Oscar and Manny: Curiosity, money and an empty 45?
Scenario 1: Oscar De La Hoya drops Manny Pacquiao early. Bad for the Golden Boy. Scenario 2: Oscar drops him late. Still bad. A decision? A loss? All bad for De La Hoya. Bart Barry comes up with the only result that works for Oscar, boxing and Pacquiao.

Oscar too big for Manny in this big-money bout
Saturday's fight will make money. And it is a true event. But does Manny Pacquiao have a chance to win? Michael Swann says no, because Oscar De La Hoya is the bigger fighter.

British Olympic champion DeGale turns pro
Olympic middleweight boxing champion James DeGale turned pro Tuesday, teaming up with promoter Frank Warren.

Out of retirement: Dundee returns to boxing
Angelo Dundee is assisting Nacho Beristain in training Oscar De La Hoya for his Dec. 6 fight with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. Dundee will not work the corner on fight night, but he's been reviewing tapes and offering his opinions on strategy and technique to De La Hoya.