The Struggling Blogger

At least that’s what the latest news break on Inquirer reports. The dispute on the purse split has been settled and Manny Pacquiao settles for a 50-50 split of the purse. This development officially declares the Pacquiao-Hatton match on! I don’t think there is anything that can stop the Pambansang Kamao from meeting his next opponent - Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton now.

Just this week, the match has been put in jeopardy as Team Pacman is adamant on insisting a 60-40 cut on the split of the purse or they will look for another opponent elsewhere. But the Hatton camp wouldn’t take it sitting down and threatened Pacquiao with a lawsuit should he back out of the match. Apparently, Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter already has a verbal agreement with the Hatton camp for a 50-50 split.

But that was yesterday’s news, and the latest announcement from Arum is that the duel between boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighter and its 140 lb king is back “under control” because Pacquiao has agreed to a 50-50 split with Hatton.

With the dispute on the purse split ironed out, the whole Filipino community, in and out of the country would be anticipating once again, another great battle from the people’s champ this year. The place of the Pacquiao-Hatton match would still be in Las Vegas although the final venue will be announced later.

Now we can look forward to at least one day this year where there will be less traffic, less crime, and most of all less brickbats throwing among our country’s top political personalities. And should Pacman wins, I guess he can insist on that 60-40 split (or more) on his next match.

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