Thursday, January 22, 2009

IM SORRY... BUT ITS OVER

so yo, to all you filipinos and fans of boxing, im sorry to say that the Pacquiao vs Hatton fight is officially OFF.

The proposed fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, targeted for May 2 in Las Vegas, is officially off.
Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, said Pacquiao failed to meet a deadline imposed by Hatton to have the deal signed and both fighters have decided to go their separate ways. Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, Hatton’s promoter, said the same thing.
The parties initially agreed to a 50-50 split of the purse, several sources said, but Pacquiao later demanded a 60-40 split and then rejected a compromise offer.
“Pacquaio wouldn’t accept the terms,” Arum said. “(Hatton’s promoter) Richard (Schaefer) and (Ricky) Hatton imposed a deadline, I tried to get them to sign a contract, Manny declined, the deadline came and went, the fight was called off.
“Simple as that.”

soooo whats next?

The most-intriguing potential opponent for Pacquiao is Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is retired for the moment. Other than that, the possibilities are wide open, but no other match up would approach a Hatton or Mayweather fight in scope
Hatton has instructed Schaefer to begin negotiations with Mayweather for a rematch of their 2007 fight – won by Mayweather – or go after the winner of the Feb. 28 Juan Manuel Marquez-Juan Diaz fight.
Schaefer also said Hatton wants to know whether De La Hoya might be interested in fighting him in England should De La Hoya decide to continue fighting.

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