The stars will fight, big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas! Jerry Jones and Bob Arum, owner of the Dallas Cowboys and chairman of Top Rank, respectively, announced today that Cowboys Stadium would be the site of the Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey world welterweight championship fight taking place on Saturday, March 13 and broadcast live on pay-per-view. Formal news conferences at Cowboys Stadium and in New York next week will provide details on tickets and the pay-per-view broadcast. Pacquiao vs Clottey will be promoted by Top Rank, in association with the Dallas Cowboys and MP Promotions. Pacquiao and Clottey boast a combine record of (85-6-2, 59 KOs) — a winning percentage of 91% and a victory by knockout ratio of nearly 70%. “I have wanted to bring a major boxing event to North Texas for many years, so why not bring in the biggest and the best?” asked Jones. “Manny Pacquiao is boxing’s No. 1 pound for pound attraction and the world champion. Manny defending his title against Joshua Clottey is not just a great fight, it’s a great event, and one we can showcase to the fullest in Cowboys Stadium. We’re going to promote this like it was the Super Bowl.”
Cowboys Stadium will be configured for 40,000 fans for the event.
“Jerry Jones knows exactly how big and important this event is which is why it was so easy to put this deal together,” said Arum. “As a lifelong Giants fan I had to receive special dispensation from Steve Tisch, the Giants’ Chairman and Executive Vice President, to bring this event to Cowboys Stadium and he blessed the deal. If Jerry could sell me on Cowboys Stadium and the North Texas market, you know he is going to have no problems selling out Cowboys Stadium on March 13. We are ready to roll up our sleeves and promote Manny’s debut as world welterweight champion. Manny Pacquiao is the lone star of boxing. There isn’t a more appropriate place in the world for him to fight!”
Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, will be defending the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title he earned in his last fight, produced by a 12th round knockout of three-time world champion Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao’s victory made him the first man to win seven titles in as many different weight divisions, with his last three world championships coming by way of knockout. The consensus Fighter of the Year for the third time in the past four years, Pacquiao’s resume features victories over future Hall of Famers, including Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Lopez and Cotto. His knockout victories over Cotto and Hatton made him the 2009 pay-per-view king, exceeding two million buys combined.
Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs), a native of Accra, Ghana, now fighting out of Bronx, NY, captured the International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title in 2008 by trouncing three-time world champion Zab Judah. His career has been a highlight reel of thrills featuring victories over two-division world champion Diego Corrales and undfeated contender Richard Gutierrez and a close decision losse to world champion Antonio Margarito. In his last fight Clottey lost a controversial split decision to defending WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden. Clottey is currently world-rated No. 1 by the WBO and No. 4 by the World Boxing Association (WBA).
the ghanian Boxer Joshua Clottey will beat manny pacquiao with knockout punch at the third rounf of the match the main reason is that the ghanaian boxers are the most sensible boxers in terms knockout in a match
Whats up Jay, You said it right Jay, you said it just right!
what up, tijuana,brown, Itzlock, long time no talk
lol you know tijuana I think your right the ego thing but at the same time, I think its as simple as this roach and pac are just refusing to play mayweathers game. they are not going to jump threw hopes for his dumb ass. thats all it is. their saying take the or -uck off. mayweather is just being stupid like always. Apparently anyone that can be a thret to him must be on roids. like we have both said before he alway feels he needs to have an advantage even if its just a mind game. Pacman kind of looks bad for not taking the test but remember all that steroid stuff is spiculation and theres no reson to think he is on it, except the fact that he accomplished something floyd couldnt. to be honest im glad they didnt fight. Now they both have good fighters to face. If they both win they will fight after and it will make them both alot of money anyway.I like these match ups, beating cotto and clottey will say alot about pacman. mayweather finaly toke a fight that makes sence, if he can beat shane i would say that makes him a better champion. Growing nuts at the end of you career is better than no nuts at all, But then again its not like he has much of a choise. If he wants to make any real money and we all no he does, like i said a long time ago floyd is now forced to fight the best fighters by process of ellimination. You cant pick and chose for ever, its time to grow up finaly! never saw a boxer that was scared to go to war until floyd hes right about it not being cool to take alot of damage,But to be the best you have to beat the best and to that you have to go to war . if you cant take the heat or punches better said retire cuz its not a tickling contest. Hold on to you mouthpiece floyd shane may nock your shit loose lol.
