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Article: De la Hoya sees no problem in making weight limit
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- The Manila Times
- Article date:
- September 10, 2008
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Oscar De La Hoya should have no problem meeting the weight limit of 147 pounds for his December 6 showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
He has that uncanny ability to toy with the scales and still win big fights.
De La Hoya turned pro in 1992 weighing 134 pounds-the weight limit for the lightweight division. In 15 years in boxing, De La Hoya has campaigned in six weight divisions, winning titles in the jr. lightweight (130lbs), lightweight (135lbs), jr. welterweight (140lbs), welterweight (147lbs), jr. middleweight (154lbs) and middleweight (160lbs).
De La Hoya never encountered problems moving up and down in weight to collect world titles. While a lightweight when he turned pro, he trimmed down ...