Pacquiao vs De la Hoya - The Dream Match <br /><br />DE LA HOYA VS PACQUIAO ON DECEMBER 6, 2008, MGM GRAND LAS VEGAS, NEVADA <br /><br />Pacquiao faced Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada in a so-called Dream Match. De la Hoya threw in the towel before the start of the 9th round. It was officially a technical knockout. [29][30] <br />Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., the bout was scheduled as a 12-round, non-title fight contested at the 147-pound welterweight limit. Although Pacquiao went into the fight widely recognized as the leading pound-for-pound boxer in the world, some boxing pundits had speculated that 147 pounds could be too far above his natural weight against the larger De La Hoya.[31] <br />Pacquiao received $15 to 30 million (share of the pay-per-view), plus a guaranteed amount.[32] <br />Tickets reportedly sold out just hours after they went on sale. The total gate revenues were said to be nearly $17 million dollars. That amount apparently gave the bout the second largest gate revenue in boxing history.[33] <br />read more: <br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Pacquiao <br /><br />------------------------------ <br />A PhotoBen750 production done the Studio-Way. <br />http://www.studio-way.com <br />http://www.photoben750.com <br />http://www.bengreer.com <br />ben@studio-way.com <br />benm.greer@gmail.com <br />------------------------- <br />http://www.SuperPinoyTV.com <br />http://www.SuperFightTV.com <br />http://www.SuperFastTV.com <br />http://www.Bote-Dyaryo.com <br />http://www.PinoyPipeline.com
