Say this is one big fight because a big opening ticket sale of Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Fight! A Pay-per-view showdown which of course on HBO PPV. The fight is entitled as “Firepower” less than 1,000 tickets remain at the 16,200-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. All of the 9,000 seats at $150, $350 and $500 are completely sold out. The available seats are at the $1,000 and $75 price categories, but definitely it awaits for celebrities and rich folks to buy it. CEO of Top Rank Bob Arum was elated with the huge response. “We are looking forward to making Pacquiao vs Cotto as one of the greatest box office and Pay Per View successes of all-time,” he said. An approval from the WBC Board of Governors by a unanimous vote that November 14 welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto (contract weight 145lbs) will be the first ever for the WBC Diamond Belt. “The Diamond Belt has received a tremendous positive response from promoters and media around the world, and we at the WBC are very excited and proud that this important and historic fight will be the first for the Diamond Belt,” said WBC President Jose Sulaiman. “The WBC will not charge a sanction fee on this extraordinary occasion.”
MANNY PACQUIAO VS MIGUEL COTTO (FIRE POWER) UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2ND WEEK
Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, both fighters are required to leave their respective country's for they will promote their November 14, 2009 fight. The 5 City Media Tour to promote "Fire POwer" The Following Cities are:
- Sept. 10 at Yankee Stadium of the New York Yankees Baseball Team, Bronx, New York
- Sept. 12 – Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico
- Sept. 13 – AT&T Park of the San Francisco Giants Baseball Team, San Francisco, California
- Sept. 14 – Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
- Sept. 15 – * PETCO Park of the San Diego Padres Baseball Team, San Diego, California
Padres vs. Diamondbacks (Manny Pacquiao Only)
"There is no reason to humiliate or disrespect your opponent or to create a situation outside the ring" Miguel Cotto would tell Hiram Alberto Torraca in a recent interview with El Nuevo Dia. "We treat the opponent with respect and the day of the fight, we will go into the ring to fight. What I hope is that for this tour, everything is quiet and that fans, both Filipinos, Puerto Ricans and Latinos in general, enjoy it and support the fighter of your choice," he added. Its nice to have a thought just like this one from a humble fighter.
Followed up this would be a promotional tour on different cities such as New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Puerto Rico.
During the press conference in Los Angeles, a famous nba basketball star of on his new hometown Ron Artest made his appearance. Artest said "this is a must watch fight." Manny Pacquiao was accompanied by his trainer Freddie Roach while Miguel Cotto was accompanied by his father and his adviser during the press conference. Pacquiao promised that he will train hard for this fight because now that he able to see face to face Cotto, he understood that Cotto is big and looks strong and so he need to train well for their fight on November. Cotto is two weeks ahead of training against Pacquiao but the Team Pacquiao is confident that their training to be is enough to defeat Cotto. Roach even admitted the Cotto is Solid, but Pacquiao will still triumph.
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