6,000 fight fans, surprisingly about a third of them Filipino, turned out at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, England for a kick-off press conference for the May 2 ?The East vs the West? world title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky HAtton at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ?On May 2 I?ll be the new pound-for-pound king,? promised Hatton. ?I?ve never been beaten at 10 stone (140lbs). This is my weight. This is where I do best. I promise all my fans I?ll win for Manchester!? Pacquiao wished Ricky good luck and stated ?I?m going to win it for the Philippines. Ricky?s a very good fighter.? Pacman?s promoter Bob Arum promised victory ?for all our Filipino brothers and sisters.? Manny will face Ricky in a darts competition at a pub in Manchester this afternoon.
