Fight Night

So the time has come. Oscar De la Hoya (boxing's biggest star) versus Manny Pacquiao (arguably boxings best pound for pound fighter).

Without sound to much like a fight/sports (freak) - which I am - here are somethings to be on the look out for:

Size: Oscar will be considerably larger than Manny. If Oscar can use that size to his advantage he can bully the proud Filipino warrior and win the fight.

Speed: Pac-man is easily the quicker of the two fighters and he is going to need that speed to get inside of Oscar's jab and create the break-neck speed brawl that he needs in order to win the fight.

Oscar's jab: Oscar has made his career off of his devastating left-hook but the hook wont come if he doest utilize his powerful jab. If Oscar doesnt jab effectively Manny can overcome the size difference with his speed and win the fight by wearing Oscar down.

Stamina: Conventional wisdom is that Manny has better stamina. But we have yet to see what Manny;s gas tank will look like at this larger weight class. Plus, Oscar has been training in the high altitude of Big Bear. In the past The Golden Boy has been accused of tiring in later rounds and thus forgetting to use his jab. Well see if there are any surprises here.

Freddie Roach: Manny's long time trainer trained Oscar for his fight with Floyd Mayweather and was subsequently dropped from De la Hoya's camp. Freddie has revenge on his mind. He says he knows Oscar is mentally weak and how to beat him. Plus, Roach has bad blood with Nacho Bernstein (De la Hoya's current trainer). Nacho trained Juan Manuel Marquez who fought Manny to a draw and then dropped a split-decision to the Pac-Man.