Pacquiao ditches odds vs 'Golden Boy'

By DENNIS GASGONIA abs-cbnNEWS.com Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao believes he has a “fair chance of winning” should he face six-division champion Oscar de la Hoya, who is currently deciding on who to fight for his farewell bout. “I fully trust Coach Freddie [Roach] when he says we have a good chance of beating Oscar dela Hoya. Despite his size, reach and other advantages, I believe we have a fair chance, too, in winning if we finally decide on which weight division are we fighting,” Pacquiao said in his online column, “Kumbinasyon.” Pacquiao, who recently won the WBC lightweight title via technical knockout over Mexican-American David Diaz, said dela Hoya was one of his early idols. “Minsan ay nasabi ko sa kanya na humahanga ako sa kaniyang mga nagawa sa ring bilang isang boxer at businessman,” Pacquiao said. He,... [read full story]