By Chris Williams: Bob Arum of Top Rank has finally come out to give a pay-per-view number for Manny Pacquiao’s rematch against WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (31-1, 12 KO’s) last month on April 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The numbers aren’t good in terms of the huge 1 million PPV buy fights that Pacquiao enjoyed in years gone by. Arum is saying that the Pacquaio-Bradley 2 rematch brought in between “750,000 and 800,000” PPV buys, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. There wasn’t an exact number given by Arum, and HBO hasn’t released the numbers themselves for some reason.
“We’re between 750,000 and 800,000. Sure, it’s a disappointment,” Arum said to ESPN.
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By Don Ech: We are now two weeks out since the Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley 2 rematch and still there are no pay per view numbers out from anyone. Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotions said they would be releasing the numbers already and still nothing. It seems like every time Manny fights it’s like pulling teeth just to see how well he did via pay-per view, now many will say “who cares about pay – per view numbers” and the answer is “ We Do “ the real boxing fans.
By Chris Williams: It looks like Bob Arum’s idea of matching Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) back up with Tim Bradley (31-1, 12 KO’s) wasn’t a good one after all, as Dan Rafael of ESPN is reporting that the gate numbers for the fight were the lowest for Pacquiao in his last 8 fights in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Alon Calinao Dy: The mother of all-time favorite boxer Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s), Aling Dionisia, has said something a curse or a prayer at the start of their most anticipating fight at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada last Saturday night.
By Jay McIntyre: Everyone thought that Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KO’s) would demolish Timothy Bradley (31-1-0, 13 KO’s) in June of 2012, and 82% of the respondents for HBO’s online voting system thought that it would happen again last night. Not one to let prevailing opinion discourage him, Bradley trained determinedly to prove – once and for all – that he was truly the better man.
By Bashar Khaddage: After watching Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley 2 last Saturday night, I’ve come to a conclusion that the once pound for pound king is not the fighter he once was, and he might soon get hurt really bad in the ring. Being a hardcore Pacquiao fan myself, I’ve tried to dismiss the many claims that have circulated around him for 2 years now.
By Alon Calinao Dy: After winning the fight against WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (31-1, 12 KO’s) in handing him his first career defeat last night, former 8 division world champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) told the boxing media that he is willing to face anyone who is going after him. The MGM Grand was filled with fans and celebrities who watched the exciting in Las Vegas, Nevada.
By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: Tim Bradley had it all for at least two fights. He scored a very controversial win over Manny Pacquiao in their first fight and proceeded to beat Ruslan Provodnikov and hall of famer Juan Manuel Marquez. But then he came to a fork in the road. He had the WBO strap around his waist, his contract had expired with Top Rank, had a chance to become a free agent, and possibly align himself to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Gerardo Granados: Last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A, the veteran “boxer” Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) clearly defeated WBO Tim Bradley (31-1, 12 KO’s) to regain the WBO welterweight strap; I concur with the two fight judges that scored it 116-112 for Manny. Although it was a good fight it can’t be possible to consider it as a candidate for fight of the year award, maybe Pacquiao’s fans considered it as spectacular but the fight simply didn’t lived up to the expectations.