Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton May 2nd [official poll/predictions]
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The fight was dope. Even though I paid an average of $250 a round to watch it by myself it was way worth it. The British fans took over Vegas on the weekend though. Only few of them showed class after defeat. Most of them were acting like some bitches though. I came up some good money on the fight. I put up some good change on 'Under 10 rounds' for even money and even more money on a KO but that didn't pay out as much. One of my boys put $100 on 2nd round and 3rd round KO. Paying out 20/1. I'll never doubt Freddie Roach again. If he says an early KO I'm putting money on the all of the early rounds.
I can't wait for the PBF/JMM fight. At least we'll most likely get to see 12 rounds of boxing.
I can't wait for the PBF/JMM fight. At least we'll most likely get to see 12 rounds of boxing.
This was posted over at boxingscene.com. Pretty big numbers, impressive as hell for two non-american non-mexican fighters to put up numbers like this especially considering the bad economy and all.
Pacquiao vs. Hatton could hit 2 million PPV buys
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05/04/manny.money/?iref=hpmostpop
USA Today reported Monday that early indications from cable companies were that the scheduled 12-round light-welterweight bout could get as many as two million buys.
Co-promoter Bob Arum was delighted with the figures especially as initial estimates were suggesting about one million boxing fans would shell out their cash.
"We know based on those early numbers and based on experience the event will perform extremely well. If I had to guess, anywhere between 1.6 million and two million homes, which is a home run," he said.
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Pacquiao vs. Hatton could hit 2 million PPV buys
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05/04/manny.money/?iref=hpmostpop
USA Today reported Monday that early indications from cable companies were that the scheduled 12-round light-welterweight bout could get as many as two million buys.
Co-promoter Bob Arum was delighted with the figures especially as initial estimates were suggesting about one million boxing fans would shell out their cash.
"We know based on those early numbers and based on experience the event will perform extremely well. If I had to guess, anywhere between 1.6 million and two million homes, which is a home run," he said.
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haha just came back from Vegas. I told all those Brits singing that dumb ass song at every fucking bar that Hatton would get that ass whooped! Filipinos were deep in every club waving their flags singing their pac man version of that winterland song. Suicide rate probably tripled for this weekend in Vegas.
^^especially considering Hatton told his fans to bet everything on him!!
"Re-mortgage the house and empty the bank and put it all on me. I'm not getting ahead of myself. It's just the build of my opponent and how I feel. I'm so, so confident it's unreal. People are getting carried away with Pacquiao's speed, but don't forget I'm a bit of a whippet myself. It has all gone really smoothly for this fight and this is the sharpest I've been." Hatton told The Guardian.
"Re-mortgage the house and empty the bank and put it all on me. I'm not getting ahead of myself. It's just the build of my opponent and how I feel. I'm so, so confident it's unreal. People are getting carried away with Pacquiao's speed, but don't forget I'm a bit of a whippet myself. It has all gone really smoothly for this fight and this is the sharpest I've been." Hatton told The Guardian.
lol, damn they love pacquiao TO DEATH in the Philippines!
7 people die watching pacman win
7 DIE OF HEART ATTACKS WATCHING MANNY'S FIGHT
MANILA, MAY 5, 2009 (STAR) Seven people died of heart attacks while watching Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao pummel British challenger Ricky Hatton on television on Sunday.
In Isabela, 63-year-old Rudy Babaran was declared dead on arrival at the Cagayan Valley Sanitarium and Hospital.
“He was rejoicing for Pacquiao, especially when it appeared that (Pacquiao) was already winning the match,” said Joe Dasig, who was with the victim and 10 others watching the fight live on a 46-inch multi-speaker television.
“The hospital is only about 200 meters from where we watched the match. Unfortunately, it was too late.”
Babaran, a brother of Judge Raul Babaran of the Cauayan City regional trial court, was a cousin of Transportation Undersecretary Thompson Lantion.
Others who died of heart attacks while cheering for Pacquiao were Timoteo Semana Ramos, 69, of Vintar, Ilocos Norte; Mike Villaflores of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya; Ala Abet, 53, of Lapu-Lapu City; and Rolando Cabang, 52; and Abraham Esparagosa, 54, both of South Cotabato.
In Manila, 49-year-old Vic Ocampo also succumbed to a heart attack while watching the Pacquiao-Hatton match at the Dapitan Sports Complex.
Zero crime in Cotabato City
In Cotabato City, police again recorded “zero crime” as Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton clashed in Las Vegas.
“No untoward incident happened within that brief period of what was for many Cotabato City residents an epic boxing bout,” said Cotabato City police director Senior Superintendent Willie Dangane.
Traffic in Cotabato City’s busy thoroughfares was also light, he added.
Residents in the city’s 37 barangays were amazed with Pacquiao’s dramatic performance.
“I can’t believe Hatton would fall like a timber cut by chainsaw,” said Bernard Sero, a ranking employee of the Commission on Audit in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Ustadz Farid Solaiman Adas, chief of the ARMM’s Madaris Education Bureau, said not a single untoward incident occurred in areas where Islamic missionaries were assigned when Pacquiao and Hatton fought in the ring.
