Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao have started a tour to six locations to promote their match on December 6 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

The tour started at the Statue of Liberty in New York City and would continue to six cities in the U.S.

De La Hoya said the scheduled match with Pacquiao would be the one of the best moments of in his professional boxing career similarly to when he was awarded the Olympic gold medal while the national anthem was playing.

The American boxer said he felt the fight with Pacquiao would be a challenge that forced him to have a three-month intensive training.

De La Hoya praised the Filipino boxer for having a brave and fearless heart. He also promised the December 6 bout to be a great fight that the spectators would forget about the economic problems in order to fully enjoy the event.

Pacquaio said he was probably more excited than De La Hoya about the bout. He denied the criticisms that he only agreed to fight De La Hoya for money and he would prove that that the bout would be a great match.

“Fighting Oscar de la Hoya is a great honor and a privilege and I can assure you that I am fighting to give glory and honor to my country,” said the Filipino boxer as quoted by various media.