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MANILA, Philippines -- Undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. took home this year's Excellence in Sports Performance of the Year (ESPY) Award for Best Fighter, edging out Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao and mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Georges St. Pierre.
This is the 3rd time Mayweather won the award.
Fight fans are currently waiting for Mayweather, who is fresh from a victory versus potential Hall of Famer “Sugar” Shane Mosley, to sign a fight contract with Pacquiao for the biggest fight to date in recent years.
Meanwhile, the New Orleans Saints and its quarterback Drew Brees were the big winners at the ESPY awards.
Brees received 4 trophies, including Male Athlete of the Year, Best Championship Performance and Best NFL (National Football League) Player. He also shared the team award with his super bowl champion colleagues.
Brees was chosen male athlete over National Basketball Association (NBA) stars Kobe Bryant and Lebron James.
Here's a list of some of the other winners in the ESPYs.
Best Female Athlete: Lindsey Vonn Best Comeback: Kim Clijsters Best Coach/Manager: Phil Jackson Best Record Breaking Performance: John Isner vs. Nicolas Mahut Best Track and Field Athlete: Usain Bolt Best Male Tennis Player: Roger Federer Best Female Tennis Player: Serena Williams Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather Best Male Golfer: Phil Mickelson Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White
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Recently the megafight Pacquiao-Mayweather started last year. The negotiation was disputed because of a controversial drug-testing protocol insisted by Maywether's camp which Pacquiao is not willing to take blood tests less that 14 days before the fight.
Bob Arum recently told Yahoo! Sports that the talks to get the megafight done are now making progress, and that if there are any issues remaining to be fixed on Maywether's Part.
“I think the only question is whether Mayweather is prepared to fight now,” Arum said. “He may say he’s had his fight for the year and that’s it and that we’ll address it again next year. He might say that. I don’t know. I don’t know. But that’s what I’m hypothesizing,” he told Yahoo! Sports’ Kevin Iole.
But recently, the Filipino southpaw, now congressman of Sarangani province after taking his oath of office last Monday, said he is now willing to subject himself to blood tests up to 14 days before fight time.
Even Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach said his ward is now willing to give in to Mayweather’s demands.
“At this point I feel that Manny is going to agree to everything,” Roach told Morgan Campbell of the Toronto Star in its June 28 issue.
“That’s our bluff. We’re going to call his bluff. We’ll see…I can’t speak for Manny, I can’t speak for Arum but I feel the fight will happen because Manny is going to call his bluff and say “’let’s do it,'” the multi-awarded trainer added.
Arum, for his part, echoed Roach’s statements.
“That’s all been resolved,” Arum said, referring to the issue of blood testing. “It may be that Floyd wants to fight in May, in which case (Pacquiao will) fight (another opponent) in November and fight him in May. I am not going to talk about the specifics of the negotiations. You have my statement that there are no real issues that I can see, except whether he wants to fight now or later or not at all,” Arum told Iole.
With this, Arum stated that the ball is now in Mayweather’s court to reach a deal finalizing the fight, which expected to be the richest in boxing history.
“The question is whether Mayweather is willing to go into the ring this year. It’s up to him. His people would love him to do it. He may not want to do it. If Mayweather wants to fight in November, I believe the fight will be made. To me it seems — it seems, and say that, because I’m not Mayweather — that the only issue is whether he wants to fight in November,” he said.
In the event everything still fails, Arum said Pacquiao could end up facing Mexican Antonio Margarito or even take a rematch with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, who recently won the WBO junior middleweight title over Yuri Foreman last month.
But for Arum, the fight to be made is still Pacquiao-Mayweather.
“As far as I’m concerned, we have two guys (Margarito and Cotto) in the wings who could make attractive fights for Manny, though they are certainly not as attractive as a Mayweather fight,” he said.
While Arum has been very vocal of the ongoing negotiations, his counterpart, Golden Boy Promotions chief Richard Schaefer, remains mum on the issue.
“My reaction is no comment,” Schaefer, who represents Mayweather, said when reached by Iole for comment.
“I really can’t say anything. I won’t comment in any way, shape or form. You know this and anybody who has called me knows this: The only two words I’m going to say when I’m asked about this are ‘No comment.’ That’s my comment. No comment,” he added.
