STILL THE POUND-FOR-POUND KING:Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao crushed Miguel "the jogger" Cotto

And the new WBO welterweight boxing champion of the world......Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao.....There you have it.

Both fighters gave their very best especially on their grueling first 3 rounds when Miguel Cotto was knocked down on the third round.Then Manny makes a follow-up knock-out agin on the 4th round when Cotto survives again through saving by the bell.
On the 5th round, both fighters exchanges big blows , a flurry of exchanges before the bell ring.On the 6th round, Cotto's legs look a little shaky.Pacman throws a hook, upper cut ..and connects with big right hook!And continues it with a 1-2 punch and 1-2-3 combination until Cotto wobbles a bit.

Round seven, Pacquiao dictated the pace of the fight and contines on his stellar 1-2 punch as he continues to land these punches to Cotto.

On the 8th round, a hard left to the body from Pacman has Cotto doubling over.Cotto has bruises under his eyes.Pacquiao getting confident as Cotto uses the ring to stay away from Pacquiao.Cotto continued pecking away from Pacquiao.Pacman made also un upper cut and a hook in this round.

Round nine,a fast 1-2 Punch from Pacquaio, as Cotto retaliates with 1-2 also.But Cotto's right eye swelling and start to loose focus.Cotto's face is a mess.Manny's face remains clean.A BIG right hand from Pacquiao blasts Cotto.Pacquiao looks like he's toying with Cotto.

Round 10, what more Cotto can give on this fight.Cotto always seems to retreat, uses the ring and continues to stay away from Pacquiao.

Round 11, Coach Freddie Roach told Pacman that "He is down, lets finish him".Pacquiao connects with a 1-2-3-4 punches as Pacman continues to chase Cotto, Cotto move away and jogs around.Pacman is dominating Cotto.

On the final round, Pacquiao hunts Cotto down.A hard 1-2 punch from Pacquiao to start the round.Cotto throws a left hook.But Pacquiao continues to be relentless and he continues on his 1-2,1-2 punch!until Kenny Bayless steps in , waves off the fight just seconds over 2 minutes in the final round.

And the new WBO welterweight boxing champion of the world......Manny "PACMAN" Pacquiao.....There you have it.....Pacman achieves boxing glory! His title in 7 different divisions...God bless the Philippines....Mabuhay!!!

Pacquiao - Cotto Las Vegas Notebook: News and Notes

LAS VEGAS - Lots of activity here in the city in the run-up to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto title fight that will happen tonight.

What is clear is that Miguel Cotto is clearly playing second fiddle in this big fight. The talk around the on here is all about Manny Pacquiao. He is in the newspapers, the newscasters are talking about him on on television and the disc-jockeys love him on the radio. While there is no scientific evidence to support the number of people that have come here to see the fight – it appears most that are milling about are here to see Manny.

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – then Pacquiao must be a happy man. There was a Manny Pacquiao impostor walking around the MGM Grand immediately after the weigh-in and he looks remarkably like Pacquiao. He was a close enough representation of the real thing to fool fans and one television network from the Philippines. He even fooled me for a second. Uncanny.

Pacquiao didn't have any problem making weight on Friday afternoon. He was ripped and ready at 144 pounds and he looked very healthy. His skin had a healthy glow to it and he was energetic and pumped. I was only a few feet from him and he looks very, very strong. I was surprised at how easygoing he is. He doesn't appear to be suffering from any case of the jitters.

Here's a tidbit of information for you regarding how easy it was for Manny to make weight: On Wednesday night, two days before the weigh-in, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Pacquiao was at the Picasso restaurant the Bellagio and he was eating like a king. Dining with camp members he put away a large lobster, some Kobe beef and a host of vegetables as well as an entrée. Clearly, there was no concern whatsoever that he was not going to make the 145-pound weigh limit.

Rumors abound in the days leading up to a big fight here. The one bit of information that continues to make whispers around the MGM Grand is that Miguel Cotto has had to strain quite a bit to make the 145-pound catch-weight. Cotto weighed in on the button.

However, I was witness to his weigh-ins against both Zab Judah and Joshua Clottey and to me, Cotto looks a bit washed out. Just a bit, nothing drastic, but he does not have the same muscle tone and mass that Pacquiao did, which is surprising considering he is universally regarded as the bigger man. I would say he dried out to make the weight and when he spoke afterwards his voice sounded somewhat forced.

Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach and Cotto trainer Joe Santiago nearly came to blows at the weigh-in. Santiago looked at Roach and said, “145-pounds asshole” which was in reference Cotto making the weight. A fight very nearly ensued as the two trainers appeared very close to exchanging punches. My money would have been on Roach in that one.


