Pacquiao vs. Hatton Sky Box Office Big Fight Countdown.

Ricky Hatton's megafight with Manny Pacquiao is a few days away, and the excitement continues this Wednesday with the first of Sky Box Office Big Fight Countdown programs.

Glenn McCrory joins Dave Clark in the studio while Ian Darke and Jim Watt, who are calling the fight on the night, is on video link from Las Vegas.

Sky Boxing Office review Hatton's return to form against Paulie Malignaggi which put him in pole position to take on Filipino phenomenon Pacquiao for the right to be called pound-for-pound king.

And they meet the fans there to support their fighters in Vegas, with Hatton's usual army of Brits not having it all their own way given Pacquiao's popularity on the strip.

Neither man's trainer has been circumspect in the build-up, and they took a close look at the comments coming from the Floyd Mayweather Snr. and Freddie Roach camps.

Also on the Saturday agenda is Danny Williams' British heavyweight title defence against John McDermott in Sunderland, and Glenn will run the rule over that one as well as Jamie Moore's first European light-middlweight title defence and Tony Jeffries' second fight as a pro.

Pacquiao vs. Hatton Sky Box Office Big Fight Countdown
6.30pm & 8pm, Wednesday, Sky Sports 2

Pacquiao vs Hatton
MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Saturday, May 2
Live on Sky Box Office, Ch743
Live on Sky Box Office HD, Ch 752
Call 08442 410888

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Expect Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao to pass the 140-pound weight limit, during the Pacquiao vs Hatton Weigh-in.

Hatton and Pacquiao fans during the weigh will be there to support him. So be sure to go to MGM weigh-in location early as the weigh-in for this type of fight can get crowded fast. Pretty sure the crowd will be cheering, chanting names and posing for the camera.

We might see a brief speech addressed for the fans as well after the Pacquiao vs Hatton Weigh-in.

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And the Winner of Pacquiao vs Hatton Fight is... Who will win the Dream Match? Pacquiao Hatton winner predictions is buzzing along, as boxing pundits and the sweet science fans has been giving their opinion on what will be the outcome of the Dream Match bout.

Here are some of the most common reasons:

Fight Winner Results: Manny Pacquiao Wins
1. Speed
2. Aggression
3. Volume Puncher

Fight Winner Results: Ricky Hatton Wins
1. Pressure Fighter
2. Close Range Fighter
3. Brawler Strength

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Question: Where can I watch Pacquiao vs Hatton PPV?

Here's the answers:


If you have cash to spare, I suggest you go to Pacquiao vs Hatton - Live Pay Per View Tickets Schedules - United States page which includes info on prices and venues around the world.

The road to the battle is ongoing, Pacquiao vs Hatton Weigh-In and Pacquiao vs Hatton Las Vegas MGM Grand Final Press Conference videos are now online.


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Pacquiao vs Hatton Winner Results Update: Manny Pacquiao is now 100% focused and ready for the battle of east and west against Ricky Hatton. Not only is he ready, but Pacquiao appears to be excited going into ring Saturday fight against the taller Hatton.

In the Philippines, almost every activity stops during live broadcasts of Manny Pacquiao's fight.

Pacquiao vs Hatton is a surefire blockbuster, with earnings status befitting a mega-fight. Million dollars will go to the coffers of both fighters, and a sizable portion of these will go to Pacquiao purse.

Although The Battle of East and West is a non-title bout for the jr. welterweight division, the Pacquiao vs Hatton Winner Results Update: is expected to pit Pacquiao's pure fire aggression with Hatton's body punches. Manny Pacquiao's combinations, will utilize his speed to weaken Hatton's body.


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Pacquiao vs Hatton - Live Pay Per View Tickets Schedules - Philippines

Broadcaster: Sky Cable
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 1,500 pesos
Phone Number: 631-0000
Update: Solar Sports All Access are not offering the fight on pay per view in residential areas in Metro Manila. They are only offering it in theaters and commercial establishments again


Broadcaster: Global Destiny Cable
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 800 pesos
Phone Number: 810-2828 ext. 112,113,115, 132 and 146
Update: Solar Sports All Access are not offering the fight on pay per view in residential areas in Metro Manila. They are only offering it in theaters and commercial establishments again

Venue: Manila Hotel
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Adress: The Manila Hotel, 1 Rizal Park
Phone Number: 527-0011
Web: Manila Hotel
Price: 1,500 pesos
Free: Free Lunch (no breakfast)

Venue: Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila, Ballroom
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 800+ pesos
Web: Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila
Phone: 245-1234
Free: Popcorn, Hotdog, free-flowing soda and beer.

Venue: El Cielito Inn, Philippines
Broadcaster: Solar Sports All-Access
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Contact: (049) 541-2980 / (049) 837-2895

Venue: Augusto M. Barcelon Auditorium
Address: The Medical City, Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Contact: 635-6789, ext. 6309
Price: 600 Pesos

Venue: Aliw Theater
Address: Star City, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Contact: 832-6121 to 22
Price: 250 Pesos

Venue: SM Cinemas nationwide
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: Pacquiao vs Hatton SM tickets at 500+ pesos (Reserved Seating) (Also available 300 & 400 pesos in selected SM cinemas)

Venue: Robinsons cinemas nationwide
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Seats & Price: 550 Pesos to 600+ pesos (Reserved Seating)
Free: popcorn and drinks.

