tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37293501967881270732024-02-16T14:12:21.587-08:00Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Latest News and UpdatesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger657125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-66777396290475586532009-11-29T06:08:00.000-08:002009-11-29T06:09:23.933-08:00The Legend of Manny Pacquiao<object width="420" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7g5DIdGGd28&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7g5DIdGGd28&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="270"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-40275995284639393112009-11-20T20:49:00.000-08:002009-11-20T20:53:53.752-08:00Pacquiao-Cotto tops Mayweather in PPV<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUor8xsiacfqyXsDtcXwR66f_f8NlCXvGNcrK1ir6jkNTjdas-vqUzKU25AmFrd4hwQplwLhLWsHGrLL49AZG5H8s4BxU6Wbc7rPGAufWhFQlG2k0If24DmymMeCtHj_Kmcek46X7ToLM/s1600/pacquiao-vs-cotto200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUor8xsiacfqyXsDtcXwR66f_f8NlCXvGNcrK1ir6jkNTjdas-vqUzKU25AmFrd4hwQplwLhLWsHGrLL49AZG5H8s4BxU6Wbc7rPGAufWhFQlG2k0If24DmymMeCtHj_Kmcek46X7ToLM/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto200.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406415529809521122" /></a><br />Manny Pacquiao's historic 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on Saturday night did big business.<br /><br />The Top Rank-promoted fight generated 1.25 million buys and $70 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue, HBO announced Friday. If historical trends hold, the numbers will increase when all of the buys are officially audited.<br /><br />The 1.25 million buys, the most for a boxing pay-per-view this year, came from 650,000 from cable homes and 600,000 from satellite services.<br /><br />Cotto, who is from Puerto Rico, helped drive the fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to an all-time record for buys on the island with 110,000 units sold.<br /><br />Combined with the approximately 1.05 million buys generated by Floyd Mayweather's dominant decision victory against Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19, it was the first time since 1999 -- when Felix Trinidad claimed a decision against Oscar De La Hoya in a welterweight unification fight and Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield fought to a highly controversial draw for the undisputed heavyweight championship -- that two pay-per-view fights have generated at least 1 million buys in the same calendar year.<br /><br />It was also the first time that back-to-back pay-per-views have reached seven figures.<br /><br />With the victory, Pacquiao, who won his first world title in the 112-pound flyweight division, became the first fighter in history to win titles in seven divisions when he claimed Cotto's 147-pound welterweight title. HBO will replay the bout Saturday night (10 ET/PT).<br /><br />The victories by Pacquiao and Mayweather set the stage for what likely will be the biggest money fight ever.<br /><br />"They have to deliver," HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg told The Associated Press. "The American public wants that fight."<br /><br />Their representatives are planning to open negotiations in the coming days for a showdown that would likely take place in the spring.<br /><br />"The two best pound-for-pound fighters in the world in the same weight class in the prime of their careers," Greenburg said. "It just doesn't get any better than that."<br /><br />Promoter Bob Arum agreed.<br /><br />"The way I look at it now, boxing is really on a roll," Arum said. "We would be idiots now to slow the momentum and the only way we can keep the momentum is to make this fight."<br /><br />Arum, who represents Pacquiao, was expected to begin talks as early as next week with Richard Schaefer, who heads Golden Boy Promotions and will represent Mayweather in the negotiations.<br /><br />Though each fighter believes he should get a bigger percentage of the purse, the total revenues will be so high that a 50-50 split may not be all that difficult to achieve.<br /><br />Arum said Pacquiao will end up making some $22 million for his 12th-round stoppage of Cotto, while Cotto will end up with around $12 million. That is far higher than either fighter was guaranteed because, as is the case with most big fights, they worked for a percentage of the total sales.<br /><br />It was the third consecutive blockbuster pay-per-view fight for Pacquiao, who also drew 1.25 million buys for his eighth-round destruction of De La Hoya in December 2008 and approximately 830,000 buys for his second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton to win the junior welterweight championship in May.<br /><br />Pacquiao-Cotto also generated a live gate of $8,847,550 from an official crowd of 15,930, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. That makes it the 14th-biggest gate in Nevada history.