acquiao and Mayweather will fight on March 13th, just not in the ring

By Rick Rockwell - March 13th was supposed to be the “Fight of the Century”, where the top 2 fighters in Boxing were to fight for the pound for pound best title and their legacy. Unfortunately, that fight will no longer happen. Instead, we are left with Pacquiao and Mayweather potentially fighting each other over PPV buys.

It’s been confirmed that Manny Pacquiao will face Joshua Clottey on March 13th in Dallas, Texas at the Cowboys new football stadium in front of an estimated 50,000 fans. Pacquiao’s camp moved quickly to get another fight locked in and picked an opponent that will add to Pac-Man’s impressive resume.

Not to be outdone, reports are coming out that Mayweather will also fight on March 13th. His rumored opponents are Paulie Malignaggi or Matthew Hatton. Neither fighter sparks much interest to the average boxing fan. But the fight is also rumored to take place in Las Vegas. Rumors or not, Mayweather has the ego to schedule a fight on the same day as Pacquiao.

If both of these fights do end up taking place on March 13th, and on PPV, then who will draw the larger number of PPV buys? Mayweather considers himself the king of PPV and Manny’s numbers speak for himself. Manny will also be fighting the more entertaining fight against a respectable opponent in an exciting environment down in Dallas. A win in the potential PPV battle could bolster or confirm their respective drawing powers.

Who do you think gets the higher PPV numbers?

Source: examiner.com