De La Hoya/Mayweather pay-per-view buys increase

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Mike Informer sent this article on the De La Hoya/Mayweather pay-per-view numbers tallying up to 2.4 million buys with domestic revenue at $134.4 million bringing up the total PPV revenue sum to $165 million.

The live gate was reported at $19 million and total gross receipts at $150 million all of which broke all previous boxing box office figures.

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Dancing with the stars cast announced

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No, I've not decided to add dancing to the category of combat sports, but there is a connection.

One of the 12 stars is Floyd Mayweather Jr.

I have no idea how that will help or hurt his training for his fight with Ricky Hatton but I also don't really care.

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Miguel Cotto to defend Welterweight title against Shane Mosley at MSG on 11/10

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Details of this bout here It will be at Madison Square Garden (it won't sell out cause only Sheiky can do that) and be on HBO PPV.

There is the talk that the winner of this and the Mayweather-Hatton bout on December 8 could meet sometime next year. Now that would make sense to me, so I wonder what will be the thing that keeps it from happening?

Mayweather and Hatton agree to December 8 bout

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The bout between the 43-0 Hatton and the 38-0 Mayweather will be contested at 147 LBS. Hatton recently made news after calling Mayweather out which put an end to Floyd Jr.'s all so brief retirement.

ESPN has more on the bout which is going to be on HBO PPV and promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.

The deal hasn't been officially signed but the major points have been worked out.

Interestingly, this event will go head-to-head with the Ultimate Fighter 6 season Finale on SpikeTV.