<br /><br />The potential of a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is so big that Arum said casino magnate Steve Wynn had already spoken to him about constructing a 30,000-seat outdoor arena on what is now a vacant lot across from his two resorts to host the bout, with other casinos joining in as partners.<br /><br />Outdoor arenas were a staple of the big fights in Las Vegas in the 1980s, beginning with the Muhammad Ali-Larry Holmes fight at Caesars Palace.<br /><br />"A lot of people are interested," Arum said. "The problem with having it in the East, though, is that the taxes are so big that the fighters would have to give up millions in extra taxes."<br /><br />Greenburg credited the recent strong sales to a new willingness by promoters to match their best fighters, and to the new -- and younger -- fans drawn to the sport by the success of the network's "24/7" reality shows in the weeks before the fights.<br /><br />There would be no lack of material for a Pacquiao-Mayweather show, which would match a Filipino hero with a colorful cast surrounding him against a fighter with a dysfunctional family who has played the role of villain in his biggest fights.<br /><br />"There's just so much drama and subplots for this," Greenburg said.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4674275">espn.go.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-71938504901567503072009-11-18T03:16:00.000-08:002009-11-18T03:18:49.721-08:00I’m not Impressed with Pacquiao’s win<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx628wTckpYpDKSwECm0nelKAGiGkBHQy1nbJ_F5Mmx-9LqioKz3pOKGrUK6_S1X1VPcsQcsRHWtGCmW0Qa1Up-IFauzUzHcfpM3FfqUGgIV_ufnfn6-eFbt6kgp8ncsS9t_wFM7RbHIQ/s1600/cotto22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx628wTckpYpDKSwECm0nelKAGiGkBHQy1nbJ_F5Mmx-9LqioKz3pOKGrUK6_S1X1VPcsQcsRHWtGCmW0Qa1Up-IFauzUzHcfpM3FfqUGgIV_ufnfn6-eFbt6kgp8ncsS9t_wFM7RbHIQ/s320/cotto22.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405401380527495394" /></a><br />By Manuel Perez: First of all, I’m not quitting. I don’t care if Miguel Cotto lost, Manny Pacquiao looked like crap to me. And while Pacquiao won Cotto’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title, I personally don’t consider Pacquiao to be the WBO champion because the fight was held at an energy draining 145 instead of the full welterweight limit of 147. The win is tainted as far as I’m concerned. I think Juan Manuel Marquez would have beaten Pacquiao the way he fought on Saturday night and so would have Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Paul Williams.<br /><br /><br /> It’ interesting how Cotto was selected for Pacquiao instead of Mosley, Marquez and Williams. I wonder why that is? Could it be that Cotton was chosen because he had problems in his last fight and was beaten nearly senseless by Antonio Margarito last year? I think Cotto is a great fighter, but it looks like the combination of having to strip off weight to make the 145 pound catch weight and his beating by Margarito took too much out of him, making him vulnerable against the Filipino.<br />I don’t give Pacquiao credit for this win, because he picked an opponent that was going through big problems in two out of his last three fights and then made it necessary for him to lose weight to come in at a 145 catch weight. When I saw the emaciated looking Cotto at the weigh-in, I knew he was going to have problems because he looked like a human skeleton. Cotto was all bones and didn’t look the least bit healthy.<br /><br />I thought maybe he might have enough energy to fight hard for a round or three, but after that he looked too weak to put up much of a fight. That’s why I hate catch weights. It’s easy for the fighter coming up in weight, but pure hell for the fighter having to come down in weight to meet the limit. Okay, so Cotto looked not well for this fight because of the catch weight limit, and I think that was the major cause for his loss.<br /><br />So what we have here is a fighter that was took weak to fight well and who just never seemed to get into the fight because of his lethargic look. Cotto looked like he needed to be resting on a couch rather than fighting in championship bout. He still fought pretty well, barring the flash knock down in the 3rd and the other knock down in the 4th.<br /><br />Cotto wasn’t hurt by either punch and was merely off balance when he got hit. You notice how Pacquiao didn’t go after him? Pacquiao knew better. If he had gone after Cotto, Cotto would have caught him with something big and probably taken him out.<br /><br />Maybe Cotto got beat, but he held up well in the first half of the fight. In the second part, Cotto just looked tired and didn’t seem to have anything left to answer Pacquiao. It was still far from being a one-sided fight, because Cotto was still landing well even into the 12th round. I don’t know why the referee stopped the fight. Cotto was fighting fine and would have made it out of the round if the referee hadn’t jumped in between them after Pacquiao landed a hard left hand in the 12th. They would have had to kill me. I wouldn’t have stopped fighting for anything.