Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Oscar and Manny: Curiosity, money and an empty 45?


Go ahead, admit it. No matter how much of a purist you are, no matter how much you ridiculed this fight’s announcement, no matter how much you see this spectacle as the eulogy of a decadent era, the fact is you are damn curious to see its first minute.


The first minute of Oscar De La Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao, of course. A fight held at the welterweight limit of 147 pounds. Pacquiao has only fought above 130 once. De La Hoya has not fought under 150 in almost eight years. They will meet at an in-between weight closer to De La Hoya’s side of the scale, in MGM Grand this Saturday.

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