Pacquiao vs. Hatton: "The Battle of East and West"

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(MAR 14) Pacquiao vs. Hatton “The Battle of East and West,” presented by Rockstar Energy Drink and promoted by Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, in association with MP Promotions and Hatton Promotions, takes place Saturday, May 2 at MGM Grand. The 12-round rumble will be for Hatton’s IBO and Ring Magazine World Junior Welterweight titles. The fight is also sponsored by Cerveza Tecate and Southwest Airlines. Remaining tickets, priced at $1,000, $750, $500, $300 and $150, can be purchased through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. Tickets are also available online at mgmgrand.com.

The Pacquiao vs. Hatton pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Pacquiao vs. Hatton fight week updates, log on to hbo.com. HBO Sports’ acclaimed reality franchise “24/7” will return with the premiere of the four-part series PACQUIAO/HATTON 24/7 on Saturday, April 11 at 9.30 p.m. ET/PT.

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Pacquiao in six, says coach

By Nick Giongco

IF boxing fans were mesmerized by Manny Pacquiao’s brutal win over Oscar De La Hoya at welterweight, they will be in for a super treat once the Filipino ring icon gets his hands on Ricky Hatton at junior-welterweight.

That’s the belief of Pacquiao’s conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who told the Bulletin yesterday from Los Angeles that at 140 lbs (also known as super-lightweight and light-welterweight), “Manny will be absolutely lethal.”

“This is the fight that will wow everybody,” said Ariza, who has been tapped again by chief trainer Freddie Roach to help in the conditioning aspect of Pacquiao’s preparation for the May 2 showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. read more

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Pacquiao, Villaraigosa to meet in Filipinotown on Saturday

By Lance Pugmire

Manny Pacquiao, just back from a promotional tour in England with his May 2 opponent Ricky Hatton, will visit Filipinotown on Saturday accompanied by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. read more

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Fun has begun for Hatton-Pacquiao bout

By Andy Samuelson

Manny Pacquiao just completed one of boxing’s most impressive years ever with three wins in three different weight classes, highlighted by his dominant victory over the iconic Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6, 2008, at the MGM Grand.

And while fans line the streets by the thousands in his native Philippines to watch the universally regarded pound-for-pound champ box, another prize fighter thinks he’s got just the type of style to stop Pacquiao’s legendary status from growing. read more

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THE PACMAN IS BACK IN TOWN, THE HARD GRIND BEGINS

By Ed de la Vega, DDS

Los Angeles, CA:- After completing the obligatory appearances in London and Manchester, England, Manny Pacquiao flew back “home” to this city to open his training camp at the famed Wildcard Gym of Freddie Roach.

Thus begun the same old grind at the now famous sweatshop along Vine St. in Hollywood.

Judging from the past training camps at the same place, not much will be different. And, this writer is confident, after all has been said and done, the end result will be the same.

Just like with the rest in Pacquiao’s past encounters, the British will fall.

The only visible difference at the camp was a new man.

Michael Moorer, a fighter who has a noteworthy resume has been added to the team. Moorer, also known as “Double M” holds a record of 52-4-1 (40KOs).

Today, Wednesday LA Time, the training leading to the development of the fight plan(s) to counter whatever Roger Mayweather has for Ricky Hatton has begun.

Being the first day however, the Pacman begun with the simple stuff just so he can shake off apparent results of jet lag and time zone difference.

The day was nothing big.

The Pacman did two rounds of shadow boxing, three rounds with the mitts, two rounds on the speed bag, three rounds jumping rope, two rounds on the double bag and abdominal exercises completed with stretching.

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Roach: Switch in style won’t be good for Hatton

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American trainer Freddie Roach thinks Ricky Hatton’s upcoming effort to change his fighting style will not do him anything good.

The boxing hall-of-famer said that once Hatton mixes it up with Pacquiao, “The Hitman” would likely revert to what he does best: brawling.

“They’ll have a gameplan coming into the fight but after the first round he’ll go back to his natural style… he’ll revert to what he does best — and that’s fight,” read more

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Hatton: Pacman will pay for aggression

by Ciaran Baynes

Ricky Hatton told setanta.com that his superior size and newly-improved tactical nous will help him beat Manny Pacquiao.

The two boxing mega-stars meet in Las Vegas on May 2 and were speaking at London’s Imperial War Museum to promote their bout.

Although fully respectful of Pacquiao, Hatton believes he can take advantage of his opponent’s ultra-aggressive style. read more

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Sleeping rough, selling fags & naming his daughter Queen Elizabeth.. welcome to the crazy world of Manny Pacquiao

By Mike Walters

Ricky Hatton’s defining fight will be against a former tenbob boxer who named his daughter Queen Elizabeth after our sovereign monarch.

Manny Pacquiao used to sell cigarettes and sleep on the streets of Manila’s urban sprawl, and the purse for his first fight was just 50p – which he gave his mum to buy rice and beans for a family living on the poverty line.

But the Pacman, who meets Hatton in a £40million superfight in Las Vegas on May 2, grew up to become the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet. read more

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PACQUIAO vs. HATTON NEWS: PACQUIAO WARNED AGAINST HATTON’S DIRTY TACTICS

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Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has been warned to watch out for IBO light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton’s dirty tactics in their Las Vegas showdown on May 2.

The warning came from WBA featherweight champion Chris John’s Australian trainer Craig Christian.

Australian website Sports Nut quoted Christian as claiming Hatton was “one of the dirtiest fighters out there” read more

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FREDDIE ROACH AND THE WILD CARD GYM (PART II)

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By Maloney L. Samaco

Freddie Roach was born on March 5, 1960 in Dedham, Massachusetts and he will be turning 49 next month. There were seven kids in their family and his dad was an ex-pro fighter who wanted his children to become boxers also.

Roach’s first fight was when he was about six years old and he joined his first tournament at the age of eight and won the Junior Olympic 50-pound division. He had 50 amateur fights and lost nine. Roach turned pro in 1978. read more

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