Boxing: Manny split decision on purse.RICKY Hatton Richard Hatton MBE (born October 6 1978, in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England), is a British boxer. He is seen by many as one of the greatest British fighters of all-time and is currently one of the top 10 pound for pound fighters in the world. will face Manny Pacquiao in one of the most lucrative fights of 2009 after the Filipino fighter finally signed a contract following weeks of uncertainty. The Mancunian will face poundfor- pound king Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas, 18 months after losing to Floyd May weather Jnr at the same MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand venue. After weeks of protracted negotiations surrounding Pacquiao's increased financial demands, the fight will now go ahead and a press conference will be held on Thursday to officially announce the contest. Hatton's lawyer Gareth Williams confirmed he is in possession of the contract, which the Mancunian will sign as soon as it has been checked. "We have got the contract, signed by Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
He revealed Hatton has yet to sign the contract - purely because of logistics with Williams being in London yesterday. "It won't be a problem and we'll announce the fight at a press conference on Thursday," he said. "All the pressure is off now." The deal follows weeks of uncertainty after it emerged Pacquiao wanted to renegotiate financial terms despite having agreed a 50-50 split before Christmas. Williams said last Thursday that the fight was "dead in the water for the time being, but admitted the appearance of a signed contract would force them to reconsider. Yet Pacquiao's promoters Top Rank declared on Friday the fight was back on after Pacquiao agreed late last week to share the proceeds equally with the Mancunian. Pacquiao released a statement on Thursday reiterating his desire to fight Hatton and stating his wish to "get it on without the middlemen" before finally signing the contract. Pacquiao is a four-weight world champion having won titles at flyweight fly·weight n. 1. a. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 112 pounds (50.4 kilograms), between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight. b. A boxer competing in this weight division. , super-bantamweight, super-featherweight and lightweight. |
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