Venue: Gateway Cineplex 10 Cinema 1 Gateway Mall
Address: Besides Araneta Coliseum, Cubao, Quezon City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Seat Location: Admission (Reserved Seating)
Price: 400 pesos
Provider: Pacquiao Hatton tickets available at TicketNet Philippines

Venue: Glorietta 4, Cinema 2
Address: 4th Level Glorietta 4, Ayala Center, Makati City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 600 pesos

Venue: Greenbelt 3, Cinema 1 & 2
Address: 3rd Level Greenbelt 3 Mall, Greenbelt Square, Ayala Center, Makati
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 600 pesos

Venue: Market! Market!
Address: 5th Level, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 500 pesos

Venue: Alabang Town Center, Cinema 2
Address: New Entertainment Complex, Alabang Zapote Road, Muntinlupa City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 600 pesos

Venue: Power Plant Mall - Cinema 2,3,5,6
Address: Rockwell Drive cor. Estrella St., Makati City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Contact: 898-1440 or 898-1440
Price: 700 back and middle section / 600 front

Venue: Tutuban Mall
Address: Tutuban Mall Exhibit (TMX), Divisoria, Manila
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 400 pesos


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Venue: National Sports Grill
Address: Level 3, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Main Dining Price: 500 pesos
Al Fresco Price: 300 pesos
Phone: 728-4126 / 728-4125
Web: National Sports Grill

Venue: Metro Bar West Avenue Quezon City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Address: West Avenue, 47 West Avenue, Quezon City
Phone Number: 374-7505, 412-6514
Price: 400 pesos
Website: Metro Bar
Ticket Provider: Manny Pacquiao Tickets available TicketWorld Online and TicketNet Philippines

Venue: Punchline
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Address: 1399 Quezon Ave., West Triangle, Quezon City
Phone Number: 411-0662
Price: 400 pesos
Tickets: TicketNet Philippines

Venue: Klownz Comedy Bar
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Address: Quezon Ave. cor. West Aves., Quezon City
Quezon
Phone Number: 374-4455, 374-4065
Price: 400 pesos
Tickets: TicketNet Philippines

Venue: Forest Grill & Restaurant
Address: 116 Timog Avenue corner 11th Jamboree St. near Kamuning MRT
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Contact: 774-4234 or 09209039045 (dwayne)
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 350 pesos
Freebies: breakfast plus 2 beers

Venue: Access Point Bar and Restaurant
Address: Scout Borromeo Street near Pier1 Tomas Morato Quezon City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 400 pesos
Freebies: Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton tickets includes Free Breakfast (fried pork fried rice boneless bangus egg) plus iced tea or coffee

Venue: Dencio's Bar and Grill
Address: Scout Albano, 24 E. Lopez St. near Tomas Morato, Quezon City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 450 pesos
Contact: 376-4771
Freebies: Breakfast

Venue: Gerry's Grill Congressional Branch
Adress: Gerry's Grill MVGI Bldg. COngressional Avenue, QC
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 500 pesos
Freebies: Breakfast Meal (with a choice of iced tea or coffee)
Contact: 920-9363/64

Venue: Gerry's Grill Tomas Morato Branch
Adress: Tomas Morato cor. Eugenio Lopez St. Brgy South Triangle, Q.C.
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 500 pesos
Freebies: Breakfast Meal (with a choice of iced tea or coffee)
Contact: 415-9514, 09233152724

Venue: 7th Note Bar & Restaurant
Adress: Ground Floor Makati Golf Club, Malugay St., Makati
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 500 pesos
Freebies: Breakfast Meal
Contact: 830-2222 Loc. 124, 840-5731, 840-5745

Venue: Amoranto Theater
Adress: Scout Chuatoco, Quezon City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 200 pesos
Tickets: available at Sacred Heart Parish, Quezon City

Venue: North Susana Executive Village
Adress: Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 100 pesos

Venue: I.M.P. Sea Breeze Resort
Address: C.P. Tiñga St., Hagonoy Taguig City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Contact: Call 837-38-37 / 838-10-02
Cell Phone: Joel Ison 0917-349 9495 / Carina Ison 0926-710 7466
Jhoan Ison 0927-858 4050 / 0922-861 6083
Price: 200 Pesos
Screen type: 9" x 12" Feet Screen Projector

Venue: Chick O'Clock
Address: Below the LRT Doroteo Jose station, Manila
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: Visit establishment
Free: cup of coffee, a glass of iced tea or a glass of ice cold beer

Venue: KKAN Restaurant (Kainan Kila Aling Nating)
Address: Farmers Building, Malvar cor. Lopez Jaena St, San Pablo City, Laguna
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 250 pesos

Venue: Mega Center The Mall Cinema 4
Address: Between Gen. Tinio & Melencio Sts., Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 400 pesos
Contact: Mega Center Mall

Venue: ICM Mall & BQ Mall
Address: Bohol
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 400 pesos

Broadcast: Parasat Cable TV, Cagayan de Oro
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: for an early bird subscription rate, you will just pay 500 pesos
Contact: 088-8551899 / 08822-732210 for subscription


Venue: Lamberto Macias Sport Center at Capitol Area, Negros Oriental
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 50 pesos

Venue: Six Blings Ostrich Resto and Bar, General Santos City
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Seats & Price: 250 pesos (airconditioned room with Free SMB and Ostrich Burger), 175 pesos (non-aircon with Free SMB and Ostrich Burger)
Contact: 5538808 or 3021961

Venue: L’Fisher Hotel, La Proa Grand Ballroom
Area: Bacolod City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 610 pesos per person
Free: enjoy a buffet lunch


Venue: Gaisano City Mall Foodcourt
Area: Bacolod City
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 100 pesos
Free: free lunch

Venue: Ayala Center Cebu, Cinema 4D & 4P
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: Deluxe 600 pesos, Premier 500 pesos

Venue: Cebu Coliseum, Cebu City
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 200 pesos and 100 pesos

Venue: Mandaue City Sports Complex, Cebu
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 200 pesos and 100 pesos

Venue: Victoria Hall, Parklane International Hotel, Cebu
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 800 pesos
Contact: Parklane International Hotel
Free: brunch buffet and bottomless coffee and juices

Venue: Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom, Cebu
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 800 pesos
Contact: Marriott Hotel Cebu
Free: consumable with free-flowing draft beer, softdrinks and coffee

Venue: Club Ultima Tower 2, Fuente Osmeña, Cebu
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 600 pesos
Contact: Ultima Residence
Free: Brunch buffet

Venue: Crown Regency, Mactan and Guadalupe, Cebu
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 600 pesos
Contact: Crown Regency
Free: Brunch buffet

Venue: Metro Sports, Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 400 pesos
Contact: 233-3333
Free: Sandwich and Bottomless Iced Tea

