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Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Video Recap

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Pacquioa vs Cotto: Fight Recap

Pacquiao knocks out Cotto in 12th. Manny Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Miguel Cotto twice in the first four rounds and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him 55 seconds into the 12th round.

Pacquiao used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title in seven weight classes and cement his stature as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Cotto took such a beating that his face was a river of red from the fury of Pacquiao’s punches.

Pacquiao dropped Cotto with a right hand early in the third round, but he wasn’t badly hurt and came back to finish the round strong. But after Pacquiao put Cotto on the canvas with a big left hand as Cotto was advancing forward late in the fourth round, Cotto was never the same again.

Cotto fought gamely but in the later rounds he was just trying to survive as blood flowed down his face and Pacquiao kept coming after him relentlessly.

Source: http://www.nierva.com/cotto-vs-pacquiao-fight-results-video/

Pacquiao batters Cotto for TKO win

By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports 2 hours, 17 minutes ago

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao staked his claim atop boxing’s mythical throne as the pound-for-pound best, using his lightning hand speed to beat and batter Miguel Cotto into submission Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Pacquiao knocked Cotto down once in the third round and again in the fourth, pummeled him repeatedly and easily lifted the World Boxing Organization welterweight belt from the Puerto Rican with a 12th-round stoppage. The time was 55 seconds into the final round, as referee Kenny Bayless leaped between the fighters to save Cotto a more savage beating and ignominious end.

Cotto came out strong and landed some hard punches, but Cotto couldn’t deal with the speed. Pacquiao was landing three shots for every two Cotto did early. After the knockdown in the fourth, Cotto’s offense was nonexistent as he spent most of the last two thirds of the fight fending off Pacquiao’s onslaught.

Cotto landed in single digits in power shots in every round from the fifth forward.

Pacquiao nearly had the stoppage after the 11th when Cotto trainer Joe Santiago walked onto the ring apron and waved his hand at Bayless.

It appeared he was going to stop the fight, but then Bayless and ringside physician James Game spoke and allowed it to continue. It was only extending the misery as Pacquiao poured it on in the 12th.

When the fight ended, the crowd began to chant, “We want Floyd!” It was a reference to Floyd Mayweather Jr., the other man with a claim to the top of the boxing pound-for-pound list.

Pacquiao, who has won championship belts in five divisions and beat the linear champion in two others, can no longer be knocked as a small man who was beating washed up fighters.

In Cotto, he took on an elite and powerful welterweight whose only loss came under suspicious circumstances to Antonio Margarito last year. There is suspicion that Margarito’s gloves were loaded for that fight, though it has never been proven.

But Pacquiao proved he was able to not only take a welterweight punch, but rock him repeatedly. It was a magnificent performance and will create public demand for a fight with Mayweather.

“I want to see him fight Mayweather,” Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said.

Santiago said Pacquiao hit harder and was stronger than expected. Cotto injured his left shoulder in the eighth.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-pacmanwins111409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Pacquiao stops Cotto to win 7th title

By TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer 1 hour, 11 minutes ago

LAS VEGAS (AP)—Manny Pacquiao’s speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto’s heart.

Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round.

The Filipino star used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title in seven weight classes and cement his stature as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Cotto took such a beating that his face was a river of red from the fury of Pacquiao’s punches, but he refused to quit even as his corner tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round.

“I didn’t know from where the punches were coming,” Cotto said.

The fight was billed as a 145-pound classic, and in the early rounds it didn’t disappoint. The two went after each other with a vengeance and Cotto more than held his own as they traded punches in the center of the ring before a roaring sellout crowd at the MGM Grand arena.

Pacquiao dropped Cotto with a right hand early in the third round, but he wasn’t badly hurt and came back to finish the round strong. But after Pacquiao put Cotto on the canvas with a big left hand late in the fourth round, the Puerto Rican was never the same again.

Cotto won two rounds on the scorecards of two ringside judges and just one round on the card of the third. The Associated Press gave Cotto just the first round.

“Our plan was not to hurry, but to take our time,” Pacquiao said. “It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power.”

Cotto’s face was marked early and he was bleeding midway through the fight as Pacquiao kept bouncing around and throwing punches in his unorthodox southpaw style. He tried to keep taking the fight to Pacquiao, but by then his punches had lost their sting and his only real chance was to land a big punch from nowhere.

“He hit harder than we expected and he was a lot stronger than we expected,” Cotto’s trainer, Joe Santiago, said.