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Manny Pacquiao won against Joshua Clottey by unanimous decision in the Cowboy Stadium match. Watch the full coverage of every round here. If you have a copy of the Pacquiao-Clottey replay, you can share it with us.
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See The Event: Road to Dallas Video, features the fight Pacquiao vs Clottey this coming weekend, March 13, 2010. Watch Pacquiao vs Clottey Live Online.
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Watch The Event: Pacquiao vs. Clottey Live this coming Saturday, March 13, 2010. Manny Pacquiao Prefight Video, the team Pacquiao headed by Freddie Roach discusses the fight against Miguel Cotto and his strengths. And Joshua Clottey who has worked his way to the top. Pacquiao vs. Clottey takes place Cowboy Stadium, Texas. See Pacquiao vs Clottey: Tale of the Tape
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MANILA, Philippines – Even if Ghana’s Joshua Clottey is bigger than 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino’s conditioning coach thinks the Ghanaian will not have enough strength to go the distance in his March 13 bout.
“I don't think Clottey will last 12 rounds. I think Clottey might just stop because he will get hit too much. I think Clottey will get tired of getting hit,” Alex Ariza told Brad Cooney of 8countnews.com.
“If Manny moves the way he's been moving in sparring, I just don't see Clottey being able to take the beating that he is going to get.”
Ariza, however, mentioned that he is concerned about the beating that Pacquiao will get from Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
He shared that he and Pacquiao focused “a little more” on strength training.
“Clottey is strong so that's my biggest concern… The physical punishment Manny might take is my biggest concern. Clottey is so much bigger, but we will have Manny ready for whatever comes his way,” stated Ariza.
Pacquiao’s conditioning coach went on to divulge on the status of their training camp in Los Angeles, California.
“I think we are right on schedule, maybe even a little ahead of it. He looks great, the weight is great, the conditioning is great.”
The Filipino boxing superstar trains at the Wild Card Gym which is owned by his coach, Freddie Roach.
Ariza even commented on Pacquiao’s LA training: “I am not a big fan of LA training because of all of the people here. I thought we had a good camp in the Philippines last fight. Manny trained well over there, but he looks good over here too.”
Pacquiao will defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Clottey, a former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion. Their match headlines the pay-per-view event entitled “The Event.”
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The anticipated bout this coming March 13 between seven-division champ Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao vs Joshua 'Grand Master' Clottey will surely be a box office to cover the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This match was a result of the failure negotiations between Floyd Mayweather and Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum to pursue the match. This time there will be no 'catchweight' as oppose to the previous fights of Manny Pacquiao. Early this week, he has tested negative for any kind of drugs in his urine and blood test samples.
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Boxing fans anticipates the HBO's Pacquiao vs Clottey 24/7 like most of the Pacquiao fights before. But instead HBO prepare a 30 minute special preview for The Event: Pacquiao vs Clottey match. HBO will present "Road to Dallas: Pacquiao vs Clottey", a short documentary for the upcoming welterweight title match between the seven-division world champion pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and the former world welterweight champion Joshua Clottey. This will mark the first-ever pro boxing event at the landmark $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Don't ever miss this classical match up that will take place on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Watch The Event: Pacquiao vs Clottey Live Online.
You can watch Road to Dallas: Pacquiao vs Clottey live on HBO - Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:00PM ET/PT immediately following the live presentation of HBO Boxing After Dark.
Additional HBO replay schedules: Saturday, March 6 at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, March 7 at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 8 at 2:00 p.m. & 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m. & 8:00 p.m. Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. & 11:30 p.m. Friday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. & 2:00 a.m. Saturday, March 13 at 11:30 a.m.
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I'll say, 'It's not an upset, but a win.' - Joshua Clottey
A well rounded and humble fighter from Ghana, Joshua Clottey, speaks about the upcoming match against the seven-division champion, Manny Pacquiao. An interview conducted by the FanHouse in his training facility at Fort Lauderdale's Contender Gym in Florida.