Venue: The Summit Centre
Event Date: Universidad de Zamboanga, Zamboanga City
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 30 pesos
Contact: 991-5108
More Info: Summit Center

Venue: Nanay Bebengs Restaurant
Address: Mabini Street, Davao City
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 200+ Pesos

Venue: Banana Leaf Restaurant, Davao City
Address: Chimes Specialty Shop, Gov. Sales Street, Davao City
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 260 pesos
Contact: (082) 225-8898
Free: Breakfast buffet

Venue: Paradise Island Beach Resort
Address: Caliclic, Babak, Island Garden City, Samal, Davao del Norte
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 8:00 am
Price: 100 pesos
Phone: (+6382) 233-0251, 234-1229, 300-2343
Mobile: (+63920) 954-6780
For more info: Paradise Island Davao

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Pacquiao vs Hatton - Live Pay Per View Schedules - International Broadcasters.

Watch the biggest boxing match in years as Filipino Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao takes on Britain's Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009 Saturday at the MGM Grand Hotel Garden in Las Vegas.

The match will be one of the last few fights before the grand finale of Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao's stellar fight career. The 30-year-old athlete will be facing yet another bigger opponent Manchester's pride, 30-year-old Ricky Hatton.

Pacquiao vs Hatton International Broadcasters

Broadcaster: ABS-CBN The Filipino Channel, TFC
Area: Middle East
Country: KSA, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Contacts: For more info, see ABS-CBN Global Dealers.

Broadcaster: Sky Sports
Country: United Kingdom - UK
Event Date: May 2, 2009, Saturday
Price: £14.63for UK customers, €21.48 for customers in the Republic of Ireland.
To order the event viewers can call: 08442 410888 (There may be an additional £1 charge for telephone bookings).
For more info: see Pacquiao vs Hatton on Sky Sports.

Broadcaster: Canada Boxing, Inc.
Country: Canada
Event Date: May 2, 2009, Saturday
Price: Contact Canadastar Boxing Inc. Local 905.796.6675 or Toll Free in Canada: 1.877.796.6675

Broadcaster: Viewers Choice
Country: Canada
Event Date: May 2, 2009, Saturday
Price: $49.95
Contact: Viewers Choice

Broadcaster: Bell ExpressVu
Country: Canada
Event Date: May 2, 2009, Saturday
Vu2 Price: $49.99 - Channel 399
HDVu2 Price: $59.99 - Channel 832
Contact: Pacquiao vs Hatton Bell ExpressVu

Broadcaster: Supersport
Country: South Africa, New Zealand, Australia
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 03:00 - 07:00
Channel: SS2/SSM
Schedules: Visit SuperSport

Broadcaster: SBS Sports
Country: South Korea
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: 11:30 am
Schedules: Visit SBS Media

Broadcaster: CCTV-5
Country: China
Event Date: May 3, 2009, Sunday
Time: Visit CCTV-5 Programs

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For those who dislike ads-ridden delayed telecast and wants the Pacquiao vs Hatton result immediately, and for those who wants to be in the midst of the battle, here are Hatton vs Pacquiao live schedules.

Pacquiao vs Hatton result and it's corresponding video will be posted soon in this website. The recorded Pay Per View can be accessed here of course. The fight result of the Hatton vs Pacquiao video will be included, so as early as possible the video of Pacman Hitman fight will be available. More power to the bettors, and good luck to whoever you're rooting for.


Hatton vs Pacquiao Tickets

MGM Grand Arena: Hatton Pacquiao Tickets available online at MGM Grand Garden Arena
Description: Two of boxing’s biggest stars will meet in the ring for what could be the year’s biggest pay-per-view event. Five-division world champion MANNY “Pac Man” PACQUIAO and Ring Magazine and IBO World Junior Welterweight champion RICKY “The Hitman” HATTON, will fight for Hatton’s World Junior Welterweight titles.

$1,000, (Plus a $30 Handling Fee) $750, $500, $300 (Plus a $15 Handling Fee) $150 (Plus a $5 Handling Fee) Ticket sales are limited to two (2) per person at the $150 price level and (10) at all other prices, with a total ticket limit of ten (10) per person. Visit MGM Grand Arena for more details.

Closed Circuit: Hatton Pacquiao Close Circuit Tickets available online at Mandalay Bay Resort.
Description: Closed Circuit Telecast to be held in the Mandalay Bay Resort. Doors are at 4pm and the first bout is to be televised at 6pm (estimated time).
$100 Preferred (Closer to the screen) $50 Regular ($5 Handling Fee). Visit Ticketmaster for more details.


Pacquiao vs Hatton US Ticket & PPV Telecast

Provider: DirectTV
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Price: $49.95 for regular, and $59.95 for HD-TV
Channels: Ch. 123 (121 HD)
More info: Hatton vs Pacquiao Fight on Pay Per View is available at DirectTV

Provider: Dish Network
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Price: $49.95 for regular, and $59.95 for HD-TV
More info: Dish Network

Provider: Time Warner Cable
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Price: $49.99
Contact: 800-TW-CABLE, 800-89-22253
More info: Time Warner Cable On Demand

Provider: Comcast
Area: USA West Coast
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Price: $49.99
Contact: 800-566-1649 (Bay Area), 800-420-5260 (Central California), 800-566-1649 (Delta Valley)
More info: Comcast

Provider: Cox Communications
Area: USA West Coast
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Price: $49.99
Contact: 619-262-1122 / 760-599-6060 (San Diego), 702-383-4000 (Las Vegas), 757-389-5038 / 757-389-5940 (Hampton Roads)
More info: Cox In Demand

Provider: iO TV (Cablevision)
Area: USA East Coast
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Price: $49.95
Contacts:
Connecticut 800-783-8885
Long Island 516-393-0155
Mid-New Jersey Newark, Hoboken, Elizabeth 800-333-4857
New Jersey Raritan, Morris, Monmouth, Hamilton, Rockland (NY) 800-333-4857
New Jersey Oakland, Paterson, Bergen, Warwick (NY) 201-405-8222
New York City The Bronx, Brooklyn 718-617-7700
Westchester/S. Westchester Wappingers Falls, Ossining 914-777-9033
Lines are open from Sunday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to midnight.
More info: Optimum