Cotto fought gamely, but in the later rounds he was just trying to survive as blood flowed down his face and Pacquiao came after him relentlessly. Santiago tried to stop the fight after the 11th round, but Cotto went back out to take even more punishment before a final flurry along the ropes prompted referee Kenny Bayless to end it.

Cotto’s wife and child, who were at ringside, left after the ninth round, unable to watch the beating any longer. They later accompanied him to a local hospital for a post-fight examination.

“My health comes first. I just want to make sure I’m fine, but I feel great. I’m swollen but that’s all,” Cotto said.

His face swollen, Cotto was bleeding from his nose and his cuts, and he simply couldn’t stop Pacquiao from bouncing inside and throwing both hands at will.

“Manny Pacquiao is one of the best boxers I ever fought,” Cotto said.

Pacquiao, coming off of spectacular wins over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, added another one against Cotto, who had lost only once and held the WBO version of the welterweight title.

Pacquiao did it in his trademark way, throwing punches in flurries and from all angles until Cotto began to slow down. Then he pursued him nonstop until the end.

The fight likely will set up an even bigger one against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and many in crowd were already chanting, “We want Floyd! We want Floyd.”

“I want to see him fight Mayweather,” trainer Freddie Roach said.

Mayweather may have second thoughts after Pacquiao did what no fighter has done before—win a belt in a seventh weight class. More impressive, though, is how he has fought, dismantling opponents despite moving up consistently from 106 pounds to the 144 he weighed for the fight.

The welterweight ranks will be the last ones Pacquiao conquers, though.

“This is the last weight division for me,” Pacquiao said. “It’s history for me and more importantly a Filipino did it.”

He was so dominant in the later rounds that Cotto was fighting backward most of the way, simply trying to survive. Pacquiao was credited with landing almost twice as many punches—336-172—as Cotto.

“I knew when Cotto started backing up, the fight was over,” Roach said.

Pacquiao earned a minimum $13 million, while Cotto got $7 million.

Pacquiao was favored, largely off his last two performances in which he forced De La Hoya to quit on his stool and then knocked out Hatton with a huge left hook in the second round. Some in boxing, including Roach, thought Cotto had been slowed by his devastating loss last year to Antonio Margarito and would be further slowed by having to come in 2 pounds lower than his normal weight.

That wasn’t the case early in the fight, with Cotto winning the first round and fighting well. Once he was knocked down by a big left hand late in the fourth round, though, he slowed noticeably.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=AuwUtBvdAtMeVK.vshQTjcedCIh4?slug=ap-pacquiao-cotto&prov=ap&type=lgns

It's a TKO win by Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao 144 defeated Miguel Cotto 145 via TKO (Referee Stoppage) Round 12 for the WBO welterweight championship/WBC Diamond belt. Congratz to all Filipinos! Mabuhay!

Stay tuned for the photos and videos of the actual fight will be post here in awhile. Thanks and happy reading.

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Pacquiao Cotto 24/7 Episode 4

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After watching the videos of the introduction of Pacquiao and Cotto in their HBO 24/7 Trailer Promo videos 4 weeks ago, the Pacquiao Cotto Episode 1 last October 24th, the Pacquiao Cotto Episode 2 videos 3 weeks ago and the Pacquiao Cotto Episode 3 just a week ago, here we are again waiting and expecting for the Pacquiao Cotto HBO 24/7 Episode 4 The Finale. It will be posted here as soon as it will be available online.

Of course, the main event night watch Pacquiao vs Cotto live in HBO PPV will be on November 14, 2009 9PM ET/6PM PT at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Pacquiao Cotto 24/7 Episode 3

After watching the videos of the introduction of Pacquiao and Cotto in their HBO 24/7 Trailer Promo videos 3 weeks ago, the Pacquiao Cotto Episode 1 last October 24th, the Pacquiao Cotto Episode 2 just a week ago, here we are again waiting and expecting for the Pacquiao Cotto HBO 24/7 Episode 3 video online.

Also, don’t forget to watch Episode 4 of Pacquiao Cotto 24/7 the Finale this coming Friday November 13th Friday 9:30PM ET/PT, the night before the fight.

Of course, the main event night watch Pacquiao vs Cotto live in HBO PPV will be on November 14, 2009 9PM ET/6PM PT at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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HBO's Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7 Episode 3 Recap

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HBO's Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 Episode 3 Recap.
In this episode we learn how Miguel Cotto met his best friend Brian Perez as well as how Manny Pacquiao met his assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez.

