GenSan ecstatic over Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight Results
Finally, the so-called Dream Match has come and gone and has truly lived up to its monicker. The Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight Results is one of most anticipated game results in the world.
The whole world now knows that General Santos native Manny Pacquiao won over Oscar dela Hoya after 8 rounds when the latter conceded the fight. View the replay of the fight by CLICKING HERE.
Here is a fresh report from the Associated Press on the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight Results.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The end for Oscar De La Hoya on this night came as he sat in the corner after the eighth round, his left eye swollen shut and his face bruised by punches Manny Pacquiao seemed able to land almost at will.
The decision to call it a night was easy. The decision to call it a career may be a lot tougher.
“My heart still wants to fight, that’s for sure,” De La Hoya said. “But when your physical doesn’t respond, what can you do? I have to be smart and make sure I think about my future plans.”
Pacquiao gave De La Hoya a lot to think about by beating and battering him around the ring for eight rounds Saturday night before De La Hoya declined to answer the bell for the ninth round. The domination was shocking enough, but the fact that it came at the hands of a fighter who just nine months earlier had been fighting at 129 pounds had to be even more troubling for De La Hoya and his legions of fans.
De La Hoya absorbed such a beating that he was taken to a hospital afterwards for what was described as a precautionary examination. The most popular fighter of his generation won just one round on one ringside scorecard and none on the other two against a smaller opponent who fought bigger than him from the opening bell on.
“We knew we had him after the first round,” Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said. “He had no legs, he was hesitant and he was shot.”
Roach trained De La Hoya in his last big fight a year ago and said then that De La Hoya simply couldn’t throw punches when he needed to anymore. That was magnified even more against Pacquiao, who not only was as elusive as Floyd Mayweather Jr. but threw punches back that kept De La Hoya off pace.
“Freddie, you’re right,” De La Hoya told the trainer after the fight. “I just don’t have it anymore.”
If De La Hoya’s career is over, it will be the end of a remarkable story that began when he won the Olympic gold medal in Barcelona in 1992 and went on to become the biggest box office attraction in the sport. But while he sold tickets, De La Hoya hadn’t won a big fight in six years, and there were whispers long before the fight that he had nothing left.
He certainly had nothing against Pacquiao, who fought a lot bigger than he looked and who proved that speed was a lot more important than size against a fighter who at the age of 35 has seen his better days.
“That’s what we were focused on every day in the gym, speed, speed would be the key to this fight,” Pacquiao said. “I trained hard for this fight, and that’s why I deserve tonight.”
De La Hoya’s left eye was swollen shut as he sat on his stool after the eighth round and the ring doctor, referee and his cornermen discussed his condition. De La Hoya offered no complaints when his corner decided he had enough, getting up from his stool and walking to the center of the ring to congratulate the victor.
“You’re still my idol,” Pacquiao told him.
“No, you’re my idol,” De La Hoya said.
It was lopsided from the beginning, with Pacquiao landing punch after punch while De La Hoya chased after him, trying to catch him with a big blow. Pacquiao was winning big even before the seventh round, when he was pounding De La Hoya against the ropes in his corner and catching him with huge shots that knocked him across the ring.
De La Hoya remained upright, but with one eye closed and his reflexes seemingly gone there was no chance he was going to land the big punches he would have needed to turn the fight around. Ringside statistics showed Pacquiao landed 45 power punches in the seventh round to just four for De La Hoya, statistics which will be memorized by heart by everyone who have been waiting for the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao fight results.
“He’s just a great fighter,” De La Hoya said. “I have nothing bad to say about him. He prepared like a true champion.”
Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 knockouts) came up two weight classes to fight for his biggest purse ever, while De La Hoya dropped down to meet him at 147 pounds. Though De La Hoya (39-6) towered over Pacquiao and had a big reach advantage over him, Pacquiao had no trouble getting inside what few jabs De La Hoya threw to land his shots.
Pacquiao was credited with landing 224 of 585 punches to just 83 of 402 for De La Hoya.
De La Hoya not only dropped down to fight for the first time at 147 pounds in seven years, but actually came into the ring unofficially weighing less than Pacquiao. Both fighters got on scales in their dressing rooms and De La Hoya was 147 while Pacquiao was 148 and a half.
