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Pacquiao-Solis Has 2nd-Best Box Office Opening in San Antonio Boxing History
SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 28, 2007) -- "Pacmania" has officially hit San Antonio and it has hit in a big, big way. The box office for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis WBC International super featherweight boxing championship fight opened Saturday at 10 AM, and by the close of business on Sunday, it stood alone as the second-biggest opening weekend for a boxing event in San Antonio history. Bigger than Oscar De La Hoya's 1997 welterweight title defense against David Kamau, and even bigger than Pacquiao's 2003 knockout victory of Marco Antonio Barrera. Only the legendary welterweight title fight between Pernell Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez in 1993 had a bigger opening..
"Our opening weekend sales nearly grossed $500,000," said promoter Bob Arum, Chairman of Top Rank. "Not only is Manny Pacquiao boxing's pound-for-pound most exciting fighter, he is becoming boxing's pound-for-pound most popular superstar!"
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=387481
This was last 2007 when Pacquiao was still at 130 not that popular as of now against an unknown Solis. THe Pacquiao right now would do huge attendance in Cowboys
SAN ANTONIO, TX (February 28, 2007) -- "Pacmania" has officially hit San Antonio and it has hit in a big, big way. The box office for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis WBC International super featherweight boxing championship fight opened Saturday at 10 AM, and by the close of business on Sunday, it stood alone as the second-biggest opening weekend for a boxing event in San Antonio history. Bigger than Oscar De La Hoya's 1997 welterweight title defense against David Kamau, and even bigger than Pacquiao's 2003 knockout victory of Marco Antonio Barrera. Only the legendary welterweight title fight between Pernell Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez in 1993 had a bigger opening..
"Our opening weekend sales nearly grossed $500,000," said promoter Bob Arum, Chairman of Top Rank. "Not only is Manny Pacquiao boxing's pound-for-pound most exciting fighter, he is becoming boxing's pound-for-pound most popular superstar!"
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=387481
This was last 2007 when Pacquiao was still at 130 not that popular as of now against an unknown Solis. THe Pacquiao right now would do huge attendance in Cowboys