In HBO's award winning reality series Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 Episode 3 actor Jeremy Piven who is best known as Ari Gold on HBO's hit show Entourage visits Manny at the Wild Card Gym. Piven asks Manny are you still having fun doing this? Manny replies yes and smiles. Piven then states that he feels Manny looks like he can fight 3 fights in a row right now.

We then are cut to a movie trailer of Manny's latest feature film project titled Wapakman. Manny is playing a super hero who is flying through the air and wearing a red spandex costume. Many have criticzed Manny for doing this movie and not fully focusing on his boxing career but Freddie Roach believes it is good for Manny to take time off to put his mind on other projects. Freddie then makes fun of Manny's red spandex costume.

Back in the Fight Factory gym in Tampa, Florida Miguel Cotto is having his open media training day and celebrating his 29th birthday. Miguel makes that statement that fights are won here in the gym during camp.

Cotto's mom makes a traditional Puerto Rican feast in celebration of the WBO welterweight champion.

We then learn in 2003 Team Cotto member Brian Perez met Cotto as a fan and they developed their friendship and business relationship since then with Perez now having the official title of head of Miguel Cotto Promotions. The two friends consider their relationship as if they are brothers.


Manny is then seen punching a series of pumpkins placed in a row like double end bags as a funny skit for the Jimmy Kimmel Show. .

Freddie Roach is seen at his home watching tapes of Miguel's past fights and he states he looks for habits not mistakes for habits are what a fighter usually does and mistakes may just be a one time thing. Roach then states that Miguel's trainer is green and they make fundamental mistakes.

Roach then expresses in a joking manner how he wishes he never introduced Michael Koncz to Manny since a recent poll showed 197 out of 200 people felt Manny should fire Michael.

Fred Tokes, sparring partner of Miguel Cotto prays for Team Cotto as they travel to Las Vegas and for safety and victory for Miguel.

We learn Manny met Buboy as a janitor in his hometown. When Manny returned back home he was disappointed to see his older friend smoking and wearing dirty clothes and not caring much about himself. So from that point on Manny hired Buboy as his assistant trainer and he has been loyal ever since. Freddie then states that he could not get through a fight with out Buboy.

Miguel Cotto is then seen at the airport sitting on a trunk with the big letters “WBO” on it which is transporting his WBO champion belt to Las Vegas.
Cotto arrives two weeks early to get adjusted to the Vegas climate and air. The narrator reminds us that last time Cotto was in Vegas he left in an ambulance in his controversial loss to Margarito.

For those of you who missed episode 3 of Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 it will replay
Other HBO showtimes include: Nov. 7 (11:45 p.m. ET/8:45 p.m. PT), 8 (11:15 a.m., 8:15 p.m.), 9 (7:30 p.m.), 10 (2:00 p.m., 11:30 p.m.), 12 (11:30 a.m., 10:30 p.m.), 13 (9:00 p.m.) and 14 (10:30 a.m.)

HBO2 playdates: Nov. 8 (11:10 p.m.), 11 (12:50 a.m.), 13 (1:40 a.m.) and 14 (5:00 p.m.)

HBO On Demand availability begins Nov. 9.

Source: http://dailycontributor.com/pacquiao-cotto-247-episode-3/8435/

Manny Pacquiao v Miguel Cotto: assessing the ring officials

The ring officials assigned to Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto on November 14th are Kenny Bayless (referee), Adalaide Bird (judge), Duane Ford (judge), and Dave Moretti (judge). Here is a brief assessment of each:

Kenny Bayless. Bayless has roughly the same experience with both fighters; however, two fights stand out. First, he worked Miguel Cotto v. Antonio Margarito and he was criticized for allowing Miguel to take unnecessary punishment in the 11th round. As you probably remember, Cotto spent most of the round going backwards, he took a knee twice, was not throwing back, and he obviously could not see. Miguel's corner eventually had to throw in the towel to stop the fight.

Bayless was also assigned to Pacquiao-Erik Morales II. An argument could be made that the fight should have been stopped after the first knockdown in the 10th, but it took another one before he stopped the action.

Adalaide Byrd. Byrd has no significant history with regard to Miguel Cotto; however, she had Pacquiao pitching a shutout against Oscar De La Hoya. Byrd ran into some controversy with her 114-113 card for Bernard Hopkins against Joe Calzaghe.

