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Manny Pacquiao's victory over Miguel Cotto was the richest fight of the year, eclipsing Floyd Mayweather's comeback victory over Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao's 12th-round stoppage victory in Las Vegas last Saturday night, televised by HBO, sold 1.25 million pay-per-view buys in the United States compared to Mayweather's 1.05m. Pacquiao's pay-per-view numbers are likely to help at the bargaining table for a potential megafight with 'Money', as Mayweather is already reported to be asking for ...

They have to deliver. The American public wants that fight.   -Ross Greenburg

 

Yuri Foreman used his time wisely between rounds of his super welterweight world championship bout against titleholder Daniel Santos. Not only did he take liquids and instruction from his corner, the Orthodox rabbinical student sought some divine assistance in the last 10 seconds of each 60-second break of the 12-rounder. "God, please give me strength," was his simple invocation.  

If Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather take the money and don't run to Yankee Stadium or somewhere similar, they could contest one of the biggest boxing matches in years at a temporary 30,000-seat stadium on which the New Frontier sat before it was imploded in 2007. Supposedly, hotel mogul Steve Wynn and Las Vegas city officials have contacted Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, about the idea. The Associated Press says luxury suites and other amenities could give the purpose-built arena on the Strip a "Super Bowl" atmosphere.  

But not this Washington. Greg Nickels , the mayor of Seattle, Wash., has officially dedicated today to Baylor. Baylor was in Seattle for a couple years of college ball.

[W]e all basically realize that this is beneath us, and that you, the reader/listener, have better things to worry about   -Dan Steinberg

 

Harry Reid's tiki room (we have to believe he has one). The lag time between stopping mortgage payments and being evicted. That this is still a town where a music fan can, on December 12, go in nearly any direction: Muse (The Joint), Ice Cube (House of Blues), Andrea Bocelli (MGM Grand Garden Arena), Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds (Planet Hollywood), Miranda Lambert (Silverton) or Whiskey Breath (Freakin' Frog).  

INTERNATIONAL boxing promoter Bob Arum is reportedly disappionted with Mark Jason Melligen's loss against Mexican Michel Rosales Nov. 13 at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Arum of the famous Top Rank Promotions showed disappointment with the result of the Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City native Mark Jason Melligen's lost via split decision. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".  

FILIPINO bantamweight Z Gorres is doing well in the Intensive Care Unit of the University Medical Center in Las Vegas and the specialist neurosurgeon, who operated on the fallen fighter, expressed optimism that the boxer will recover. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum quoted his friend Dr. Michael Seiss that Gorres was out of the coma. "He was responding to the stimuli, although he is not completely out of the woods yet, but all the signs are very positive."

This is very good and it’s extremely positive progress. It shows his vital signs are normal   -Michael Aldeguer

 

One Ugandan doctor has described his encounter with the World Cup trophy as 'the best moment of my life.' Thankfully, my management professor has recently enhanced my beliefs about the demerits of stereotyping; otherwise, I would have annoyed my doctor by suggesting that his best moments should be with a stethoscope firmly in hand, not from the feel of some trophy. Anyway, it has been proven that football is stereotype's biggest antidote, the most universal sport bringing people from all walks of life passionately together, like no other.  

There's no doubt anymore, and everyone knows it's true. The only fight for either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao is Mayweather-Pacquiao. FightHype is reporting that Floyd gave Golden Boy Promotions to negotiate on his behalf for the fight, which is an encouraging sign.

This has nothing to do with that   -Bruce Trampler