1998 De La Hoya vs 2009 Pacquaio..who wins?

[BuckToothed]

De la Hoya gets Cottoed...

[mannyman]

Wow now that's a sexy fight. But if pac can weight drain him again I think he's got it.

SMH, another newb who thinks Pac drained DLH. ^^^

DLH was still calling the shots at that time (like floyd does now) and elected to go down to 147. Also Pac came up 2 divisions from 135, it was his first fight at 147 and if I remember correctly DLH was heavily favoured to beat Pac.

Having said all that a prime DLH at 147 beats both Pac and Mayweather.

[MBE]

SMH, another newb who thinks Pac drained DLH. ^^^

DLH was still calling the shots at that time (like floyd does now) and elected to go down to 147. Also Pac came up 2 divisions from 135, it was his first fight at 147 and if I remember correctly DLH was heavily favoured to beat Pac.

Having said all that a prime DLH at 147 beats both Pac and Mayweather.

Granted it was a mutually agreed upon weight but de la hoya wasn't comfortable at it like pac was. It was the only way they could get they fight made but I'm sure if he had the choice he would have preferred it at a higher weight. Freddy himself said it would be a problem for de la hoya.

[mannyman]

Granted it was a mutually agreed upon weight but de la hoya wasn't comfortable at it like pac was. It was the only way they could get they fight made but I'm sure if he had the choice he would have preferred it at a higher weight. Freddy himself said it would be a problem for de la hoya.

True, but I just think Pac gets a bad rep from this even though it was DLH in the driving seat in terms of negotiations.

[-Antonio-]

I honestly think that Pac would always give Oscar a lot of problems.

It's really hard to beat Pacman when your best weapon is your left hook. Even an all time great left hook. His southpaw stance and his straight left really take it out of the equation. You have to have an effective right hand in order to slow him down and take away his left.

I would favor Oscar, only slightly because of his length and combination punching. He'd be a lot more capable of fighting off the back foot than the carcass that was fighting Pac in 2009.

[TMT2K]

DLH is overrated IMO... Pacquiao would be too much for him in ANY part of his career.

[mrpizza-nd_beer]

2009 Pac was a monster. They even called on him to get the Klitschko's out of the picture.

[p4p-champ]

I'd say they're both overrated fighters. However, I'd have to give the edge to a prime De La Hoya. That zombie that fight Manny wasn't half of the prime Oscar.

[TRTboy]

De la hoya does not have a right hand. Pac too fast for him still.

[Duckweather Jr.]

Pac was 3-1 in this fight and most thought a step too far. It was a great performance and a younger DLH is probably a 50-50 fight.