Duane Ford. Ford scored 115-112 in favor of Pacquiao in his last fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, but he has no recent experience with Cotto.

Dave Moretti. Moretti had the fight tied at 95-95 before Cotto's corner stopped the Margarito fight, and he also scored a shutout in favor of Pacquiao before De La Hoya quit on his chair. Moretti, however, had the closest scorecard, 86-85, before Pacquiao knocked Morales out in their second fight and turned in a 115-113 card to help give Morales a unanimous decision against Pacquiao in the first fight. Perhaps more interesting, and somewhat analogous, is that Moretti scored 115-113 in favor of Sugar Ray Leonard over Marvin Hagler.

Conclusion. Kenny Bayless is one of the best third men in the business, and both camps should be very satisfied because he is not going to inject himself into the outcome. Additionally, he will certainly allow both men to fight until it is abundantly clear that the fight is over, which will not likely happen until the bell ends the 12th round. Bayless is the perfect guy for the two warriors.

Moretti and Ford may well be the top two judges working today and they will be laser focused on the scoring zone. Byrd doesn't have a pedigree equal to the other two, but more often than not her scorecards are in line with how the fight is viewed at ringside and at home.

As we close out a year that has been full of scoring controversies, don't expect this fight to be one of them. An all star officiating crew for what will likely be a 2009 Fight of the Year candidate.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/x-8370-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m11d2-Manny-Pacquiao-v-Miguel-Cotto-assessing-the-ring-officials

MIGUEL ANGEL COTTO WILL DESTROY THE FILIPINO’S DREAMS

During the last few months I have read a great number of notes and articles on different news media outlets about this fight and in almost all of them there is one constant, the prevalent opinion that Cotto does not have an opportunity to conquer the tagalo Manny Pacquiao. This is something that has caught my attention, but as if that wasn’t enough was has interested me more is the fact that they already seem to be preparing his next bout as if he had already beaten Cotto. It is a fact that money rules boxing, specially mega fights, but we cannot overlook the qualities of a boxer like Miguel Ángel Cotto who has faced other elite boxers in their peak and has beaten and lost to fighter such as Sugar Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito and Joshua Clottey.

Those that use Pacquaio’s previous victories over Oscar and Hatton as their barometer for basing their opinion of Pacquaio destruction over Cotto are not been objective and are instead being lead by what the TV cameras would have them see. This believe that Pacquaio is some sort of demonic creature of destruction based on his knock out of Hatton is far from the reality. Oscar and Hatton were both exposed by the very questionable practices of Roach and Pac in imposing questionable catchweights, forcing a fighter to go down to a weight in which their physical strengths are far from being at their ideal condition. Anyboddy who cannot see this must be obsessed with the “Boom” of Pacquaio and his promoter Bob Arum.

In stating this, I don’t wish to diminish what Pac has accomplished, but I’m also not blind and don’t see what chance he has against a fighter like Cotto who in my opinion is much superior to Pacquaio in everything; he is superior in technique, might be as quick in the beginning of fights, who has received shots by bigger stronger fighters such as Clottey, and Mosley and who is technically more skilled then the Filipino. From this it is easy to infer that Cotto, who has beaten the aforementioned fighters, should have no problems with a fighter who is coming up in weight and those not hold one advantage. For this reason I am sometimes amused about what I read about this fight. To the degree that some favor Pacquaio they have gone as far as discussing his next fight, to bring links about these comments I believe are unnecessary.

I believe the fans who give Cotto no chance of winning will be in for a big surprise come November 14. Cotto is preparing for this fight like has never before and that will show come fight night. I also believed they choose the wrong opponent to play their famous “catchweight” game. That’s where fighters like Hatton, who is known to indulge too much, and Oscar, who hadn’t fought as welter, strategically lost the fight. As a result of this weight game come fight night Pacquaio was faster and stronger then both of his opponents.

I expect that Arum is starting to have the same doubts as evidenced by his remarks in which he stated, “It wouldn’t be a disaster if Pacquaio lost to Cotto.” With those simple words Arum is starting the spin machine preparing the boxing world for Pacquaio’s defeat.

As the fight gets closer I observe as team Pacquaio and his fans see the outcome of this fight as a foregone conclusión. Talking about future opponents, mega fights, all of this tells me that their still in their dream. However, sometimes it is not good to dream too much. It’s only been days since a young fighter named Juanma Lopez was being billed as the next great fighter and he was exposed by a third level tier fighter. With that the dreams of many fans were broken and they were forced to come back to reality. The same I believe will occur with the Filipino fans, as the fighter from Caguas will burst them out of their dream and back into reality.

