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Hollywood stars to watch Pacquiao fight
Hollywood stars to watch Pacquiao fight
By NICK GIONGCOOctober 29, 2009, 4:11pm
PACQUIAOA galaxy of stars from the world of entertainment and sports will be at ringside when Manny Pacquiao faces Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“Every Hollywood celebrity who is Manny’s friend will be in the fight,” said Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, who heads Top Rank Inc.
Well-known Pacquiao pals are Mark Wahlberg and Mickey Rourke but Arum guarantees there’d still be a lot in attendance.
Aside from showbiz people, the fight will also be graced by big names from baseball and football, making the card a star-studded affair, stressed the seventy-something Arum, who had promoted countless names in the fight game like Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Erik Morales, Floyd Mayweather, and Oscar De La Hoya.
The Cotto fight will be Pacquiao’s 17th on US soil.
All in all, Pacquiao has won 14 bouts in America, lost once (to Morales in their first fight in 2005) and drew once (with the late Agapito Sanchez in 2001).
Pacquiao’s last fight—held last May 2 also at the MGM Grand—was against British Ricky Hatton, who the Filipino flattened in just two rounds.
By NICK GIONGCOOctober 29, 2009, 4:11pm
PACQUIAOA galaxy of stars from the world of entertainment and sports will be at ringside when Manny Pacquiao faces Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“Every Hollywood celebrity who is Manny’s friend will be in the fight,” said Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, who heads Top Rank Inc.
Well-known Pacquiao pals are Mark Wahlberg and Mickey Rourke but Arum guarantees there’d still be a lot in attendance.
Aside from showbiz people, the fight will also be graced by big names from baseball and football, making the card a star-studded affair, stressed the seventy-something Arum, who had promoted countless names in the fight game like Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Erik Morales, Floyd Mayweather, and Oscar De La Hoya.
The Cotto fight will be Pacquiao’s 17th on US soil.
All in all, Pacquiao has won 14 bouts in America, lost once (to Morales in their first fight in 2005) and drew once (with the late Agapito Sanchez in 2001).
Pacquiao’s last fight—held last May 2 also at the MGM Grand—was against British Ricky Hatton, who the Filipino flattened in just two rounds.
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