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Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto – Almost Sold Out
Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
A big opening ticket sale of Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Fight! A Pay-per-view showdown. The fight is entitled as “Firepower” less than 1,000 tickets remain at the 16,200-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. All of the 9,000 seats at $150, $350 and
$500 are completely sold out. The available seats are at the $1,000 and $75 price categories. CEO of Top Rank Bob Arum was elated with the huge response. “We are looking forward to making Pacquiao vs Cotto as one of the greatest box office and Pay Per View successes of all-time,” he said.
An approval from the WBC Board of Governors by a unanimous vote that November 14 welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto (contract weight 145lbs) will be the first ever for the WBC Diamond Belt. “The Diamond Belt has received a tremendous positive response from promoters and media around the world, and we at the WBC are very excited and proud that this important and historic fight will be the first for the Diamond Belt,” said WBC President Jose Sulaiman. “The WBC will not charge a sanction fee on this extraordinary occasion.”
Watch For Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez
FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. VS JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
“Ain’t nobody beat him,” as the trainer and former fighter Floyd Mayweather, Sr. proclaimed that his son, Floyd Jr., is still the best boxer in the world. He also added that “Name me one boxer’s son that did better than his father. Only my boy and that’s because I didn’t spoil him when he was little,” he continued. “He worked hard and I taught him to always stay in shape.” Floyd Sr. is confident that his son would triumph in his much-anticipated comeback bout, saying that Marquez does not have a change against “Pretty Boy Floyd.” Mayweather Sr. even emphasized that Marquez maybe fast but his son is definitely faster… “He has good speed (Marquez) but he’s not as fast as my son.”
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez, “Number One/Numero Uno: Mayweather vs Marquez” was originally slated on July 18, 2009. It was postponed because Mayweather sustained a rib injury while training, but now it was finalized til September 19, 2009 at MGM Grand Arena. The Nevada State Athletic Commission appointed and named the three judges and referee who will handle the September 19, 2009 clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and boxing’s #2 ranked pound for pound fighter Juan Manuel Marquez. Veteran referee Tony Weeks has been assigned to be the third man in charge while judges Burt Clements (NV), Dave Moretti (NV) and William Lerch (Ill) get the call to officiate the 12-round welterweight bout.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez, the countdown is on! With a little over five weeks remaining before the highly anticipated ‘Number One/Numero Uno’ mega-fight between six-time world champion in five weight divisions Floyd Mayweather and five-time world champion in three weight divisions Juan Manuel Marquez, media members will be given an opportunity to hear from the fighters, trainers and several special guests during a series of international media conference calls. Mayweather vs. Marquez is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View®.
The Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be producedand distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry.
Watch Out For Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
Watch out for Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto, the People’s Champ of the Philippines against the Pride of Puerto Rico. Pacquiao who is successful in defeating big time boxers such as Marco Antonio Barrera, Ricky Hatton and the Legendary Golden Boy Oscar Dela Hoya while Cotto a 3-time World Boxing Champion.
Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel CottoThis match would be on November 14, 2009 at the famous MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Which is HBO PPV (Pay-per-View) and “It’s done” said the boxing promoter Bob Arum “While I was away I reached a verbal agreement with each side. Pacquiao committed to the fight this weekend and Cotto the week before while I was in Israel. I was on the phone all the time trying to get this done.” “But everything is agreed or I wouldn’t say what I am saying,” Arum said. “The weight, the percentages, the guarantees — it’s all agreed to.”
Mayweather Jr vs Marquez – Numero Uno
Mayweather vs Marquez
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez, the HBO Pay-Per-View fight which known as “Number One / Numero Uno” originally was scheduled last July 18, 2009… but as Mayweather had his training, he suffered a rib injury which forced the postponement of the said match. The fight will now rescheduled in the conjunction with the Mexican Independence Day which traditionally a huge boxing weekend. Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Juan Manuel Marquez
on Mayweather vs Marquez, Mayweather said “I am relieved to be cleared to fight as I was already lookings forward to getting back into the ring”, Mayweather’s opponent which he able to defeat by TKO was Engleand’s Ricky Hatton which was also beaten by Pacquiao last May 2, 2009 by TKO in 2nd round ONLY. Mayweather Jr. also added “When I get back into the ring, I plan to show my fans what they’ve been missing these past 18 months. I will destroy Marquez and reclaim my rightful place as boxing’s pound-for-pound king all in one night.””
Meanwhile, Marquez who was a 5-time world champion in 3 weight classes also tries to insert his name into the pound-for-pound debate… but was also beaten by Pacquiao twice. Marquez said “I am glad Mayweather has been cleared to fight and we can get down to business,” Marquez said. “My win will be for all the people and entire country of Mexico. I am sure of victory.” <br.
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