The Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight on Saturday, March 13, 2010 is expected to be the second biggest fight of the year in pay-per-view buys. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao would have been the biggest fight of the year, but that fight may never happen if the two fighters can’t come to an agreement over blood testing issues. If Mayweather vs. Pac happens later this year, then that fight would be the biggest fight of the year, and perhaps even the biggest fight ever.
Floyd Mayweather will fight Shane Mosley on May 1st and that fight is expected to draw more in PPV buys than tonight’s Pac vs. Clottey fight. In the past, the unbeaten Mayweather has been a bigger draw.
Bob Arum, Pac’s promoter needs the Saturday night Pac vs. Clottey fight to do really well in PPV buys, so he can get Pac the money he deserves if Pac and Mayweather decide to fight each other later this year.
Pacman is the favorite in the Saturday night fight against Clottey, and many people believe that Arum could have done a better job at finding a better opponent and a more popular fighter for Pac to fight; which of course, translates into more PPV money, and more money for Pac.
Saturday night's fight time from the Dallas Cowboys stadium is 6 pm pacific time on HBO’s pay-per-view. The video below is the fight preview of Pac vs. Clottey.
Marisa Marquez, a Salt Lake City resident who enjoys watching the fights with friends plans to watch it Saturday night. Marquez said that she can’t wait to see the Mayweather fight in May, but “the Pac, Clottey fight should be good too.” “I think Clottey is going to give Pac a run for his money.”
To read more about the blood testing debate between Mayweather and Pacman, click here.
Sources: Boxing News 24 and The Boxing Examiner
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