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Manny Pacquiao must fight fire with fire By David Isaacson, Times Live, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, has expressed concern over possible low blows from Miguel Cotto on November 14, saying he wants automatic disqualification for any deliberate shots below the belt (click here to read the story).
Of course, it can be difficult to distinguish between d Read Full Story >>>PACQUIAO FAVORED BIG OVER COTTO, DIRRELL - FROCH AFTERMATH, FRIAS ON SHOBOX AND MORE... By Chris Robinson, braggingrightscorner.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Throughout his career Miguel Cotto has seemed to do just about everything right. The word "professional" instantly comes to mind as Cotto has shown great class in and out of the ropes in compiling a 34-1 record with 27 knockouts while facing the best competition available. Despite all of that Cotto Read Full Story >>> Cotto will bring back Pacquiao's memories of Agapito By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Miguel Cotto's middle name is "Angel" but Caguas, Puerto Rico's favorite son is far from one. In fact, his opponent's trainer Freddie Roach has called him out for being a dirty fighter.
Define dirty? If we speak in basketball terms, Cotto might be a boxer in the mold of Robert Jaworski. If that d Read Full Story >>> Laugh track: Ricky Hatton suggests Mayweather rematch By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 It might be time for Richard John Hatton to get another thorough check up from the neck up.
The still popular Mancunian isn’t thinking straight if he believes a rematch between him and superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a hot item the public will buy a second time.
Hatton became boxing̵ Read Full Story >>> “FIRST ROUND KNOCKOUT” - ROACH By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009
MANDALUYONG CITY -- “If Cotto doesn't run, we'll knock him out in the first round.”
This was Freddie Roach's bold declaration minutes before Manny Pacquiao started his training session Wednesday afternoon at Read Full Story >>> “I WANT TO RETIRE A CHAMPION” - GERRY PENALOSA By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009
Mandaluyong City – Gerry Penalosa looked fit and trim when he arrived at his gym at the Marketplace Shopping Mall Wednesday afternoon. He has not fought for six months but he looked like he could go twelve rounds at Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao is all pumped up By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009
Manny Pacquiao sparred 10 full rounds with Shawn Porter, Danny Escobar and Jose Luis Castillo on Thursday afternoon as the Filipino’s training for the Nov. 14 fight with Miguel Cotto went up another notch. Pacquiao trains at Read Full Story >>> Fiery Pacman nearly decks Porter By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao skipped road work yesterday morning then came out strong in the afternoon to rock Shawn Porter during sparring at the Gerry Pe?alosa Gym in Mandaluyong City.
Pacquiao was scheduled to go out for a run at the Rizal Memorial track oval in Manila but was allowed Read Full Story >>> Key for Cotto Is Controlling Pace, Going Rounds By Dave "Large" Larzelere, SportingNews.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 There's been a lot of buzz lately about Freddie Roach's recent statement that based on what he's seeing in training, he thinks it's at least a decent possibility that Manny Pacquiao will knock Miguel Cotto out in the first round of their November 14th fight in Las Vegas.
Today Freddie said of th Read Full Story >>> Shane Mosley: Time keeps on slippin' By Vivek Wallace, Examiner.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Shane Mosley has been arguably one of the top 5 talents to grace the sport over the past 15 years. Strong, fast, a chin of stone, and the determination of a wounded troop at combat are attributes that have all served him quite well over the years.
The unfortunate irony with Mosley is that as resp Read Full Story >>> Why One Champ Per Division Will Never Again Work By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 The more we attempt to progress, the more people call for a return to the way things were.
There are far too many champions in the sport, it is often said. We need to return to a time when there was only one champion per division if we are to bring the mainstream back into the fold. Nobody knows Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach Says Pacquiao is Like a Favorite Son By Ariel A. Avenasa, Digital Journal, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Boxing trainer Freddie Roach is widely regarded as one of the best if not the best trainer in the business today. Recently, he complemented boxer Manny Pacquiao's work ethic and toughness.
Reading through a list of fighters that he has worked with will reveal a virtual Who’s Who not only in Read Full Story >>> Tinampay stakes crown vs Nazareno The Philippine Star, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 MANILA, Philippines - Arniel Tinampay stakes his Philippine welterweight title against top contender Dan Nazareno Jr. tomorrow in the main event of a special nine-fight boxing card at the Filinvest Housing Covered Court in Alabang, Muntinlupa.
Dubbed “Muntinlupa Slugfest,” the event i Read Full Story >>> The Daily Grind: Pacquiao favored big over Cotto, Dirrell-Froch aftermath, Frias on ShoBox, and more By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Throughout his career Miguel Cotto has seemed to do just about everything right. The word ‘professional’ instantly comes to mind as Cotto has shown great class in and out of the ropes in compiling a 34-1 record with 27 knockouts while facing the best competition available. Despite all of Read Full Story >>> Showtime has two fights in the books; and here come the lawsuits By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Fri, 23 Oct 2009 Could a lawsuit filed earlier Wednesday by Mikkel Kessler's management team, International Entertainment Aps (IEA) against Showtime Network for tortuous interference with a contract undermine the entire Super Six World Boxing Classic which got under way last Saturday?
The suit was filed Wednesday Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO TRAINING PHOTO AT PENALOSA GYM PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 22 Oct 2009
Mandaluyong City -- Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (R) stretches as conditioning coach Alex Ariza (C) and trainer Freddie Roach watch during Pacquiao's training session Thursday afternoon at the Gerry Penalosa Gym h Read Full Story >>> Nations collide: Manny Pacquiao v Miguel Cotto is Puerto Rico v The Philippines By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 22 Oct 2009 Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto is a sporting war between two countries. No question. Both prize fighters have major profile in their respective homelands.
As the fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Nov 14 gets nearer, expect that national rivalry to become more acute. Cotto’s head t Read Full Story >>> Cotto faces test of size, sizzle By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Thu, 22 Oct 2009
In boxing, the attributes of a fighter’s physical strength and his knockout power are not necessarily one and the same.
Thomas Hearns, for instance, Read Full Story >>> Confident Pacquiao plans Vegas concert after Cotto bout ABS-CBN News, Thu, 22 Oct 2009 MANILA – Fans of People’s Champ Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao in Las Vegas, Nevada are in for a treat next month.
Aside from his much anticipated bout with Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico on November 14, Pacquiao is also hosting an after-fight concert at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Read Full Story >>> HATTON EYES PACQUIAO OR MAYWEATHER REMATCH IN 2010 By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 22 Oct 2009 "It's only been six months since the fight so you can't really call that a retirement of sorts. I think I'm basically just sitting back and having a rest...the last fight was very upsetting for me in the manner and way I lost, so I think once I've had a good rest and recharged the batteries and I've Read Full Story >>>
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