"I went to Ghana to try get a visa for my trainer, and it didn't work out for Godwin Kotey. I think that was three weeks ago, and I've moved on. I'm training with Lenny DeJesus, we're training hard, and we're very happy," said Clottey.
"I can't tell you my strategy. I can't and will not tell you what I'm going to do to Manny Pacquiao," said Clottey. "But I'm coming to fight -- I will tell you that. This, I do know: Manny Pacquiao is not that different from anyone else that I've fought."
"Manny Pacquiao is a human being, like everyone else. He's just a really good fighter who is out there now who is No. 1 now," said Clottey. "I don't know how he's coming to fight me, but I can tell you that I'm a different fighter altogether than anyone else that he's faced. I'm a really difficult fighter, you see."
Clottey enjoys the fact that, unlike Cotto and De La Hoya, he will be allowed to fight at the 147-pound weight limit rather than being contracted by Pacquiao to fight at catch weights of 145 pounds like Cotto and De La Hoya.
"It is good for me to be at 147. I'm a very big welterweight, so it's not really easy to make 147. I'm going to be big," said Clottey, beginning to warm up. "But I'm going in there and taking it like, 'I'm just going to go in there and do my thing and make people happy.'"
But will those punches be appreciated against a Manny Pacquiao, whose activity level alone could earn a momentum and favor with the crowd and the judges -- perceived or otherwise?
"Pacquiao is coming from a smaller weight to welterweight, and he's going to have an advantage in speed already because he's a smaller guy. I can't throw a lot of punches like Pacquiao will do. But I will connect enough to make him slow down and wear down, and bring his speed down," said Clottey.
"I will also rely on my pressure. But I don't know what Pacquiao is coming to do, so I have to use my head. I don't know if he's planning to move around. But I'm not going to make him chase me. I will be right there," said Clottey. "I want to make this fight so exciting that the fans will have something to talk about. I don't run. I'll keep coming. I'll be there."
Clottey's three losses were to former world champions Carlos Baldomir, Antonio Margarito and Cotto. Clottey led against Baldomir when he was disqualified for head-butting, and was also in front against Margarito before having to fight the final eight rounds with injuries to both hands.
"I've never left the ring feeling like I lost. I feel like I'm undefeated. If I win this fight against Manny Pacquiao, I will never feel like I beat the best fighter in the world," said Clottey.
"I will feel like I had a fight with Manny Pacquiao, the best fighter out there, and I won," said Clottey. "So even if I beat Pacquaio, and people talk about it like it's a big upset, I'll say, 'It's not an upset, but a win.'"
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The Pacquiao - Clottey welterweight fight is just a few days more and it's time for us to see whose fighting before the main event this coming March 13, 2010 The Event: Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey match. The televised undercard matches for the Pacquiao vs Clottey were finalized.
The vacant WBC lightweight title will be settle by Humberto Soto vs David Diaz match up. Soto is a WBC super feather weight champion and Diaz is a former WBC lightweight champion.
For a 10 round bout features former to-time world champion Jose Castillo to face Alfonso Gomez. And another 10 round bout for the famous John Duddy to take on Michael Medina, in a pair of middleweight bouts.
Also, promoter Bob Arum said the nephew of Hall of Famer Salvador Sanchez, Salvador Sanchez III, and undefeated Dallas boxer Roberto Marroquin will fight in separate non-televised undercard bouts.
"Each match up will feature a world class fighter from a different region of Mexico or a Hispanic region in the United States," Arum said.
WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT: THE EVENT. Congressional candidate and seven-division world champion Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao will defend his title against the former world welterweight champion and current No. 1 contender Joshua 'Grand Master' Clottey.
Pacquiao vs Clottey “The Event” can be watched on HBO PPV after HBO agreed to cover the said mega event of the year in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Mayweather’s camp also tried to convince the latter to cover his upcoming fight but HBO prefers Pacman’s fight.
Ticket Cost: $50 – $700 (from corner end zone to front near ring on the floor of the Cowboys Stadium).
