[Necro]

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LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao fought a lot bigger than he looked. Oscar De La Hoya simply looked old.

Pacquiao dominated his bigger and more famous opponent from the opening bell Saturday night, giving De La Hoya a beating and closing his left eye before De La Hoya declined to come out of his corner after the eighth round.

The fight was so lopsided and De La Hoya looked so inept that it could spell the end for boxing's richest and most marketable star.

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DARIUS ORTIZ:.Ladies and gents, The Dream Match is upon us!

DARIUS ORTIZ:.National anthems under the way.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Chants of Manny! ring through the arena.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.That scent you smell in the air? That's a shirtless, steaming mad De La Hoya pacing back and forth in his dressing room like someone hid his boxing rope.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Manny Pacquiao saying a prayer. Now he makes his way to the ring.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Manny walking to the theme of We Will Rock You. Didn't De La Hoya walk to that against Fernando Vargas?

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Hope he's got the song on loop; he's taking his time getting to the ring.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Longest ring walk ever.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.I called it. We Will Rock You plays again.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Through the casino, down the escalator, quick stop at the buffet...and he's in the arena. Filipino crowd goes wild!

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Pacquiao saying a prayer in his corner.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Oscar De La Hoya making his way to the ring.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.The Golden Boy walks to Mariachi music.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.De La Hoya is in the ring and saluting the crowd. Tomas Mendoza waves the flag from the corner.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins looking swanky in suits.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Let's hear it Michael Buffer: Let's get ready to rumble!

DARIUS ORTIZ:.Pacquiao introduced first. He looks calm and even breaks a smile as he's announced.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.How can you not love Pacquiao?

DARIUS ORTIZ:.De La Hoya introduced next. Boos ring through the crowd.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.The Golden Boy looks stoic but intense.

DARIUS ORTIZ:.The men touch gloves.

ROUND 1:.And we're off!

ROUND 1:.Oscar dishing out his jab. De La Hoya pressing forward.

ROUND 1:.De La Hoya looks gigantic in front of Pacquiao. PacMan looks like a boy.

ROUND 1:.De la Hoya doles out his jab. Pacquiao picking his spots.

ROUND 1:.Pacquiao unleashes a combo then moves out quickly.

ROUND 1:.De La Hoya is raking the body.

ROUND 1:.Pacquiao grazes Oscar with a hook.

ROUND 1:.Pacquiao is finding his range. He stays outside, finds an opening, leaps in and strikes.

ROUND 1:.De La Hoya wobbles Pacquiao against the ropes.

ROUND 1:.Pacquiao is using solid lateral movement. Pacquiao wobbles Oscar with a left.

ROUND 1:.Pacquiao finishes the round on his bicycle.

ROUND 2:.De La Hoya backs Pacquiao up with a left but Pacquiao fires back with his own left.

ROUND 2:.De La Hoya isn't moving enough and is getting caught flush with left leads.

ROUND 2:.PacMan now has De la Hoya backing up.

ROUND 2:.De La Hoya throws a three-punch combination but Pacquiao blocks the majority of it.

ROUND 2:.Pacquiao lands another left lead. His speed is overwhelming Oscar.

ROUND 2:.Pacquiao is potshotting. A body shot forces him to lower his guard.

ROUND 2:.Pacquiao lands an uppercut to a stationary De La Hoya.

ROUND 2:.Oscar's feet are in sand. De La Hoya is a much more elusive target.

ROUND 2:.Manny hooking with his right. You don't hook with a hooker, Manny.

ROUND 2:.Manny lands a jab just before the bell.

ROUND 3:.Dan Rafael puts it perfectly: The difference in hand speed is amazing.

ROUND 3:.De La Hoya lands a thudding jab but Manny Pacquiao walks through it.

ROUND 3:.Pacquiao lands a head-snapping left lead. De La Hoya waddles forward.

ROUND 3:.De La Hoya seems frustrated. He's throwing bombs but most miss.

ROUND 3:.Pacquiao working his jab. De La Hoya looking to hook off of it.

ROUND 3:.Finally, De La Hoya is utilizing his jab.

ROUND 3:.De La Hoya lands a right to the body. Manny responds with his own body shot.

ROUND 3:.De La Hoya works the jab then follows it with a hook. Better round for Oscar.

