One of the bigger upsets last year, at least in our eyes, was Manny Pacquiao’s complete dismantling of Oscar De La Hoya (hey, give us a break—we didn’t figure out The Sixth Sense until the end, either). The man...

Could this year have gotten any better for Manny Pacquiao? First, he spends the year standing along as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Then he bludgeons Oscar De La Hoya into likely retirement in what was the...

Maybe December won’t be all bad for Oscar De La Hoya. Despite his retirement beating earlier this month at the hands of Manny Pacquiao, Oscar may still be about to have a loss struck from his record. Following his...

Following his big win a few weeks back over Roy Jones Jr., the boxing world has been waiting with baited breath to find out just what undefeated light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe will do next. Given the tone of...

So, one of the main sponsors of the Oscar de la Hoya v. Manny Pacquiao fight on Saturday night was Tequila Cazadores, a moderately-known beverage company specializing in, of course, tequila. During the fight, we couldn’t resist mocking HBO...

Just over a week ago, Oscar de la Hoya was making plans for a big money fight against Ricky Hatton in 2009. Having been thoroughly embarrassed by Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, its now conceivable that Oscar may never...

While we were sifting through the annihilation of Oscar De La Hoya at the hands of Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, we were thinking what everyone else was—is this the end of Oscar De La Hoya as a brand...

So, if you checked out our liveblog (and we know that you did), you’re already well aware that Manny Pacquiao, against all odds and critics, totally and utterly dominated Oscar De La Hoya in their much anticipated fight this...

Welcome people. Machochip editors Alex and John are liveblogging tonight’s Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao fight, live from the MGM Grand. De La Hoya is 39-5 with 30 KOs; Pacquiao is 47-3-2 with 35 KOs. The undercards...

UPDATE: HERE IT IS. Hey party people, we’re getting the chips, dip and mescaline ready for tonight’s big fight. Remember to join us at 9 PM sharp if you want a little Mystery Science Theater Action with what’s we’re...

Tomorrow, ladies and gentlemen, is D-Day. Finally, after months of hype, Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will step into the ring at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and settle things. This fight has the potential to...

UPDATE: HERE IT IS. What’s up people? We just wanted to give you a heads up that we collected enough bottles and cans to buy the Oscar De La Hoya/Manny Pacquiao fight tomorrow night! Yeah, take that Brooklyn can...

Though he faces Manny Pacquiao on Friday, Oscar De La Hoya may have already won a fight this week, at least in the eyes of fans. This morning it was revealed that, before his 2003 fight with De La...

A note to whoever’s handling the scheduling of the fights for Golden Boy Productions—wouldn’t it behoove you not to have the biggest fight of the year at a time when people are pinching their pennies during the frenzied Christmas...

Eat up, Oscar. In a move designed to poke fun at De La Hoya’s need to shed weight for his December 6 face-off with Manny Pacquiao, Team Manny has delivered a cheesecake from New York’s famous Carnegie Deli to...

Ah, Thanksgiving—the American holiday that proves gluttony is part of this country’s DNA. Instead of Machochip Editor Alex Ferreyra rambling on about what he’s grateful for, he thought you’d rather listen to a tale of athletes who, over the...

Now that British hero Ricky Hatton has easily defeated Paulie Malignaggi to retain the junior welterweight title, he’s looking for bigger fish to fry. You know that big Oscar De La Hoya v. Manny Pacquiao fight we’re all psyched...

So far, all the build-up for the December 6th battle between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao has focused on, well, the boxing. We’re certainly guilty, being a sports blog and all, but with a bit web searchin’...

What a surprise. Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, has boldly predicted that his fighter will knock out Oscar De La Hoya during their December 6th battle at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In an interview with FOX Sports,...

Since Manny Pacquiao is fighting one of the more anticipated bouts of the year, we doubt he’s being affected by the economic downturn that are making lesser boxers like Zab Judah fight gangs of homeless cats for food. So...

We may not know what to expect when it comes to picking a winner in the Oscar De la Hoya/Manny Pacquiao battle on December 6th. But one thing is clear: both fighters will have knockout ability on their side,...

If you’re looking for food, and you’d rather not pay for it, then today is your big day. Thanks to Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett Game 1 steal of second base, Taco Bell is offering anyone who’d like...

Manny Pacquiao is clearly busting his ass for his December fight with Oscar De La Hoya. Manny is compensating for his lack of size by sparring with much bigger fighters, and he’s even sticking to a very strict 8:30...

In his new book Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing, noted boxing expert and ESPN contributor George Kimball examines the history behind the greatest era middleweight boxing, and perhaps the entire sport,...

First Oscar De La Hoya made it clear that his December fight with Manny Pacquiao would not be his last, despite having said that it would just a few months prior. Then De La Hoya publicly looked past Pacquiao...

Just days after he said he said his December bout with Manny Pacquiao would not be his last, Oscar De La Hoya has already announced his comeback fight just week’s before what was to have been his retirement bout....

With his December 6th Las Vegas bout with Manny Pacquiao on the horizon, Oscar De La Hoya made it clear to reporters in New York yesterday that his next fight will not be his last, despite previous assertions that...

Manny Pacquiao has never fought at the 147lb weight-class. In fact, he has to jump two weight divisions in order to reach the negotiated weight he intends to fight Oscar De La Hoya in. That in itself is an...

Well kiss our grits. We had no idea Oscar De La Hoya had it in him, but apparently he wants to be sent into retirement with a true bang, and possibly give people the greatest fight since…Miguel Cotto and...

David Diaz lasted an impressive nine rounds against blistering puncher Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, but went down a la face plant to the canvas after a fierce left hook left him seeing stars. We displayed a picture this morning...

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Boxing: Don’t pay attention to all of that blood glistening off David Diaz’s face. It’s only tomato sauce from his pre-fight burrito. He smeared it on his mascara to help with swelling. Diaz...

It’s no secret that Oscar De La Hoya and his former promoter Bob Arum aren’t exactly BFF (DLA sued Arum in 2000 to get out of his contract and ever since then neither has been on the other’s Christmas...

Well that’s according to Yahoo Sports. And since they surpassed ESPN in the latter quarter of last year as the premier site for sports, then they must be right. Unfortuantely, we were bored out of our stinking minds as...

The name Manny Pacquiao is a symbol of destruction to Mexican boxers. That’s because Pacquiao has single-handedly defeated every top ranked Mexican fighter in his division. Pacquiao could probably demolish Oscar De La Hoya too if it weren’t for...

It’s set. Start saving your money. Request the day off. Oh wait it’s a Saturday. Never mind. Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are ready to throwdown come March 15th in a fight for the WBC Superfeatherweight title. Pacquiao...

Legendary boxing promoter—and pimpin’ hustler—Bob Arum has revealed his intent to put together a mega-bout between Filipino brawler Manny Pacquiao and cross-dressing welterweight boxer Oscar De La Hoya. Only problem? De La Hoya outweighs Pacquiao by about fifteen bushels...

Manny Pacquiao turned Marco Antonio Barrera’s face into a flattened milaneza last week. The Filipino southpaw is probably the scariest little Asian dude you’ll ever encounter. (Well except a nine year-old Muay Thai fighter training since birth.). And a...