Sweet Pea calls Golden Boy
a B+ fighter in his prime!
a B+ fighter in his prime!
By Dennis Principe
Manny Pacquiao fans are feeling good about the Filipino boxer’s chances against Oscar De La Hoya when they recall the Golden Boy’s controversial bout against hall-of-famer Pernell Whitaker. Whitaker, just like Pacquiao, had more than three-inch disadvantage in height against De La Hoya. Another similarity is that both Pacquiao and Whitaker are southpaws. It would be nice to hear from Whitaker what kind of skills will it take to at least frustrate De La Hoya the way the 1984 Olympic medalist did to the Golden Boy, himself an Olympic medalist, in their only face off 11 years ago in Las Vegas. Though Whitaker willingly agreed to be the main guest of Sports Radio’s “Sports Chat” Tuesday morning, he had little to say about Pacquiao claiming that he never saw the Filipino four-division world champion in action. However, he had A LOT to say about Oscar.
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