Pacquiao a Giant amongst Giants in NYC
A kings welcomed awaited the pound for pound champion Manny Pacquiao as he entered Madison Square Garden Saturday night to take in the Miguel Cotto – Joshua Clottey main event. Pacquiao and his wife entered the Garden before the undercard fight of his country mate Rodel Mayol who was challenging Puerto Rican Ivan Calderon for the WBO Mini Flyweight championship. The overwhelming Puerto Rican crowd who started to pack in the Garden was beginning to get pumped up as they anticipated the Calderon and Cotto bouts. Before the crowd could get a chance to cheer their favorites Calderon and Cotto they were treated to the appearance of Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao hand and hand with his wife were escorted by many security guards to their front row seats next to promoter Bob Arum. With the sighting of Pacquiao the Garden crowd went into frenzy, Pacquiao responded back smiling and waving back only to receive another round of accolades meant for royalty. It goes to show you that Pacquiao’s statue not only as a boxer but as a celebrity is starting to peak as well.
Pacquiao who has never fought at Madison Square Garden had to be thinking at that moment the Mecca of Boxing has to be on my list of venues for a career ending fight. Many of the greats have fought in the Mecca of Boxing the likes of Ali, Frazier, Lewis, Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., Felix Trinidad even the Golden Boy trio of De La Hoya, Hopkins and Mosley have had bouts at the famous Madison Square Garden. Why should Pacquiao be excluded in from demonstrating his abilities on the most historical boxing stage in the world?
When the May 2nd second round smashing left knockout to the head of Hatton was shown on the large screens which surround the overhead of the ring once again the crowd at the Garden again applauded the champ Pacquiao. One can imagine a Pacquiao- Cotto or a Pacquiao- Mosley clash held not in Vegas but were boxing was born Madison Square Garden.
As Pacquiao sat ringside along with the television stars of the Sopranos, actor Liam Nelson, boxing greats named Jones, Wright and Calzaghe and NY Giant Football stars Brandon Jacobs, Justin Tuck and Antonio Pierce it was still Pacquiao who received the loudest and longest cheer, t he hometown New York Giant Football Stars could not even come close. Once again Pacquiao stood tall amongst Giants just like he did with his recent wins over Hatton and De La Hoya.
Pacquiao watched the Cotto- Clottey battle intensely as Bob Arum is contemplating a Cotto- Pacquiao matchup for later this year. Arum who afterwards was quoted as saying “A Pacquiao- Cotto match is a dead even fight”.
Now with the Mayweather- Marquez July 18th bout postponed it appears more and more likely a Pacquiao-Cotto match will happen.
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Pacquiao hand and hand with his wife were escorted by many security guards to their front row seats next to promoter Bob Arum. With the sighting of Pacquiao the Garden crowd went into frenzy, Pacquiao responded back smiling and waving back only to receive another round of accolades meant for royalty. It goes to show you that Pacquiao’s statue not only as a boxer but as a celebrity is starting to peak as well.
Pacquiao who has never fought at Madison Square Garden had to be thinking at that moment the Mecca of Boxing has to be on my list of venues for a career ending fight. Many of the greats have fought in the Mecca of Boxing the likes of Ali, Frazier, Lewis, Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., Felix Trinidad even the Golden Boy trio of De La Hoya, Hopkins and Mosley have had bouts at the famous Madison Square Garden. Why should Pacquiao be excluded in from demonstrating his abilities on the most historical boxing stage in the world?
When the May 2nd second round smashing left knockout to the head of Hatton was shown on the large screens which surround the overhead of the ring once again the crowd at the Garden again applauded the champ Pacquiao. One can imagine a Pacquiao- Cotto or a Pacquiao- Mosley clash held not in Vegas but were boxing was born Madison Square Garden.
As Pacquiao sat ringside along with the television stars of the Sopranos, actor Liam Nelson, boxing greats named Jones, Wright and Calzaghe and NY Giant Football stars Brandon Jacobs, Justin Tuck and Antonio Pierce it was still Pacquiao who received the loudest and longest cheer, t he hometown New York Giant Football Stars could not even come close. Once again Pacquiao stood tall amongst Giants just like he did with his recent wins over Hatton and De La Hoya.
Pacquiao watched the Cotto- Clottey battle intensely as Bob Arum is contemplating a Cotto- Pacquiao matchup for later this year. Arum who afterwards was quoted as saying “A Pacquiao- Cotto match is a dead even fight”.
Now with the Mayweather- Marquez July 18th bout postponed it appears more and more likely a Pacquiao-Cotto match will happen.
http://www.diamondboxing.com/
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