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15.07.08, 05:06
Manny Pacquiao made a big statement last month in his first bout as a lightweight. He won the WBC championship by throttling David Diaz and, in the process, became the division’s go-to guy.
These days, if you want to make any money at lightweight, you have to fight Pacquiao. The division may be the best in boxing, with elite talents like Nate Campbell, Juan Diaz, Juan Manuel Marquez and Joan Guzman now competing as 135-pounders.
Edwin Valero, who is moving up from junior lightweight, will probably get the first crack at Pacquiao later this year, adding another exciting and quality fighter to the division.
Given that many of the other best lightweights are already signed to fight each other, it would seem to make great promotional and marketing sense to put those fights together on the same card and have something of a round-robin tournament with the intention of trying to create a challenger in the public’s mind to Pacquiao.
Not enough bang for our bucks (http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=ApfdyBv3FfIjrwZRyinc4WGUxLYF?slug=ki-badppvs071408&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
These days, if you want to make any money at lightweight, you have to fight Pacquiao. The division may be the best in boxing, with elite talents like Nate Campbell, Juan Diaz, Juan Manuel Marquez and Joan Guzman now competing as 135-pounders.
Edwin Valero, who is moving up from junior lightweight, will probably get the first crack at Pacquiao later this year, adding another exciting and quality fighter to the division.
Given that many of the other best lightweights are already signed to fight each other, it would seem to make great promotional and marketing sense to put those fights together on the same card and have something of a round-robin tournament with the intention of trying to create a challenger in the public’s mind to Pacquiao.
Not enough bang for our bucks (http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=ApfdyBv3FfIjrwZRyinc4WGUxLYF?slug=ki-badppvs071408&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)