posted by Frederick on Aug 22
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On Dec. 6, 2008, Oscar De La Hoya would finally wrap- up his boxing career fighting Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, these two people are greatly renowned for their great boxing abilities.
The long- stalled discussion about fighting Manny Pacquiao recently revived when De La Hoya’s sides found an equal way to split the possible $100 million in profits from what’s certain to be boxing’s greatest fight where big money is involved since De La Hoya’s split-decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year.
Excluding any last-minute changes of heart in a sometimes controversial negotiation, the fight will bring together boxing’s most bankable star and perhaps its most talented fighter at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
It hasn’t been an easy bout to make. Both boxers are making physical sacrifices for the 147-pound bout, De La Hoya is dropping down to welterweight for the first time in almost eight years while Pacquiao bulks up to the nearly heaviest weight of his career so far.