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De La Hoya confirms Pacquiao bout
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 29 - 08 - 2008

Oscar De La Hoya finally has an opponent for his farewell fight - only the Golden Boy's tantalizing matchup with Manny Pacquiao might not be his final bout after all.
De La Hoya and Pacquiao have confirmed their plan to meet on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas, matching America's most popular boxer with arguably the sport's best pound-for-pound fighter.
After Pacquiao, the dynamic Filipino lightweight, agreed to move up 12 pounds (5½ kilograms) to welterweight, De La Hoya inked a deal for what's certain to be boxing's most lucrative bout since his split-decision loss last year to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the richest fight in boxing history. Yet De La Hoya (39-5-0, 30 KOs) changed the fight's stakes on Thursday when he acknowledged he wasn't sure he'll retire. De La Hoya repeatedly had said he would quit boxing after this year, but his inability to land a rematch with Mayweather in September might have altered his plans.
"Let's just say my foot's got caught in the door," De La Hoya said. "My focus is my training. I'm not going to talk about retirement. I'm not going to think about retirement. I want to be 100 percent focused on the job I've got to take care of, and we'll see after the fight how I feel."
De La Hoya will take on Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) at the MGM Grand Garden, which has hosted each of his last six fights except his victory over Steve Forbes last May. Given De La Hoya's worldwide popularity and Pacquiao's fanatical following in his Philippines homeland, the fight seems likely to challenge the pay-per-view records set by De La Hoya's fight with Mayweather.
De La Hoya vowed to prove he still has enough speed to take on the quick-fisted Pacquiao, while Pacquiao declared himself unafraid of going after a much bigger man. "I know everybody thinks this fight will be a difficult fight for me," Pacquiao said. "I always do my job in the ring, and I'll do my best to give a good fight and to win this fight. I think I can beat De La Hoya in this bout. I saw his last performance, and I think I'm faster and stronger than him, and I'm younger."
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Arum wouldn't reveal their solution to the financial issues that nearly scuttled the deal this month, with Arum only saying, "each fighter had to give a little bit."
De La Hoya wanted 70 percent of the revenue during initial discussions, while Pacquiao had insisted on 40 percent. – AP __


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