<br /><br />Okay, so people are starting to think that Pacquiao is some great hot shot fighter now that he beat De La Hoya and Cotto, both in catch weight fights. Well, I’m not impressed at all with Pacquiao and like I said, I’m not impressed with his sloppy performance against Cotto. Pacquiao used his face to stop punches all night long and didn’t look good at all in my book. Pacquiao is lucky he wasn’t in there with Marquez, Mayweather, Williams or Mosley last Saturday night because that would have been curtains for him.<br /><br />Everyone is talking about Pacquiao fighting Mayweather next, so I guess that’s the fight Pacquiao will be taking next. But if anyone thinks that Pacquiao can honestly beat Mayweather, they must be deceiving himself. Pacquiao will be destroyed badly in that fight and it won’t be even slightly close. It takes talent to beat Mayweather.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.boxingnews24.com/2009/11/im-not-impressed-with-pacquiaos-win/">boxingnews24.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com106tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-83134752291754195342009-11-16T05:55:00.000-08:002009-11-16T06:16:58.153-08:00Pacquiao vs Cotto Full FightPart1<br /><object width="420" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cf-LoeMnJdc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cf-LoeMnJdc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="270"></embed></object><br /><br />Part2<br /><object width="420" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nKdkS4h14qk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nKdkS4h14qk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="270"></embed></object><br /><br />Part3<br /><object width="420" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GlC3bXuH89A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GlC3bXuH89A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="270"></embed></object><br /><br />Part4<br /><object width="420" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ze-I9UUKr78&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ze-I9UUKr78&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="270"></embed></object><br /><br />Part5<br /><object width="420" height="270"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YEuI5IVXrjk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YEuI5IVXrjk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="420" height="270"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-86264355192896959962009-11-16T05:36:00.000-08:002009-11-16T05:54:24.599-08:00Pacquiao vs Cotto Fight Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Tpid_cwisOwgf3JJ7fawQeTdOMxyTHMShDj5DxMqX4Ms9AnEAMg4hyphenhypheneJafecBZVC0c_BFsiayja6q-hNJJ29fDLuTuh3CxkKkyJwWBuQGFlrJhraoVhnKgFWPH5JFS3_FeiDUH0ZWXw/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqpCcKKisrXhuVBRppGktiCNoJqmi9jciKGxnZJ1KSZLSzw2E2Sjc-2FSCVK9v-vE3ATxDT3ZTY7QrowJ7P5pBEduu6mAWNWkelV886aj8xRWbpuYB0hJnE4RYQ0pkadl7BIgoPhTfII/s320/pac105.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404679349507114626" /></a><br />by Paoee Natanawan: Saturday November 14, 2009 marked an event in history where Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao solidified his claim as the number one pound-for-pound fighter in world and the first boxer ever to win seven titles in seven different weight divisions. The last record was held by Manny and Oscar De La Hoya with both six title in six different weight class. First of all, congratulations to Manny for a very well earned victory.<br /><br />In spite of what critics and other boxing analyst and even fans all around the world says, Manny still came and proved them all wrong. Now after the fight excuses are piling up and still everyone has something to say. Some claiming that Miguel Cotto was weight drained for the fight and Manny just fought a shadow of Cotto (Some of you readers might have an idea who said that and like you I am laughing my heart out at that guy who have no word and now I can’t even classify as man.), or Cotto never got over the Margarito fight, or some might say he’s overrated, or even Pacquiao has illegal wraps.<br />Here’s what I have to say about it and I don’t think everyone will agree with me on some of what I have to say.<br /><br />Prefight:<br /><br />Both camp did very well on their camp. But, for me it’s really clear what the difference is between the two and I already saw weaknesses on both sides.<br /><br />First on Cotto’s camp, Cotto started his training earlier than Pacquiao. Might be good or can also be bad. Bad meaning he reached his top condition earlier and you can’t actually hold it with still a week remaining before the fight. Given the fact that he is on a diet. As some of you have seen on the episodes of HBO 24/7, Cotto was really moody in the last week before the fight. That shows a lot and Pacquiao is right. The catch weight is affecting him and he is on a diet. But still Cotto was able to make the catch weight and still for me look pretty good on the weigh-in(Liam said he looks like a lollipop).