HBO Sports reported today that 1.25 million pay-per-view buys were generated from last Saturday’s welterweight fight between Oscar de la Hoya, the sport’s top all-time attraction, and Manny Pacquiao, the sport’s pound-for-pound king, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc. The 1.25 million buy total represents the highest performing pay-per-view event in 2008 and generated $70 million in pay-per-view revenue. It is only the fourth time in boxing pay-per-view history that a non-heavyweight event has attained the one million buy mark. “Boxing fans across America showed tremendous support for this event and we’re pleased that they tuned in,” said Mark Taffet of HBO Pay-Per-View.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. reportedly wants to come out of retirement to fight Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather, who last fought Ricky Hatton a year ago, hopes to be trained by his father Floyd Sr., according to by family members to the Grand Rapids Press, Floyd’s hometown paper.
Pacquiao, however is expected next to move back down to 140lbs for face Ricky Hatton in May or June, possibly in England. There have already been talks to make that fight.
Pacman meanwhile has returned to Manila where he received a hero’s welcome and met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Pacquiao will turn 30 in one week.
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Congratulations to Paquiao, he did what DLH should have done , he faced and maned up to a bigger challenger, and did so in the earnest offashions, who knows had DLH done the same against Margarito in his own natural weight he might have faired better but like the uncrupuolous negotiator that’s he’s become lately , he wanted his cake , but did’nt quite gett it instead he fell face first into it ha, he got what he deserved , the master plan he worked out had only one winner and his name was not Paquiao…hahahahahaha
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