The pacquiao vs clottey i think it is a good match why? It’s better than the loud mouth malignaggi who is totally mismatch for pacquiao. Though Bradly and Foreman was also a great idea but clottey is a perfect match up for pacquiao. Well wait for the next announcement between pacquiao and clottey match up in coming more days. Joshua Clottey will be the biggest opponent (size wise) Manny has ever faced. Even bigger than Dela Hoya and Cotto. If Manny knocks Clottey out… Manny will get my ULTIMATE RESPECT. No one has ever knocked Clottey out and this dude is a big welterweight. Rugged, tough and has a solid defense. If Manny was going to fight Foreman, I was going to save my $55 for PPV and just watch the replay or on Internet live stream but now he’s fighting Clottey at Cowboys Stadium possibly in front of 100,000 fans, I’m buying this fight. Still wished it was against Mayweather but this will do.And if Manny wins against Clottey, guarantee they’ll revive the Mayweather fight later this year. Thank you!
I say this is a total mismatch. Even if Clottey haven’t suffered from a KO defeat yet, his boxing style is not fit for Manny.
Why refuse? Egos, big egos that both Pacquiao and Mayweather have, that’s all this mess is about their huge ego, some are saying that now Pacquiao will do the test just to say look we did it for this fight not for you and that actually is stupid, but we know how this people are.
They both have big egos, I don’t think Pacquaio is on roids becase there is nothing that says he is, not his weight like they started saying, his fight night weigh hasn’t really change In a long time, even when he was fighting Morales, so that is totaly off, but anyways this hole deal is history for now.
I remember how Clottey was doing circus tricks on the fight with Cotto instead of finishing his opponent with punches, he lost me there, I don’t see how he can beat Pacquiao, he’s also to slow, only advantage is that he is big, but Pacquaio has proven he can bang with big guys, but who knows anything can happen in boxing, I just don’t see in paper how that is possible.
It should be an interesting fight and I hope Clottey will come to fight and not do some Holywood acting!
Funny, tables have turn now, Pacquiao is the making demands, he is the P4P champion, now your saying he’s ducking Mayweather, well isn’t that what Mayweather has done many times in his career? Am I missing something here? So from what your saying Mayweather has also been a Bitch and a pussy, oh my how the tables have turned alright lol
Hey itzlock3 my boy………LOL…Its all good, I think we might all know what up….
This fight with Clottey should be very very interesting as much as we prefer it too be Mayweather, I think I will watch this one for sure.
Arum is playing games. And I hope it doesn’t get fixed because he own both fighters, or I shouldn’t really say own lets just say promotes.
It might be just funny,with my suspicion and I’m pretty sure all of yours as well. They will look at this fight as a walk in the park for Manny Pacquio to beat Joshua Clottey. It might just not be the case. Cotto did not beat Joshua Clottey convincingly in my eyes and maybe also in a lot of other boxing fans as well. Who knows what Bull shit Bob Arum might be just up too……it Wouldn’t put pass me if this fight becomes fixed.
Pacquio could fight many other opponents in that welter weight division no offense to Joshua Clottey. But it seems hypocritical to say that Mayweather picks and choose opponents when meanwhile Pacquio does the same, I don’t know someone please tell me what in the hell I’m talking about here…..LOL Because we can’t have it both ways.
My boy Tijuana, jump up on here on this one with your input as valid as it is….LOL we can’t have it both ways.
Its looking real bad for Pacquio’s P.R. Because those question will always, always, always, be asked if he does not submit too do those drug testing from the USDA. Why refuse such a big payday potential, Why refuse such a great opportunity too make this fight happen. It’s only one fight one drug request. If one fighter is willing too do it so can you.
1st and foremost it’s Pacman’s bitchass who’s afraid to make the fight happen w/mayweather. He makes all the demands which were outrageous thinking that floyd won’t agree to him nd the tables turned. C’mon $10 mil for every pound over? REALLY?? Sounds PUSSY to me. Pacman couldn’t comply w/random blood testing? What a BITCH! Anyway this should b a good bout. May the best boxer win
this was never abt..the blood test..it was abt honour and nt being held hostage and dictated my mayweather who is a pussy and a coward. he just wanted an excuse to nt fight..typical..no class..we asians..have honour ..like the mexicans..we wont do shit just coz u think we shud do shit..
manny’s fighting clottey next…lets see..who mayweather fights….hatton’s sister? ducker..iff he’s such a gr8 boxer..fight mosley man..mayweather has ducked pacquiao like he ducked cotto, mosley and margarito…how can he be a welterweight fighter if all he ever fights are lightweights and even then he comes over the weaightlimit.!!..
pacquiao is the p4p…all the haters..outthere..u just dont like him coz he’s asian.
Boycott all manny’s fights .He is a steriods user
and a liar who refused to submit to a random blood test .He thinks that boxing fans are credulous and naive .
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