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In the ring against Manny Pacquiao and just after the battle, there was no fight left in Oscar De La Hoya. The 10-time world champ couldn't get his punches off against the world's best pound-for-pound fighter. And as the fight moved along, the lightweight champ stood right in front of De La Hoya and dared him to throw. The 35-year old Golden Boy just couldn't pull the trigger. It was just like Pacman's trainer Freddie Roach said it would happen.


MANNHEIM, Germany (AP)—Wladimir Klitschko defended his IBF heavyweight crown by stopping Hasim Rahman in the seventh round at SAP Arena on Saturday.

Klitschko hit the shorter, older and heavier Rahman at will throughout, and after landing a left-right-left combination against the cornered American, referee Tony Weeks stepped in to end the contest 44 seconds into the round. Rahman didn’t appear upset.

“He knew this was his chance,” Klitschko said, “I was surprised, but he was much slower.”

Klitschko had knocked down Rahman in the previous round with successive left hooks.

The technical knockout in Klitchsko’s sixth defense of the IBF belt—and third this year—improved the Ukrainian-born fighter to 52-3 with 46 KOs.

“He fought a very smart, intelligent fight,” said Klitschko’s trainer, Emanuel Steward.

Rahman, the two-time heavyweight champion who stepped in as a replacement opponent last month, struggled to get inside the taller Klitschko’s reach, and dropped to 45-7-2.

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