Provider: Oceanic Time Warner
Area: Hawaii
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Price: $49.95
Contact: 808-643-2337
More info: Oceanic Time Warner

Provider: MCV Broadband
Area: Guam
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: 10 am
Price: $49.95
Contact: 671-969-4MCV (4628)
More info: MCV Broadband Guam


Venue: Guam Marriott Resort & Spa Ballroom
Area: Guam
Event Date: May 3, 2009 Sunday
Time: Doors Open at 9:30 am
Price: General Admission - $25 / Vip Tickets (Includes Food) - $50
Tickets Available: MCV Dededo & SM Store

Venue: Las Vegas (various Filipino restaurants)
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Seats & Price: $10 to $30
Free: meal and drinks.
Possible Establishment: DJ Bibingkahan, Itoy' Sariling Atin, Goldilocks, Nanay Gloria, Bulakena, Manila Sunshine, Kapit Bahay
For more info: Visit Filipino Las Vegas

Venue: New York City (contact various Filipino restaurants)
Event Date: May 2, 2009 Saturday
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET & 5:30 p.m. PT
Seats & Price: $10 to $20
Free: meal and drinks.

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Manny Pacquiao CNN Interview Talk Asia for Hatton Fight. The news segment reminds of Oscar De La Hoya CNN Interview during the US Election period.

CNN's Talk Asia catches up with Pacquiao at his gym in Los Angeles, as Anjali Rao asks the fighter about his love for his native Philippines, his boxing and foray in politics. The show also takes viewers to the small town of General Santos, where Pacquiao is revered for his boxing skills and community activism.

Anjali Rao cacthes Pacquiao in the final stages of his training for an upcoming bout with Britain's Ricky Hatton.

Dubbed the "Battle of East and West", the tickets to see the mega fight between "Pac-man" and "The Hitman" are already sold out. Despite the verbal sparring between their trainers, the Filipino fighter speaks highly of his British opponent: "Fighting with English fighter is my honor and Ricky Hatton is a nice person too. We don't care if they're talking trash. We try our best to give a good fight and make people happy."

For Pacquiao even the US$12 million dollar paycheck he's expecting from the fight can't beat the adulation he gets from his people. The national hero is grateful for his local support: "For my every fight, I always dedicate to my countrymen. I'm so happy because during my fight, there's no crime happening in the Philippines. Everybody watches on TV, watches my fight and I'm very happy." It's often reported that when Pacquiao is fighting, the crime rate falls to zero and the government's 40-year war with communist rebels came to a halt, as people pause to watch the bout.

The 30-year-old fighter made his mark in the ring with a stunning win over the legendary Oscar De La Hoya, which ended the Hispanic American's career. "He made a good decision to retire because he already made it in boxing as the best fighter in the world." Pacquiao added, "I feel of course proud and happy because his last fight was with me. But Oscar is still my idol. I admire that boxer."

As for life after boxing, Pacquiao's thoughts turn to politics, despite his defeat in 2007's congressional elections. "Before, because I'm in the top of my career and people they don't want me to enter into politics. I think that's why I lost in the last election. But this time, I prove them all they want to see in boxing, so the next step is going to run again in politics." But Pacquiao denies any plans to run for president: "No, my dream is to run for Congress only. I just want to help my countrymen, especially in Santos City."

Show Times for Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore and Taipei
Wednesday, April 29 at 8:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 2 at 12:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3 at 4:30 a.m.
Monday, May 4 at 10:00 am.
Wednesday, May 6 at 1:30 a.m.

Show Times for Bangkok and Jakarta
Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 30 at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 2 at 11:30 am. and 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 3 at 3:30 a.m.
Monday, May 4 at 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 6 at 12:30 a.m.

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Pacquiao vs Hatton Las Vegas MGM Grand Final Press Conference. Pacquiao fans and supporters crowded the hotel lobby at Mandalay Bay to cheer on the Philippines boxing icon, while British backs Hatton chanting for their Manchester England native, who made his way into a small ring set up in the MGM Grand Lobby.

Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton participated in their grand arrivals at Mandalay Bay (Pacquiao, noon) and at MGM Grand (Hatton, 1:30 p.m.), followed by their final news conference Wednesday.

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Boxing Update: Don't miss Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton 24/7 Episode 4 Final Finale HBO which debuts FRIDAY, MAY 1, the night before the fight.

Exclusive behind-the-scenes access to this pre boxing fight, along with in-depth interviews, as these determined warriors, both making their second "24/7" appearance, prepare for the first mega-fight of 2009.

Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao break camp and head to Las Vegas for their final fight week activities as the May 2 Jr. welterweight showdown approaches. The finale comes for the four-episode series "Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7" (9:30-10:00 p.m.) in anticipation of Saturday's bout.


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Pacquiao vs Hatton Trash Talk Promo Video is officially from Top Rank-Golden Boy Promotions. It is a back and forth banter of Hatton and Pacquiao, their segment shot separately, but was piece together using clever editing. Totally scripted of course, but fun nonetheless. I think this particular video could be used by some Pay per View providers. They could embed this on their website and create an amusing viewing.




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For those who missed the Pacquiao vs Hatton Manchester London England UK Press Conference video here it is. The video here is brand new, officially from Top Rank/Golden Boy and one of the best summary I have ever seen covering the United Kingdom (UK) Tour of Manny Pacquiao. Included are clips of the Filipino fans who swarmed Pacquiao during his visits. Notable is the trash talk of Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather Sr., as well as the banter between Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer.

Pacquiao's visit to Manchester was covered at Pacquiao Video before particularly the Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton Darts Game.


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Here's a different video of the Pacquiao vs Hatton Fight Night 4 Video Game Trailer. This one got a song entitled Amazing set as a background music. And more action filled game compared to the previous Pacquiao vs Hatton Fight Night 4 from gametrailers.

