Promoted by Top Rank, in association with the Tecate and MP Promotions, THE EVENT: PACQUIAO vs. CLOTTEY will take place This Saturday! March 13, in Cowboys Stadium, The $1.2 billion stadium is the largest, most technologically advanced entertainment venue in the world. Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), boxing’s only seven-division world champion, of General Santos City, Philippines, will be defending the World Boxing Organization welterweight title against Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs), of Accra, Ghana. THE EVENT will be produced and distributed Live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. P
Michael Leahy, The Washington Post: “Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach prepare for Joshua Clottey fight, and eye bout with Floyd Mayweather”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030801927.html
Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com: “The Manny/Freddie/Mickey Story”
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4974064
Bernard Fernandez, Philadelphia Daily News: “Jerry Jones Touting Cowboys Stadium as Major Site”
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/columnists/20100309_Bernard_Fernandez__Jerry_Jones_touting_Cowboys_stadium_as_major_fight_site.html
Tobias Xavier Lopez, Star-Telegram: “Clottey Not Predicting Outcome of Fight”
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/08/2024501/clottey-not-predicting-outcome.html
Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: “Manny Pacquiao Will Not Tale Joshua Clottey Lightly”
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0308-manny-pacquiao-20100308,0,1876345.story
Greg Beacham, Associated Press: “Could Pacquiao Be Done With Boxing After Clottey?”
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D9E7HHD02.html
Larry Fine, Reuters: “Clottey Motivated by Pacquiao Trainer’s Knockout Forecast”
http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCATRE6234VA20100304
George Kimball, TheSweetScience.com: “The Accidental Trainer”
http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/7782/accidental-trainer/
Nick Giongco, Manila Bulletin: “Ali No Match for Pacquiao”
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/246990/ali-no-match-pacquiao
Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star: “Biggest Loser Richer by $23,000”
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=556237&publicationSubCategoryId=69
Nick Giongco, Manila Bulletin: “Pacquiao Entourage Also Gets Star Treatment”
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/246989/pacquiao-entourage-also-gets-star-treatment
ABS-CBN News: “Manny Charters ‘Air Pacquiao’ for Flight to Dallas”
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/03/09/10/manny-charters-air-pacquiao-flight-dallas
Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star: “Pacquiao Warned of Clottey’s Dirty Tactics”
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=556236&publicationSubCategoryId=69
Santos Perez, Miami Herald: “Joshua Clottey Ready for Manny Pacquiao Fight”
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/08/1518081/clottey-ready-for-pacquiao-fight.html
Joe Maxse, The Plain Dealer: “Bruising is Likely for Joshua Clottey’s Brave Face”
http://www.cleveland.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/03/bruising_is_likely_for_joshua.html
Gareth A. Davies, Daily Telegraph: “Manny Pacquiao: Fighter, Icon, Politician…and Pop Star?”
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garethadavies/100005761/manny-pacquiao-fighter-icon-politician-and-pop-star/
Robert Morales, Pasadena Star-News: “Discourage Not In Clottey’s Vocabulary”
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/sports/ci_14522330
Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com: “Arum Hits the Big D”
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/promo-lead/arum-hits-the-big-d
Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com: “Pacquiao Focused for Clottey”
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/sub-lead/pacquiao-focused-for-clottey
Coyote Duran, MaxBoxing.com: “David Diaz: Long-Term on Short Notice”
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/david-diaz-long-term-on-short-notice
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Manny Pacquiao appears on Sports Soup Tonight! on Versus and on Good Morning America Weekend This Saturday morning. Check your local listings for times.