Pacquiao will visit Manchester on March 1 then London

[XaduBoxer]

all security said he wouldnt & when he came mover he ignored my glove plus would not sign my t shirt either, dont matter will cheer on pacman instead

good decision on who to cheer for...
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[JazMerkin]

That's a shame mate. What does he sign? I'm keen to know just in case I meet him in Vegas

[fugaziuk]

there was a kid in front of me and hatton signed his boxing glove perhaps he is wary of people selling them on ebay??

[XaduBoxer]

all security said he wouldnt & when he came mover he ignored my glove plus would not sign my t shirt either, dont matter will cheer on pacman instead

On one news photo, Hatton signed a shirt...



I.B.O. and Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight World Champion (left) signs autographs for fans in Manchester, England on February 28, 2009 at the press conference to announce his May 2, 2009 world championship bout against Five Division World Champion and Ring Magazine Number One Ranked Pound For Pound Fighter Manny Pacquiao at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada which will be televised live on H.B.O. Pay-Per-View in the United States and Sky Box Office in the United Kingdom.

[XaduBoxer]

Great number of PAC fans at the Trafford Center in Manchester, England...
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[XaduBoxer]

PACQUIAO in LONDON...



Four-time world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, General Santos, Philippines is greeted by hundreds of Filipino fans as he arrives to attend mass at Westminster Cathedral, the largest Roman Catholic church in England and home to one of the most celebrated choirs in the world. Pacquiao is in London for his mega UK media tour to officially announce his upcoming World Jr. Welterweight championship fight against Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton, Manchester, England on Saturday, May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao vs Hatton is presented by Top Rank and Golden Boy and will be available on HBO Pay Per View.
--- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank.

[leftylee]

I didnt realise there was that many Filipino's in London

[XaduBoxer]

I didnt realise there was that many Filipino's in London

Don't underestimate the number of Filipinos scattered around the world... We are everywhere...

Next to USA, UK is one place where there's a lot of Filipinos...



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[leftylee]

I didnt realise there was that many Filipino's in London

Don't underestimate the number of Filipinos scattered around the world... We are everywhere...

Next to USA, UK is one place where there's a lot of Filipinos...
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Interesting.

He's a little story for you SaddoBoxer:

I went on a cruise holiday (Vacation) last year with my family around Europe. One of the waitors on the ship was Filipino. I went over to him and started making conversation to him about Pacquiao. Literally his eyes lit up when I stated "Manny Pacquaio" and he grinned, he was talking to me about how it's party time within his house when Pac fights and how he's a local hero in his country. We were talking about the rematch with Marquez and he was asking me how well knows is Pac within the UK etc. Really interesting stuff. He was a cool guy.

[skel1983]

Great number of PAC fans at the Trafford Center in Manchester, England...
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Really cool to see Pac is like a king to these people, the old Rochdale crew out in force not far from me Rochdale

[Master]

PPV figures are going to be high, very high.

[skel1983]

PPV figures are going to be high, very high.

Im gonna guess at 500-600k considering there is no American involved i think that would be around the mark.

Also i reckon over that mark in UK maybe close to a million.

[JazMerkin]

PPV figures are going to be high, very high.

Im gonna guess at 500-600k considering there is no American involved i think that would be around the mark.

Also i reckon over that mark in UK maybe close to a million.

Nah I reckon it does close to a million in the States, they're probably the two most high profile non-US fighters over there.

I think UK will be about the same, don't think it will hit the same high as the Mayweather fight (1.4m I think) as he had more of a 'name' over here than I think Pacquiao has among your average sports fan.

Then again the way the fight has been building up already, it could reach similar proportions

[skel1983]

PPV figures are going to be high, very high.

Im gonna guess at 500-600k considering there is no American involved i think that would be around the mark.

Also i reckon over that mark in UK maybe close to a million.

Nah I reckon it does close to a million in the States, they're probably the two most high profile non-US fighters over there.

I think UK will be about the same, don't think it will hit the same high as the Mayweather fight (1.4m I think) as he had more of a 'name' over here than I think Pacquiao has among your average sports fan.

Then again the way the fight has been building up already, it could reach similar proportions

I cant see it hitting a million buys especially in the current financial climate without an American boxer involved, i also think people over here are seeing this fight just as big as the Mayweather fight alot of my casual boxing mates seem to be more intrested this time round than the Mayweather fight, we will have to see come fight night but if it does a million in the States i will be shocked.

[JazMerkin]

Im gonna guess at 500-600k considering there is no American involved i think that would be around the mark.

Also i reckon over that mark in UK maybe close to a million.

Nah I reckon it does close to a million in the States, they're probably the two most high profile non-US fighters over there.

I think UK will be about the same, don't think it will hit the same high as the Mayweather fight (1.4m I think) as he had more of a 'name' over here than I think Pacquiao has among your average sports fan.

Then again the way the fight has been building up already, it could reach similar proportions

I cant see it hitting a million buys especially in the current financial climate without an American boxer involved, i also think people over here are seeing this fight just as big as the Mayweather fight alot of my casual boxing mates seem to be more intrested this time round than the Mayweather fight, we will have to see come fight night but if it does a million in the States i will be shocked.

It will definitely be a test of how things are in the post-Oscar & financial meltdown climate. The reason I would say less is because a lot of my friends who're like me mixed-race or black watched the first fight supporting Floyd, who in my area was most definitely the favoured fighter, & it was the main topic of conversation in the barbershop for about 4 days (believe me that is quite impressive). I also know that a lot of the casual fans I went uni with had a much better idea of who Mayweather was then Pacquiao, with a lot of them not knowing who Pacquiao was before the ODLH fight, which as big as it was, still didn't do anywhere the same numbers as ODLH-PBF, probably because the economic climate was quite different then, but then that's only on a small basis. I have to say I'd encourage people to watch this fight more because I think there's a much higher chance of Hatton winning IMO even though I think Pacquiao is the favourite.