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Manny Pacquiao vs. Pacquiao Vs Diaz Fight Time' title='Pacquiao Vs Diaz Fight Time' />Ricky Hatton, billed as The Battle of East and West, was a boxing match for The Ringlight welterweight championship. The bout was held between Manny Pacquiao of General Santos, Philippines and Ricky Hatton from Manchester, United Kingdom. The fight was held on 2 May 2. MGM Grand Las Vegas at Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Hatton was knocked down by Pacquiao twice during the first round, and again in the second round to lose by KO in the 2nd round. Pacquiaos win makes him one of only two the other being Oscar De La Hoya to win six world titles in six different weight divisions at that time he won his seventh world title in seventh weight division on 1. November 2. 00. 9 against Miguel Cotto. NegotiationseditWith Pacquiao winning his bout against. Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton was seen as the next opponent for Pacquiao. At mid December, both boxers verbally agreed on a 5. Pacquiao changed his decision to a favorable 6. PPV revenues, while Hatton wanted an even 5. Pacquiaos promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank Boxing said on 2. January that the fight was off, citing Pacquiaos decision not to sign the contract. Arum increased Pacquiaos guaranteed purse to US1. Pacquiaos camp asked for more demands and the deal fell apart, he said. On 2. January, Pacquiao officially signed the contract of the May 2 fight vs Hatton. Pacquiao signed the contract with the 5. Pre fight hypeedit. Hatton and Pacquiao with their trainers, Floyd Mayweather Sr. Freddie Roach, at the Press Conference at The Trafford Centre in Manchester. The pre fight ring for Hatton vs. Pacquiao. This was built up in the foyer of the MGM. Crack For Autocad Architecture 2015 Crack more. Pacquiao and Hatton toured the United Kingdom for the promotion of their fight while in the UK, Hatton beat Pacquiao in a game of darts. Hatton presented Pacquiao a Manchester City F. C. shirt after the game. Martin Nievera was chosen to sing the Lupang Hinirang, the Philippine national anthem, for Pacquiaos battle against Hatton. He was the first ever male singer to sing the anthem at a Pacquiao bout. Also, WWE star Batista led Pacquiao to the ring. Sir Tom Jones sang God Save the Queen while American raised Filipino Mexican. Jasmine Villegas sang The Star Spangled Banner. As support for the fight, HBO aired PacquiaoHatton 2. Philippines on GMA the night before the fight on 2 May. On 2. 2 April, Hatton labelled Pacquiao as a one dimensional fighter Manny fights the same way all the time. Hes effective at what he does but hes not a versatile fighter. Pacquiaos trainer Freddie Roach shot back at Hatton saying his Hitman tag is accurate because on May 2, Hatton is going to get hit, man, and a lot Roach also predicted that the fight wouldnt last for more than three rounds. Pacquiao also took a break from training at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles to throw a ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco Giants San Diego Padres. Major League Baseball game at the AT T Park in San Francisco as part of the annual Filipino Heritage Night. At the 3. 0 April press conference, the last before the fight, Hatton admitted that he was the underdog for the fight, but insisted he could still cause an upset. I can understand I am the underdog but it doesnt scare me, adding that He is the best pound for pound fighter but this is my weight division. He continued, This fat, beer drinking Englishman is going to shock the world again. Pacquiao was picked by Las Vegas bookmakers as the favorite prior to the fight. Hatton expected, and got, 2. British fans to come and support him. This fight was Hattons fifth in Las Vegas in less than 2 years, and the MGM Grand Garden Arena sold out. Prior to the bout, it was reported that Hattons camp was in turmoil, with Roachs source saying that Hatton was miserable with Mayweather and was unhappy that Mayweather had arrived late for several workouts. Mayweather had addressed his issues with Hatton, his co trainer Lee Beard, but wouldnt disclose the issues. Hatton had earlier said that he is happy with Mayweather, with whom he replaced his long time trainer Billy Graham. Some have embraced the fact that Hatton and Pacquiao did not engage in any kind of rampant antagonism during the pre fight hype, as is most characterized by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Oscar De La Hoya, where he mocked and abused his opponent in front of him, and Hatton, where some physical jostling was not unheard of. While both did try and downsize the other, there was a friendly and cordial atmosphere to the fighters meetings, especially in Manchester. Broadcastingedit. ABS CBNs advertisement for their airing of the bout ABS CBN previously aired several Pacquiao bouts before he went back to Solar. Pacquiao vs. Hatton was broadcast as a pay per view produced by HBO. In the United States, the fight reportedly attracted around 8. US5. 0 million in revenue. Philippine TV rightseditIn Pacquiaos home country of the Philippines, a contractual dispute developed over broadcast rights to the fight. Initially, Solar Sports was expected to be the holder of broadcast rights to the fight airing it first on its pay per view channel Solar All Access, with repeat airings afterward on the Solar Sports channel and GMA Network. However, on 1. 6 March, rumors surfaced reporting that Solar Sports would not air the fight, and that Pacquiao had made a new deal with a giant network to air the match. Two days later, Pacquiao officially announced that he had reached a deal with ABS CBN to serve as the broadcaster of the fight. Details of this contract were not disclosed. It was later revealed that Pacquiao had terminated his contract with Solar Sports because it had been delaying the payments of 6. However, Solar countered, claiming that Pacquiao has no reasons to leave because we have settled all our financial obligations with him. In response, Solar filed a lawsuit against both Pacquiao and ABS CBN, seeking 1. A representative for ABS CBN countered the filing of the lawsuit, saying that it would fight to protect Pacquiaos wishes. Solar denied claims that Pacquiao broke off from their deal because of delayed payments, adding that what they had not forwarded to the fighter were the advance payments he was seeking. After Pacquiao requested that Solar provide its financial records related to the deal, Solar distributed copies of its agreement with the boxer at a press conferencehowever, the financial details of the agreement were omitted from the documents. Solar executives went to Los Angeles to meet with Pacquiao to resolve the issues. However, after meeting with Solar executives, Pacquiao announced that he and Solar had favorably resolved their unfortunate misunderstanding. Furthermore, through his lawyer, Pacquiao said that neither party violated the contract and that it is valid and binding. Pacquiao furthermore apologized to his fans for any confusion that may have been caused by his decision to cut and then renew his ties with Solar Entertainment ABS CBN said for its part we will not stand in the way if he decides to change his mind. In front of a sellout crowd of 1. Pacquiao landed three straight right blows, before Hatton was knocked down after walking into right hook with a minute to go in the first round. Hatton rose at the count of eight. Upcoming Boxing Events Top Rank Boxing. LIVE ON ESPN and ESPN Desportes. WBO Welterweight Championship Fight To Be Televised Live from Brisbane Wednesday, Dec. A. M. EST, on ESPN and ESPN Deportes.