One champ has delivered can another follow? On November 7th, Fedor Emelianenko was victorious in his network television debut with a dramatic victory.. MMA’s pound 4 pound best fighter delivered an exciting championship fight. Now, it’s Boxing’s pound 4 pound best fighter’s turn. Will Many Pacquiao follow in Fedor’s footsteps with a massive knockout victory over Miguel Cotto? In a few days we will witness boxing’s biggest fight of the year. Some would say that Strikeforce and Fedor’s debut on CBS was the biggest match for MMA this year. With all the focus being on UFC as boxing’s biggest opponent, can Strikeforce and Fedor sneak up on both? Well, for this article’s purpose we will stick with Manny and Fedor and their respective fights. I’ll save that answer for another day. Make no mistake about it, Fedor’s fight vs. Brett Rogers displayed all the attributes that has made Fedor the sport’s best. In the first moments of the fight, Fedor took a stiff right hand to the face which ended up fracturing his nose and making a bloody mess. But, Fedor overcame that limitation and continued. Next, Brett got Fedor to the mat and was pounding on Fedor’s face, and the crowd was in a frenzy thinking Fedor was going to lose. But, the champ calmly went for an arm bar in the midst of a facial pounding and overcame that situation too. Once back to their feet, Fedor landed some solid shots that kept Brett off his game and hesitant to attack as the round came to a close. The 2nd round begins and each man sizes up the other ready to throw hands. And out of nowhere, Fedor lands a massive right hand that knocked out Brett Rogers.. Everyone is left in awe of Fedor. In the midst of trouble, he remained calm. In the midst of pain, he overcame. In the midst of doubt, he crushes his opponent. The champ answered the call. Will Manny Pacquiao do the same in his fight on November 14th? Will Manny Pacquiao overcome any challenges from Cotto? Will Manny Pacquiao fight like a champion? Can Manny Pacquiao follow in Fedor Emelianenkos’ footsteps with a huge KO victory? In my humble opinion, YES HE WILL…
