In what was supposed to be the fight of the year, Filipino Manny Pacquiao destroyed the "Golden Boy" (and favorite) Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao proved to be too fast with his left hand and that he was able to compete at the welterweight level. After watching this fight, I agree with the majority of boxing analysts that Manny is the pound for pound king of the boxing world. What I witnessed was the debacle of a once great boxer who should now retire after being embarrassed by a guy who is naturally much smaller. This reminded me of Mike Tyson trying to revive his career against the like of Danny Williams and Kevin McBride. The only problem with De La Hoya's approach was that he was going against a guy who could easily go down as a top 5 boxer by the end of his career instead of some scrub. This was a poor decision by Oscar, whom was nothing but a "former" champ, and in my opinion his career is over.
As for Pacquiao, let's hope that Floyd Mayweather decides to end his retirement shenanigans and accept a fight offer against Manny. This would easily be the fight of the decade.
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