I was just cruising along, minding my business watching a news piece on Manny Pacquiao’s 30th birthday party that would put any T.O. party to shame, when believe it or not, Bob Arum actually dropped some key information. Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, confirmed what’s been suspected — he’s within 10 days of finalizing a Manny Pacquiao fight with either Ricky Hatton or Floyd Mayweather Jr. The fight will take place on May 2nd in Las Vegas. Around the 2:45 mark Arum says a fight is brewing, and Freddie Roach says Pacman will knock ‘em both out. You can also catch a glimpse of Pacman singing if you stick it out for the whole vid.

Even though the vid is in a different language, you can still get a strong sense of how popular and powerful Pacquiao is there. It was the dude’s 30th birthday party and it rivaled the celebration at the Democratic National Convention. Oh, and after watching Manny dismantle De La Hoya, I’m pretty confident he’ll take Hatton, too.

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