It’s all in the news, Pacquiao won the Dream Match. Anyway, here are my post-bout thoughts.
The Golden Boy and Pacman
- De La Hoya (DLH) had a two-faced flag. Together with him are the failed Mexican boxers. Apparently, the revenge was not successful.
- DLH looked like an old man with an obvious manifestation of arthritis. Look at those dreary, shaky legs especially during rounds 7 and 8.
- I am confident that all scorecards of the three judges from rounds 1 to 8are in favor of the Filipino boxer.
- DLH may have suffered malnourishment and dehydration just to qualify for the weight limit. Of course, I am exaggerating.
- The bout was all about speed. You can’t have speed and size at the same time or it is hard to have both.
- Tony Weeks, the referee of the fight, was really vigilant. He knows that he could stop the fight anytime.
- I believe that DLH really intended to raise the white flag or to surrender in-between rounds. He does not want the world to see him succumb to Pacquiao’s boxing arms while in an active fight. I believe that the fight would be more sensational if DLH was knocked-out during a round.
- The crowd, I believe, was dominated by DLH fans despite many Filipinos and Filipino-Americans in attendance. That didn’t make Pacquiao feel unsupported. The DLH fans can’t cheer anyway.
- DLH had a “token resistance”. He seemed to lack both offense and defense in each and every round. There was a little defense but it’s for the sake of defending himself and not to make it as a premise for offense. Of course, to establish offense, you have to defend yourself first or you need to establish them simultaneously. But DLH was contended with a patethic defense.
- DLH can enter showbusiness. He is damn too handsome to be a boxer. Hollywood or Mexico’s own version of Hollywood could be his new boxing ring.