<br /><br />On the other hand, we have Manny’s very crazy camp. Started in Baguio, a high altitude place which I would prefer than Manila and all the distractions it brings. Went down the mountains to Manila due to typhoon bound to hit Baguio. Then distracted with all politicians and people trying to get close to Manny which pissed Freddie a lot. Then flew to LA’s Wild Card gym which for me is the best gym to train in. With the place’s effect on the boxer’s body which should be proven scientifically I guess. Then I believe Pacquiao reached his top condition just in time and he doesn’t have to worry about his weight.<br /><br />Now if you look into both camps you can see the difference. Cotto has a green camp. Joe Santiago for me is just not yet ready to handle Cotto and he’s a yes-man kind of trainer which is really bad. The boxer should have someone who can discipline him and don’t spoil him or does whatever he said. The Cotto camp is literally Cotto’s camp. He calls the shot and decide for himself and they just agrees with him. On Pacquiao you have a master. Freddie is without a doubt one of the best trainer. Doesn’t give in to what Manny wants. Freddie wants to pack up and leave and that’s what happened. They left Manila earlier than expected. Manny apologizes to Freddie for what happened in Manila and they’re back on track. And no matter what they say, Freddie really got into everyone’s head in Cotto’s camp.<br /><br />For sparring partners, Cotto has Kenny Abril(9-3-1) and Fred Turkes(southpaw 7-1-1) while Pacquiao has Jose Luis Castillo (60-9-1) and Shawn Porter (10-0) and reserves Escobar and Antillon. A clear edge on Manny in this aspect. You can argue with me about it.<br /><br />The Fight:<br /><br />The first round I give to Cotto. He’s really showing his game. He even tagged Pacquiao with jabs and body shots. Round two Cotto is still showing some good signs. Though Pacquiao started to connect and get his rhythm. I have it even. Then the start of Cotto’s downfall, round three. Pacquiao scored a knockdown but Cotto was able to recover from it and still connects with his punches. Then forth round a clear uppercut to the right chin of Cotto rocked the Puerto Rican sending him to the canvass for the second time that night. With that I believed Cotto’s strength was reduced to half or even more. Starting to doubt himself, his power and his game plan Cotto switch stances and began to backpedal which receives boos from the crowd. Cotto’s game plan change from attack to defense to just survive and ended with referee Bayles stopping the fight on the 12th round.<br /><br />Analysis:<br /><br />First the boxers, Cotto was without a doubt strong. It’s just that Manny is stronger. Don’t say things like he’s drained or what. He may be bigger but when they faced each other that night can you honestly say that there is a difference? But as other analyst said, the speed of Manny gives him an edge. Sure Cotto was fast too. He was able to tag Pacquiao with his jabs. But Pacquiao is faster. If you watch the replays you would see Cotto doesn’t have an idea on where the punches where coming from and what part of his body is he going to defend. Pacquiao’s punches were hitting him even before he could close on his gloves. As for Pacquiao’s part, he was able to execute his game plan better than Cotto and he showed he can fight a real welter and has the power to rock even someone like Cotto. From that you can easily assume that the punching power of Pacquiao is either at par with Margarito’s LOADED gloves or even better with blinding speed to be able to knockdown Cotto. The speed multiplied that power. But Pacquiao for me was careless on that fight. He often times, Stands in front of Cotto with his defenses up and literally asking him to hit him with his famous body shots and even allowed Cotto to caught him on the ropes which he could easily rolled out off but he didn’t. For me he is showing to Cotto that he can take his shots and that made Cotto doubt his ability. But Pacquiao didn’t have to do that. He just risked having unwanted injuries. He was already winning. He could avoid Cotto’s punches but he didn’t. He walked through them. He showed toughness.<br /><br />For the corner, Joe Santiago was of no help at all to Cotto. All he could say is “Are you OK?”, or “one more, one more” as if asking him(Cotto) to just survive. He could at least give the guy a third-man’s point view. On how he sees the fight is going. That shows just how inexperienced he is. Nothing can be said on the other corner. Everything is going according to plan.<br /><br />In the end, Freddie was right with one of his pre-fight comments. I would like to quote this one “We’re gonna make him quit.” That is what they did. Freddie was really unsure if they could knockout Cotto (in spite all the talks about first round KO or whatever round he predicted, its just to get into the heads of the other camp.) but he is sure though that they will make him quit.<br /><br />Kudos for both fighters. I hope Cotto can bounce back after this loss. I would suggest a more solid staff next time and fight on the odds in favor to you. For Pacquiao, stay humble and don’t get overconfident because that could lead to your downfall.