what a display by pacquio TKO in 8, as with the hopkins fight greed got the better of de la hoya
In a cross divisional "Dream Match" fought at welterweight poundage, WBC lightweight champion and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs) created a nightmare for legendary six-division former champion Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs). The Pacman scored an impressive, and surprisingly one-sided eighth round TKO on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The quicker Pacquiao got off to a strong start, connecting with clean straight left leads and continually beat the Golden Boy to the punch. Oscar got untracked a bit in round five landing one good flurry, but Pacquiao regained command in the sixth and mercilessly battered Oscar on the ropes in the seventh. Oscar's left eye was swelling shut. It was again all Pacquiao in round eight and Oscar's corner stopped the fight after the eighth. At the time of the stoppage, Pacquiao had swept all eight rounds on two cards and won seven of eight on the third card. In all a dominant performance.