By Manuel Perez: I got to say I wasn’t exactly shocked to see Manny Pacquiao’s name being linked for a fight with Miguel Cotto after the Puerto Rican fighters disappointing performance last Saturday night against Joshua Clottey. As bad as Cotto looked in the fight, and believe me Cotto looked pretty awful, it seemed like a no brainer that Pacquiao would then select him as his next opponent.
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Does Cotto Have a Chance to Beat Pacquiao?
By Manuel Perez: After watching how poorly Miguel Cotto has looked in his last three fights, does anyone honestly believe that he has a chance at beating Manny Pacquiao in their November 14th tentatively scheduled bout? I think Cotto is a swell character, a true hero for some boxing fans that like drama in their fights, but he’s lacking in too many departments for me to give him much of a chance at beating the likes of Pacquiao.
Arum Looking to Set Up Cotto-Pacquiao Bout
By Manuel Perez: Well, it looks as if Manny Pacquiao and his promoter are sniffing out a fight with Miguel Cotto, according to boxing news from Setanta Sports. How come I’m not surprised? Cotto looked absolutely horrible on Saturday night winning a controversial 12-round split decision against Joshua Clottey. Cotto looked ready to be knocked out from the 9th round on, taking big right hands, and moving constantly.
Does Pacquiao deserve to be ‘Fighter of the Year’?
By Manuel Perez: After I recently learned that Manny Pacquiao was to receive the Edward J Neil award from the Boxing Writers Association of America as the “Fighter of the Year” for 2008, I almost went into shock. How in the world did they come up with Pacquiao as the fighter to receive the award? Believe me, if I was among the panel who had voted, I would have filibustered the nomination until they came up with a that I agreed on.
When Will Pacquiao Be Retiring Already?
By Manuel Perez: I’m really starting to wonder when Manny Pacquiao is going to finally decide to hang up the gloves once and for all.
Manny Pacquiao Secrets Revealed
By Jordan Taylor: Manny Pacquiao is being talked about as the greatest fighter on the planet; and rightly so, maybe even an all time great. Pacquiao has had some outstanding wins of late, most notably his awesome KO stoppage of England’s Ricky Hatton and the 8 round mauling of the legendary Oscar de La Hoya. No-one can take away Manny’s record, it’s not padded, its impressively solid, and features victims such as Eric Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and Marco Antonio Barrera.
Mayweather Sr. Predicting Knockout Win For Floyd Jr. Over Pacquiao – News
By Matt Stein: The father of Floyd Mayweather Jr., trainer Floyd Sr., is predicting that Mayweather Jr. will knock Manny Pacquiao when the two fighters eventually meet in the ring in the future, according to Fight Hype. Mayweather Sr. claims that Floyd Jr. is “the real deal” and not someone like Ricky Hatton, who failed miserably in his attempt to beat Pacquiao on May 2nd 2009.
News – Margarito Hoping to Return In September Against Mosley, Cotto or Pacquiao
By Jim Dower: Former International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs) is hoping that his ban from boxing be lifted in September by the California State Athletic Commission. Margarito, 31, hasn’t fought since losing his WBA welterweight title to Shane Mosley in January 2009. Before the fight, a substance was discovered by Mosley’s trainer on Margarito’s hand wraps.
Is Hatton Shot? – Boxing
By Jim Dower: In weighing whether you could consider Ricky Hatton a shot fighter, you have to look at the two schools of thought on the subject. On one side you have the boxing fans who feel that Hatton has lost his ability to take a punch since being drilled by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a 10th round stoppage loss in December 2007.
Why Doesn’t Pacquiao Fight Paul Williams?
By Manuel Perez: Since it appears that Manny Pacquiao will never fight Shane Mosley for some reason that only Manny and perhaps Freddie Roach know the reason, why isn’t Pacquiao and his promotional team considering welterweight Paul Williams (37-1, 27 KOs) as an opponent for August instead of fighters like Edwin Valero or Miguel Cotto?