Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya
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Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar De La Hoya was a highly publicized 2008 boxing super-fight in Las Vegas that marked Pacquiao’s dominant rise across weight classes and effectively ended De La Hoya’s career as a top-level fighter.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional boxing match
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welterweight boxing bout ⓘ |
| billedAs | The Dream Match NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcasterUS | HBO pay-per-view NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Las Vegas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contractWeight | 147 pounds ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 2008-12-06 ⓘ |
| era | late 2000s boxing era ⓘ |
| fighter1 | Manny Pacquiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter1Nationality | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter1Stance | southpaw ⓘ |
| fighter1StatusAtTime | Pacquiao was lineal lightweight champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter1Trainer | Freddie Roach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter2 | Oscar De La Hoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter2Heritage | Mexican American ⓘ |
| fighter2Nationality | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter2Stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| fighter2StatusAtTime | De La Hoya was a multi-division former world champion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fighter2Trainer | Nacho Beristain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gateRevenueApprox | multi-million dollar live gate ⓘ |
| impactOnDeLaHoya | led to De La Hoya’s retirement from boxing in 2009 ⓘ |
| impactOnPacquiao | cemented Pacquiao as a global boxing star ⓘ |
| judge |
C.J. Ross
NERFINISHED
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Dave Moretti NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Hamada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | MGM Grand Garden Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Oscar De La Hoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Dream Match NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payPerView | yes ⓘ |
| ppvBuysApprox | over 1 million pay-per-view buys ⓘ |
| preFightHype | highly publicized super-fight ⓘ |
| promoter |
Golden Boy Promotions
NERFINISHED
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Top Rank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referee | Tony Weeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Pacquiao won by corner retirement ⓘ |
| resultDetail | De La Hoya retired on his stool after the eighth round NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scheduledRounds | 12 ⓘ |
| significance |
effectively ended De La Hoya’s career as a top-level fighter
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marked Pacquiao’s dominant rise across weight classes ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| stoppageRound | 9 ⓘ |
| undercardIncluded | Bernard Hopkins vs. Enrique Ornelas (non-PPV same day event context)? ⓘ |
| venueCapacityApprox | about 16,000 ⓘ |
| weightClass | welterweight ⓘ |
| winner | Manny Pacquiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2008 ⓘ |
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