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.boxingnews24.com/2009/11/pacquiao-dominates-cotto/">boxingnews24.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-19631035325420010122009-11-16T04:32:00.000-08:002009-11-16T04:34:28.643-08:00PACQUIAO/COTTO - FINAL THOUGHTS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dQvEA3YiLqApHR6QxIiFKw5puMziN44Tgzx2vq5PuPuhTk_ImvKxWoAvANu8ahHbsZ-iFQVRQxZ3YymfIr99t7vM9vt_HEdFRwtgYAhDXgr5KG720h6SWuKGkK9KDcgIMKlxjkugRxA/s1600/pac103.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dQvEA3YiLqApHR6QxIiFKw5puMziN44Tgzx2vq5PuPuhTk_ImvKxWoAvANu8ahHbsZ-iFQVRQxZ3YymfIr99t7vM9vt_HEdFRwtgYAhDXgr5KG720h6SWuKGkK9KDcgIMKlxjkugRxA/s320/pac103.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404678867307903970" /></a><br />* Astonishing to watch how the tables turned during Saturday night's big showdown. Miguel Cotto started as the bigger man, the stronger man and the puncher. He looked good taking the opening session, but as soon as Pacquiao started to unload those blazing combinations in round two, things changed in a hurry. And that second knockdown in the fourth effectively ended the fight as a contest. From then on it was a systematic beating with only Cotto's bravery keeping him upright.<br /><br />* Seemed a little unfair that Cotto got so close to the final bell, but didn't hear it. The safety of the fighters must be paramount of course, but with that in mind why wasn't it stopped after round nine? Miguel was finished then and had nothing left to give. All that followed was more punishment.<br /><br />* Pacquiao's body of work in the last 18 months has been just about perfect. In crushing David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Cotto, he lost just a round on my cards - the opener on Saturday night.<br /><br />* Pacquiao truly is a freak of nature - if you didn't believe it before Saturday night, believe it now. Normally when smaller fighters go up in weight their speed and power tends to diminish. Not so in Manny's case. He's actually improved the higher he's gone. And there's an argument that says he looked better than ever in Las Vegas last week, both on the scales at 144lbs and in the ring on Saturday night.<br /><br />* Floyd Mayweather Jr said on Monday that Pacquiao is "one-dimensional" with no versatility. If he believes that he could be in for a lot of trouble if they do meet. As Cotto said afterwards, it's the amount of punches and the angles they come from that is so difficult to deal with. The first knockdown came not from the first punch in a Pacman flurry, but the third or fourth. The speed, allied to the power, is the real killer.<br /><br />* Love how Manny has started to refer to Freddie Roach as "Master Freddie Roach". Clearly a sense of humour as well as a fearsome work ethic and ability to learn.<br /><br />* After watching HBO's excellent 24/7, you have to marvel at how Pacquiao can succeed with so many things going on around him, starting with the terrible typhoons that hit his homeland during training camp. Clearly the laid-back persona he displays outside the ring is a massive asset.<br /><br />* According to several reports coming out of Vegas last week, Manny spent a couple of hours every day practising his singing for a post-fight concert at Mandalay Bay. Though having watched him warbling "Sometimes When We Touch" on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, I'd advise him not to give up his day job.<br /><br />* It's been a long time since the P4P king was not only the best fighter in the sport, but also the most exciting and the classiest. The man amazes in so many ways - a gentleman outside the ropes, a chilling destroyer inside them.<br /><br />* Pacquiao/Mayweather has to happen, and it has to happen now. The sport's history is littered with marquee match-ups that happened too late, or never happened at all. Lennox Lewis fought Mike Tyson when the latter was shot, and he never fought Riddick Bowe in the pros. Joe Calzaghe fought Roy Jones Jr and Bernard Hopkins when they were past their primes. And Jones and Hopkins are set to finally rematch in 2010 - eight years after they were haggling over the purse when they were mega attractions. If it doesn't happen it's also another occasion when boxing shoots itself in the foot. We're all set for back-to-back million-buy pay-per-view bouts, and if the big two meet boxing might well be on the front pages as well as the back.<br /><br />* There appears to be two things getting in the way of Pacquiao/Mayweather happening in 2010 - Floyd's ego and the fact he'd have to negotiate with Bob Arum. If 'Money' really still believes he deserves the lion's share of the purse after Saturday night, he's delusional.<br /><br />* Floyd has used a ton of reasons for avoiding certain bouts in the past, and one of them is cash. If the Mayweather mantra is: "if it makes money, it makes sense", then he can't duck this one. There's plenty to go round.