<P> Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao , also billed as The Dream Match , was a professional boxing welterweight superfight . The bout took place on December 6 , 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas , Nevada , United States . Pacquiao defeated De La Hoya via technical knockout when De La Hoya decided not to continue with the fight before the start of the ninth round . The card was a co-production of Bob Arum 's Top Rank Boxing and De La Hoya 's Golden Boy Promotions and was aired live on pay - per - view ( PPV ) on HBO PPV . The fight is notable for propelling Manny Pacquiao to full - blown superstar status in much of the western world ( mostly in The United States ) , as Oscar De La Hoya symbolically `` passed the torch '' , so to speak , to Pacquiao . </P>
<P> Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao , also billed as The Dream Match , was a professional boxing welterweight superfight . The bout took place on December 6 , 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena , Las Vegas , Nevada , United States . Pacquiao defeated De La Hoya via technical knockout when De La Hoya decided not to continue with the fight before the start of the ninth round . The card was a co-production of Bob Arum 's Top Rank Boxing and De La Hoya 's Golden Boy Promotions and was aired live on pay - per - view ( PPV ) on HBO PPV . The fight is notable for propelling Manny Pacquiao to full - blown superstar status in much of the western world ( mostly in The United States ) , as Oscar De La Hoya symbolically `` passed the torch '' , so to speak , to Pacquiao . </P>
who won oscar de la hoya vs manny pacquiao
who won oscar de la hoya vs manny pacquiao
Pacquiao
Pacquiao