Manny Pacquiao won over Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar "Golden Boy" De La Hoya stopped his "Dream Match" with Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao at the end of the eighth round of their scheduled 12-round fight.

Pacquiao scored a one-sided TKO over De La Hoya.

A crowd, estimated at 16,000 or less, filled the venue at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pacquiao won his last eight fights, including two knockout victories over Erik Morales, and one each against fierce rivals Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez. De La Hoya has only fought four times over the last four years, losing twice.

During the weigh-in (Pacquiao at an unbelievable 142 pounds since Freddie Roach had wanted him to weigh in at 145, and De la Hoya at 145 pounds), they faced each other after tipping the scales, but no pushing and shoving.

The odds to this fight had gone up and down over the last five days in Vegas. For Pacquiao they’d gone from plus 155 to plus 140, then plus 135 to plus 125, and plus 165 Friday morning to plus 160 the evening before the fight.

It meant that a $100 bet on Pacquiao (47-3-2 with 35 KOs) won $160. The latest odds on De La Hoya (39-5-0 with 30 KOs) showed that a bet of $190 only won $100.

Both fighters went for the knockout.

Pacquiao's coach Roach had predicted a ninth-round stoppage by Pacquiao, and De La Hoya countered by saying he’d knock Pacquiao out inside five rounds.

Pacquiao is the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win four world titles in different weight divisions.

De La Hoya has won ten world titles in six different weight classes.

Pacquiao is considered the greatest boxer in the planet today – pound for pound.