GOLDEN Boy Promotions vice president and international matchmaker Eric Gomez, who has been a friend of Oscar de la Hoya since they were boys, said a planned Dec. 6 showdown against Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is a dangerous fight for De la Hoya.

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