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Pacquiao vs. Margarito in the summer?

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Image: Pacquiao vs. Margarito in the summer?By Sean McDaniel: If things don’t work out with negotiating a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. the second go around after Manny Pacquiao dispatches with Joshua Clottey, there’s an excellent chance that we may be seeing Pacquiao take on former World Boxing Association welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KO’s) in the Summer.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has made no secret that he’d like to match Pacquiao up with fellow Top Rank fighter Margarito next if he’s unable to reach an agreement with Mayweather for a fight. Although Margarito isn’t Mayweather in terms of popularity, he’s probably a lot more popular than Joshua Clottey and will be able to bring in a huge amount of Mexican fans for a second fight at the Dallas Cowboy stadium.

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Roach thinks that Mayweather is scared of Pacquiao

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Image: Roach thinks that Mayweather is scared of PacquiaoBy Dave Lahr: Freddie Roach, the trainer of Manny Pacquiao, says that he thinks that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is afraid of Pacquiao. In an article at The Telegraph, Roach says “I’m convinced the more I at this that they [Mayweather and his team] are scared to fight us.” Roach may be seeing things through his distorted prism, because Mayweather has made it clear all he wants is random blood tests to take place before he fights Pacquiao. I don’t see how that translates into Mayweather being afraid to fight Pacquiao.

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Roach predicts 12 round decision win for Pacquiao over Clottey – News

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Image: Roach predicts 12 round decision win for Pacquiao over Clottey – NewsBy Dave Lahr: Trainer Freddie Roach is predicting a 12 round decision win for his fighter World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao over challenger Joshua Clottey on March 13th at the Dallas Cowboy stadium, in Arlington, Texas. In an article at GMA News, Roach says “This guy [Clottey] has never been stopped before. He’s a tough guy. If the knockout comes, that will be a bonus but I’m planning to win in a 12 round fight.” Roach, however, has a history of changing his predictions during the course of training camp and often making his predictions become earlier and earlier knockouts to the point where he’s predicting knockouts in the first three rounds.

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Duddy destroys Astorga, could be fighting on Pacquiao-Clottey undercard in March

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Image: Duddy destroys Astorga, could be fighting on Pacquiao-Clottey undercard in MarchBy Jim Dower: Number #9 ranked World Boxing Organization Middleweight contender John Duddy (28-1, 18 KO’s) was too much for his opponent Juan Astorga (14-4, 9 KO’s) on Saturday night, knocking him down twice and stopping him at 1:55 of the 1st round on the undercard of the Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Steven Luevano fight at Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. Duddy, 30, came out firing with lead right hands to the head and left hooks to the body. Duddy showed no respect for Astorga’s power as he went after him with big power shots trying to take him out as quick as possible.

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Ariza thinks Pacquiao looks like he’s never stopped training

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Image: Ariza thinks Pacquiao looks like he’s never stopped trainingBy Eric Thomas: According to a Insidesports.ph, strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza thinks that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao looks like he never stopped training after his fight with Miguel Cotto in November. This good news, because it shows that Pacquiao has kept himself in shape since his impressive 12th round TKO of World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 14th. It also means that Pacquiao won’t have long to before he’s ready for his March 13th fight against Joshua Clottey at the Dallas Cowboy stadium, in Arlington, Texas.

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Over 20,000 tickets sold for Pacquiao-Clottey fight in first three hours – News

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Image: Over 20,000 tickets sold for Pacquiao-Clottey fight in first three hours – NewsBy Jason Kim: If the way that today’s tickets for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey were being bought up, there’s a chance that they may be able to sell out the huge 100,000 seat Dallas Cowboy stadium for their March 13th bout in Arlington, Texas. According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, over 20,000 tickets were sold in just the first three bouts today by eager boxing fans, the first day that the Pacquiao-Clottey tickets were put on sale.

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If Pacquiao’s fight against Clottey does well, Manny might not need to fight Mayweather

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Image: If Pacquiao's fight against Clottey does well, Manny might not need to fight MayweatherBy Dave Lahr: Manny Pacquiao and Top Rank promotions were quick to select Joshua Clottey to fight as a replacement opponent for Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13th at the Dallas Cowboy stadium, in Arlington, Texas. There’s no way of knowing how many boxing fans will be traveling to Texas to see the fight and how many will be interested in purchasing this fight on pay per view. The tickets for the fight are priced from $700, $500, $300, $200, $100 and $50 for fans wanting to travel all the way to Arlington, Texas.

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Pacquaio vs. Clottey – Who else could Manny have fought?

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Image: Pacquaio vs. Clottey - Who else could Manny have fought?By Dennis Broadhurst: Manny Pacquaio is the main attraction in boxing just now, his image may or may not have been damaged by numerous accusations of steroid or PED use but let’s face it: Pacquiao is boxing at the moment. Everyone wants to see Manny fight. It may be a one sided humiliation (Oscar De La Hoya), a spectacular early knockout (Ricky Hatton), or a slightly more competitive thriller (Miguel Cotto) but we all crave to see it.

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Did Pacquiao make a mistake by not fighting Mayweather?

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Image: Did Pacquiao make a mistake by not fighting Mayweather?By Jim Dower: Although Manny Pacquiao and his team feel that they did the right thing by not agreeing to take random blood tests within 24 days of the failed March 13th fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., I think Pacquiao may have made a mistake by not sticking it out and continuing to negotiate with Mayweather to make the fight happen. It seemed like Pacquiao and his team hastily moved away from the fight rather than trying to split the difference of 24 days.

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Arum: “If Mayweather wants to fight Manny, it will have to be under the rules of the commission”

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Image: Arum: “If Mayweather wants to fight Manny, it will have to be under the rules of the commission”By Dave Lahr: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum doesn’t sound like he’s ready to give in any about the random blood tests for a future fight between his fighter World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. In an article at the Manila Bulletin, Arum, 79, said this: “If Mayweather wants to fight Manny [Pacquiao], it will have to be under the rules of the commission that governs the fight. You cannot have fighters in this sport imposing regulatory restrictions on other fighters because they damn well please.”

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