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, remains the prototype of a boxer who possessed one-punch knockout power yet often lacked the formidable body strength of his more muscle-bound opponents. Think of the electrifying knockouts he recorded against Pipino [...]
Published on: 22nd October, 2009
ound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is assuring Filipino fight fans that their recent movement was done in an orderly and planned manner.
Pacquiao said their decision to leave Baguio City ahead of their announced Oct. 23 trip was easily arrived at as the Filipino is already reaching peak form.
Fight fans in different internet forums have been criticizing [...]
Published on: 22nd October, 2009
He’s the defending World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion but he’s installed as the underdog against Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao.
Believe it or not, Boricuan bomber Miguel Cotto wouldn’t mind. On the contrary, he cherished that underdog tag for it gives him extra motivation and fire to pull the rug from under the favored Pacquiao when [...]
Published on: 21st October, 2009
Save for the heat generated by the morning sun, it was business as usual for Manny Pacquiao, who showed up all pumped up for training at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex (RMSC) on Tuesday after abandoning his camp in Baguio City.
“Medyo mainit,” Pacquiao told a couple of scribes after a 20-minute run around the track [...]
Published on: 20th October, 2009
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach has simplified the manner in which his prized fighter, Filipino and Asian boxing hero Manny Pacquiao will win the WBO welterweight title when he clashes with Puerto Rico’s champion Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on November 14.
Roach told BoxingScene.com, insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports that “definitely [...]
Published on: 20th October, 2009
Daniel Santos Ready To Do Damage on Pacquiao-CottoAfter 18-months of being inactive, WBA junior middleweight champion Daniel Santos is ready to do some damage when he steps in the ring on November 14 against undefeated Yuri Foreman. The fight will be televised on the pay-per-view undercard to Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto. Santos told Primera Hora that he doesn’t about Pacquiao and [...]
Published on: 19th October, 2009
The Nevada State Athletic Commission appointed Kenny Bayless the referee for the Nov. 14 bout between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and reigning WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The match could be the biggest money-earning venture of Pacquiao, with the reigning lightweight king expected to earn more than $12 [...]
Published on: 18th October, 2009
Manny Pacquiao went about his business of shaping up for the Miguel Cotto fight yesterday, bloodying one of his sparring partners amid reports of fighting between two of his trusted men.
Pacquiao sparred 10 rounds on a relatively fine day in Baguio City. He did four rounds with Shawn Porter, three with Jose Luis Castillo and [...]
Published on: 18th October, 2009
Three-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach here Friday predicted Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao will win his seventh title when he collides with World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Miguel Cotto next month.
Pacquiao and Cotto will be testing each other’s mettle in a blockbuster title bout on November 14 at the MGM Grand in [...]
Published on: 16th October, 2009
Interesting tattoos. They spread out across the arms and torso of Miguel Cotto like a creeping vine, growing upward, closer and closer to his cheek and chin, toward that crazy Mike Tyson look that Cotto might want to avoid.
When it’s jokingly suggested by a member of the media that Cotto doesn’t let the tattoo creep [...]