Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya will meet in the ring for a dream fight between the most exciting fighter in the world and the biggest star in boxing.
HBO 24/7 takes us into the training, and personal lives of the boxers heading into their big Pay-Per-View bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Freddie Roach is Manny Paquiao’s longtime trainer and also trained Oscar for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., he will have inside info and an advantage heading into the fight because of his time with Oscar.
Nacho Beristain has went against Pacquiao and Roach twice before with Juan Manuel Marquez in the ring giving the Pacman his toughest fights. He will try to train De La Hoya to counter puncher the smaller more aggressive Filipino dynamo.
This is a David vs. Goliath match up in boxing, can the explosive young Filipino overcome his size disadvantage against the bigger stronger Golden Boy? Find out on December 6, 2008.
You can also view the first Episode online Go to HBO Boxing or Yahoo Boxing
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