BoxingScene.com spoke with Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, to get a better idea on why his company selected HBO as the network to distribute the pay-per-view for the upcoming trilogy bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, which takes place on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
When I rang up well-respected trainer Naazim Richardson earlier this week, I wanted to get his thoughts on Kelly Pavlik’s recent struggles as well as the October 15th Bernard Hopkins-Chad Dawson clash, but figured we would cover some other topics. Richardson is one of the sport’s great minds and has a knack for getting deep in conversation, so a quick phone call can often turn into a lengthy monologue.
BoxingScene.com had been advised that Manny Pacquiao's trilogy fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, scheduled for November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, will be carried by HBO Pay-Per-View. Both HBO and Showtime presented lucrative packages to secure the fight, but HBO made an offer that Bob, CEO of Top Rank, couldn't refuse.
Executives for HBO and Showtime should learn by the weekend which network will televise the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez pay-per-view fight Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
On July 16th Juan Manuel Marquez cleared the way for a third fight with rival Manny Pacquiao by stretching out Columbia’s Likar Ramos inside of one round at that Plaza de Toros in Cancun, Mexico. Set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 12th, Marquez’s challenge for Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight title is one of the year’s biggest fights and it has been a long time coming.
Maybe it was being cooped upon a transcontinental flight from France to New York.
Top Rank's public relations guru Lee Samuels has advised BoxingScene.com that company CEO Bob Arum, and company President Todd duBoef, are still in the process of reviewing lucrative offers from both HBO and Showtime. No decision has been made as to which network will carry the trilogy fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, which is scheduled for November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Trainer Freddie Roach has yet to watch last Saturday's junior welterweight bout between Juan Manuel Marquez and Likar Ramos - but he's heard a lot about it - and none of feedback has been positive. Marquez stopped Ramos in the first round with a single punch, which didn't appear to land that flush. Questions have been raised as to whether or not Ramos took a dive and simply arrived that night to collect an easy paycheck. Ramos had a delayed reaction to the punch and once he hit the floor he was laid out, eyes closed and motionless, for several minutes.
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has denied the widely circulated story that he had fired adviser Michael Koncz.
WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez believes he is ready to face Manny Pacquiao for a third time on November 12 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Marquez previously fought Pacquiao to a draw and lost a close split decision. He returned last Saturday in Cancun and stopped Likar Ramos in the first round. The bout with Ramos took place at 140-pounds and the match with Pacquiao will take place at 144.