Oscar De La Hoya is still miffed at Manny Pacquiao for signing with Top Rank By GEORGE WILLIS
OSCAR De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank Inc., headed by Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, supposedly ended their feud over Manny Pacquiao in the summer of 2007. But lingering hard feelings are starting to surface now that De La Hoya and Pacquiao are fighting each other Dec. 6.
De La Hoya said the 12-round pay-per-view bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas is “personal to me” because of what happened in 2006. De La Hoya thought he had signed Pacquiao to a seven-fight deal with Golden Boy Promotions that included a $300,000 signing bonus. But Pacquiao wound up signing with Top Rank and now the Golden Boy wants payback……
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