YOUR opinons about De La Hoya v. Pacquaio

**xcaret** · 10-26-2008, 05:09 PM

Cotto only said that cause he lost his chance of fighting DLH, he needs to beat Margarito so he can get a DLH fight...

**The_Italian** · 10-26-2008, 05:13 PM

Originally posted by xcaret

Cotto only said that cause he lost his chance of fighting DLH, he needs to beat Margarito so he can get a DLH fight...

i believe that has something to do with it...

he's a little hurt about not getting the fight which is understandable...

margarito more than likely will rematch cotto...with the demand by the fans its almost inevitable this rematch will occur...and if cotto fights with his head rather than his pride he can win the rematch and earn a shot at oscar...

but we'll see about that when the time comes...

many people seem to think its going to be an easy fight for oscar when he fights manny and i just dont see it so one sided...for some reason many people are thinking oscar is going to UD him in the end...i see a SD with no knockdowns in the fight (in my opinion)...

should be a close, good, competitive fight but i realized thats not the popular vote here at boxing scene so i wanted to see what people think about this fight in terms of status of the sport.

**JAB5239** · 10-26-2008, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by The_Italian

Miguel Cotto mentioned that he believes Oscar v. Manny doesnt help boxing it actually hurts boxing.

In my personal opinion I think this is a fight that actually helps boxing...

I know many are still thinking about floyd v. oscar and what a bust that turned out to be with how uneventful the fight was and seemed to have big moments of lull in the fight...

I think this is a similar idea to oscar v. floyd...two major names in the sport (oscar and manny) fighting on a huge PPV event...

the reason i think it helps boxing is due to how big these two superstars are in the sport...they will bring in the casual fan...

the major difference between floyd v. oscar and oscar v. manny is that i believe we are instore for a much more competitively exciting fight. much higher tempo...more action.

i think in the end its going to do great things for the casual fans and bring in some more hardcore fans by the time the fight is over.

what are your thoughts and opinions?

I think its bad for boxing. Sure, it will get the casual fan to buy it. But there is no title at stake. Oscar is moving down a division, and for all intent purposes Manny is moving up 3 divisions (one fight at lightweight does not get you acclimated there, no matter how good you look). If Manny wins by ko there will be cries of fix. If he wins a decision people will say Oscar wasn't at his best and was just in it for the money. No matter how Oscar wins people will say he was picking on a little guy just trying to cash in. I hope Im wrong, but I think there are more "con's" than "pro's" to this fight.

**MANGLER** · 10-26-2008, 05:29 PM

Casual fans who only know of DLH will by this fight and feel ****** when it ends in a quick KO after they shelled out $50 for it. Pac is damagin himself by goin up to a ridiculous weight for himself in a fight he can't win. He's also gonna have to come down for his future fights which could harm him more. There's more meaningful fights for him at LW and DLH needs to fight a real fight or just stick to promotin. This fight is bull****, I've lost a ton of respect for DLH, and I hope Margarito catches him in a dark alley somewhere.

**Dan...** · 10-26-2008, 05:33 PM

People will hate to admit it but mega-fights like this, whether they are legitimate or not, cannot hurt boxing. The more interest the better. I see where Miguel is coming from in relation to how true boxing fans would view this matchup but in actual fact that isn't the issue of key importance.

**Lady Fan** · 10-26-2008, 05:50 PM

This will be an intriguing fight due to the hoopla and drama associated with it. You already know who I think will win but it's not all about my nationalistic pride. The Pacman will give ODLH the test of his boxing career simply because he has yet to go up against a rare dynamo like Pacman. JAT

**Pullcounter** · 10-26-2008, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by The_Italian

Miguel Cotto mentioned that he believes Oscar v. Manny doesnt help boxing it actually hurts boxing.

In my personal opinion I think this is a fight that actually helps boxing...

I know many are still thinking about floyd v. oscar and what a bust that turned out to be with how uneventful the fight was and seemed to have big moments of lull in the fight...

I think this is a similar idea to oscar v. floyd...two major names in the sport (oscar and manny) fighting on a huge PPV event...

the reason i think it helps boxing is due to how big these two superstars are in the sport...they will bring in the casual fan...

the major difference between floyd v. oscar and oscar v. manny is that i believe we are instore for a much more competitively exciting fight. much higher tempo...more action.

i think in the end its going to do great things for the casual fans and bring in some more hardcore fans by the time the fight is over.

what are your thoughts and opinions?

so you believe mismatches are good for the sport?

i guess for the wwe sports fans mismatches are entertaining.

**alphaqfrankie** · 10-26-2008, 06:17 PM

I don't like this fight.

**Kelly Robinson** · 10-26-2008, 06:36 PM

Originally posted by alphaqfrankie

I don't like this fight.

Neither do I, but I will watch it. It's a mismatch IMHO.

YOUR opinons about De La Hoya v. Pacquaio