With his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. all but off, Manny Pacquiao VS Joshua Clottey on March 13, at Dallas Cowboys Stadium offering a record $25 million site fee, landed the next best thing.
Clottey's manager told ESPN.com's Dan Rafael that he spoke to Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank's Bob Arum, on Friday about the fight's details but would only confirm a "seven-figure" purse.
Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs) last fought in a split-decision loss to welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto on June 13, a fight that Manny Pacquiao aslo believed Joshua Clottey won.
"This is going to be one of the biggest events in the history of boxing," Arum said. "This is the most incredible stadium setting I have ever seen. It is absolutely unbelievable. This is going to be much, much more than just a boxing match. A lot of things that happen are ordained by God. We weren't going to go here for Pacquiao-Mayweather fight because Schaefer wouldn't get on a plane and come down here and see the place. So that didn't happen. And now that fight isn't happening. And now we are here with Manny for another fight. When people see this event and how it will be presented, nothing in the past will ever compare to it."
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