Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar De La Hoya: Done Deal?
Jul 26, 2008
According to Bill Dwyre of L.A. Times, Richard Schaefer, De La Hoya's business partner, was reached in Europe, where he is on vacation, and played the ongoing deal close to the vest. Schaefer said that he didn't want to mess up any deal with public statements. But he said the deal will be done quickly, probably within 10 days, after talks with De La Hoya and then Arum.
Arum and his Top Rank Promotions have been at the forefront of the game for more than 40 years and have handled most of the game's big names, including Muhammad Ali, as well as De La Hoya for most of his career before he struck out on his own. This time, Arum has all three players, Margarito, Cotto and Pacquiao.
"I'm not in the catbird's seat, but I'm in a seat," he said. "Oscar is in the catbird's seat. He will determine the financials, because he is Oscar."
In an interview with Michael Marley of Boxing Confidential, Bob Arum said he wants Freddie and Manny to not provoke Oscar:
“I have asked Freddie to be quiet,” Arum said from Las Vegas. “And so has Manny. All these public remarks about Oscar de la Hoya and about how Oscar can’t pull the trigger anymore are not helpful to our cause.
"Look, Freddie is the trainer and it’s not his place to be making these kind of public comments about Oscar, not now when we’re trying to negotiate a fight."
Meanwhile in an interview by Inside Sports, business manager Eric Pineda said that "De La Hoya fight was 70 percent done."
..shoulda been hatton. brawler vs. brawler.
de la hoya lossed his fight with moosley, how much with pacquiao
fight manny!!give dela hoya a big knock out!!!
yes on prop 8
He lost his fight to mosley because he was cheated
Pacquiao should fight Mike Tyson. De la Hoya is no match to this Tasmanian Devil from the Philippines.
Tom Roberts (New York)
dela hoya is no match to pacman, and itis really true,,,, mark it in every street of lasvegas
nak awt yan c delahoya bad makaturog pa yan
go manny..go go go...but dont under estimate him...he is also a great warrior
Bulion ni manny c pacquiao baka chupain pa ni pacquia c delahoya
Manny make hopia oh i mean dela hoya and tom roberts of new york to eat dust from your punches. that bullshit tom roberts of nwe york that looks like gorilla give him a knocking and death defying punch in his face.
kenneth of machester, england
go manny pakainin mo ng alikabok ang dela hoya na yan.
pati ang tom robert ng new york na sinasabing devil ka umbagin mo ang mukha ng animal na yan
rudy from philippines
Manny pahiramin mo ng duyan si de la hoya at ng makatulog ng mahimbing sa isang suntok lang...
manny yakang yaka mo yan!! youve always made an extra ordinary trainning so I believed that you will beat delahoya sooner or later!!
God bless you!!
Good Luck!!
Filipinos is waiting for your another heroes welcome!!(*_*)
by: alvin mejica
very gud manny
im sure manny will gonna win this fight
hooo!!!!!!!!who's that bitch talking about manny pacquiao was stupid?do you want to take some punch from him? it's for you to realize how strenght filipinos are..haha
go pacquiao!!!!
so now Manny Pacquiao wins over oscar de la hoya.. show me what you got haters!!
Just Do it Money Pacquiao hahaha Filipino pride!!!