PacMan Hungry for Victory

Megafights

Its the big fight tonight. Carl 'The Cobra' Froch v Jean Pascal at the Nottingham Trent Arena ? Er...no. Manny Pacquiao v Oscar de la Hoya in a non-title welterweight bout from the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. The PacMan, moving up from lightweight for this contest, is rated by all the experts as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world; de la Hoya remains the biggest box office draw in boxing. The Golden Boy will have a considerable height & reach advantage & is naturally the bigger man. However he also had a big reach advantage over Floyd Mayweather last year, but lost on points. De la Hoya is spotting 6 years to his opponent (35 v 29) & I think Manny can win a close 12-round decision.
The winner is likely to meet Ricky Hatton next year in a megabucks fight in England, with the City Of Manchester Stadium or Wembley the likely venues. Carl Froch would love to join that earning league. His opponent tonight is unbeaten, though not rated in the top ten by Ring magazine. If Froch wins, he will undoubtedly repeat his demands for a fight with Joe Calzaghe. However, Calzaghe has nothing to gain from fighting Froch.

Premier League

Which Arsenal will turn up today ? The team that beat Man U & Chelsea, or the version that has lost to the likes of Stoke & Fulham ? The title race still seems to be open, despite the Gunners being 16-1 shots with the bookies, but they might need a run to match the unbeaten campaign of five seasons ago.
The timing of Roy Keane's resignation seems a bit strange. Why not wait until after today's game? Sunderland would not be expected to get anything from Old Trafford, & if they did pull off a result, it could be the catalyst for them to go on a run.