Manny Pacquiao to Appear in CBS ’60 Minutes’
The pound-for-pound king is now being lined-up for a special on long-running and award-winning television newsmagazine of CBS, the “60 Minutes.”
60 Minutes is an American television newsmagazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. It is considered by many to be the preeminent investigative television program in the United States.
Top Rank’s main man Bob Arum, Michael Marley of The Examiner wrote yesterday, said a CBS crew will soon begin shooting clips of Pacquiao as he trains at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles in preparation for the upcoming Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight on March 13.
However, it was not clear whether the Pinoy boxing champ will appear before or after the Pacquiao vs. Clottey: The Event match at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
What’s important, Arum, however, said, is that Pacquiao has truly crossed all the boundaries as the greatest boxer of his era.
“It just shows that interest in Manny has transcended sports, gone beyond that,” Arum said.
“Good Morning America on the ABC network is also going to do something on Manny. It is really phenomenal how the interest is widening on Pacman,” said the multi-awarded boxing promoter.
Last year, as Pacquiao waged and won big battles against Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto, the reigning pound-for-pound champion also scored a very big hit by landing on the cover of Time Magazine.
He also appeared at the Jimmy Kimmel Show in LA, and graced a few pages of Sports Illustrated. He was chosen as Fighter of the Decade by Ring Magazine and ESPN, and will soon be honored by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
