Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez make a Special Invitation

Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez make a Special Invitation

By Johnny Benz, Benz Report for Doghouse Boxing (June 11, 2009) Photo © Teddy Blackburn

The Benz Report for DoghouseBoxing - In news sent to us here at DoghouseBoxing, The American President, Barack Obama, and the Mexian President Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojos have a special invitation from both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez. Both fighters hope to have the Presidents attend their highly anticipated fight on July 18th.

In regards to having the United States President attend the fight, Floyd Mayweather Jr. states that not only

would it be an honor to have the President attend, but would like to extend the invitation as a congratualtions to the President's election Victory. “It would be amazing to have President Obama ringside for my fight. With all of these patriotic holidays coming up, and the fact that I met him when he was campaigning to become President, I wanted to extend an invitation to the fight as my congratulations for his knock-out victory,” stated Mayweather Jr in a release sent to Doghouse Boxing.

In regards to having the Mexican atend, Juan Manuel Marquez stated it would be an honor and would love to have the President witness his victory against Mayweather Jr. "President Calderon is a true statesman for our country and it would be an honor for me to have him come to the fight. Mayweather is the biggest challenge of my career and having my president there to witness my victory that night would be bigger than the victory itself," stated Marquez.

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