“Many of us in the bureau, which has more than 700 Islamic preachers, did not doubt Manny’s capability to defeat Hatton so fast,” he said.
Adas said Islam encourages athletic competitions as a means of propagating sportsmanship, teamwork, and discipline among Muslims.
“We admire Pacquiao and respect him as an icon of sports but we don’t idolize him, for idolatry is a taboo in Islam,” he said.
“We admire his courage, discipline and his perseverance as a boxer.” – Charlie Lagasca, Teddy Molina, John Unson
7 people die watching pacman win
7 DIE OF HEART ATTACKS WATCHING MANNY'S FIGHT
MANILA, MAY 5, 2009 (STAR) Seven people died of heart attacks while watching Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao pummel British challenger Ricky Hatton on television on Sunday.
In Isabela, 63-year-old Rudy Babaran was declared dead on arrival at the Cagayan Valley Sanitarium and Hospital.
“He was rejoicing for Pacquiao, especially when it appeared that (Pacquiao) was already winning the match,” said Joe Dasig, who was with the victim and 10 others watching the fight live on a 46-inch multi-speaker television.
“The hospital is only about 200 meters from where we watched the match. Unfortunately, it was too late.”
Babaran, a brother of Judge Raul Babaran of the Cauayan City regional trial court, was a cousin of Transportation Undersecretary Thompson Lantion.
Others who died of heart attacks while cheering for Pacquiao were Timoteo Semana Ramos, 69, of Vintar, Ilocos Norte; Mike Villaflores of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya; Ala Abet, 53, of Lapu-Lapu City; and Rolando Cabang, 52; and Abraham Esparagosa, 54, both of South Cotabato.
In Manila, 49-year-old Vic Ocampo also succumbed to a heart attack while watching the Pacquiao-Hatton match at the Dapitan Sports Complex.
Zero crime in Cotabato City
In Cotabato City, police again recorded “zero crime” as Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton clashed in Las Vegas.
“No untoward incident happened within that brief period of what was for many Cotabato City residents an epic boxing bout,” said Cotabato City police director Senior Superintendent Willie Dangane.
Traffic in Cotabato City’s busy thoroughfares was also light, he added.
Residents in the city’s 37 barangays were amazed with Pacquiao’s dramatic performance.
“I can’t believe Hatton would fall like a timber cut by chainsaw,” said Bernard Sero, a ranking employee of the Commission on Audit in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Ustadz Farid Solaiman Adas, chief of the ARMM’s Madaris Education Bureau, said not a single untoward incident occurred in areas where Islamic missionaries were assigned when Pacquiao and Hatton fought in the ring.
“Many of us in the bureau, which has more than 700 Islamic preachers, did not doubt Manny’s capability to defeat Hatton so fast,” he said.
Adas said Islam encourages athletic competitions as a means of propagating sportsmanship, teamwork, and discipline among Muslims.
“We admire Pacquiao and respect him as an icon of sports but we don’t idolize him, for idolatry is a taboo in Islam,” he said.
“We admire his courage, discipline and his perseverance as a boxer.” – Charlie Lagasca, Teddy Molina, John Unson
he boxer known as 'Pac-Man' follows his Hatton knockout by singing in downtown L.A. -- after the Laker game, of course. Why not? He's already released a couple of singles in the Philippines.
By Yvonne Villarreal
2:32 PM PDT, May 5, 2009
Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao may be called the world's top pound-for-pound boxer, especially after a second-round knockout victory against Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton over the weekend in Las Vegas. But Monday night he was, pound-for-pound, the greatest singer in the world -- at least to some of those in attendance at the Conga Room in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate his victory.
"Tonight he can sing all night," trainer Freddie Roach said at the event benefiting the Manny Pacquiao Foundation, which supports underprivileged individuals in the Philippines. "You fight hard, you get to have fun . . . but not too much."
Projection screens in the Latin-infused nightclub showed boxing footage of Pacquiao as hundreds crowded the floor in anticipation of the International Boxing Organization and Ring magazine's world light welterweight champion. With Pacquiao scheduled to sing at 9 p.m., some drank and others danced as they waited. And waited.
But the 30-year-old Filipino boxing superstar was late to his own party because, like many Angelenos on Monday night, he was watching the Lakers take on the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series -- just across the way from the Conga Room, in the crowd at Staples Center.
It wasn't long before fans -- some wearing shirts with Pacquiao's face emblazoned on them -- began chanting, "Manny! Manny! Manny!" By 11:30 p.m., the People's Champion (another of his many nicknames) had arrived. His first stop: the stage.
Outfitted in a cream-colored suit and surrounded by his entourage and fans, Pacquiao grabbed a mike and unleashed his vocal flair -- no match for his powerful left hook, but still displayed on numerous YouTube videos -- alongside Filipino singer Lito Camo. A sea of brightly lighted cellphone screens and camera flashes filled the space as Pacquiao crooned "Lahing Pinoy," which also served as his entrance song for his fight with Hatton:
"Sumigaw ang pinoy -- HOY!!
