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Pacquiao, Cotto prime to hit proving grounds
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS – David Diaz was supposed to be too big, too strong and a little too much for a guy who began his boxing career as a 106-pounder to handle. After eight-plus rounds, Diaz was crawling around the canvas on all fours, trying to regain his senses, after being overwhelmed by Manny Pacquia Read Full Story >>>Miguel Cotto cites photo in disputed match with Antonio Margarito
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Reporting from Las Vegas - Boxer Miguel Cotto glanced at the photo. He'd already seen it and had drawn a conclusion about what it indicates.
Cotto and his advisors say that a photograph recently obtained by The Times represents what his father, Miguel Cotto Sr., calls "overwhelming" evidence that Read Full Story >>> Ringside With Raymundo 11.13.09: Rightfully Wronged
By Raymundo Dioses, 411mania.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
After July 26, 2008 no one who knew boxing ever thought Miguel Cotto would be in another high profile fight.
On that day, then WBA welterweight champion Cotto was methodically broken down over eleven grueling rounds by hard hitting Mexican Antonio Margarito in what could be described one of the Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto Ready to Put Out his Fire Power.
By Francisco Guzman, braggingrightscorner.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
This Saturday, Nov. 14, Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2 with 37 KOs) will be facing his toughest test to date, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (43-1 with 27 KOs). Judging from all the talk one would come to the conclusion that Miguel is facing his toughest test to this date, being that he is actually Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto's strengths include Phil Landman
By Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Reporting from Las Vegas - A small, airless gym smelling of sweat and urine. An old, shuffling fighter-turned-trainer whose study of strength and nutrition stopped in junior high health class.
Think Burgess Meredith in "Rocky" or Clint Eastwood in "Million Dollar Baby."
That was Phil Landman's Read Full Story >>> Tete a Tete: Boxing knocks mixed martial arts out of ring with more strategy, damage
By Will Potter, The Daily Gamecock, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
In recent years mixed martial arts has exploded onto the pay-per-view scene due to the raw violence and the greater accessibility to top fights than boxing was able to provide. Yet boxing remains the ultimate combat sport because of the art form and finesse it requires to excel.
Whereas MMA just Read Full Story >>> Jitters over Pacquiao versus Cotto
By Stanley Palisada, The News Today (Iloilo), Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Every time Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring there’s always one back-of-mind, niggling question:
Is he going to lose this time?
I’m sure it’s not just me. A lot of us may have asked ourselves that same question again and again.
Covering and broadcasting the Pacquiao fig Read Full Story >>> Sportsbook odds predict a knock-out ending to Cotto vs. Pacquiao
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
A knock-out is the expected ending to the Manny Pacquiao - Miguel Cotto fight taking placed Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada - if you buy into the gambling propositions out tonight.
Internet-based Sportsbook has Miguel Cotto as a three to one underdog (+300) to take the fight Read Full Story >>> Chavez Jr. has inherited expectations
By Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS – He’s the son, Junior. But there are dividends in that relationship only if dad is an old-school monarch or Wall Street oligarch. For Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., the inheritance is a burden, a trust fund for a nation that worshipped the father and expects the son to be just like h Read Full Story >>> KENNY ABRIL: "COTTO ACTUALLY INTIMIDATED PACQUIAO"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
"Cotto actually intimidated Pacquiao because he was looking at him like letting him know that he was going to knock him out and Pacquiao automatically turned his face while Cotto was still looking at him. He just turned away like he couldn't look in his eyes and that said a lot. Pacquiao just seemd Read Full Story >>> Firepower It Is: Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Previously — the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto; the two top questions for each man; keys to the fight, parts I and II; and a look at the Read Full Story >>> 411 Prizefight Roundtable Preview: Pacquiao vs. Cotto
By Matt Knowles, 411mania.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
In the boxing world, the term "SuperFight" gets thrown around about once or twice a year. Many times, this label is unjustly applied to relatively good bouts put-on by uppity promoters. Other times, the match-up is great on paper, but the combatant's abilities don't blend well in the ring. On rare o Read Full Story >>> Gorres and Melligen on weight and ready to rumble!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Watch Z Gorres and Mark Melligen weigh in just moments ago at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in this exclusive FightFan.com video. Melligen will be co-featured on the Top Rank card that will showcase Z Gorres facing Luis Melendez Friday night!
Former world title challenger Z ‘The Dream’ Read Full Story >>> The case for Pacquiao over Cotto
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
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Manny Pacquiao comes into the fight on Saturday with the odds stacked in his favor, and most people picking him to win.
Make no mistake though, Cotto is the most difficult fight he could have picked in the welterweight division, with the possible exception of Floyd May Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Cotto let the punches fly
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
So here we go again. Once again the crime in Manila will come to a halt, as it always does on the day of Manny Pacquiao's fight. The entire nation of the Philippines will be dialed in to see if their hero can once again bring victory back home for them. He's done it before on several occasions. Th Read Full Story >>> Powers That Be Want Manny Win; Cotto Doesn't Care
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS – In boxing people often talk as if everything is written in stone even though most things are, at best, written in dust. The latest example of this is Saturday night’s WBO welterweight championship fight between Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao.
Although Cotto is a cha Read Full Story >>> Predictions on Pacquiao vs Cotto mixed
ABS-CBN News, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS - Boxing experts are mixed on who will win the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto mega-fight saying the outcome will be decided not only by the fighters in the ring but the role both corners play.
Nazim Richardson, trainer for Shane Mosley and Bernard Hopkins, likes the way Pacquiao destroys b Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM MANDALAY BAY!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Las Vegas, NV:- Top Rank Promotions is putting up an “appetizer”fight card on Friday, (Nevada PST) leading towards the big battle between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto on Saturday. It will be held at the Read Full Story >>> Gentlemen Boxers, PPV's Achilles Heel
By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
Las Vegas, NV - In the old days, the success of a great boxing match depends on how well the fighters engage in the brutal world of controlled violence. The more blood and gore that are spilled the better. Nonstop action Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao set for his biggest test against Cotto
By Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters, Fri, 13 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao, the biggest drawcard in contemporary boxing, will face the toughest challenge of his career when he takes on holder Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight title on Saturday.
Although Filipino Pacquiao is widely viewed as the favourite in his bid to win a seven Read Full Story >>>
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