The Miguel Cotto vs Manny Pacquiao fight is slated to be one of the best boxing fights of the year. At a press conference Wednesday night in Las Vegas, both Miguel Cotto, 29 and Manny Pacquiao, 29 weighed in and talked about the fight.
The Miguel Cotto vs Manny Pacquiao fight time is scheduled for 6 pm pacific time on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It can also be watched on PPV for $54.95 on HBO. See the link below for live stream information.
Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) vs Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) are two of biggest-money making stars in boxing today, and they have been compared to some of the boxing greats in the 1980s, including Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran and Tommy Hearns.
A few months ago, the Mayweather-Marquez fight drew more than 1,000,000 PPV customers, and HBO believes the Miguel Cotto vs Manny Pacquiao might do even better than that.
Cotto had a catch weight Wednesday night of 145 pounds, two pounds under the welterweight limit, and he is considered the underdog in this fight, but no one knows what might happen. Cotto brings the rich Puerto Rico boxing tradition with him and a lot of determination.
"He is coming from a lower weight division and if he thinks he's going to have the same power as Miguel Cotto, his thinking is very wrong,'' Cotto said at the press conference. "I am prepared for anything he can bring me that night. He has a lot of things besides speed. I have to be prepared for all that he can show me."
A native of the Philippines, Pacquiao is the favorite in Saturday’s fight and could become the first boxer to win world titles in seven weight divisions.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach said that he will win by a "spectacular knockout," but Pacquiao said that his objective is to do his best to uphold the pride of his country. "But if I knock him out, that will make me happy, too," he said Wednesday.
In an ESPN forum Friday, Tyler C. from Salt Lake City, Utah asked Pacquiao, “Manny, How are you going to account for Cotto's strong left hook?”
Pacquiao responded: “We've been training in the gym to overcome and counteract his strength. I think I'm the faster and quicker fighter so it all depends on who lands it fight. We have a good game plan to overcome Cotto.”
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Comments
Check your spelling man!
PHILIPPINES!
Got that!
Hey Marci, you look stunning!!!
out of topic..to all the Filipino,let us pray for the immediate recovery of Z "the dream" Gorres one of the elite fighter in ALA boxing gym..he is undergoing surgery after winning 10 rounds unanimous decision over Luis Melendez in thier 10 rounds bantamweight battle in Las Vegas..
Truly a filipino Supporter.taga salo ng bayag.
Z Gorres incident: It goes to show that boxing easy is not an easy sport, yeah, let us pray for the recovery of our fellow kababayan.
"truely" Filipino boxing supporter
it's embarrassing the way u spell "truely." nakakahiya ka.
did u finish high school? or natapos ka lang ng elementary?
gung-gong
to SALONG BAYAG and BAYAG NI JUAN..it's better to get two big stones and smack it in your head so that your brain will function again 'coz i know both of you guys has a rusty brains..for your information BAYAG NI JUAN,i finished my studies in the University with high good moral values and has good quality education to become a good and responsible citizen..anong magagawa mo ngayon kung yon ang gusto kung isulat na truely?i'm in a free and democratic country..i can do whatever i can as long as i follow the law and i can't bother anybody..bagay lang ang pangalan niyong dalawa mahilig kayo sa BAYAG..
To; Truly Filipino Suppoter graduated magna c u m in the mouth laude because your mouth is full of tamod.
shame on you salong bayag..who do you think you are?..yan ang bagay sayo magaling ka lang sa mga kabastusan at kabalbalan..talo ka pa ng walang pinag-aralan kahit ganun man sila hindi nila ginagawa ang mga kabulokan ginagawa mo..alam ko walang kang kwentang tao kaya hindi ka dapat patulan..
SHE'S NEW FOR ME... I AM ASKING OF "BALIMBING"(dennis,marley takot akyo? PLAYING SAFE kayo . bukas na ang laban kaya tahimik muna kayo mahirap mawalan ng??????
Manny is a "BEAST" in the ring..he has a history that no matter what happens, "EVEN IF HE GOT CROSSEYED"..he will never give up a fight. While Cotto has a history of giving up a fight as his common excuses saying.."FOR THE BENEFIT OF HIS FAMILY"..SEE "EPISODE 1" FOR REF.
SO I REMIND HIS CORNER NOT TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS "IF AND ONLY IF", THINGS ARE GETTING TOUGH..LET HIM HANDLE EVERYTHING BECAUSE MANNY IS A HELL OF A TOUGH ANIMAL..JUST TRUST HIM.
PACQUIAO BY T.K.O. AT 7TH..FINAL PEDICTION!! GO MANNY GO!!!!!!!!!
LASTLY WAT UP GORGEOUS..IT'S ME GANI FROM NY.
HI MISS MARCI YO!! DON'T STOP WRITTING..WE NEED SOMEONE WHO COULD BE A "STAR LADY" IN PACLAND..YOUR ARTICLE IS AWESOME..
Commenting on Salong Bayag, Have a lil respect yo when it comes to a lady writter..if you play dirty again, it would be between you and me..CAPEESH??
As a lil superstitious belief..we should discuss Z GORRES condition as our fallen comrade here in PACLAND tomorrow. It's a lil "SUPLA" meaning "MALAS" thinking of it when MANNYS MAIN EVENT IS NOT DONE YET. So please, I know how serious it is..so right after the fight with MANNY tonight, we'll go staight with his situation next..thanks
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz mexicano numero uno indio....
Many Paquiao the puertorican killer what a damn hot fight bacatan pingun pow pow blood on his shorts!!!! Pac man long live the Phillipines and Cuba. The bigger they are the harder they fall. i did not see any demonstration of puertorican pride I guess the morale was extremely low it hasnt been agood year for puerto rico. I would of loved to see Jlo and mark anthonies face when Coto was getting ripped
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