11,520 reasons to see Pacquiao-Clottey in Dallas

I will literally fly to Dallas to watch Manny Pacquiao face Joshua Clottey so I can watch the fight on TV. No joke. If you live around the Dallas area and want to watch the fight, why shelf out $50 for Pay-Per-View when you can buy tickets for pretty much the same price at the nosebleeds and be in the middle of the excitement and fight vibe and still get a great view of the action? That's a no-brainer.

Because sitting atop the new billion-dollar Dallas Cowboys stadium, or what some fans call "Jerryland" attributing to the stadium's owner and visionary Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, is the largest high-definition TV screen in the entire galaxy. Sounds epic right? It is. At 160 feet wide, the TV is more than half of the football field itself.

Fight fans will definitely be in for a new and historic experience that might just change how big-time boxing is done forever. As they say, everything is bigger in Texas, and what better place to showcase the biggest star in boxing than in one of the biggest, most sophisticated and state-of-the-art stadiums in America?

Texas is also home to a huge Mexican and Latino population, a demographic Pacquiao has captured with his action-packed fighting style and sensational victories over the best Mexico had to offer. A fight of this magnitude is a welcome treat for the loyal Latino fan base in Texas and also reunites Pacquiao with the state where he first shot to superstardom after defeating Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003. And who wouldn't want to see an irresistible force meet an immovable object once again? The wrecking ball in Pacquiao ran himself into another brick wall with the huge and tough Clottey. A lot of boxing experts even say this will be a tougher match-up for him than Mayweather. I agree!

There's really so many reasons why I am excited to see this fight go down in Dallas. But borrowing a quote from a famous football related movie, "they got me at "hello"- in other words, the HD TV."

source : examiner.com

Unknown, Tuesday, January 12, 2010