And unlike the previous simulation, this one predicted a Pacquiao win.

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The Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 episode 3 on HBO began at Joy's home with Kool Aid being dished out by Mayweather for Hatton's entourage. Mayweather is a pretty good artist, as he showed his Ali and Elvis paintings, as well as his quirky fashion sense.

Pacquiao, once again, floors a sparring partner with a shot to the body. His opponent was paralyzed and was wincing in pain and tears. Pacquiao gestured to help, but his sparring partner stays on the ground because of the pain. Roach acknowledges that he allowed preparations to be televised because these might be a psyche deterrent for Pacquiao's opponents.

Roger Mayweather, the brother of Floyd Sr., offers one of their fighters support for the preparation. Roger then said that Hatton had better win and beat the shorter Pacquiao and if not then you should give all his boxing gear so that he can start a fire.

Pacquiao mother arrives, she was never in the U.S. before and had never watch the fight of her son live. Pacquiao leaves, while her mother go shopping at Rodeo Drive.

Pacquiao flew towards San Francisco to launch the opening of baseball team San Francisco Giants. It was a 'Filipino American Heritage Day, as hordes of sports fans are at that place to embolden him on. The presenter told the crowd Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter pounds for pound worldwide around the park as AT&T goes wild. All persons involved in this game of baseball gets a Bobble Head of Manny Pacquiao.

Watch Official 24/7 Trailer at HBO Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HBO#p/u/0/ju6gslHGQs8

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton 24/7 4 Part Series
Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 Episode 1 HBO
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In this Episode 2 of Pacquiao vs Hatton on HBO, we learn that Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach had modest roots and continues to believe a Wild Card aura ought be a "real" flight from the false Hollywood scene around him.

Roach tells the incredible story of how when he's a telemarketer, actor Mickey Rourke called him that led to their training together. Rourke, eventually gave Roach the now the known Wild Card boxing gym where trained several notable title-holders.

Actor Mark Walberg said that everyone have the same level in Wild Card gym, with the exception of Pacquiao. He was this time seated next to Batman actor Christian Bale.

The gym is now much more stringent to prevent all of the fans of distractions. Roach even said that he will have his own mother thrown out if he deemed her distracting. Pacquiao keeps battering his sparring partner, on this occasion, an opponent of land with a brutal body blow.

Also included in the Hatton vs Pacquiao 24/7 is Hatton's family - His brother who will be an undercard. Hatton's mother tells that Ricky, just like his father, prefers tall women. Her fiance Jennifer, is 5'10 ," and his son is also included.

Floyd Mayweather Sr. has a great commute 20 minutes each morning where he meets Ricky Hatton. He reminds the audience of what could have been, had his career been stopped prematurely due to a gunfire. He expressed that if given a chance he would someday restrengthen his kinship with his estranged son.

Watch Official 24/7 Trailer at HBO Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HBO#p/u/0/ju6gslHGQs8

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton 24/7 4 Part Series
Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 Episode 1 HBO
Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 Episode 2 HBO
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Pacquiao vs Hatton Fight Night 4 Video Game Simulation Prediction is from Game Trailers. Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao's bout on May 2 is a megafight for 2009. EA Sports previews the upcoming fight sorts in these two trailers for Fight Night Round 4, that includes the first and final round.

There are some issues with the game, including a less jarring punches compared to the previous iterations of Fight Night, as well as exaggerated bulky body frames.

This computer vs computer simulation predicted a Ricky Hatton win via stoppage. There is another simulation where Pacquiao actually wins: Pacquiao vs Hatton Fight Night 4 Video Game Trailer.


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For those who are interested there is also a Full Transcript of Oscar de la Hoya Retirement Speech and Interview.

Golden Boy Press Release Below:

LOS ANGELES (April 14) – Famed boxing champion and future Hall of Fame fighter Oscar de la Hoya, one of the most decorated pugilist in the history of the sport, retired as a professional today during a noon press conference in Nokia Plaza LA Live in downtown Los Angeles.

“After heartfelt discussions with my family and my closest friends, it is with deep gratitude and appreciation that I announce my retirement from professional boxing,” said De La Hoya, who retires from the ring with a 39-6, 30 KOs record. “Boxing has been the single, most consistent part of my life and although I will miss the ring, I know that it is time for me to step away from the sport competitively and become more active in the other aspects of it that are already in place and ready for me to pursue.”

“My career has been nothing short of magical and I am forever grateful to all of the people who made it possible,” continued De La Hoya. “Most importantly I deeply appreciate all of my fans who showered me with their cheers and support, consistently holding me up throughout my 17-year professional career. I believe the true meaning of my career was not in the winning or losing, but in the gift of sharing my fights with all of them, as I never imagined it would mean so much to so many. It has been an honor to fight all of my fights for each and every one of you.”

De La Hoya will now take an even more substantial role in Golden Boy Promotions, working alongside the company’s CEO Richard Schaefer to continue to deliver quality boxing events around the world.

“This is truly a bittersweet day for boxing and its fans throughout the world as Oscar’s name has been synonymous with the sport for nearly two decades,” said Richard Schaefer, CEO Golden Boy Promotions. “It is been a privilege and honor for me to work with this amazing champion and watch the brilliance of his career both in and out of the ring. As one of my closest friends, both personally and professionally, I look forward to working with Oscar as he takes a more active role in Golden Boy Promotions now that he is no longer competing in the sport.”

Originally from East Los Angeles, where as a young child he laced up a pair of boxing gloves for the first time at four years old, he began his amateur career several years later and started dreaming of professional success. The 10-time world champion, who collected titles in six different weight divisions, has long been considered the most influential fighter of the sports modern era.

“Oscar de la Hoya has left an indelible legacy in and out of the ring,” Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. “This son of East L.A. has made the City of Angels proud, not only for his ten championships in six weight divisions, but for never forgetting his roots and giving back to his community.”