Pacquiao will earn a guaranteed $11 million, while De La Hoya was expected to make at least twice that by the time all the pay-per-view revenues are totaled up now that the Dela Hoya-Pacquaio fight results are in.
I was at the General Santos city Gym with Mayor Jun Acharon and Congresswoman Darlene Custodio seated beside me, and like the rest of 9,000 of Manny’s hometown fans, we whooped it up everytime Manny landed a punch at Dela Hoya’s baby face.
When it was clear even before the end of the 8th round that the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight results would go in favor of their hometown hero, the whole GenSan gym stood up and cheered with no let-up.
Again, it was goosebumps galore for Bariles.
As the feisty congresswoman jokingly said afterwards, “It was a mismatch”, while beaming with pride for her kababayan.
Related posts:
- Dela Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7 HBO Special TV series now airing
- Part 2 of the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao 24/7 HBO Special
- Prelude to Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight: Bad Boy from Dadiangas’ Rolando Navarette’s Classic Fight Video
- Pacman profiled in Sports Illustrated Magazine, days before the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight
- Bariles presents the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight Replay video
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Bariles is a Filipino word for “Tuna”, the primary source of income of the people of General Santos City which hosts 6 of the Philippines’ 8 tuna canneries and more than 80% of its tuna processing plants.
Jerome Says:
Congrats Manny!!! Woooohoooo!!!! Hatton Next!
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 5:59 PM
Kritiko Says:
Speed is the key for this fight
-PacMan-
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 6:48 PM
tanchi Says:
the best talaga …. luckt we have a true champ here in Gensan!
tanchis last blog post..Living the Dream
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Daxi Weida Says:
Buti na lang di ko tinuloy pusta ko kay DLH
Hahabulin pa kaya ni Juan Manuel Marquez si Pacquiao? I doubt it.
The next logical candidates for The Pacman’s chopping (or chomping?) board should be Hatton or Mayweather, money-wise, that is. But Manny might want to consider getting a world title in the welterweight division first, say, against Margarito (WBA champ?), another Mexican; to obtain a more impressive five-belts-in-five-weight divisions credentials.
Then he can run for Congress in 2010… that is, kung walang cha-cha
Daxi Weidas last blog post..An engineer for a moment
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 9:20 PM
ark Says:
It really was a “Dream Mismatch!” Please see my related post sir Avel. Nakita kita sa TV nung nasa gym kayo nina congresswoman custodio, haha..
arks last blog post..Pacquiao TKOs dela Hoya in Eight Round!
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 10:00 PM
Nate Marx Says:
Congratulations to the PACMAN!!!
GENSAN’s PRIDE!
Nate Marxs last blog post..PICK AND DISAPPEAR
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Dave Says:
sir avel gusto mo magpost ng replay video rounds 1-8? meron ako..
Daves last blog post..PACQUIAO DEFIES THE ODDS, BEATS THE GOLDEN BOY
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 12:08 AM
georgie boy Says:
Congratulation to our local hero MANNY PACQUIAO we are waiting for him here in ENGLAND for the much anticipated fight with RICKY HATTON!!! hope that manny will accept the fight so that loads of us could watch him here live and cheer for him as well!!
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 3:26 AM
Rhey Says:
Congratz Manny
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Sinjin Says:
Angat ang Pinoy! Congratulations Manny!
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 11:48 AM
gensanite Says:
i saw you on tv, KUY… hehehe… orange kaayo ka… hehehe…
congrats kay MANNY!!! God bless on your future endeavors…
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 12:50 PM
bariles Says:
Really gensanite? ABS-CBN or GMA? Sakit sa mata ng lights ng cameras nila. I just had to grin and bear it. Telegenic ba? hahahaha!
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 1:12 PM
marz Says:
congrats manny!!!…nalipay gid kami sa imo hampang..mayo na lang my live sa internit.bisan ara kami sa ubra naka lantaw japun kami.salamat mr. bariles sa gin hatag mo nga link
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 2:14 PM
bariles Says:
Hehehe! Baw gid. You’re welkam.
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 2:36 PM
dimple Says:
smile gensan!
