With all the hoopla immediately ensuing after the Pacquiao vs Marquez III, hopes were lit when negotiations started rolling again between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. I thought the 50/50 split would seal a May 5 superfight between the Filipino and American. Then the lights slowly dimmed after Bob Arum expressed that May 5 […]
Who’s eluding who? I don’t see Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Manny Pacquiao’s updated hit list for 2012. Superfight or no superfight, the 8-division champ always gives a good show, well almost. Top Rank CEO and Promoter Bob Arum will fly to the Philippines to meet up with the People’s champ to discuss possible matches for […]
Sore eye and sore loser is how I’ll describe Antonio Margarito after taking a serious beating from WBA light middleweight champ Miguel Cotto. The taller Mexican never had a chance against the smaller Puerto Rican in this grudge match. Like his moniker “El Tornado”, nowadays, Margarito is more like a loud windbag with more talk […]
After winning the fight with Miguel Cotto, it seems boxing fans are hoping they will soon see Manny Pacquiao fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the ring. But some say it will not happen as egos, greed and grudges get in the way. HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg said it’s a simple negotiation. He adds, “There’s […]
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao claimed the WBO welterweight title after defeating defending champion Miguel Cotto on Saturday in the 12th round. According to news services, the victory extended Pacquiao’s record number of weight division titles to seven. Cotto took a one-pound advantage over Filipino Pacquiao into the superfight in Las Vegas. “I heard that he was […]
Watch the highly anticipated match up between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rico’s pride Miguel Cotto as they battle for the WBO Welterweight title, Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao boasts a record of 49 wins, 2 bouts even with only 3 defeats and 37 […]
Boxing fans around the world brace themselves for the fight of two champs-Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, the current WBO welterweight champion. The match will take place at the MGM Grand on Saturday. Win or lose, Pacquiao has a scheduled concert with his MP Band at the Mandalay Bay after. Pacquiao is […]
Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto weighed-in Friday afternoon to officially start the WBO welterweight bout between the two prize fighters. According to the Daily Contributor, Pacquiao tipped the scales at 144 pounds while Cotto came in at 145. Freddie Roach, Manny’s trainer, put up his hands as if he were to say he was happy […]
