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Mayweather vs Pacquiao Fighting History Part 4: The destruction of De La Hoya (Redux)

Take a look at the history of Mayweather vs Pacquiao in this series. Here, we look at Pacquiao's unbelievable demolition of the great Oscar De La Hoya.

On May 2, live on PPV, Floyd Mayweather faces Manny Pacquiao in what is being billed as boxing's Fight of the Century. It's a fight that has been in discussion for roughly seven years, and now it is finally upon us. In this Bloody Elbow series, we look at the history leading up to Mayweather vs Pacquiao by examining the key fights that have brought us to May 2.

So far in this series, we've been pretty focused on Floyd Mayweather, looking at his debut, his rise to boxing's #1 megastar status against Oscar De La Hoya, and his retirement after the fight with Ricky Hatton.