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.sportinglife.com/boxing/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=Sporting_Life/09/11/16/manual_090416.html">sportinglife.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-27827153872081278612009-11-16T04:29:00.000-08:002009-11-16T04:31:26.372-08:00What we learned: Pacquiao-Cotto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXwFrujrwe2HQrw9fUvfzUdPVUsgfu68znYFh3J8cDEeSaBQcwngJ6gvgAkPsyWuFvGliqwEknCePq3KOkq1gKxkjaI9RUNUDMtZldlhTiPIX07Lb2UcOOREkGZRC5RCnS-jnXJ1eEPw/s1600/pac102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXwFrujrwe2HQrw9fUvfzUdPVUsgfu68znYFh3J8cDEeSaBQcwngJ6gvgAkPsyWuFvGliqwEknCePq3KOkq1gKxkjaI9RUNUDMtZldlhTiPIX07Lb2UcOOREkGZRC5RCnS-jnXJ1eEPw/s320/pac102.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404678069701099634" /></a><br /><br />1. Manny Pacquiao cemented his legacy as one of history's greatest fighters.<br />With the 50th and perhaps most difficult victory of his career, Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao has chiseled his name alongside all-time pound-for-pound greats like Willie Pep, Henry Armstrong and Sugar Ray Robinson. With Saturday's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao captured the WBO welterweight title and became the first fighter to collect world championships in seven different weight classes between 112 to 147 pounds -- an incredible and unprecedented feat for a one-time flyweight who turned pro at a wraith-like 106 pounds.<br /><br />2. The record books will read TKO 12, but Pacquiao ended this one back in the fourth.<br />Cotto was game early, controlling distance with the left jab and keeping Pacquiao from getting inside. It was clear the Filipino respected Cotto's punching power. Pacquiao looked more comfortable in the second round, circling the ring and penetrating Cotto's defense with straight lefts and rights. Midway through the second, Cotto lost the plot and starting trading. Pacquiao dropped Cotto in the third with a left to the body and a right hook upstairs -- and again in the fourth with a right hook and a vicious left to the jaw. Cotto was never the same again. He spent the next seven-and-a-half rounds just trying to get to the finish line -- ostensibly trying to counter-punch and box but, in reality, hovering like a fly waiting for the windshield on the freeway.<br /><br />3. Pacquiao can absorb the punch of a true welterweight.<br />The stage for Saturday's history-making showdown was set over the past year-and-a-half with Pacquiao's three-pack of victories over David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton. Each fight taught us something about the Filipino southpaw. The ninth-round knockout of Diaz revealed that Pacquiao could pick apart a larger fighter of limited ability. The ninth-round stoppage of De La Hoya taught us Pacquiao could dismantle a fighter at 147 pounds, albeit one way past his prime. The second-round starching of Hatton demonstrated what Pacquiao could do against opponents of anything but the highest caliber. Saturday's stoppage of Cotto provided an emphatic answer to the biggest question looming over Pacquiao's camp in the months leading up to it: could the Filipino stand in and exchange against a true welterweight. He could. Pacquiao took more punches than we'd seen him take against Diaz, De La Hoya or Hatton -- but was never hurt. Once self-doubt crept in and Cotto got tentative, moving backwards and releasing the pressure from Pacquiao, it was over. The Filipino's ring generalship never wavered. He was too fast, too sharp, too busy for Cotto and the result was deserved.<br /><br />4. No one can doubt Cotto's courage.<br />You've got to give Cotto credit. A modern-day Boricua folk hero in the mold of Carlos Ortiz, Wilfred Benitez and Felix Trinidad, Cotto would sooner leave the ring on his shield than quit. His face resembled tomato pie for the second half of the fight, with blood flowing from his nose and wounds, yet he persevered. Cotto's corner man Joe Santiago, a 30-year-old greenhorn, never considered stopping it; you wonder if a more experienced trainer might have thrown in the towel several rounds earlier, once it became obvious Cotto had no chance to win. When referee Kenny Bayless stopped the action 55 seconds into the final round, it was clear this was a career-defining fight for both men. Many wondered if Antonio Margarito took something from Cotto in that dubious July 2008 stoppage that Cotto would never be able to get back. That question may have been answered Saturday in Las Vegas.<br /><br />5. The countdown for Pacquiao-Mayweather is under way.<br />Now Pacquiao can turn his attention to his personal Everest: Floyd Mayweather Jr. The specter of a megafight between Pacquiao and Mayweather hung over the Cotto fight from the day it was announced. The millions who followed live blogs and watched on pirated Internet streams, unwilling to drop $54.95 on Saturday's fight in a recession, would happily pay that sum to see the sport's finest two pound-for-pound fighters meet in a superfight that would set the bar high for the decade soon to be known as the 2010s. Yes, they'll squabble over the money split and Pacquiao was non-committal in the post-fight interview -- but trainer Freddie Roach considers it an inevitability. "I honestly think it has to happen because boxing needs that fight," Roach told SI.com. "The best need to fight the best."