Delahoya leaves hospital

[magicjordan]

De La Hoya Leaves Hospital, Heads Home to Puerto Rico
Sports
Written by Lance Pugmire / Los Angeles Times
Monday, 08 December 2008 20:30



THE man who calls Oscar de la Hoya his best friend said Sunday morning that the fighter is out of the hospital, with no broken bones, and will return to his Puerto Rico home before finalizing his probable decision to retire.

“No one can make that decision for him,” said Richard Schaefer, the chief executive of de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. “We’ve laid the foundation for this time. Oscar has entertained millions of boxing fans over the years, and we always knew there’d be a time where he’d take that success and move into a different part of the sport.”

That time clearly appeared to arrive on Saturday night, when Manny Pacquiao shredded de la Hoya with quick punches and footwork, battering the proud 10-time former world champion before a capacity crowd of more than 15,000 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and a pay-per-view audience expected to surpass one million.

Schaefer was sitting near ringside. He watched in concern as Pacquiao so overwhelmed de la Hoya in the seventh that judges awarded him a 10-8 round without a knockdown. Schaefer said after the eighth, he grabbed a giveaway towel from his seat and approached the corner to get the attention of de la Hoya trainer Nacho Beristain. Schaefer said de la Hoya’s wife, Millie, was nearby, upset at her husband’s battering.

“What’s the point?” Schaefer said he shouted at Beristain.

And seconds later, the de la Hoya corner threw in the towel. De la Hoya admitted to Pacquiao’s trainer and his own ex-trainer Freddie Roach in the ring that he “didn’t have it anymore.”

Schaefer said he’ll initiate discussions with Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum this week to create a Pacquiao fight with Golden Boy fighter Ricky Hatton, probably at 140 lb, perhaps in April.

“I’m sure Manny wants to go home and enjoy the birth of his child,” Schaefer said. “But we’ll start talking and see where it goes.”

Barring the unexpected, de la Hoya will preside over the bout as a full-time promoter.

[MindBat]

Good to know. Thanks.

[ANDROID_DOES]

De La Hoya Leaves Hospital, Heads Home to Puerto Rico
Sports
Written by Lance Pugmire / Los Angeles Times
Monday, 08 December 2008 20:30



THE man who calls Oscar de la Hoya his best friend said Sunday morning that the fighter is out of the hospital, with no broken bones, and will return to his Puerto Rico home before finalizing his probable decision to retire.

“No one can make that decision for him,” said Richard Schaefer, the chief executive of de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. “We’ve laid the foundation for this time. Oscar has entertained millions of boxing fans over the years, and we always knew there’d be a time where he’d take that success and move into a different part of the sport.”

That time clearly appeared to arrive on Saturday night, when Manny Pacquiao shredded de la Hoya with quick punches and footwork, battering the proud 10-time former world champion before a capacity crowd of more than 15,000 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and a pay-per-view audience expected to surpass one million.

Schaefer was sitting near ringside. He watched in concern as Pacquiao so overwhelmed de la Hoya in the seventh that judges awarded him a 10-8 round without a knockdown. Schaefer said after the eighth, he grabbed a giveaway towel from his seat and approached the corner to get the attention of de la Hoya trainer Nacho Beristain. Schaefer said de la Hoya’s wife, Millie, was nearby, upset at her husband’s battering.

“What’s the point?” Schaefer said he shouted at Beristain.

And seconds later, the de la Hoya corner threw in the towel. De la Hoya admitted to Pacquiao’s trainer and his own ex-trainer Freddie Roach in the ring that he “didn’t have it anymore.”

Schaefer said he’ll initiate discussions with Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum this week to create a Pacquiao fight with Golden Boy fighter Ricky Hatton, probably at 140 lb, perhaps in April.
“I’m sure Manny wants to go home and enjoy the birth of his child,” Schaefer said. “But we’ll start talking and see where it goes.”

Barring the unexpected, de la Hoya will preside over the bout as a full-time promoter.

Who would of thought eh? It was like this fight was to set up that huge fight in the uk with manny and hatton. This fight is way to fishy! They were looking ahead on a way to make hatton vs pac as big as possible and letting him batter dlh was their way of launching the hatton vs pac promotion.

[baya]

i bet he wanted to stay in the hospital longer.

getting your **** split by an infinitely smaller man the way he did is the epitome of pwnage.

[baya]

Who would of thought eh? It was like this fight was to set up that huge fight in the uk with manny and hatton. This fight is way to fishy! They were looking ahead on a way to make hatton vs pac as big as possible and letting him batter dlh was their way of launching the hatton vs pac promotion.

don't be such a little ***** and just accept the bigger, apparently more skilled man got sonned by the smaller flip.

[rizkybizness]

Who would of thought eh? It was like this fight was to set up that huge fight in the uk with manny and hatton. This fight is way to fishy! They were looking ahead on a way to make hatton vs pac as big as possible and letting him batter dlh was their way of launching the hatton vs pac promotion.

you should get a job with the FBI

[ИATAS]

Who would of thought eh? It was like this fight was to set up that huge fight in the uk with manny and hatton. This fight is way to fishy! They were looking ahead on a way to make hatton vs pac as big as possible and letting him batter dlh was their way of launching the hatton vs pac promotion.

Oscar would have made a TON OF MORE MONEY fighting Ricky Hatton himself, dumb ass.

[lefthook2daliva]

Who would of thought eh? It was like this fight was to set up that huge fight in the uk with manny and hatton. This fight is way to fishy! They were looking ahead on a way to make hatton vs pac as big as possible and letting him batter dlh was their way of launching the hatton vs pac promotion.

Dude, you'd better be careful with that ****, man. Darth Cheney was in on it and when martial law is declared by W (just before ***** takes office) , he'll send the Skull n' Bones secret police to your house... Don't forget to put on your tinfoil hat as protection against the mind-control rays...

[DrewWoodside]

Dude, you'd better be careful with that ****, man. Darth Cheney was in on it and when martial law is declared by W (just before ***** takes office) , he'll send the Skull n' Bones secret police to your house... Don't forget to put on your tinfoil hat as protection against the mind-control rays...

Certain people just can't accept an asskicking when they see one.

[merjohn32]

Who would of thought eh? It was like this fight was to set up that huge fight in the uk with manny and hatton. This fight is way to fishy! They were looking ahead on a way to make hatton vs pac as big as possible and letting him batter dlh was their way of launching the hatton vs pac promotion.

Yeah right! And they put make up on Dela Hoya's face in between rounds to make it more realistic. Like Dela Hoya would allow himself to be embarrassed in front of the whole boxing world just to set up a bout between Manny and Ricky. This is boxing not pro wrestling.