By Chris Williams: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has been frequently mentioned as the leading candidate to get the fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on June 9th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Mayweather: Pacquiao said he’d take a pay cut to fight me a month ago, but now he changes his mind when I show interest in fighting him
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) doubts that Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) was ever serious about fighting him. Mayweather recently told Pacquiao he can’t get a 50-50 deal after Pacquiao asked to get an even split with him. However, last month Pacquiao told writer Nick Giongco from the Manila Bulletin that he wanted to make the Mayweather fight and would take a smaller cut to get the fight.
Mayweather sang Pacquiao’s praises in 2007 video
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Back in 2007 World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 38 KO’s) sang a totally different tune about WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) then he does now. At that time Floyd praised “Pacman” as a “hell of a fighter.”
Cotto-Pacquiao II: How do you sell this fight to the public?
By Dan Ambrose: It’s looking like Miguel Cotto will be the fighter that gets picked for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight, according to RingTV. News is out that the fight will be finalized by Monday of next week and it looks as if it’s going to go ahead.
Arum wants to negotiate a deal for November between Mayweather and Pacquiao
By Chris Williams: With Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent pretty much picked out now with Miguel Cotto filling the Filipino fighter’s next date on June 9th in Las Vegas, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is now looking to set up his next fight after that and is hoping it will be against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in November.
Cotto has agreed to terms for Pacquiao fight for June 9th
By Chris Williams: To no great surprise, Bob Arum has selected WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto from his Top Rank stable to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao on June 9th. Cotto and Pacquiao have reportedly agreed to terms according to RingTV.
Pacquiao-Cotto II: How do you sell this mismatch to the boxing public?
By Chris Williams: I’m still hoping Bob Arum doesn’t select Miguel Cotto as Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent for June 9th. I’d prefer to see Pacquiao anyone in the division other than seeing him stomp Cotto again. I like to see new people get their chance and not have Arum pushing a fight just because it fits his bottom line of making money. How do you sell a Cotto-Pacquiao II fight? What will be the theme of it? “Maybe this time Cotto can win, even though last time he was manhandled and knocked out in 12 rounds.”
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao will likely have to wait until November to take place in new 40,000 seat arena
By Allen Fox: If you were one of the many boxing fans who were hoping to see Manny Pacquiao face Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th, you’re probably not going to be happy to hear Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum make an announcement in the coming days that Pacquiao will be fighting 31-year-old WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto again in a fight that will take place on June 9th in the new 38,000 seat arena that his promoter Arum is having built on the Las Vegas strip.
Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Lamont Peterson a possibility
By Dan Ambrose: According to fightnews.com, a fight between IBF/WBA light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) is a possibility for the Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas at some point this year.
Cotto could be next for Pacquiao
By Dan Ambrose: Michael Marley of examiner.com sees Miguel Cotto being the next opponent for Manny Pacquiao to fight on June 9th, as the negotiations between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. haven’t gone beyond Mayweather contacting Pacquiao by the telephone to tell him he’s not getting a 50-50 deal. Supposedly there won’t be any catchweight for this fight, meaning that Cotto would be forced to come all the way down to 147lbs if he wants the fight. Pacquiao won’t be meeting him half way (150lbs), even though Cotto fought Pacquiao at a catchweight of 145lbs that benefited Pacquiao in 2009 when Cotto was the WBO champion.