<br /><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/11/15/pacquiao.cotto.five.things/index.html">cnn.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-56643295826333694722009-11-16T04:19:00.000-08:002009-11-16T04:22:10.104-08:00Pacquiao earns 7th title in 7th class<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxyWAx863JAHDnX6J6gIIOhjcT-U6Bc8kH_vDeCBZgINVT5i4i-ttm4a6vMCQBMPLWjcUya6VXSHrW338Mluoa6P0Rtsub4gCJkA4I9_jzl40b_KRdI0oybcIM9Hw-dntMdrl_wQRJHM/s1600/pac101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxyWAx863JAHDnX6J6gIIOhjcT-U6Bc8kH_vDeCBZgINVT5i4i-ttm4a6vMCQBMPLWjcUya6VXSHrW338Mluoa6P0Rtsub4gCJkA4I9_jzl40b_KRdI0oybcIM9Hw-dntMdrl_wQRJHM/s320/pac101.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404675644123621826" /></a><br />LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao's speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto's heart.<br /><br />Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round.<br /><br />The Filipino star used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title in seven weight classes and cement his stature as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Cotto took such a beating that his face was a river of red from the fury of Pacquiao's punches, but he refused to quit even as his corner tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round.<br /><br />I didn't know from where the punches were coming," Cotto said.<br /><br />The fight was billed as a 145-pound classic, and in the early rounds it didn't disappoint. The two went after each other with a vengeance and Cotto more than held his own as they traded punches in the center of the ring before a roaring sellout crowd at the MGM Grand arena.<br /><br />Pacquiao dropped Cotto with a right hand early in the third round, but he wasn't badly hurt and came back to finish the round strong. But after Pacquiao put Cotto on the canvas with a big left hand late in the fourth round, the Puerto Rican was never the same again.<br /><br />Cotto won two rounds on the scorecards of two ringside judges and just one round on the card of the third. The Associated Press gave Cotto just the first round.<br /><br />"Our plan was not to hurry, but to take our time," Pacquiao said. "It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power."<br /><br />Cotto's face was marked early and he was bleeding midway through the fight as Pacquiao kept bouncing around and throwing punches in his unorthodox southpaw style. Cotto tried to keep taking the fight to Pacquiao, but by then his punches had lost their sting and his only real chance was to land a big punch from nowhere.<br /><br />"He hit harder than we expected and he was a lot stronger than we expected," Cotto's trainer, Joe Santiago, said.<br /><br />Cotto fought gamely, but in the later rounds he was just trying to survive as blood flowed down his face and Pacquiao came after him relentlessly. Santiago tried to stop the fight after the 11th round, but Cotto went back out to take even more punishment before a final flurry along the ropes prompted referee Kenny Bayless to end it.<br /><br />Cotto's wife and child, who were at ringside, left after the ninth round, unable to watch the beating any longer. They later accompanied him to a local hospital for a post-fight examination.<br /><br />"My health comes first. I just want to make sure I'm fine, but I feel great. I'm swollen but that's all," Cotto said.<br /><br />His face swollen, Cotto was bleeding from his nose and his cuts, and he simply couldn't stop Pacquiao from bouncing inside and throwing both hands at will.<br /><br />"Manny Pacquiao is one of the best boxers I ever fought," Cotto said.<br /><br />Pacquiao, coming off of spectacular wins over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, added another one against Cotto, who had lost only once and held the WBO version of the welterweight title.<br /><br />Pacquiao did it in his trademark way, throwing punches in flurries and from all angles until Cotto began to slow down. Then he pursued him nonstop until the end.<br /><br />The fight likely will set up an even bigger one against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and many in crowd were already chanting, "We want Floyd! We want Floyd."<br /><br />"I want to see him fight Mayweather," trainer Freddie Roach said.<br /><br />Mayweather may have second thoughts after Pacquiao did what no fighter has done before -- win a belt in a seventh weight class. More impressive, though, is how he has fought, dismantling opponents despite moving up consistently from 106 pounds to the 144 he weighed for the fight.<br /><br />The welterweight ranks will be the last ones Pacquiao conquers, though.<br /><br />"This is the last weight division for me," Pacquiao said. "It's history for me and more importantly a Filipino did it."