Chris Mannix: De La Hoya-Pacquiao bout all about bulk

NEW YORK -- There was a moment Wednesday afternoon, when Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya stepped off the boat that carried the two fighters to Liberty Island, when you couldn't figure out which man was supposed to be the physically superior fighter. Sure, De La Hoya has a height advantage (the Golden Boy is listed at 5-foot-10½ while Pacquiao's 5-foot-6½ ). But as the two men walked side by side down the pier toward a throng of fans who had gathered to greet them, it was difficult to determine which fighter had the size advantage. "Pacquiao looks big," remarked a fan, pausing briefly before returning to furiously clicking his camera phone. "Which one of them is supposed to be bigger?" Size -- if it truly matters -- has been one of the central (and perhaps most talked about) storylines of De La Hoya and Pacquiao's... [read full story]