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Article: De la Hoya vs Pacquiao - a weird possibility.
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- Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain)
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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Byline: Rolando Fuertes
Oscar de la Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao? A match-up between the two ring gladiators is being tossed around. In fact, the Internet has been buzzing about it lately. Obviously, the probability of such a fight taking place is a juicy storyline.
It's hard to fathom but De la Hoya himself has sounded off the possibility.
Owner of nine world titles in six different weight divisions, De la Hoya plans to get two to three more fights before hanging up his gloves. And he wants to move down to the welterweight division where the weight limit is 147 pounds and where he once ruled.
Pacquiao is the top prizefighter at 130 lbs ...