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Former pound-for-pound king Oscar de la Hoya isn’t surprised anymore with what Manny Pacquiao can do inside the ring.
De la Hoya said in a recent interview posted on the Fight Hype YouTube channel that he expected Adrien Broner to perform better against Pacquiao, but Broner wasn’t up to the task.
“I thought Broner was gonna do a lot more. I’ve always had confidence in Broner and his ability. When he takes the sport serious, I’ve always thought Broner could do a lot more,” de la Hoya said.
“But it just went to show you that Pacquiao is Pacquiao.”
De la Hoya’s last professional fight was against Pacquiao, who was at the peak of his talent in their December 2008 tussle.
While Pacquiao was days away from turning 30 at the time, de la Hoya was in the twilight of his career when he said yes to taking on the Filipino fighter in the welterweight division, Pacquiao’s first foray in the 147-pound class.
Pacquiao had little trouble cutting de la Hoya down to size, forcing the man people call the “Golden Boy” to retire in Round 8 and permanently hang up his mitts, a victory that certified Pacquiao’s status as a marquee name in boxing.
Pacquiao, now 40 and 11 years older than Broner, beat the ****y American challenger in Las Vegas last weekend to keep his world welterweight belt.
Of that recent fight, de la Hoya acknowledged that Pacquiao was “overwhelming.”
“He’s a fighter who throws you off, who throws a lot of combinations,” de la Hoya said.
“He still has it, which is not surprising because Pacquiao is a hard-worker.”
Former pound-for-pound king Oscar de la Hoya isn’t surprised anymore with what Manny Pacquiao can do inside the ring.
De la Hoya said in a recent interview posted on the Fight Hype YouTube channel that he expected Adrien Broner to perform better against Pacquiao, but Broner wasn’t up to the task.
“I thought Broner was gonna do a lot more. I’ve always had confidence in Broner and his ability. When he takes the sport serious, I’ve always thought Broner could do a lot more,” de la Hoya said.
“But it just went to show you that Pacquiao is Pacquiao.”
De la Hoya’s last professional fight was against Pacquiao, who was at the peak of his talent in their December 2008 tussle.
While Pacquiao was days away from turning 30 at the time, de la Hoya was in the twilight of his career when he said yes to taking on the Filipino fighter in the welterweight division, Pacquiao’s first foray in the 147-pound class.
Pacquiao had little trouble cutting de la Hoya down to size, forcing the man people call the “Golden Boy” to retire in Round 8 and permanently hang up his mitts, a victory that certified Pacquiao’s status as a marquee name in boxing.
Pacquiao, now 40 and 11 years older than Broner, beat the ****y American challenger in Las Vegas last weekend to keep his world welterweight belt.
Of that recent fight, de la Hoya acknowledged that Pacquiao was “overwhelming.”
“He’s a fighter who throws you off, who throws a lot of combinations,” de la Hoya said.
“He still has it, which is not surprising because Pacquiao is a hard-worker.”
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