Oscar De La Hoya didnt threw away that fight! It was just the logical decision not to continue anymore. Manny could not kncok him down but from how the fight was going on it was basically almost inevitable that Oscar was gonna hit the canvas anytime soon - which is why throwing in the towel was a smart decision as you dont wanna see Oscar getting knocked down or hurt there. I guess you should watch and analyze the fight more cause there was 1 head snapping punch during Manny's assault in round 7 when DLH was pinned down in the ropes and ofcourse you should definitely notice the numerous times DLH's head snapping a little bit in a lot of straight left hooks Manny gave him.
Anyway Manny isnt really the type of fighter who always knocks down people because of 1 haymaker, he is more of a fighter who wears down his opponent with furious assault until his opponent's body could not take it anymore and succumbs to a final blow.
The Golden Boy also used his left jab quite alot against Pacman but it didnt really turn out to be effective cause Manny's textbook style head movement and elusiveness was the key for Oscar's job being less effective. And another probelm was that Oscar never used any variety and combinations of his attacks.
Oscar throughout his career has never been the type of fighter with elusive intent, he is more of a stand still guy, move forward and fight toe to toe. He also depends mainly on blocking in the defensive end.
If there was anything why Oscar De La Hoya didnt look enabling on that match is because he is already at the end tip of his career line and he cant pull the trigger anymore. He did his best on training and in fight night but in the end it wasnt merely enough.
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