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 3:18 PM
bariles Says:
In case this happens, georgie boy, don’t forget to send me a round-trip ticket, ok? Christmas Gift mo sa akin ha? PayPAL lang. Mahal ang Western Union.
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 3:27 PM
gensanite Says:
@bariles –
abs-cbn… just caught a glimpse of you lang… tupad man gud mo ni mayor… ear to ear ang imong katawa… hehehe…
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 7:22 PM
delo Says:
Galing pinoy!
Bariles thanks for tickets! Pero hindi na kami pinapasok, na-late eh. Buti nalang may extra tickets kasama ko sa Orange Bistro.
The crowd was ecstatic all the way…goosebumps indeed.
Delo
Proud to be a General!
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Kevin Paquet Says:
Manny Pacquiao is just, simply, totally amazing, a unbeatable whirlwind, hurricane, tornado, typhoon or whatever you might call it.
Good that de la Hoya didn’t mentioned any “disadvantage” he might have seen in the fight, like saying for example “he was younger” etc, etc.
It was he, anyway who wanted to fight against Pacquiao (and be buttered)
Also at the other hand, grabeh talaga ang TRAFFIC ko dahil dito HAHA
Kevin Paquets last blog post..Manny Pacquiao defeats Oscar de la Hoya
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 7:56 PM
white knight Says:
Congrats to Manny and Mabuhay ang taga Gensan at ang buong sambayanang Pilipinas! Truly Manny proved us wrong that height & reach advantage is not the only the in winning but having the “Heart” to win the battle. Luck also at the side of Manny. Dela Hoya was a bit complacent that’s why he was beaten by a small opponent. I think Pacquiao vs. Hatton is a very good match up. And Pacquaio vs. Mayweather is a dangerous fight for me. I’ll go for Valero instead of Mayweather as his next fight to Hatton. Then retire…(just my opinion).
Posted on December 9th, 2008 at 9:05 AM
Floyd Mayweather JR wants Manny Pacquiao rumors | Pinoy Teens Says:
[...] The dominance of Pacquiao over de la Hoya might have caused his interest in fighting him, and guess what heck of a payday it would be for Manny once again, nevertheless what for a historic fight it would be between two pound-for-pound boxer’s finest. Yes, I am talking about the pound-for-pound boxing King Floyd Mayweather JR who is rumored to step back in to boxing action and would like to be trained by his father Mayweather Sr to prepare for the clash between the Philippine boxing pride, Manny Pacquiao. [...]
Posted on December 9th, 2008 at 10:08 PM
orman Says:
sabi ko nga: win or lose, you’re still my hero, manny…
ngayong nanalo ka, balato naman dyan…
hehehehe!
proud to be a general!
proud to be pinoy!
ormans last blog post..no caption
Posted on December 10th, 2008 at 7:18 AM
Ram Says:
I had a priviledge to watched it live here in our place……….. and it is really a pride to be identified as Filipino and especially PACMAN’s townmates………..Congratulations Manny Pacquiao and thank you for not failing us !!!!! Most of all Thank God for Him………
Posted on December 10th, 2008 at 1:40 PM
aethen Says:
ayos! astig talaga pacquiao as expected.
aethens last blog post..outstanding volunteers 2008
Posted on December 10th, 2008 at 3:33 PM
iceah Says:
thanx for the greeting sir avel c: already relayed your message to Kyawster c: he definitely is good with his shoots c:
thanx for the visit c:see you sa Christmas party kung kelan man yun c:
iceahs last blog post..Happy 6 Years c:
Posted on December 11th, 2008 at 1:43 PM
kyawkyaw Says:
galing ni idol!!!! sa buong 8 rounds di man lang pinawisan….
Posted on December 11th, 2008 at 1:58 PM
bariles Says:
@iceah -
thanks likewise. Let him check out leonardpe.com. See you at our party!
Posted on December 11th, 2008 at 2:04 PM
sheng Says:
@ kyawkyaw: yups, astig, hindi man pinawisan sa 8 rounds, parang mas pinawisan pa si manny sa interview after the fight, heheh…
shengs last blog post..The Day the Earth Stood Still
Posted on December 12th, 2008 at 11:27 AM