Having turned professional immediately following his 1992 Olympic gold medal victory in Barcelona, Spain, De La Hoya immediately turned in to a box office success. His popularity and following made him the highest grossing non-heavyweight fighter the history of the sport. Participating in 19 pay-per-view fights, De La Hoya drew over 14.1 million pay-per-view buys and over $696 million dollars in pay-per-view revenue throughout his career. He appeared in three of the top eight highest grossing pay-per-view boxing events including the granddaddy of them all - his super-fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May 2007, which shattered the all-time pay-per-view record with 2.4 million homes in addition to generating a record-setting live gate of $19 million. It was the first pay-per-view fight to be purchased by over two million homes.

“Oscar de la Hoya has fashioned a storybook career through hard work, dedication, talent and the commitment to fighting the best fighters in the biggest fights,” said Ross Greenburg, President of HBO Sports. “HBO has had the privilege of televising his fights since 1993 and we watched him develop into a champion and a gracious ambassador for the sport.”

“The Golden Boy’s” Hall of Fame-bound career has seen him win 10 world championships in every division from 130 to 160 pounds while facing the elite of the sport including Floyd Mayweather Jr., Julio Cesar Chavez, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija and Hector Camacho Sr. Along the way, De La Hoya has become boxing’s undisputed superstar and his acclaimed career and popularity will be remembered for decades to come.

“I marvel at my son’s success and know that all of the hard work and dedication he had when he was a kid and during the formative years of his boxing training made him the champion he became,” said Joel De La Hoya Sr. “I am extremely proud of my son and know he has achieved everything possible in the ring. It is now time for him to enjoy his family and pursue in earnest all of the other opportunities that await him.”

In addition to his success inside the ring, De La Hoya has made a conscious effort to generously give back to the same community which played such an integral role in making it possible for him to achieve such success. The Oscar de la Hoya Foundation was created in 1995 to bring a better quality of life to the people of East Los Angeles. The foundation provides funding for a number of projects including the Cecilia Gonzalez de la Hoya Cancer Center, the Oscar de la Hoya Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit and the Oscar de la Hoya Labor and Delivery Center, all located at the White Memorial Medical Center in East Los Angeles. In addition to his efforts to support medical care for citizens of East Los Angeles, De La Hoya’s dedication to education in the East Los Angeles area led him to establish the Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter High School in 2003 which now serves over 500 students in grades nine through twelve and is ranked among the top 10 percent of schools in the state of California that serve similar communities. US News and World Report ranked the Oscar de la Hoya Animo Charter High School #53 out of the top 100 in the entire nation.

Most importantly De La Hoya will now have more time to spend with his wife Millie and children.

“In closing, I want to acknowledge my wonderful wife Millie, my children and my entire family who have been extremely supportive and patient with me, sacrificing a tremendous amount of our time together in order for me to pursue my career,” said De La Hoya. “Now it is time for me to be there for them.”

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Pacquiao vs Hatton Official TV Commercial is now available. The Pacquiao vs. Hatton pay-per-view May 2 telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. Golden Boy and Top Rank co-promotes the mega event.


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NOTE: The Oscar de la Hoya Retirement Speech Video is available.

Richard Schaefer: Welcome everybody to today's conference call. I'm sure all of you have heard the decision. We actually just came from an amazing ceremony, a news conference, in front of Staples Center which was attended by thousands of people. We had over 30 cameras there. It was a very well-covered event.

We had Tim Leiweke, the CEO and President from AEG there. We had the mayor of Los Angeles, Antonia Villaraigosa there. Oscar's father spoke. Oscar's wife spoke and so did the head of HBO pay-per-view Mark Taffet.

It's like a bittersweet day today. An amazing career of one of the most accomplished athletes, period, in the world ever - is coming to an end. An amazing career with ten world titles in six different weight divisions, a list of opponents which really reads like the who is who of boxers of this generation. From Trinidad to Hopkins, Mosley, Mayweather, Whitaker, Chavez, Quartey, Vargas, Pacquiao, Gatti, Camacho, Genaro Hernandez and many others. Oscar really was a one man franchise whose 19 pay per view events generated 14.1 pay-per-view buys and $696 million of pay-per-view revenues. That all made him clearly the all-time pound-for-pound king in boxing, and really in just about any other sport. It is truly an honor now for me to turn it over to Oscar, the President of Golden Boy Promotions and my friend. We really are proud to be here with him and share that special day. Please Oscar.

Oscar De La Hoya: Thank you very much Richard. It was a very emotional and difficult decision for me to make. But I have come to the conclusion that I am retiring from being a fighter. It's not easy to even talk about it because every time I think about it, every time I mention it it reminds me that this was my life for the last 32 years. And to know that I will not be lacing up the gloves again; to know that I won't be feeling that same adrenaline and rush that one feels when they fight is difficult. But I thought it was only fair to my self. I thought it was only fair to my fans that I make this decision because it hurts me that I cannot compete at the highest level anymore. It kills me inside that every time I step inside the ring now it's not me. It's not the person, the fighter, that people grew up watching. And therefore that was one of the reasons why I decided to retire along with many more. So I am firm on this decision. I am convinced I'll never ever come back and I am glad that we can now focus on something else that also has to do with boxing and that is being involved and promoting fighters. So it is a bittersweet moment for me but I truly feel I've made the right decision.

Richard Schaefer: Okay. Before we're going to open it up to the media for question I just want to say as well, Oscar has over the years developed a very nice relationship and friendship with many of the writers here in the United States and frankly around the world. And I want to thank all of those people who have worked so hard to help and cover Oscar.Some of them have been critical, others not, but I think with many of you we have really built a friendship and a relationship. In that regard, to make this announcement here in Los Angeles without you guys having been able to be there in a way was a bit sad. And so what we wanted to do and what we will do is we will put together on September the 19th in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel together with HBO and with all of our sponsors--a mega event, a mega extravaganza celebrating Oscar De La Hoya's career.

It will be a huge event. We will fly in all the fighters he fought. We want to make it like a fan fest, really involve everyone who has been associated or involved with Oscar's career. And in, the coming weeks we will release more information on that. And of course all of you media members will be invited there and we hope you can be there to celebrate this tremendous career. I'd like to open it now to the media and make Oscar available for any questions.

