Abac Cordero
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Manny won’t ease up on gym workout
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – Even on his last day at the gym, just 48 hours before his anticipated showdown with Miguel Cotto, there’s still no stopping Manny Pacquiao. The boxer who trains like…
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Pacman wields power, speed; Cotto unfazed
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – Miguel Cotto has the power but not the speed. Manny Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound champion, has both. In Wednesday’s final press conference, the media had a field day at the…
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Manny will need all the luck, warns Santiago
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – Give this round to Joe Santiago. After taking big hits from his counterpart, Freddie Roach, the 32-year-old trainer of Miguel Cotto landed a good one during Wednesday’s final press…
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Roach to Cotto: Feel Pacman’s fury early
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – Freddie Roach wants Miguel Cotto to feel what Oscar dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton felt in the opening rounds. He wants Manny Pacquiao to dictate the pace and even…
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Pacquiao hits Vegas as heavy favorite
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – The numbers that are reflected in the giant electronic billboard of Mandalay Bay’s betting station suggest a one-sided contest this coming Saturday. Now it’s even harder to think that…
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Manny breaks camp for date with history
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao, chasing history, takes a 300-mile trip to Las Vegas Monday, five days before he climbs the ring against WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico. It would…
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Cotto confident of making 145 lb
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Miguel Cotto said he’d make weight. And keep his money in the bank. The wide-bodied left-hooker from Puerto Rico on Monday crushed all insinuations that he’s having problems with his…
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Pacman healthy; Cotto starving
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao can stay all day in the kitchen and splurge, and not worry about his weight. And Miguel Cotto? Well, he must be starving himself to death, trying to…
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LA cops cordon off camp
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – This time, the LAPD had to draw the line between Manny Pacquiao and his horde of fans. “We call it crowd management,” said one of the Los Angeles police officers…
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Arum not rooting for either of his two proteges
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Bob Arum is keeping it to himself. He will root for no one. Not Manny Pacquiao. Not Miguel Cotto. “When I made this fight I realized that both of these…
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Pacquiao ready for Cotto’s counterplay
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao won’t make the same mistake twice, and that’s an absolute guarantee. That mistake, there for all to see in Pacquiao’s fight against Juan Manuel Marquez in March last…
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Champ’s power to offset Manny’s speed
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Miguel Cotto sees himself coming out of the fight with his hands raised and his head held high. “If they think they have more power than Miguel Cotto, they’re wrong,”…
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Word war: Roach belittles Cotto trainer
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – The word war is definitely on between these trainers. From his own corner at the Wild Card Gym, Freddie Roach threw bombs on Joe Santiago Thursday after the three-time Trainer…
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Time hails Pinoy icon boxing’s latest savior
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – It was just a matter of time for Manny Pacquiao to land on the cover of TIME Magazine. And with all his triumphs on and off the ring, the 30-year-old…
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Media Day Workout: Happy Manny exudes confidence
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao grinned from ear to ear and oozed with confidence Wednesday as he faced the media at the Wild Card Gym here. “I can’t wait for the fight,” declared…
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Cotto to go in first or late rounds – Roach
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Freddie Roach is putting a thousand bucks that Manny Pacquiao stops Miguel Cotto right in the opening round. He thinks it could happen. He wants it to happen. “I’m just…
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Roach expects Cotto to suffer Hatton’s fate
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – When he opens his doors to the media at noon Tuesday, Miguel Cotto will face some serious questions about the coming fight, probably as serious as pronouncements that he’s going…
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Pacman: Floyd Jr not the big draw
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is not going to tap on Floyd Mayweather’s window and beg for a fight. No, Pacquiao doesn’t need Mayweather for his next fight. Not if the American…
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Mental toughness next as Pacman tapers off
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - After going through the toughest part of his physical conditioning, Manny Pacquiao begins to taper off this week as his highly anticipated showdown with Miguel Cotto draws closer and…
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Batman warns Cotto of destruction
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach put on a Batman costume at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles Thursday. Over at the Fight Factory Gym in Tampa, Florida, Miguel Cotto posed in…