Whew!That's how waxing hot the boxing fight on November 14 night will be.The trainers of both camp just started it and the boxers in Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto will finish it.To continue reading the full story of the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto weigh-in click here the article by T.K.Stewart.

Before Pacquiao Cotto: How Many of Manny’s Championships are Legitimate

Manny Pacquiao has claims to six world championships, but how many are legit?

Manny Pacquiao has won titles in six different weight classes (some incorrectly say five), but which ones are legitimate? Who can really sort through the muddled alphabet-soup mess? Well actually, even in the murky confusion, we can often determine a real championship from a spurious title. We must try to establish the differences in quality among the alphabet straps, or even when a fighter is “World Champion” despite being unrecognized as such by the sanctioning bodies. And we must do this “as we go” since the landscape is always changing.

Now with the influx of interim, regular, and super champions, I defy anyone to keep track of it all. A casual fan feels lost and referring to these organizations for clarity will only make it worse. Boxing insiders must rise above it, and develop a consensus and reality that might sometimes exclude the sanctioning bodies.

We cannot withhold World Championship status to a fighter in lieu of title unification, given the impossible obligations that would now entail, the absurd practice of having multiple divisional titlists even within one organization, the politics, and the unwillingness of these groups to work together. We collectively must find a new way, an essence of clarity and truth, and shun those who try to cloud it while supporting those who champion it.

Let’s look at Pacquiao’s championships and see if we can’t determine which ones were legit and which ones were not.
WBC Flyweight Champion (1998-1999)

In December of ’98, Manny knocked out Thai Chatchai Sasakul in eight rounds to win the WBC Flyweight Title. Sasakul, 33-1, was in his third defense after winning the title from Yuri Arbachakov, a prodigious talent, and perhaps the top flyweight of the 90’s. At the time Sasakul relieved him of his belt, Yuri was the recognized #1 guy, undefeated and in his 11th defense. By “beating the guy that beat the guy,” Pacquiao became “the guy.” His claim as former Flyweight Champion cannot really be challenged on the grounds of merit.

Verdict: Legitimate

IBF Super Bantamweight Champion (2001-03)

After losing his flyweight title, he immediately leapfrogged the 115 and 118 lb. classes to fight at 122. After a “reign” as WBC International Super Bantamweight Champion, he knocked out Lehlo Ledwaba to become IBF Super Bantamweight Champion. Ledwaba, 33-1-1 and in his sixth defense, was a splendid fighter, a classy and talented practitioner with an almost-irrefutable claim as being the #1 guy at junior featherweight. By the time this fight happened, Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales had left the division. Their alphabet soup replacements were simply not on Ledwaba’s level.

Verdict: Legitimate

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PACMAN IS FIT AND READY, SAYS ROACH

Handlers of Manny Pacquiao yesterday declared the Filipino ring icon as fit and ready for his world welterweight championship fight with Puerto Rican belt-owner Miguel Cotto one week from now.

Chief trainer Freddie Roach and strength coach Alex Ariza, on the eve of Team Pacquiao’s departure to Las Vegas from Los Angeles, said their ward is 100 percent prepare to wrest the 147-pound crown and become the only man in the history of sweet science to win seven titles in as many weight divisions.

“Manny’s 100 percent ready,” Pacquiao’s American trainer told GAZETTE in an overseas telephone interview. “All the things that we had started in Manila had been completed here in Los Angeles.”

The 49-yeasr-old thrice recipient of the ‘Trainer lf the Year’ award from the Boxing Writers Association of America added that the last week of preparations in Las Vegas will only be confined on regimen to maintain his present condition.

Ariza, the junior-welterweight champ’s Columbian-born condition expert echoed Roach’s statement, saying he had never seen the six-weight titleholder in such a tip-top shape.

“I have handled Manny in his last four fights, including against (Oscar) De La Hoya and Hatton and I can safely say that I have never seen in this physical shape,” Ariza attested.

Middleweight prospect and former alternate in the United States Olympic boxing team Shawn Porter, Pacquiao’s sparring mate since setting up his training camp in Baguio City, agreed, saying: “Manny is definitely ready. I think this is his time and I think fans will see a lot in the ring.”

As the coach says, Pacman is ready again for the big bang.He alone can tell that Pacquiao is A-Ok and have all the artileries needed for the upcoming firepower battle.Click here to continue...

David Haye defeats Nikolai Valuev to win world heavyweight title

Haye wins by majority decision 114-114, 116-112, 116-112.