Kevin Iole, Yahoo.com: I just wanted to offer you my congratulations on great career and on your retirement and wish you all the best. And I wonder what changes for you now that you're no longer an active fighter in terms of how you promote? Are you going to be out on the road more? Is anything going to change in terms of the way you promote and run Golden Boy Promotions?

Oscar De La Hoya: Well I obviously going give myself some bigger responsibilities and be more active and really change it up. We're going to drive that train and we're going to go full steam ahead. It's an exciting moment for me because now I have the opportunity to really build Golden Boy Promotions to what it should be. And we've done an amazing job over these years but now it's really time to kick it up a notch.

Dan Rafael, ESPN: Oscar I will follow with what Kevin said and say congratulations and personally speaking thank you for all the great thrills I've had covering your career for the past ten years. When we talked in Las Vegas on Saturday before the Winky Wright-Paul Williams fight, you were playing coy with us. I understand you wanted to save you announcement for today and you did that. I watched it. But I'm curious, I also had spoke to you in late February when you started to do some interviews after the Pacquiao fight. And then again in Houston when we were down there for the Marquez-Diaz fight. And at that point in February you didn't really seem - to me anyway, I got the vibe that you really weren't quite sure what you were going to do. And then we were in Las Vegas this past weekend you had said you had made your decision and you seemed a little more relaxed about everything. I'm wondering if you can pinpoint a moment or explain when the revelation came or the decision ultimately was final in your mind, "I'm going to announce my retirement. I'm not going to fight anymore." How did that go and what was that moment?

Oscar De La Hoya: I'll be honest with you Dan that it happened this morning.

Dan Rafael: Even after the press conference had planned, you could have changed your mind possibly?

Oscar De La Hoya: Yes. My wife asked me - she looked into my eyes and asked me, "Are you sure? Are you sure you want to retire?" And right there and then when she opened the door for me to come back and fight again I didn't take it because I just felt something that this is it. I'm not going to fall into the trap. And - because once you fall into the trap there's no way out. So it happened this morning Dan.

Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News: Hey listen, I was there today, but unfortunately I couldn't hang around afterwards there - since you're so popular there were about 50 TV cameras waiting in line so I had to get out of Dodge. But I had one quick question for you- did the fact that you had such a one sided defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao in your last fight, did that make coming up with the decision to retire even that much more difficult?

Oscar De La Hoya: It actually made it much easier for me to decide that it's over because - I needed that perfect excuse. I was searching for that perfect exit strategy. How do I retire? How does it happen? What is it going to take? Because we athletes are very stubborn and we never know when enough is enough. And when I got beat by Pacquiao it obviously makes it easier for me to say, "That's it. You don't have it anymore." And I can make any excuse that I want and say any excuse, but I ultimately planned and believed and thought about - that's why it took so long that the time is now. It's over. And so - but it made it much easier.

George Willis, New York Post: Hello Oscar and congratulations. Hey I've talked to some people about you and your career, and a couple of them say that you'll probably be remembered more as an attraction than a fighter. Citing the fact that though you did fight people like Hopkins and Trinidad and Mosley and Mayweather that you came out on the short end of those fights. How would you answer those people who say you were more of an attraction than a fighter?

Oscar De La Hoya: I say, "Thank you. Thank you for always watching me. Thank you for making me an attraction. Thank you for believing in me. Thank you for being there." I've had the opportunity to face many world champions and a lot of them I won. Some I lost. But my satisfaction comes - my satisfaction is because at least I tried. I tried to accomplish the impossible and not too many do that. And so if people want to remember me as an attraction then I'm glad I gave a lot of people a lot of entertainment.

George Willis: Great answer man.

Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal: You know, when we talked Friday you talked about this transition being pretty easy if this was going to be the route you took. If there was not a Golden Boy Promotions, how much tougher would this decision have been knowing that then maybe you wouldn't have been as financially secure as you are?

Oscar De La I probably wouldn't be here today announcing my retirement. I mean obviously having something to fall back on, being part of a company that can helps me have something to fall back on and - it makes it much easier obviously. But that was not my reason why I retired. It was part of the reason but not the primary reason. You know, a lot of us fighters have it difficult. It's difficult to say when to retire. And there's a handful of reasons why we can't retire. And obviously money is one of them. And having to do something after boxing, having a life after boxing is one of them. So having Golden Boy Promotions obviously makes it a bit easier for me to say, "Hey, I'm going to hang 'em up for good."

J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today: Hi there. Can you step back now that you're when you look at your career and yourself, where do you put yourself if not in terms of history? I don't know if you're prepared to kind of compare yourself to guys, you know, like the Jimmy McLarnins and Jose Napoles but at least in terms of your era right now with the guys you came up with, Roy Jones was in this era, Evander Holyfield's in this era, Mike Tyson is in your era: where would you put yourself? Can you give an honest assessment of where you think you would rank in terms of not only what you meant to the sport but where you would place yourself in terms of the big picture?

Oscar De La Hoya: Well I've honestly never thought about it, but I would have to say top ten. You know I have accomplished a couple things in my career. I mean I'm probably most proud of jumping up in different weight classes and fighting in six different weight classes. It's not every day that you can see a fighter try to compete in those various weight classes.But I would have to say top ten because, you have a great fighter like let's say for instance Roy Jones, Jr. who is very talented and accomplished so much but there's accomplishment that I - that he can say, "Well Oscar never accomplished it." But there are accomplishments that I did that he can't say, "Well, you know, I accomplished what Oscar accomplished."

So it's - I ultimately have to say top ten, because we've had some great fighters in our era and I've just been very fortunate enough to be at least mentioned with these other top fighters.

Diego Martinez, Reforma Newspaper: It's a three-part question. The first one is, Oscar, you decided to retire now but like many great athletes, Michael Jordan's one of them obviously, they always return. They come back and they try to do it again. Are you totally convinced that you're not going to come back?

