SKy Sports just - Hatton v Pac set for May in USA ??

[JazMerkin]

This would sell out Wembley Stadium easy, & they could even do it like a football match & initially set aside a specific amount of tickets for Pac fans, & whatever was left over put back on general sale. For me this should be in either the Phillipines or London, whichever makes the best financial sense. That 90% chance of rain is bollocks in early May, its actually about 70% max, speakin as sum1 whos lived here my whole life & there are ways round the weather anyway. The roof can close to cover the entirety of the seating area & i'm sure they could find a way to cover both the ring & the ringside seats. Also all Pac fans who would travel to see him fight would do so just as easily in London as they would in the US. There is also a decent sized & generally economically wealthy phillipino community in or around London, which Pac could generate support from, as well as those Brits who hate Hatton (and yes there are a fair few even if I ain't 1 of em) who may come in the hope of him getting beat.

[JonnyFolds]

Hatton is the champ, Pac is the challenger. I think that speaks volumes for where they should fight.

I am American...i'd like it here, cuz I'm greedy., But this fight could generate more revenue in England, seriously. Pac is not having any trouble with popularity. He is almost a household name at this point, imho.

Hatton will lose. I'd like to see him win, but I just don't think it will happen, unless Mayweather Sr can get rid of some stinky habits he's holding onto. He could get seriously exposed by Pac.

[DaxxKahn]

Hatton is the champ, Pac is the challenger. I think that speaks volumes for where they should fight.

I am American...i'd like it here, cuz I'm greedy., But this fight could generate more revenue in England, seriously. Pac is not having any trouble with popularity. He is almost a household name at this point, imho.

Hatton will lose. I'd like to see him win, but I just don't think it will happen, unless Mayweather Sr can get rid of some stinky habits he's holding onto. He could get seriously exposed by Pac.

It's not a title fight

[JazMerkin]

Hatton is the champ, Pac is the challenger. I think that speaks volumes for where they should fight.

I am American...i'd like it here, cuz I'm greedy., But this fight could generate more revenue in England, seriously. Pac is not having any trouble with popularity. He is almost a household name at this point, imho.

Hatton will lose. I'd like to see him win, but I just don't think it will happen, unless Mayweather Sr can get rid of some stinky habits he's holding onto. He could get seriously exposed by Pac.

It's not a title fight

It will almost certainly be for both the IBO title (yes I know) & the Ring Mag Light-Welterweight title.

[DaxxKahn]

Hatton is the champ, Pac is the challenger. I think that speaks volumes for where they should fight.

I am American...i'd like it here, cuz I'm greedy., But this fight could generate more revenue in England, seriously. Pac is not having any trouble with popularity. He is almost a household name at this point, imho.

Hatton will lose. I'd like to see him win, but I just don't think it will happen, unless Mayweather Sr can get rid of some stinky habits he's holding onto. He could get seriously exposed by Pac.

It's not a title fight

It will almost certainly be for both the IBO title (yes I know) & the Ring Mag Light-Welterweight title.

I don't think so....I don't think Manny is going to settle in the 140lb division...Right now he is just fighting who ever he can worth their salt

[KananKrus]

Pacquiao was quoted as saying he has no objections to Wembly, as he loves boxing fans all over the world, regardless of race and boxer preference. I think he believes in the saying, the more the merrier, plus he has never fought in England.

If the Vegas venue pushes through, then there goes my puny reason to visit folks there! I was hoping for that BIG TIME!

little note: It is spelled Filipino, and not Philippino.

[KananKrus]

What is the seating capacity of Wembley Arena, by the way?

[JazMerkin]

What is the seating capacity of Wembley Arena, by the way?

Wembley Arena & Wembley Stadium are 2 different places. The Arena holds somewhere between 12,000 & 20,000. Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000+, plus at least 200 more that could be seated ringside

[JazMerkin]

It's not a title fight

It will almost certainly be for both the IBO title (yes I know) & the Ring Mag Light-Welterweight title.

I don't think so....I don't think Manny is going to settle in the 140lb division...Right now he is just fighting who ever he can worth their salt

This doesn't mean it won't be a title fight though as I'm sure the IBO belt will be on the line just for promotional purposes, and the Ring belt holds more credibility than a lot of the others anyway. Whether Pac chooses to defend the titles afterwards is immaterial

[Fenster]

Hatton is the universally recognised lightwelter champion.

He doesn't need a silly alphabet. The fight doesn't need a silly alphabet.

[KananKrus]

What is the seating capacity of Wembley Arena, by the way?

Wembley Arena & Wembley Stadium are 2 different places. The Arena holds somewhere between 12,000 & 20,000. Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000+, plus at least 200 more that could be seated ringside

Thanks! 90K+ tickets... Big gate!

[leftylee]

Does it matter where Hatton gets his ass kicked?...As vfor all you Brits crying about what America wants this is a brit a phil fighter, fuck Arum, etc....here is a tid bit for ya

Fuk Hatton and what he wants...why does he get a pro Hatton crowd? Pacquiao is the #1 P4P fighter not Hatton...Pacquiao is the bigger draw not Hatton.....Let it be Pacquiaos choice...Hatton doesn't like it let him fight Kendall Holt

It isnt a case of fuck Hatton and what he wants. Its a case of some of his fans saying what they actually want. If a pro Hatton crowd in a stadium can generate a lot of interest then so be it. Why do it in a sterilised casino venue with the empty sound of slot machines in the background?? Oh because Pac is PFP number 1!!. Is Pac really the bigger draw?? Maybe for HBO.

Overall yes Pacquiao is a bigger draw right now

Please don't say that.

Ricky Hatton is the biggest supported fighter in the world. And has been for the past couple of years. He got 50,000 for Juan Lazcano, Lazcano for fuck sake. A Pac fight would go beyond 100,000.

Why do you think Floyd Mayweather's camp have just offered him a rematch ? there's a lot of money to be made off Hatton's name.

[leftylee]

Overall yes Pacquiao is a bigger draw right now

Kostya went over to the UK, Pac can do the same. And in a much bigger environment.

Oscar was the main draw for this. Come on, now. And I hate Oscar.

Miles please...Oscar is the main draw for every fight he is in that is a no brainer...

Explain to me how Pacquiao is obligated to come to the UK...Or do you think he is obligated to come there I should say...

Why not South Africa? Germany? Better yet how about May Day Stadium in Korea...Biggest one in the world...

Just do not try to deny a fight in the UK favors Hatton crowd wise....

Why not have the fight in the Philippines?

Who said he was ?

Having it in the UK would be so much bigger than the US.

100,000 people attending a boxing event. Man you can't describe what would it would be like in words. It would be spectacular to say the least.

2 fighters with there whole countrys behind them going at it. The British love Hatton. The Phillipines love Pac.

It's wrong to stage this fight in the USA. A change for ONCE would be nice.

[Mark TKO]

[quote=leftylee;654715][quote=DaxxKahn;654595]

It's wrong to stage this fight in the USA.

exactly

[leftylee]

[quote=Mark TKO;654721][quote=leftylee;654715]

exactly

I said that haha. Dunno why it's saying Miles above the quote