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Here are the PPV bouts announced today: Welterweight Jose Luis Castillo (60-9-1, 52 KOs), a two-time world champion currently ranked WBC #9 will take on Alfonso Gomez (21-4-2), ranked WBC #10, WBO #10, starred in the first season of ‘The Contender’ and is coming off a victory over Jesus Soto-Karass. Also middleweight contender John Duddy (28-1, 18 KOs) meets Michael Medina (22-1-2, 17 KOs). In addition, Top Rank will feature featherweight Salvador Sanchez (18-3-2, 8 KOs) on its international broadcast. Unbeaten super bantamweight Roberto Marroquin (11-0, 8 KOs) will also see action.
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MANILA, Philippines - They’re selling like hotcakes and Manny Pacquiao hasn’t placed his orders yet.
Tickets to the March 13 fight between the Filipino pound-for-pound champion and challenger Josh Clottey are out, and with still 50 days left before the big day, promoters might be forced to have a few thousands more printed.
According to ESPN.com, more than 20,000 tickets were sold in the first three hours of sales Saturday. Because of the size of the venue, tickets prices were slashed more than half of what they used to be for Pacquiao fights.
The Dallas Cowboys Stadium, a $1.3 billion wonder, can seat more than 100,000 fans for a football game. But for this fight, the men behind the fight have decided to block off the outer sections and limit the capacity to around 40,000.
Still, that’s more than twice as big as when Pacquiao fights in Las Vegas, whether it’s the MGM Grand or the Mandalay Bay, where ringside tickets are given a face value of $1,500. In Dallas, the choice seats will go for just $700.
The cheapest tickets for this WBO welterweight clash will go for $50, just the equivalent of dinner and good bottle of wine in a nice restaurant. In previous Pacquiao fights, fifty bucks can’t even get you past the entrance of the fight venue.
“Ross Greenburg (president of HBO Sports) and I are very gratified that the public has responded like they have, and we are happy for our partner (Cowboys owner) Jerry Jones,” Top Rank chief Bob Arum told Dan Rafael in New York Saturday.
Arum was at the Madison Square Garden for his own boxing card. He added that if the demand continues, then the stadium’s capacity can be increased. Pacquiao fights over the last two to three years were always sold out.
“It’s going to be quite a night. And Jerry isn’t just a one-event guy. If he sees this as a success you can be sure he’ll do more boxing in that great stadium,” added Arum.
By the time Pacquiao places his orders, promoters might just consider that because the 31-year-old punching machine, winner of his last 11 fights, is also known for his legendary generosity when it comes to giving away tickets.
For the Miguel Cotto fight last November, insiders said he spent more than $300,000 buying more than 800 tickets for family and friends. That’s more than two percent of his guaranteed purse. But he loves what he’s doing.
“It’s my way of thanking these people who continue to support me,” he’d often say.
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I know this is like a century old. But every time i saw this video, I always want to post this on the blog. Floyd Mayweather Jr is a talking piece of shit and all people knows that.
Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, has won six world titles in as many different weight divisions ranging from 112 to 140 pounds, cementing the Filipino national hero’s status as the sport’s pound-for-pound champion. His performance in 2008 was described as “Henry Armstrongesque,” winning world titles at 130 and 135 pounds with victories over Juan Manuel Marquez and David Diaz, respectively, and knocking out and retiring Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds to finish the trifecta. This year, he picked up where he left off last year – winning another world title in a new weight division — dealing defending junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton a one-punch second-round knockout last May 2 for his 10th consecutive victory.
Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has held a world title every year since 2004. Puerto Rico’s most exciting fighter, Cotto held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight crown from 2004-2006, successfully defending it six times before vacating it to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title at the end of 2006, a title he held for nearly as long. He won his second welterweight title in February this year, knocking out Michael Jennings in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden to become the WBO welterweight champion. Notable scalps on Cotto’s belt include Sugar Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Pauli Malinaggi, and Demarcus Corley. Cotto’s last fight was the brutal split-decision victory over Joshua Clottey in New York last June 2009!
Pound for Pound king Manny Pacquiao will face the man to beat, Miguel Cotto this coming November 14. Two of boxing’s most popular and crowd-pleasing fighters, will meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Nov. 14 (HBO PPV).
MANILA, Philippines -- Undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. took home this year's Excellence in Sports Performance of the Year (ESPY) Award for Best Fighter, edging out Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao and mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Georges St. Pierre.