In countless occasions Pacquaio has shown us that he is good fighter, of that there is no doubts. However to see him as unbeatable or to proclaim that he posses quality of a great technician or other virtues that he lacks is far from logical in my opinion. However, this adventure in these weight categories has come to end, November 14th he will fight a fighter in his peak superior in all attributes and it will cost him greatly for him to have thought he could win.

When Cotto make his power felt on the fighter in front of him, the Filipino will realize that he should have never taken this fight. That night he will realize the advantages with the catchweights that his trainer tried to impose will not be enough. In that moment we will see Cotto for what he really is, a quality champion in his natural weight and he will do what a champion should do when he’s prepared and focused for a fight. The young prospect Antonio DeMarco repeated to us that old boxing adage “Fights are won and lost in the GYM.” Cotto is busy doing what he needs to do and has left the rest to his team.

My chips are all in, this time the Boricua will give his best performance and I am "VICTORY has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan. John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) American politician.

Source: http://boxeomundial.net/boxeo.php?category=english&id=14536

Pacman: Floyd Jr not the big draw

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is not going to tap on Floyd Mayweather’s window and beg for a fight.

No, Pacquiao doesn’t need Mayweather for his next fight. Not if the American wants it in his own terms.

“Of course we want to do Mayweather. But we won’t be railroaded and pushed around, bullied around,” Pacquiao’s Canadian adviser, Mike Koncz, told the Digital Journal yesterday from Los Angeles.

It’s not only Koncz who feels this way but Pacquiao himself, his trainer Freddie Roach and his promoter Bob Arum. They all believe that a fight with Mayweather, if ever it happens, should be under their’ terms.

Arum had called Mayweather, the undefeated ex-pound-for-pound champion, “delusional” for saying he wants the biggger purse, 60-40 at least, if he fights Pacquiao next year.
Roach said the fight just won’t happen because of money matters, while Pacquiao said Mayweather is just “after the money” and not a good fight the whole world would want to see.

Koncz said instead of Mayweather, there’s Shane Mosley or Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to look at. Either fight should be a big one as long as it’s Pacquiao in the opposite corner.

Pacquiao wants the bigger cut if he fights Mayweather, and Arum once said that not even a 50-50 split with the American who just came out of retirement would be a fair share.

Earlier this year, Mosley said he’d fight Pacquiao and settle for 40 percent of everything and at the same time stake his WBA welterweight crown at a catchweight of 145 lb or even a little less.

Pacquiao hasn’t lost a fight in four years and eight months, not after dropping a bloody decision to Erik Morales in March of 2005 at the MGM Grand, the site of Pacquiao’s Nov. 14 bout with Miguel Cotto.

Pacquiao is all pumped up to face Cotto for the heaviest fight of his career
. Last Saturday (Sunday in Manila), he sparred 12 rounds at the Wild Card Gym, and impressed even those who are so used to see him train.

“Grabe ang bilis ni Manny ngayon (Manny has got tremendous speed),” said Nonoy Neri, a key member of Team Pacquiao, in a text message to The STAR yesterday morning.

Koncz had often said that with each win, Pacquiao’s popularity is multiplied 10 times, and a win over Cotto won’t change the fact that he’s the hottest, most exciting, most in demand fighter out there today.

Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=519897&publicationSubCategoryId=69

PACQUIAO WATCH: Will a first round knockout happen?

PACQUIAO trainer Freddie Roach is standing by his prediction that his ward will knockout Miguel Angel Cotto in the first round to capture the International Boxing Organization (IBO) welterweight crown being held by the Puerto Rican.

Less than three weeks from now, the world will know if Roach’s uncanny ability to predict which round Manny Pacquiao will win will again be tested.

Sure Cotto isn’t indestructible. He lost badly and by technical knockout to Antonio Margarito and barely survived Joshua Clottey in his last fight.

He knees also buckled when he fought Carlos Quintana.

But those guys are natural welterweights and Cotto is at home at this division.

But then again, those were the same arguments pundits made when Manny Pacquiao fought Ricky Hatton and Oscar de la Hoya – that the Filipino boxing sensation is stretching his luck too far out by fighting men bigger than his size.

