It's Official: Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Boxing Fight on March 13, 2010.

It's finally official, Floyd Mayweather lives up to his nickname and has penned what is sure to be one of the biggest money making fights of all time. Paquiao vs. Mayweather is scheduled to take place March 13, according to ESPN.com, and even though I would not consider myself a boxing fan... I can't wait.

As earlier discussed on Hit The Ropes Radio, this just might be the most important fight in the history of boxing. As it stands right now, boxing is slipping away.The explosion of MMA has delivered where boxing has not. The biggest fights that fans want to see, when they want to see them. That all changes with one fight.

For years boxing relied on its heavyweight division to carry the sport, but boxing has been without a big draw in that division for some time now. The sport put all of its weight behind the much smaller Oscar De La Hoya until he retired. And then again in Mayweather, until he retired. The two superstars got together in 2007 for a blockbuster bout, but despite the record PPV buys, the after effects were little and boxing was unable to ride the wave of success. They hope to not let that mistake happen twice.

The blockbuster bout between Pacquiao and Mayweather has been years in the making. Mayweather has been heavily criticized for ducking fights and picking his opponents to fit his advantage. And when boxing fans heard Mayweather was coming out of retirement... only to step into the ring with an opponent not named Pacquiao there were many who were calling foul.

But if Mayweather had a message to the fans, it would certainly be to relax. That fight was only a tune up bout. Mayweather was getting the ring rust off in order to prepare for his toughest fight to date. Manny Pacquiao poses as a legitimate threat to Floyd Mayweather's undefeated record, and Mayweather looks to silence the critiques.

The truth to be told, it doesn't matter who wins this fight. The sport itself will be better served if this a long drawn out war with both fighters looking their best. Why? To set up the rematch of course. Boxing needs this fight to give fans something to look forward. They need this fight so they can matter.

Everyone is already gearing up and tuning in for every last details. There are already several locations fighting one another to host what is sure to be the biggest fight in boxing history. The attention is even drawing in casual fans to a sport which desperately needs some attention. Get ready fight fans, Pacquiao vs Mayweather will be one worth the six month wait.

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Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

The Pound for Pound King Manny " Pacman " Pacquiao confirmed himself the date of his next fight on October 17,2009. Among the three, Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, who declared their intention to face the Pound for Pound Manny Pacquiao in boxing ring, Manny Pacquiao preferred Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to be his next opponent in his upcoming boxing fight on October 17.

"If we ever fought, I’d beat the shit out of Manny Pacquiao. And he (Pacquiao) knows that," Mayweather told the website boxing talk..

Still, Mayweather admitted that Pacquiao’s second-round demolition of Ricky Hatton was impressive, but said that the Filipino’s best won’t be enough to beat him.

"A very, very good performance. He’s a very good fighter, but he could never beat me. Ricky Hatton never listened to my dad (Floyd Sr.), if he had followed my dad it would have been different, but he never listened from the word go."

Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton " The Battle of East and West. "

On May 2, 2009, in MGM Grand Las Vegas is the most awaited boxing fight, " The Battle of East and West ", between Filipino star Manny Pacquiao vs British slugger Ricky Hatton. With just a little over a week remaining, the ticket is already sold out announced by promoters. With this development, Bob Arum of Top Rank Promotion said the Pacquiao-Hatton fight will likely shatter existing pay-per-view records.

Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's coach, assures that Pacquiao (48-3-2, 38 KOs) is already in top shape, though Manny Pacquiao skipped training at the Wild Card Gym when Pacquiao invited to throw the ceremonial pitch in the Giants-Padres match at the AT&T ballpark.

“Again, it’s the best thing in the world for him. I look at it as a good thing. I have a guy who’s ready to fight. If I have a guy who wasn’t ready and I was kind of pushing to get him to where I wanna be, then I would be worried,” said Roach.

As opposed to Freddie Roach assurance, Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) is not convinced in Pacquiao being a “complete fighter,” saying it just takes proper adjustment to beat the current pound-for-pound king.

“But I think you get adjusted to this style — I don't see a versatile fight in Manny Pacquiao,” Hatton
continued.