The last fight for the great Oscar DE LA HOYA was announced on December 6, 2008, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, USA. American Golden Boy fights against Philippines superstar Manny PACQUIAO. Despite no title belts being disputed, the bout, also billed as The Dream Match, received a lot of publicity and generated 1.25 million PPV buys totaling more than $70 million in PPV revenue. Manny Pacquiao won the fight that ended at the beginning of the 9th round after Oscar and his corner threw in the towel.