Cowboys Stadium: Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey
January 20, 2010 by Matt Lawrence · Leave a Comment
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn’t agree to terms, but that could be a good thing for Dallas Sports Fans because now Manny Pacquiao will be facing Joshua Clottey at where else, Dallas Cowboys Stadium. This is a great chance to see arguably the worlds best fighter in Dallas, Manny Pacquiao is currently ranked #1 in the Yahoo! boxing rankings. The full capacity of Cowboys Stadium will not be used, the plan is to scale it down to 40,000 tickets and also televise the fight on HBO.
The fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey was announced on Tuesday January 19th in a press conference. The scheduled date is for Saturday March 13th and Jerry Jones has promised to put on a show:
“We’re going to make this one of the most interesting fights to view that there’s ever been,” he said. “It’ll have everything to do with the flexibility of this board right above the ring. We’re going to have some fun with it.”
source: ESPN Dallas
Jones hopes this fight will help bring more big time boxing matches to Cowboys Stadium in the future. Below is a quick comparison followed by the TV and other important information on the fight.
Manny Pacquiao Information
Manny Pacquiao Record: 50 – 3 – 2 | 38 KOs
Manny Pacquiao Age / Birthday: 31 | December 17 1978
Manny Pacquiao Height: 5 feet 6.5 inches
Manny Pacquiao Major Titles: Pacquiao has held at one point or another.
- WBC World flyweight champion
- IBF World super bantamweight champion
- WBC World super featherweight champion
- WBC World lightweight champion
- WBO World welterweight champion
Manny Pacquiao Nicknames:
- Pac-Man
- Fighting Pride of the Philippines
- The Mexicutioner
Joshua Clottey Information
Joshua Clottey Record: 25 – 3
Joshua Clottey Age / Birthday: 33 | March 16 1976
Joshua Clottey Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Joshua Clottey Nicknames:
- The Hitter
- The Grand Master
Dallas Cowboys Stadium: Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey
Pacquiao-Clottey Day / Date: Saturday | March 13th 2010
Pacquiao-Clottey Television: HBO – PPV
Pacquiao-Clottey Tickets:
The Top Ten: Best Sports Movies
July 24, 2009 by Cody Dunlap · 4 Comments
After such a lively discussion of the best sports video games, I think it might be time to move to a different discussion – and a different screen.
Today we examine the big screen and some of its most enjoyable representations of sports.
There are many factors that contribute to what makes the best sports movie – a good underdog story, hilarious characters, accidental comedy – all contributed to where these movies rank on this list. Read more
