurting him early, but if he starts getting tired you might just see Pac run into a killer left hook. I would hate to see these two fight.

[Alibata]

I don't think Pacman gets murdered at all.. I think the probability of Pacquiao getting knocked out is high but not in the decapitating fashion yall probably invision. If a KO comes I don't think it would be anymore severe than what he did to Mayorga, Vargas, etc. etc.... Im very curious about this fight... I'd be concerened if I believed in the vision that Pacquiao is getting killed.. I just don't see that... I been thinking about it, and Im all for it... Im a Pac fan and a victory would be sweet... I could care less about DLH's legacy or public opinion about him... Pac looses nothing if he fails and gains major respect and recognition if he pulls this of, not to mention the money; so more power to Pacquiao, win or loose... If Pacquiao happens to get decapitated to never fight again and you exagerating bitches are right, I will keep my mouth shut about boxing for good. If pac falls in this fight, I will bet points that he will make the post fight interview with a smile and health in tact... Thats if he falls... I was in the middle about this fight but reading all your takes on this has actually made me want to see it more.

[anonymousboxing]

Yeah I like Oscar a lot and have nothing but respect for him, but if he does this I will lose mad respect. Pacquiao is one of the top p4p fighters in the world, and if he does this he could get seriously hurt. I wouldn't wanna see Oscar fight Pavlik, this is just wrong. Oscar will most likely carry him and avoid hurting him early, but if he starts getting tired you might just see Pac run into a killer left hook. I would hate to see these two fight.

Yea, my opinion of Oscar won't change so quickly because of photoshoped internet pics, or a fight with Pacman. I can't hate the guy who stepped in the ring with Julio Ceasar Chavez & all the best of his day.
Courage is more admirable than a perfect record.

But he's selling his reputation for money.

It's like I said before:
If he loses, he'll be humiliated by a smaller guy.
If he beats a smaller guy, he's just a bigger "bully".

He doesn't fight Marg because he's mexican, cause he cares what his fans think. But he's turning around and saying, "I don't care what the fans think, I'm fighting Pac"

Underline is $$$, and he's trading his rep for it.

[ml2niceguy]

damn manny moving up two weight divisions?! CRAZY

[Alibata]

damn manny moving up two weight divisions?! CRAZY

And thats what gives this fight the "oh ****!!!" factor...

Just picture different possibilities in a DLH/ Margarito vs. DLH/ Pacquiao fight which would you really wanna see?

DLH beats Margarito - Oh well
Margarito beats DLH - Oh well
Margarito KO's DLH - Oh ****!!!!
DLH KO's Margarito - Oh ****!!!!!

DLH beats Pacquiao - Oh well
Pacquiao beats DLH - Oh ****!!!
DLH KO's Pacman - Oh well/Oh ****!!/Oh ****!!
Pac KO's DLH - Oh ****, oh ****, oh ****!!!!!


One fight clearly has the potential for more thrill and agony.

[Da Hammer]

i bet its official by next week. too much money is on the line and too much "talk" has been made to back out now...

[MJ406]

i bet its official by next week. too much money is on the line and too much "talk" has been
made to back out now...

yeah it probably should be signed at or around the 13th as the article states.

**even though there's no title on the line it'll be 12 rounds anyway right? (same as Trinidad-Jones and Pavlik-Taylor 2)

[v.cassiusali@ya]

too much desire for money is disastrous... pac risks his life in this fight.

[gibo]

Im Going For Oscar on this One!!

NO **** SHERLOCK. YOU MUST BE GIVING 80 TO 1 ODDS