Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar De La Doya Results
From Round 1 to Round 8, Manny Pacquiao dominated over Oscar De La Hoya. Oscar had about 4 inches of height over Pacquiao but it just didn't really play a factor. Now, i'm not an expert on Boxing but i did box for a few years in the past. It wasn't really anything too major or serious. But, anyone with 2 pairs of eyes could tell that Manny was just way too fast for De La Hoya to handle. He was very active, moving his feet and especially bobbing and moving his head, so that De La Hoya couldn't connect with his jabs. The weight loss for De La Hoya may have looked like it played a bit of a factor, because he did really look like he had no energy and he looked really sluggish. Obviously, though, for Manny Pacquiao the significant weight gain did not slow his punches down but, instead made his punches hurt that much more. Kudos goes to Oscar though, for not getting knocked out. Going into the fight, Pacquiao (148.5 pounds) actually weighed more than De La Hoya (147 pounds). All the announcers were saying that this was very shocking because De La Hoya was about 18 pounds heavier than Manny when this fight was announced, and for him to lose all that weight was definitely awkward. Before the fight, De La Hoya mentioned that he was on a never before used diet which was prescribed to him by an East Coast doctor or something like that. But, anyways, more about the fight. Manny was active all fight and did a good job of throwing his jabs. De La Hoya just couldn't stop Manny's left straights and hooks, as they were just slipping through the middle of De La Hoya's guard. By the 3rd or 4th round, Manny picked up the pace even more, to largen his lead over De La Hoya. This is when De La Hoya's 'beautiful face', as the announcer's called it, started to get reddish under his left cheek. This cheek is what Pacquiao kept on hitting with both his right and left hand. By the 8th round, there was a nice purplish bruise under Oscar's left eye, and he could barely keep his eye open. De La Hoya's trainer, coach, and doctor said that Manny was just too fast and they knew Oscar couldn't do anything about it. So, they told the referee and the ref. called the fight. Manny had won 10-9 in every round, and completely dominated the 7th round earning him a 10-8 round score, judging from the scorecard of the announcers. Manny was just simply too fast for De La Hoya. He would jump in, throw about 1-2 and the occasional 4 punch combination and jump back out to put his guard up. It was a very technical and well thought out plan from Pacquiao's corner, thanks to Freddy Roach, Manny's coach.
Me and my mom watched this fight on my laptop, while i was updating my facebook status throughout the length of the fight. We watched it using Sopcast, like i said in my previous post, on channel 24267. My mom's constant shrieking was the complete opposite of how dominant Manny Pacquiao was in this fight. He was simply amazing, and is reportedly going to fight Ricky Hatton in his next fight. All in all, a great fight from Manny, but from Oscar, not-so-much. I really think he should just retire, he's too sluggish and too old to fight. Maybe Manny Pacquiao is just really that good, seeing how he is the #1 pound for pound fighter in the world, since Floyd Mayweather retired. I can't wait to watch Pacquiao fight again.
The Philippines is probably going nuts.
Photo source: http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ap-delahoya-pacquiao&prov=ap&type=lgns
Pacquiao Time!!
I actually just woke up 2 hours ago, 5:30 p.m., and the only reason i got up was because my mom came home with some Swiss Chalet for me. My girlfriend and our best friend went out today, since it was her birthday last Thursday. I don't really know where they went but i do know that they went out for dinner and that they were gonna watch some lights or something. So, yup, it was my day to catch up on sleep. I actually got about 12 hours of sleep today, which is probably the most sleep i've gotten since June. My body works kind of funny. If i sleep too little (0-3 hours) i am too tired. If i sleep too much (7+ hours) i am also too tired. But, if i sleep about 4 - 6 hours, my body is perfectly fine and i feel so refreshed. Don't get me wrong, today's sleep was definitely a refresher because once in a while your body needs that good night sleep. But, usually my body gets refreshed from the usual 4-6 hour sleep. I feel my body works this way because when i played World of Warcraft back in the day, i used to sleep pretty late, around 2 a.m. everyday and then i had to wake up at about 6:30 a.m. the next day. Especially since i raided from 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. my body is probably used to the late nights.
I didn't really read anything too interesting on my Google Reader today but i am hearing a lot of buzz lately that Net Neutrality will soon become law. This may or may not be true, but i know that Obama does know about this situation. I knew about Net Neutrality from, the self-proclaimed "Best Paladin of the World," Athene. The video (see link below) says that everyone using the Internet, because of Virgin Media, will have to pay-per-site. Basically, you will have to pay for every site that you view, and that some sites will run slower then others unless they have an agreement between the 2 companies. You can watch the video below, for more information, it's pretty important. Hopefully, it will be put to rest soon, thanks to Barack Obama.
I'll definitely write about the boxing fight when it finishes. Hopefully with the result of Pacquiao winning the fight.
Pacquiao regarding the De La Hoya fight: http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=Sports_News&subsection=Boxing&month=December2008&file=Sports_News200812051231.xml
Athene [and crew] video on Net Neutrality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA5ZR_jxdXU
The Dark Knight, Pacquiao Fight
Before i talk about the Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao fight, i'm just going to tell you about a couple things first, including my amazing day. So, it started off going to bed last night at about 3:15 or so, since i was helping my girlfriend study for her Biology Exam today. So, i woke up at about 7:15, and got to school about 20 minutes late, sat in my religion until that class finally ended. Next period was Advanced Functions, and we had a quiz that i didn't even know about, but it's okay, because it wasn't too difficult. But, when i got my updated mark today, i was upset. My mark dropped 3% after increasing 2% from the previous test. I hate Trig identities, and the test i wrote was terrible. I am now sitting at an 84% =(. Anyways, moving along to lunch, where i talked to Sarah, my religion buddy, for about 10 minutes before finally heading off to the library. I told myself that i'd do my math homework, but unfortunately i forgot my math book in my locker, and was too lazy to get it. Anyways, Jibril wanted to go to the gas station so i offered to go with him. We ran out in the cold, then when we got to the gas station, he realized that he forgot his wallet back at the library... Ehh, so we get back, and since i brought my laptop to school that day, i just went on it until my next class started. Organic Chemistry, the next unit we're doing in Chemistry class. I found the review quite easy, and before i knew it the bell rang. I stayed after school with my cousin, Cathleen, and helped her out with some Grade 10 Math homework, wasn't too difficult. Finally, my girlfriend calls me.
