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Festive stadium weighs in boxers
By Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Texas -- A weigh-in at the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium isn't just a normal one.
With screaming fans and the plaza doors open to show the massive videoboard as a backdrop, Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey weighed in Friday for their Saturday night WBO welterweight title fight.
Pacq Read Full Story >>>Doors of world's greatest stadium open on Manny Pacquiao v Joshua Clottey
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
When the 80ft pairs of glass doors of the Dallas Cowboys Stadium slowly eased their way open for the arrival of Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey for a windswept weigh-in – the event which has become known officially as ‘The Super Brawl’ truly came alive. Thousands of specatators h Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao plays head games with Joshua Clottey
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
MICHAEL MARLEY'S POST WEIGH-IN EXCLUSIVE: THE FIGHTS BEHIND THE FIGHT AND THE STORIES BEHIND THE STORY
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS--Don't let his Smiling Jack, giggling public persona fool you. Manny Pacquiao loves to play psychological games with his opponents.
Muscular Joshua Clottey, who could climb i Read Full Story >>> Weights: Manny Pacquiao 145-Pounds, Joshua Clottey 147
By Jake Donovan, BoxinScene.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
The year’s first big event – aptly named “The Event” is officially under way.
Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey both made weight for their welterweight fight at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday evening (HBO PPV, $54.95).
Pacquiao checked in at a chiseled 145 ? lb, while the Read Full Story >>> Like Super Bowl, Pacquiao Fight Has Global Reach
By Rob Phillips, DallasCowboys.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Texas - Forty-four years ago, Bob Arum promoted Muhammad Ali-Cleveland Williams in the brand new Houston Astrodome - a structure vast and extravagant enough to greet the Greatest of All Time.
"That building just blew me away," Arum, the legendary Top Rank promoter, said. "I'd never se Read Full Story >>> Trainer says Pacquiao, with little left to prove, should retire soon
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- From the day he collected his first boxing paycheck, Manny Pacquiao has been surrounded by yes men. Dozens of would-be handlers, many with nebulous j Read Full Story >>> Will Amir Khan's ambitions force him to leave Freddie Roach?
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has gone on the record at the London presser for his clash with Paulie Malignaggi with some bold statements.
Firstly he and his tea Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: Blast from the past, back to the future
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
MANNY Pacquiao’s fight against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey tomorrow (Sunday in the Philippines) is a throw back from the olden days of boxing – when the sports was as mainstream as baseball and hotdogs in the US.
Although sardonically labeled as the red light district of sports, boxi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao stops scheduled brownout in General Santos City
By Aquiles Z. Zonio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines—The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines will spare the city from brownouts on Sunday, when Manny Pacquiao faces Joshua Clottey.
Because of this, the city government announced that the live showing of the fight at the 6,000-seater Lagao gymnasium would pus Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM TEXAS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, TX -- The fighters for the “Event” scheduled on Saturday night at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington had the official weight in this afternoon.
The following are the weights:
FOR PACQUIAO'S WB Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM DALLAS: PACQUIAO - 145 3/4, CLOTTEY - 147
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Pound-for-pound king and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38KO) of the Philippines, who will defend his title Saturday night at the $1.2 Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, came in at 145 and 3/4 lbs while challenger Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20KO) of Ghana weighed in at the welterwei Read Full Story >>> The Myth of Joshua Clottey Weighing 170 Pounds...
By John Chavez, The Boxing Truth, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
170 pounds is the weight reported by premium cable network Showtime as to what Joshua Clottey weighed in on fight night against Diego "Chico" Corrales (rip). This fight would take place back in April 2007 and would be fought at a catch-weight of 149.
Why the two combatants fought at 149 instead Read Full Story >>> Prognostification: Pacquiao-Clottey
By Avi "Shoefly" Korine, SportingNews.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
It was just under four months ago that Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring against Miguel Cotto and gave him a frightful beating. It was savage and inhumane and I felt the fight should have been stopped long before the merciful twelfth round finish; it was also beautiful.
Yes, beautiful. Beautif Read Full Story >>> PACMAN: ERA’S GREATEST FIGHTER CENTERSTAGE
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
MANNY TOPS HBO PPV FROM DALLAS SATURDAY
San Francisco, CA- There is nothing quite as difficult as rating fighters from different eras. That being said, the best fighter of the century, Manny Pacquiao will be called upon tomorrow night to slay the welterweight tough guy that is Joshua Clottey. No Read Full Story >>> Khan: Drug talk is rubbish
By Pat Sheenan, The Sun, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
AMIR KHAN has hit back for the first time at drug slurs that have engulfed the Los Angeles gym where he trains and roared: I am clean.
The WBA light-welterweight champion def Read Full Story >>> Rumble Roundtable: Pacquiao-Clottey
By Avi "Shoefly" Korine, SportingNews.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
One day away. Us Rumble boys have been talking about Pacquiao-Clottey for quite a while now, but we're not done yet. Take a good seat because we've got a mega-roundtable for you. Corey Erdman, Graydon Gordian, Anthony Wilson and yours truly give our last thought. Enjoy.
My final prognostification Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey – The Road to Dallas
The Boxing Historian, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Analyzing the upcoming welterweight showdown between Pound for Pound King Manny Pacquiao and challenger Joshua Clottey that will mark the first-ever Pro-Boxing event at the Landmark $1.2Billion dollar Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The intriguing fight will take place on Saturday, March 13 and Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Clottey insider predictions part two
By Brent Matteo Alderson, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
In anticipation of Saturday night's championship bout between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey, the Examiner spoke with boxing insiders through out the Southern California region about the clash and their perspective of the fight.
1. Yohnny Perez (Undefeated IBF 118 Pound World Champion)
We Read Full Story >>> Arum Says Filipinos Will Go To See Pacquiao Fight Even In Alaska
By Oliver Suarez, SportzHype Boxing, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Despite the controversies regarding Pacquiao, his bout with Clottey is scheduled to be sold out.
Bob Arum in the press conference for the undercards, jokingly credited David Diaz for the success of the event since Manny's meteoric rise to super stardom began after he defeated the former lightwei Read Full Story >>> Local pub wont hang up the gloves on Pacquiao vs Clottey PPV
By Ed Anderson, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Sure, It's nice to rent a PPV boxing match or UFC fight at your home. The main complaint from just about everyone is the price the promotion/cable companies charge for these things.
“$50 to watch a fight just wont fly with the wife anymore. Especially in these tough times” say's Bosto Read Full Story >>>
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