The undisputed WBA (World Boxing Association) heavyweight champion Nikolai Valuev will fight out British cruiserweight champion David Haye on November 7th (07:00 GMT) at the Arena Nurnberger Versicherung, in Nuremberg, Germany.

Nikolai Valuev is rightly nicknamed ‘The Beast From The East’ as he is the heaviest and the tallest world heavyweight champion with big, ugly, sweaty and hairy demeanor. Valuev weighs 320 pounds and stands tall at 7-feet-2 inches. He has never been knocked down ever in his professional boxing career of 16 years and is considered to be one of the most popular fighters in Europe.

For David Haye, he is waiting for the contest as it is his dream to be the world heavyweight champion. Haye is thrilled about this fight and believes that he has the right moves to beat Valuev. He considers himself faster than Valuev and is keen to bring WBA title back to Britain. In the heavyweight championship, this outspoken British had only two fights and he has not fought anything since November when he knocked out Monte Barrett but he is all charged to flex his muscles with the tallest and the heaviest world champion.

Results Updated on November 7th, 2009: The 29 year old British challenger David Haye claimed the WBA heavyweight title with a shock majority decision win against Russian giant Nikolai Valuev.The judges scored the 12-round fight 114-114 even, 116-112 and 116-112 in Haye’s favor.

If Holyfield did not deeat Valuev just last year, here comes the strongman from U.K. named David Haye that crushed the depending champion Valuev and stripped his heavyweight championship.Look out Klitschko brothers....Click here read and watch more of the said fight.

"The Great Hope :Why Manny Pacquaio is more than the world's best boxer."

Here comes Manny Pacquiao giving glory to his beloved nation and countrymen once again even without entering the boxing canvass yet that is scheduled on November 14 against the heavy boxer Miguel Cotto.

He delivers once again as being a hero on his own small way by raising up again another bar by gracing the cover of Time's Magazine Asia edition.Time attested to that because Pacman's continues winnings against the Mexicans and Latins and he crossed the Atlantic in defeating the british Ricky Hatton.

No wonder he has always been and will always be one of his nation's inspiration and hope despite the setbacks that his countrymen is experiencing for the last two months that had been affected and plagued by numerous typhoons and super-typhoons.
Crime rate in his country dropped to zero whenever he has a fight because everyone is glued to the tv screen.And unknowingly he unites everyone, politicians crossing bridges, isolated war in the south is being halted, no crimes in the cities and subarbs areas.

These were only few reasons why Time Magazine cover Manny Pacquiao as "The Great Hope :Why Manny Pacquaio is more than the world's best boxer."


Manny Pacquiao, "The Great Hope"...the statement tells everything...

Pacquiao-Cotto: Chavez Breaks it Down; Size Matters

Veteran cutman Joe Chavez has a unique perspective on next weekend's Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight as he has worked for Pacquiao in the past and will be in Cotto's corner next Saturday. Chavez is perhaps best known for working the corner of Oscar De La Hoya during the last years of The Golden Boy's career.

Chavez is as down-to-earth and plain-spoken a fellow as you will meet. There isn't any hype with Joe and he's a straight-shooter in the truest sense of the term. He doesn't say much, but when he does speak his words carry meaning.

When asked for his thoughts on the big fight, Chavez was honest with his assessment.

“It's going to be a tough fight,” he said. “Manny Pacquiao is a very good fighter and you can't take anything away from him, that's for sure. I think it will be a very tough fight...a tough night.”

Chavez, 71, came on board with Team Cotto just prior to his fight against Joshua Clottey this past June at Madison Square Garden. Chavez worked overtime that night as Cotto was cut badly over his left eye from an unintentional clash of heads. The cut that Cotto suffered against Clottey taught Chavez a lot about his new employer right off the bat.

“Well, he showed that he doesn't quit,” said Chavez. “That was a bad cut, you were there and you saw it. But he just kept coming back to the corner and I just kept trying to do the best I could to stop the blood. He could have stopped, it was a bad cut. But I did my job and he did his.”

When asked for his prediction, Chavez was unwilling to say who would win.

“I can't make a prediction on it,” he said. “It will be speed versus power, I think. Cotto is stronger and hits harder, Pacquiao is quicker and faster. They're both very good fighters, so what can I say, you know?”click here to continue



As per the opinion of the veteran cut-man in Joe Chavez, size does matter which favors Miguel Cotto against the boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.Hope he did not forget to mention on his own opinion the speed and stamina needed in the upcoming showtime boxing fight...enter here to read more about it.