That’s what separate Manny from today’s class of fighters when weight division have already been watered down from what were only eight weight classes in the olden days. When it is not uncommon for boxers to fight opponents as much as 10 pounds heavier, except in the open-ended heavyweight division. Back then, professional boxing was at its purest.

Will Manny knockout Cotto in the early rounds, let alone the first?

I say it depends on the game plan of Cotto, or his game plans.

While Roach may have already devised a strategy for Manny to put away Cotto, the Puerto Rican may not oblige.

The only way Cotto will hit the canvass for good is when he gets careless and underestimates Manny’s knockout punches.

Or when he gets rattled and forgets to adapt a Plan B or Plan C against a boxer whose speed is undeniably unparalleled in today’s batch of professional boxers, if not of all times.

Fighting Manny is an on-the-job-training. You will never get to know him until you get inside the ring with him. Ask Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez, all of whom fought Manny at least twice.

Morales got the better of Pacquiao in their first encounter but there is an asterisk and a lot of ifs in that fight. Like if Manny didn’t get cut by a headbutt and if only his former promoter Murad Mohammad didn’t fleece him of his deserved purse and cut of the pay per view. But his second and third engagements with Morales were works of art.

Barrera was never the same man after he succumbed to Manny in eleven rounds at the Alamodome in 2003.

Marquez gave Pacquiao fits but he never solved Manny despite his claims of wining both fights with the Filipino southpaw.

De la Hoya and Hatton committed the same mistake – underestimating Manny’s strength and newfound boxing prowess.

Cotto, without doubt is preparing and priming himself up for a boxing match with Pacquiao. He will not expect Manny to come rushing towards him carelessly. He will time Manny’s attacks and hopes to counter them effectively.

Trouble is, Manny is at his dangerous best when his opponent sits and waits from him.

Look at what Manny did to David Diaz. He turned Diaz’ face into a grotesque mask before mercifully ending the bleeding in the ninth round. Marvel at how he reduced De la Hoya into a sitting duck and ‘stationary speedball’ – peppering him with precision punching almost at will. Look at how he attempted to brutally murder Hatton in two rounds.

Cotto will fare better than all of them only because he is heavier and stronger.

But there is no escaping Manny.

Cotto can run but he cannot hide.

He can rush but he cannot hit.

Only when Manny commits the mistake of opening his rib cage and offering his chin can Cotto hope to win.

I will disagree with Roach, Manny won’t knockout Cotto in the first but a knockout there will be.

Source: http://asiancorrespondent.com/edwin-espejo/pacquiao-watch:-will-a-first-round-.htm

Pacquiao gets star treatment

The Manny Pacquiao fever is on.

Fred Sternburg, hired by Top Rank to lead Pacquiao’s publicity machine swears he’s never seen anything like the past few days as demand for the Filipino boxing icon continues to grow.

“Movie and TV star Jeremy Piven watched Manny train last Friday (at the Wild Card) and LA Lakers star Ron Artest was there as well,” Sternburg told the Bulletin yesterday with less than two weeks before Pacquiao’s clash with Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas.

In the coming days, Pacquiao will either have to politely turn down or honor the request and invitation of men such as television host Jimmy Kimmel and Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss, who has invited Pacquiao to sit with him in his private box when the ballclub plays Memphis this Friday at the Staples Center.

“Manny will be making a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live this Tuesday night (seen in the US on ABC)...(former Playboy centerfold and Baywatch babe) Pamela Anderson will also be appearing on the show,” said Sternburg.

Even Time Magazine, which earlier gave prominence to the boxer for being included on the list of the world’s 100 most influential people, is set to come out with a major feature on Pacquiao “and in its Asian issue, he may apear on the cover (subject to breaking news),” said Sternburg, ading that “the cover portrait was shot Friday after his workout.”

Sports Illustrated is also coming out with a piece on Pacquiao as evidenced by a photographer that dropped by the Wild Card recently.

Meanwhile, Sternburg disclosed that Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach is again leaning towards a ninth-round stoppage victory.

Saying that “a new strain of virus” is going to strike next week, citing the emergence of the “M(Manny)1P(Pacquiao)1 virus.”

“Are you talking about the M1P1 Virus?” asked Sternburg. “Once Cotto is exposed to it, he’s cooked. Dr. Roach’s prognosis is that Cotto will be flat on his back by the ninth round.”

Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/227569/pacquiao-gets-star-treatment

Blast from the past: Manny Pacquiao vs David Diaz