Hoya vs Pacquiao

Who won Hoya vs Pacquiao?

Manny Pacquiao beat Oscar De La Hoya by on Saturday, December 6th, 2008, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

The scorecards were announced as 80-71, 79-72, 80-71 in favor of winner Manny Pacquiao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Hoya vs Pacquiao stats

Back in December 2008, Oscar De La Hoya stepped into the ring with a record of 39 wins, 5 losses, and 0 draws, 30 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Manny Pacquiao made his way to the ring with a record of 47 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, with 35 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Hoya had a slight advantage in power over Pacquiao, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Pacquiao's 74%.

Oscar De La Hoya was the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Hoya had a height advantage of 5 inches over Pacquiao. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Oscar De La Hoya fought out of the orthodox stance, while Manny Pacquiao was a southpaw.

Hoya was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1992, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Pacquiao, whose first professional fight was in 1995. He had fought 193 fewer professional rounds, totaling 308 compared to Pacquiao's 501.

Hoya vs Pacquiao form

Hoya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Steve Forbes on May 3, 2008, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Home Depot Center, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ricardo Mayorga on May 6, 2006, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Bernard Hopkins on September 18, 2004, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Middleweight, WBA Super World Middleweight and IBF World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

He had been beaten by Shane Mosley on September 13, 2003, by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight and WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Hoya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

Pacquiao's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Hoya vs Pacquiao start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Hoya vs Pacquiao?

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