Las Vegas Let's get ready to rumble! While the boxing world focuses on the upcoming match between boxer-congressman Manny Pacquiao and Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez, another match is just a few days away–but not getting as much hype.
Former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. is going up against Victor Ortiz on September 17 in Las Vegas. Despite this, the buzz among boxing fans remains the same–their hope that the much-touted “Fight of the Century” will materialize.
“Pacquiao’s going to have a difficult fight with Marquez,” said Richard Schaeffer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions that is handling the Mayweather-Ortiz bout. “Let those guys fight and we’ll wait and see.”
“”We are focusing on this fight (between Mayweather and Ortiz). Ortiz is actually getting a bit upset about people taking about Mayweather versus Pacquiao, like almost ignoring him,” added Schaeffer.
Filipino boxing fans said they are not too keen on catching the Mayweather-Ortiz bout. “I’ll wait until (Mayweather) fights Pacquiao,” said boxing enthusiast Ramon Lim. “With Ortiz (versus Mayweather), you already know the results so I probably won’t watch it.”
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