ROUND 4:.De La Hoya lumbering forward to begin Round 4. He leaps in with a combo but misses wildly.

ROUND 4:.Pacquiao lands a pair of left hands to De La Hoya's exposed chin. De La Hoya's hands are way too low.

ROUND 4:.Pacquiao, the smaller fighter, is outjabbing De La Hoya.

ROUND 4:.Pacquiao has lost all respect for De La Hoya as he leaps in with uppercuts.

ROUND 4:.Pacquiao is on his toes, peppering De La Hoya with hooks and crosses.

ROUND 4:.Pacquiao digs in and unloads body punches. De La Hoya seems stunned.

ROUND 4:.Pacquiao is handing circles around De La Hoya.

ROUND 4:.Pacquiao is dropping his hands but he can't pull the trigger. Freddie Roach called it!

ROUND 5:.Round 5, Manny on his bicycle.

ROUND 5:.De La Hoya's guard is higher and he's pumping the jab. He looks a little better now.

ROUND 5:.A two-punch combo wobbles Oscar.

ROUND 5:.Oscar looks downright old.

ROUND 5:.Forget pull the trigger, De La Hoya doesn't even have a gun.

ROUND 5:.Pacquiao leaps in with a left. De La Hoya sees it coming but he can't get out of the way.

ROUND 5:.Oscar trudges forward, right into incoming fire.

ROUND 5:.Oscar lands a body shot and follows it with four hooks.

ROUND 5:.Both men trade at the bell. Oscar looks extremely frustrated.

ROUND 6:.Both men trading jab to begin Round 6.

ROUND 6:.Pacquiao coming forward but he looks a little winded. He's expended a ton of energy in the first five rounds.

ROUND 6:.De La Hoya moving back now. he's waiting for Pacquiao to move in.

ROUND 6:.Both men trade body blows. Pacquiao raises his fists.

ROUND 6:.Pacquiao just misses with a right hook. The follow-up left doesn't miss its mark.

ROUND 6:.Pacquiao lands a thudding right hand to De La Hoya's skull.

ROUND 6:.Pacquiao blitzes De La Hoya with a four-punch combo just before the bell.

ROUND 6:.Dan Rafael says Oscar is totally shot. I'm not so sure. Obviously, this isn't the Oscar of 10 years ago, but Pacquiao's just the better man tonight.

ROUND 7:.Pacquiao using his jab beautifully now. De La Hoya just can't find his feet.

ROUND 7:.De La Hoya putting his jab out there. Pacquiao waltzes around it.

ROUND 7:.A hook/uppercut combo backs up Oscar. Pacquiao is trying to finish him!

ROUND 7:.Pacquiao's punches are landing with authority. Oscar looks pathetic.

ROUND 7:.De La Hoya has no legs underneath him.

ROUND 7:.Oscar has stopped punching back.

ROUND 7:.De La Hoya waves him in. Bad idea.

ROUND 7:.De La Hoya throws an uppercut but misses badly.

ROUND 8:.Pacquiao working his jab. De La Hoya still not punching.

ROUND 8:.Pacquiao lands a left, then a right.

ROUND 8:.De La Hoya comes to life but Pacquiao responds with his own fire.

ROUND 8:.Pacquiao lands a four-punch combo to De La Hoya's ribs.

ROUND 8:.This is Oscar's last stand. he has no answer and looks out of his league.

ROUND 8:.Pacquiao looking for one more left hand to finish the fight.

ROUND 8:.Oscar lands a half-hearted combo. Pacquiao mocks him. Pacquiao tries to finish the fight just before the bell.

ROUND 8:.Lots of discussion going on in the corner.

ROUND 8:.De La Hoya quits!

ROUND 8:.Pacquiao crying in his corner!

ROUND 8:.Total devastation, as Dan just put it.

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I still haven't watched this, but damn surprised by this.

Did anyone see this?

[Mikk]

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I still haven't watched this, but damn surprised by this.

Did anyone see this?

I did, was a great fight but Oscar never got going, he was simply out boxed and Pacquiao deserved his win.

[James Deuce]

I didn't see it either, I forgot about it and tuned in to a stream right when they said De La Hoya couldn't continue v_v. I heard he was just getting rocked every round.