Ang lahat ng pinoy -- HOY!!
Ang lahi ng pinoy sa mundo
Pilipino"
Fans sang the song, which celebrates Filipino pride, along with their icon.
"We just recorded that before the fight," Pacquiao said, addressing the mostly Filipino crowd. "Next time I'm going to make an English song for everyone."
Pacquiao's global reach isn't limited to jabs and punches. His performance Monday night hinted at stardom outside the ring; in the Philippines, he's already previously released two songs. And he wouldn't be the first boxing powerhouse to venture into entertainmen.
Sugar Ray Robinson unsuccessfully attempted a career as an entertainer after his boxing career ended. Two-time world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, now a successful businessman perhaps best known for the George Foreman brand grills, briefly starred in his own sitcom on ABC, "George." And, in 2000, Oscar de la Hoya released a self-titled Latin pop album that was nominated for a Grammy.
If the roar of Pacquiao's fans during his performance is any indication, there are plenty of people who would flock to buy a future album release.
"Not only is he a good athlete, but he's a great entertainer," said Robert Lyons, 51, a fan from Ranchos Palos Verdes. "He has a way of capturing the hearts of everyone. It's great to see . . . and it's now great to listen."
Listen they did. Shortly after midnight, Apple from the Black Eyed Peas got behind the DJ booth and, as 1 a.m. neared, Pacquiao joined him onstage for another round of vocal bobbing and weaving. During the half-hour set, he performed the song he's most famous for, "Para Sa Iyo," and three other songs from an album scheduled to be released in the Philippines before the end of the year.
The crowd was his.
Victorious in the ring. Now, at least for one night, victorious on the stage.
By Yvonne Villarreal
2:32 PM PDT, May 5, 2009
Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao may be called the world's top pound-for-pound boxer, especially after a second-round knockout victory against Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton over the weekend in Las Vegas. But Monday night he was, pound-for-pound, the greatest singer in the world -- at least to some of those in attendance at the Conga Room in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate his victory.
"Tonight he can sing all night," trainer Freddie Roach said at the event benefiting the Manny Pacquiao Foundation, which supports underprivileged individuals in the Philippines. "You fight hard, you get to have fun . . . but not too much."
Projection screens in the Latin-infused nightclub showed boxing footage of Pacquiao as hundreds crowded the floor in anticipation of the International Boxing Organization and Ring magazine's world light welterweight champion. With Pacquiao scheduled to sing at 9 p.m., some drank and others danced as they waited. And waited.
But the 30-year-old Filipino boxing superstar was late to his own party because, like many Angelenos on Monday night, he was watching the Lakers take on the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series -- just across the way from the Conga Room, in the crowd at Staples Center.
It wasn't long before fans -- some wearing shirts with Pacquiao's face emblazoned on them -- began chanting, "Manny! Manny! Manny!" By 11:30 p.m., the People's Champion (another of his many nicknames) had arrived. His first stop: the stage.
Outfitted in a cream-colored suit and surrounded by his entourage and fans, Pacquiao grabbed a mike and unleashed his vocal flair -- no match for his powerful left hook, but still displayed on numerous YouTube videos -- alongside Filipino singer Lito Camo. A sea of brightly lighted cellphone screens and camera flashes filled the space as Pacquiao crooned "Lahing Pinoy," which also served as his entrance song for his fight with Hatton:
"Sumigaw ang pinoy -- HOY!!
Ang lahat ng pinoy -- HOY!!
Ang lahi ng pinoy sa mundo
Pilipino"
Fans sang the song, which celebrates Filipino pride, along with their icon.
"We just recorded that before the fight," Pacquiao said, addressing the mostly Filipino crowd. "Next time I'm going to make an English song for everyone."
Pacquiao's global reach isn't limited to jabs and punches. His performance Monday night hinted at stardom outside the ring; in the Philippines, he's already previously released two songs. And he wouldn't be the first boxing powerhouse to venture into entertainmen.
Sugar Ray Robinson unsuccessfully attempted a career as an entertainer after his boxing career ended. Two-time world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, now a successful businessman perhaps best known for the George Foreman brand grills, briefly starred in his own sitcom on ABC, "George." And, in 2000, Oscar de la Hoya released a self-titled Latin pop album that was nominated for a Grammy.
If the roar of Pacquiao's fans during his performance is any indication, there are plenty of people who would flock to buy a future album release.
"Not only is he a good athlete, but he's a great entertainer," said Robert Lyons, 51, a fan from Ranchos Palos Verdes. "He has a way of capturing the hearts of everyone. It's great to see . . . and it's now great to listen."
Listen they did. Shortly after midnight, Apple from the Black Eyed Peas got behind the DJ booth and, as 1 a.m. neared, Pacquiao joined him onstage for another round of vocal bobbing and weaving. During the half-hour set, he performed the song he's most famous for, "Para Sa Iyo," and three other songs from an album scheduled to be released in the Philippines before the end of the year.
The crowd was his.
Victorious in the ring. Now, at least for one night, victorious on the stage.
