Pacquiao vs. Mayweather is Off!!
Los Angeles, CA- After almost two days of mediation, headed by retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein, the fight was officially called off. According to reports, Pacquiao already agreed to blood tests 24 days before the fight and immediately after the fight. However, Floyd Mayweather’s camp still refuse to accept the compromise agreement. “The fight’s off, Mayweather never wanted it. Manny wanted the fight. He was agreeable to terms,” Arum told LATimes.com. It was reported a few weeks ago that Team Mayweather wanted to implement an Olympic Style Blood Testing for Pacquiao, which will require him to submit to blood test at any time or any given hour before the fight. Though Team Pacquiao agreed to unlimited urine test and blood test 30 days prior to the fight and after the fight, Team Mayweather is still unsatisfied with the agreement, hence resulted to the matter be brought for mediation in the hands of retired judge Daniel Weinstein. Dubbed as the biggest fight in boxing history, it was estimated that each fighter will receive at least 30 million dollars if the match push thru.
“When the fight was offered, Manny accepted it with no hesitation,” Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz told ESPN.com. “We’re not surprised. We saw this coming once they started this drug bull—-. It was a way for them to get out of the fight. I don’t think Mayweather expected Manny to accept the challenge so quickly.”
According to Top Rank’s Bob Arum, they will consider to arrange Pacquiao vs Yuri Foreman also of Top Rank on March 13 or March 20. This will be another record setting for Pacquiao for his 8th world title.
Manny Pacquiao agrees to fight Floyd Mayweather on March 13, 2010.
Manila, Philippines- It is on!!, the mega fight of the century is almost a done deal. Days after Top Rank promoter flown to the Philippines to discuss the details of the fight to Pacquiao, the Boxing Champ has finally agreed to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. this coming March, 2010. It was reported before that Pacquiao was hesitant to agree on the said date since he is busy preparing for the upcoming election in the Philippines where he is running for a seat in Congress, and considering that he just beat Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto via TKO almost a month ago. According to reports, Bob Arum is leaving for Las Vegas this Sunday to bring the good news and finally iron out the details with Richard Schaefer and the rest of Floyd Mayweather’s camp.
The venue of this epic fight has yet to be finalized. Aside from the MGM Grand Arena, Dallas, New Orleans and New York are among the big cities vying to host this huge event.
Manny Pacquaio makes boxing history!!
Las Vegas, NV - It was a busy weekend in Las Vegas, thousands of people flocked to the MGM Grand Arena to watch the much awaited fight between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto. Stars from the hollywood and Sport Industry also took time to watch the epic fight between this two warriors. Among them were Jay-Z, P. Diddy, Jeremy Piven, Mark Wahlberg to name a few.
Dubbed as firepower, Manny Pacquiao achieved greatness when he beat Miguel Cotto in Round 12 via TKO and winning his 7th title in 7 different weight classes. Now the whole world awaits for the biggest fight of the century between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao’s Media day goes Hollywood!!
Los Angeles, CA - It was a warm mid day afternoon in Hollywood, traffic and parking spots were all congested in a small alley located near Santa Monica and Vine St. All roads lead to the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, CA. It is that time of year again where all the media storm the famous gym and watch the Filipino Boxing Icon, Manny Pacquiao, do his warm up routine and answer interview questions. Aside from the foreign and local sports network, hollywood’s EXTRA TV crew, led by TV Star and boxing fanatic Mario Lopez, also showed up to join the media frenzy. The HBO crew is also present filming for their award winning show, 24/7. Manny Pacquiao, fresh from his successful guest appearance at the Jimmy Kimmel Live show the night before, showed up in a relax and cheerful mood. He gladly entertained every questions from the media and even exchange laughs with them. He began his routine with warm up jog and stretches with one of his trainer, Alex Ariza, followed by mitts session with the legendary trainer, Freddie Roach. Manny appeared ripped and looks so strong combined this with his excellent and lightning fast footworks and jabs. No doubt that he is all set and ready to face Miguel Cotto. Top Rank’s boxing promoter, Mr. Bob Arum was also present and entertained questions from the press. The fight, dubbed as “firepower”, is promoted by Top Rank and will be held at the MGM Grand Arena on November 14, 2009. It will also be available LIVE on HBO’s pay per view.
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Pacquiao vs. Cotto Press tour kicks off at New York City.
Dubbed as the Firepower Press tour and undoubtedly the MAIN EVENT for this last part of the year, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto started their five stop press tour at the Yankee Stadium in New York City. Here is the tour schedule.
Sept. 10 - Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
Sept. 12 - Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico
Sept. 13 - AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
……………Giants vs. Dodgers Game
Sept. 14 - Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
Sept. 15 - PETCO Park, San Diego, California
After this hectic schedule, Manny Pacquiao will head back to the Philippines and will start his 8 week training, together with the hall of famer trainer, Coach Freddie Roach.
Brought to you by Top Rank Promotions, in association with MGM Grand and Tecate, FIRE POWER: PACQUIAO vs. COTTO will take place Saturday, November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev., and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.