Oscar de la Hoya: You know, I've thought about. I've thought about it. The temptation's there. I don't know what I'm going to feel in a week from now, a month from now. But, you know, I went about this like I always have and I've always had a plan not only in boxing but in life. And personally, I'm 100% convinced I will never ever come back. I want to thank the fans for all their support, everything they've done for me, and, you know, always buying my fights.And I've made some good money and most importantly I've been able to keep my money and save it.And I want to thank the people around me that have helped me. And I have people around me that care about me and that have really helped me. And that's the reason why I know for myself 100% that I will not come back to boxing.

Diego Martinez, Reforma Newspaper: Oscar, what was your favorite memory in your career?

Oscar de la Hoya: The gold medal. Winning the gold medal was my best memory in boxing

Diego Martinez, Reforma Newspaper: What was your worst moment or memory in boxing?

Oscar de la Hoya: Well, my worst moment was losing to Bernard Hopkins, getting knocked out by Bernard Hopkins. That was the worst. That was the worst feeling and it was very difficult for to get over. But that was the worst feeling I ever had in boxing.

Salvador Rodriguez, Diario Record: Oscar congratulations on your retirement. I want to ask you, you had a lot of plans before you announced this retirement. You had a lot of plans: to retire with a win to try to erase the thought of the Pacquiao loss; to fight in Mexico City in Estadio Azteca Stadium in Mexico City: what happened with those plans now? What do you think about that?

Oscar de la Hoya: Yeah, that's what made it very difficult for me to reply to come up with this decision. Yeah I wanted to fight in Azteca Stadium. And I wanted to retire like a champion. That was the plan. But it made it very very difficult and that's why I couldn't come up with the decision right away. But I'm sure that I'm making the decision. I know that it's the best decision for my health. I understand as well that I'm not fighting at that very very high level anymore to be able to compete with the top fighters. And that's the reason why I made the decision. It really hurts. It's eating away at me. But I can tell you that the decision was made by myself on my own. It wasn't because of my friends, my family, my father, my wife. It's a decision that I came up with on my own.

Michael David Smith, AOL Fanhouse: Hi Oscar. First of all I'll echo both my colleagues and all the boxing fans around the world in congratulating you. My question is what are your goals as a promoter and as a businessman? And do those goals extend beyond sports - to other sports beyond just boxing? I know you've had some interest in mixed martial arts. You've had some interest in soccer. And I wonder whether you'll continue to branch out beyond your first love of boxing?

Oscar De La Hoya: Well thank you very much. I'm a very ambitious person. And whatever we touch in business whether it's promoting, whether it's soccer, we want to make sure that we give ourselves the opportunity to be our best. And my plans - our plans for Golden Boy Promotions--the sky's the limit. The sky's the limit because we're promoting a sport that used to be the sport--the sport where we can fill up arenas, where we can have millions of people watching and talking about boxing. And we have an opportunity to build it back. And slowly but surely we're heading toward that right direction and we have a great team that we've put together. And we're going to work hard towards the betterment of the sport whether it's taking care of the fighter or whether it's making sure that the fans are not confused who the champion is or whether fighters are receiving medial help.

T That's the vision. Those are the things we want to work towards. And, you know, we're very optimistic that it is going to get done sooner or later. For soccer with the Houston Dynamo--now we're involved in a different sport where we have the opportunity along with everyone else involved in the MLS to grow the sport to make it as popular as it can be here in the States, to make it the sport amongst our kids. And so it's a great responsibility but we embrace it and we at Golden Boy are hard workers, ambitious people and realize the potential that these sports have.

Ron Borges, Boston Herald: Oscar it seems like a long way from sitting with you and a few other people in Barcelona and you have the gold medal around your neck at lunch to that night against Manny Pacquiao. And I'm just wondering in the months leading up to that fight what doubts if any did you have that you were not the same guy because that night against Steve Forbes you really didn't look like the same guy? Did you have doubts yourself that you weren't right?

Oscar De La Hoya: Yes, I mean I - the first sign that I felt was with the Mayweather fight. I felt that that was the beginning of me not having it anymore, maybe - probably the second half of the fight. And you don't - at the time you don't want to accept it. You want to continue to lie to yourself and say, "You know, maybe something went wrong." Obviously the Forbes fight even though I won I got hit like there's no tomorrow, so then that obviously was a clear sign to me.
And especially the Pacquiao fight: you know, that was kind of like the icing on the cake so to speak. But I did feel that things weren't right in training camp. I did start getting beat up during sparring which in all of my boxing career it's never happened--ever ever in my life. I've never got beat up by sparring partners. And I was getting beat up by sparring partners in that training camp. But I didn't want to accept it. I didn't want to realize it. I was lying to myself. And so I had a hunch that this was coming sooner than later.

I kind of had a hunch that something was wrong in the Pacquiao fight.I had a hunch that maybe I'm not going to beat him. But I've always said things in my life happen for a reason. And yes I did lose in a devastating way to Pacquiao. And yes people never imagined that would happen. But it happens for a reason because it made my decision that much easier to retire from a sport that I love dearly. I feel I have all my marbles. I feel I can still, physically work. I feel that I'm still intact. So I think I've come out okay from such a difficult sport and a sport that I've been competing in at the highest level for such a long time. So that's why it made my decision that much easier.

Kelly Swanson: Okay thank you everybody. That was Oscar's last question.

Oscar De La Hoya: Thank you very much. From the heart sincerely thank you for everything you've done and we've been through this many times. Over the years we've lived through many great memories and I appreciate the people that I know, the people that I've met. You know, we're a community that is one that we appreciate each other and I want to thank you for that.

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This HBO Sports series counts down to the highly anticipated May 2 pay-per-view bout between Ricky Hatton (45-1-0, 32 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs). In this episode Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton 24/7 Episode 1 HBO, cameras follow both camps as Hatton and Pacquiao trains for the upcoming fight.

Watch Official 24/7 Trailer at HBO Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/HBO#p/u/0/ju6gslHGQs8

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton 24/7 4 Part Series
Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 Episode 1 HBO
Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 Episode 2 HBO
Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 Episode 3 HBO
Pacquiao vs Hatton 24/7 Episode 4 HBO

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