By Giancarlo Malinconico: If you review the careers of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, you will notice many championships in many different weight classes. Pacquiao started his career at 106 pounds and moved as far up as welterweight, defeating the “Golden Boy” Oscar De La Hoya. Mayweather started at 131 pounds and eventually went as high as 154 pounds, also defeating De La Hoya. Both fighters fought many good and great boxers at almost every division they ascended through respectively throughout their careers.
Miguel Cotto
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News – Pacquiao Wants to Fight Cotto at 142 or 143
By Manuel Perez: Manny Pacquiao and his team are looking to get Miguel Cotto to melt down to an energy draining 142 or 143, and don’t want to fight Cotto at 145, which had previously been mentioned as the weight that was an agreeable number. It’s unknown why the move is afoot to get Cotto to trim down to the lower weight of 142/143, but it could be that Pacquiao and his team are getting cold feet about the fight.
Manny Pacquiao – Henry Armstrong Lite or Living Legend
By Mike Burnell: Welterweight kingpin Manny Pacquiao. With power that belies his frame his has hacked a bloody swath through a proverbial jungle of opponents covering a 24 pound span and 9 weight classes. He has collected titles in 5 of those 9 divisions from ‘mainstream’ sanctioning bodies, 6 if you include the IBO Light Welterweight trinket. With a professional record of 49-3-2 (37) the hero from the Philippines has certainly earned his hard fought reputation as the current pound for pound champion. He is Ring Magazine’s Junior Welterweight champion.
Between the Contract and Catchweight, Cotto will be at a huge disadvantage against Pacquiao
By Manuel Perez: If Miguel Cotto wants to make the fight with Manny Pacquiao, he’s going to have to probably settle for a deal of 30 to 35% of the purse slit with Pacquiao taking 65 to 70%. Besides that, Cotto is also going to have likely agree to a catch weight of less than 145, a weight that was brought up previously as an agreeable catch weight number. It’s unknown what weight Pacquiao and his team will agree on, but look for Cotto having to come in at either 143 or 144.
Pacquiao’s “Manila Ice” will Cool Cotto
By Giancarlo Malinconico: Although there is some rambling about Pacquiao’s alleged hesitation to sign the contract to face Cotto on November 14, 2009, the show will go on as scheduled. After briefly analyzing this match-up and reviewing a lot of video of both fighters. One thing stands out: Pacquiao is a different fighter since moving up to 135 pounds.
Is Manny Pacquiao Getting in Over His Head Against Cotto?
By Eric Torres: OK boxing fans, Am the voice of reason? Am I the only true boxing fan that feels that Manny Pacquiao is taking Miguel Cotto lightly? I have a feeling that we all will bare witness to one of the biggest upsets in boxing history Nov. 14th (although it would not be in my eye’s). Let me explain & compare both fighters objectively.
What Does Pacquiao Have To Do To Silence His Critics? Part 2
By Joel Nepomuceno: As I stated in my article before this one, one of the key criticisms of Manny Pacquiao is that he hasn’t fought anyone in their prime, or that his opponents have all been shot or weight drained. Critics continue to argue that Pacquaio is only great because he’s only fought weight drained fighters. They always seem to ask, “why is he insisting on demanding catch weights?”
Early Analysis of Pacquiao-Cotto
By Roy Closa: Miguel Cotto is undisputedly a true welterweight while Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is a fast, versatile LWW. This fight is about power against speed. For Cotto, his bigger physique means power, more than anybody else that Pacquiao has fought before. Pacquiao has the hand speed and footwork advantage.
Boxing News – Cotto: “Not Impressed With Pacquiao”
By Manuel Perez: In an interview with elnuevodia, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto said that he could care less if he has to fight Manny Pacquiao at the 145 pound catch weight that he and his management team want him to fight. Saying “it does not matter if it is at 145 pounds. That was the weight that we said from the beginning and it’s my range. I will increase it by eight to ten pounds [by fight time].” Cotto also said that he was no impressed with Pacquiao’s recent fights, commenting “he [Pacquiao] has two arms and so do I.”
Pacquiao Wants 65-35 Purse Split In Cotto Bout, and Wants Miguel to Come in at 144 to 145 Catch Weight
By Manuel Perez: When it rains it pours. Not only does Manny Pacquiao want the lion’s share of the purse split in the perspective bout with welterweight Miguel Cotto, requesting that he get 65% of the purse split compared to Miguel’s 35%, but he also wants Cotto to come in at a catch weight between 144 to 145 pounds, according to news at Gmannews.