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Grapevine, Texas -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush is expected to attend the WBO welterweight title bout between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Joshua Clottey of Ghana, according to Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum as well as publicist Lee Samuels.
Bush will likely be in the VIP luxury suite with wife Laura and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The showdown takes place at the new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas this Saturday, March 13th and will be shown on HBO pay-per-view.
The former President served as governor of Texas and is a boxing fan. Former Republican presidential candidate John McCain was an amateur boxer during his time at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Jones, who attended Pacquiao's media day workout at the posh Gaylord Texan Hotel, appears to be under significant political and economic pressure to deliver financial results given the costly financing of the stadium, which was partly underwritten by Arlington voters.
The coming year is also an uncapped year for the National Football League which means the Dallas Cowboys' payroll could significantly increase. In an interview on ESPN, Jones stressed that the business model of the new stadium must work given the $1.2 billion capital expenditure outlay, which does not include interest expenses and operating costs.
In a stressing tone to ESPN hosts, Jones maintained that both the league (NFL) and Player's Union need to come to an appropriate CBA (collective bargaining agreement) given the metrics surrounding Cowboys Stadium as well as ongoing economic realities.
That means controlling expenses on the Cowboys side, as well as, generating revenues by bringing high profile events to the behemoth facility. Bob Arum confirmed to Examiner.com (Marv Dumon) that more Top Rank events will be hosted at Jones' billion-dollar facility.
Examiner.com (Marv Dumon) had a one-on-one interview with the Texas billionaire which will be published shortly.
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he will be assasinated in dallas
ppsssssttt dont tell this to GAYWEATHER DUCKER coz he'll jealous...
i also heard that barack obama will also be attending the fight. and in order to match the support of bush with pacquiao, obama will be leaning on the side of clottey as one of his close ancestor.
Then Gayweather will accuse pacquiao as a Member of the Secret Societies called "ILLUMINATI" LMAO
huge publicity and big names associated with pacquiao is makin' mayweather crazy. i saw in YouTube floyd shoutin' crazy about Toyota should sponsor him and he's runnin' around. i know it's marketing tactics but it's very sad.
Texans are lucky to have the Cowboy’s Stadium in their place. You know, when there are big sports events (like the coming MP-JC Fight) and with the Stadium nearby and affordable tickets, it is a great venue for family bonding...
THIS IS WHAT THE PACMAN HAS MADE OF! A REAL TOUGH, BEST OF THE BEST FIGHTER! READY FOR MUCH BIGGER CHALLENGE! THE AMERICA HAD NEVER GONE WRONG IN GIVING HIM THE TITLE "FIGHTER OF THE DECADE" COZ HE TRULLY DESERVE IT, NO SINGLE DOUBT ABOUT IT! WHAT MOST IMPORTANT IS, HE NEVER FORGET TO LOOK BACK WHERE HE CAME FROM... HE GIVES "RESPECT" TO EVERY HUMAN BEING.. ONCE AGAIN, PACMAN WILL SHOW YOU THE REAL SHOW! NOT A "SCRIPTED" ONE... THATS FOR SURE!
Former prez George Bush and laura are probably the biggest name attending this fight. It doesn't matter if all celebrities and rap artists shows up to the Floyd/ Moseley fight.
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I don't care if floyed and paula malignantgi continues to accused pacquiao of using streroid and a cheater for as long as two former U.S President(Clinton and Bush)believes the humbleness and greatness of pacquiao from the Philippines.
PACQUIAO’S FIGHT WITH CLOTTEY
WILL BE THE GREATEST FIGHT THE
WORLD WILL EVER HAVE
After Pacquiao irresponsibly revealed that God had spoken to him and him to God, the latter initially intended then to deliver Pacquiao as a prey to Clottey. But because God does not want that the filipino people will be disgraced from Pacquiao’s defeat (many filipinos will also die from worries if Pacquiao will be defeated), God then has decided not to allow Pacquiao to be defeated by Clottey. In this fight, however, Pacquiao will be having a hard (not easy) victory. He will also be castigated by Clottey, but in the end Pacquaio will be victorious or utmost Clottey will be able to obtain a draw. This is a fight which God wishes all the people of the world to see. There will be full of excitement, thrill, fear and gasping from the viewers. This is the greatest fight the world will ever have and will never forget. This is also the fight, the world will acknowledge that the filipinos are God’s
So he's finally coming out of hiding following the mess he left the country (and the world) in. Who wants to see this stupid man?
Edriz you should not say any stupid comments bout Filipinos or the pacman with your ignorant/insufficient interpretation of any boxing articles...
Awesome, one of the great president of USA will attend the Fight. Dude, with the way our economy are doing right now. Unemployment and businesses are closing. I wish Bush was still the president. Democrats are creating this problem so that we can MORE RELY ON THE GOVERNMENT INSTEAD OF LETTING US WORK FOR WHAT WE WANT aslong as ALL THE DOORS FOR SUCCESS ARE OPEN FOR EVERYONE. NOw? Democrats are closing the those doors of opportunity so that we will rely more on the government. Are we going straight to COMMUNISM? Seems like thats what Obaba is planning.
Manny really knows how to attract QUALITY FANS for the fight, HONORABLE men and women
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