Editing Oscar De La Hoya (section)

===De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao===
{{Main|Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao}}
[[File:Oscar De La Hoya at Morongo Casino.jpg|thumb|right|200px|De La Hoya in 2008]]
De La Hoya faced [[Manny Pacquiao]] (47–3–2) on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Presented by [[Golden Boy Promotions]] and [[Top Rank Boxing|Top Rank, Inc.]], the bout was a twelve-round, non-title fight at the {{convert|147|lb|kg|adj=on}} [[welterweight]] limit. Although Pacquiao went into the fight recognized as the leading pound for pound boxer in the world, some pundits speculated that 147 pounds could have been too far above his natural weight against the larger De La Hoya.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/columnists/mcguigan/2008/08/30/this-little-and-large-freak-show-makes-me-feel-queasy-115875-20717101 This little and large freak show makes me feel queasy from 30 Aug 2008]. mirror.co.uk (August 30, 2008). Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref> However, Pacquiao's trainer [[Freddie Roach (boxing)|Freddie Roach]] was confident of a victory as he stated that De La Hoya could no longer "pull the trigger" at that stage of his career.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3742771 Freddie Roach confident he has the plan to shut down Oscar De La Hoya – ESPN]. Sports.espn.go.com (December 4, 2008). Retrieved on May 19, 2012.</ref> De La Hoya, who was favored to win the bout due to his size advantage, was expected to be the heavier of the two on fight night. However, though Pacquiao weighed {{convert|142|lb|kg}} and De La Hoya {{convert|145|lb|kg}} at the official weigh-in on Friday,<ref name="nydailynews.com">{{Cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/12/06/2008-12-06_de_la_hoya_is_golden_boy_no_more-2.html |location=New York |work=Daily News |title=De La Hoya is Golden Boy no more |first=Tim |last=Smith |date=December 9, 2008 |access-date=December 7, 2008 |archive-date=March 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325201301/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2008/12/06/2008-12-06_de_la_hoya_is_golden_boy_no_more-2.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> De La Hoya entered the ring at 147 pounds to Pacquiao's {{convert|148.5|lb|kg}}.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/07/pacquiao.delahoya.ap/index.html |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208001855/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/12/07/pacquiao.delahoya.ap/index.html |archive-date=December 8, 2008 |date=December 7, 2008 |title=Pacquiao pummels aging De La Hoya}}</ref>

De La Hoya took a beating and his corner stopped the fight after the eighth round. Pacquiao was ahead on all three judges' scorecards before the stoppage, with two judges scoring the fight 80–71 and the other judge scoring it at 79–72.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-boxing7-2008dec07,0,2656956.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217042944/http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-boxing7-2008dec07%2C0%2C2656956.story |archive-date=December 17, 2008 |author=Kevin Baxter |date=December 7, 2008 |title=Pacquiao forces De La Hoya to quit |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 2, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> After the bout, Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach stated, "We knew we had him after the first round. He had no legs, he was hesitant and he was shot." Confirming Roach's pre-fight predictions that he'd grown too old, De La Hoya crossed the ring to Pacquiao's corner after the bout was stopped and told Roach, "You're right, Freddie. I don't have it anymore."<ref name="nydailynews.com"/> When asked by reporters whether he would continue fighting, De La Hoya responded, "My heart still wants to fight, that's for sure," De La Hoya said. "But when your physical doesn't respond, what can you do? I have to be smart and make sure I think about my future plans."