<br /><br />He was so dominant in the later rounds that Cotto was fighting backward most of the way, simply trying to survive. Pacquiao was credited with landing almost twice as many punches -- 336-172 -- as Cotto.<br /><br />"I knew when Cotto started backing up, the fight was over," Roach said.<br /><br />Pacquiao earned a minimum $13 million, while Cotto got $7 million.<br /><br />Pacquiao was favored, largely off his last two performances in which he forced De La Hoya to quit on his stool and then knocked out Hatton with a huge left hook in the second round. Some in boxing, including Roach, thought Cotto had been slowed by his devastating loss last year to Antonio Margarito and would be further slowed by having to come in 2 pounds lower than his normal weight.<br /><br />That wasn't the case early in the fight, with Cotto winning the first round and fighting well. Once he was knocked down by a big left hand late in the fourth round, though, he slowed noticeably.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=4656400">espn.go.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-12084945488418023222009-11-16T04:12:00.000-08:002009-11-16T05:34:24.892-08:00The Generation's Best<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdXXcaJEmeQDFOMQ6OJNOuTYwsvvEq-E1LbR71Yqqmi7MZ2LnZolucE4XtvWpWtdkeAoOOtwGTgAsAgcHMNeREsBJB2M6t3WBUcoO23s88M2xbG1fdyubBoaPiwjgq7poIyjCak1P7W0/s1600/pac10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdXXcaJEmeQDFOMQ6OJNOuTYwsvvEq-E1LbR71Yqqmi7MZ2LnZolucE4XtvWpWtdkeAoOOtwGTgAsAgcHMNeREsBJB2M6t3WBUcoO23s88M2xbG1fdyubBoaPiwjgq7poIyjCak1P7W0/s320/pac10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404694306745342274" /></a><br /><br />There are many times when you can accuse promoter Bob Arum of hyperbole or exaggeration. But you cant really blame him, after all, that’s his job. But what was once considered another brash statement by the Harvard educated pitchman, must now be considered seriously. Last Wednesday night on a certain internet radio show( where he hung up when some smart-ass host asked him about his ’spectacular’ undercard’) he stated that Manny Pacquiao was the greatest fighter he had ever seen. This from a man who has promoted the likes of Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard.<br /> <br />It seemed like boxing blasphemy at the time. But after Pacquiao’s systematic and brutal dispatching of Miguel Cotto over 12 rounds this past Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, you can no longer roll your eyes or snicker when such utterances are made.<br /> <br />"The best fighter I have ever seen," Arum, said once again, at the post-fight press conference.<br /><br />Some of you will still believe that Arum is exorbitant in his praise. But this much is clear, as that famous saying goes: the class he’s in, it doesn’t take too long to conduct roll call. I don’t know where he ranks all-time( I’m still waaaay to young to make those observations) but you can certainly make the case that he’s the best fighter of this generation. And perhaps that’s the only fair comparison to make. The bottom line is that the sport and the business of boxing has changed. Fighters simply don’t perform nearly as often as they used to. And it’s difficult to compare boxers with well over 100 fights, to those who now perform twice a year. Then there is the proliferation of weight classes and title belts, which many believe have diluted the sport.<br /> <br />Nobody has accomplished what Pacquiao has in the past couple of decades. Winning titles in seven weight classes, from flyweight to welterweight. And in between engaging in a heated round-robin with the ’Three Mexican Musketeers’( Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez) and then moving up in weight to physically dominate the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and now, Cotto. Against those aforementioned names- several of whom are locks to have their fists encased in Canastota, one day- his record is 8-1-1 with six stoppages to his credit and at least a dozen knockdowns.<br /> <br />He’s the most mesmerizing combination of speed and power the game has. As he started to let his hands go in the second round versus Cotto, he reminded you of Bruce Lee with his hard, striking, accurate combinations that bruised and battered the body and head of Cotto, who skipped the post-fight presser to get a full body scan at a local hospital. It wasn’t that Pacquiao just hit hard, he hit often. To a point where Cotto was getting deluged by a torrent of leather that he was unable to fend off. After Pacquiao’s second knockdown in the fourth round( after scoring one in a back-and-forth third frame), Cotto was visibly stunned and from that juncture unable to hold off this Filipino storm. Just as typhoons had ravaged his country, Pacquiao would do so to Cotto, with almost the same devastating effect.<br /> <br />But what was perhaps the most stunning aspect of this conquest was that in the early rounds Cotto seemingly had Pacquiao where he wanted him- retreating and with his back to the ropes. And Cotto, a noted body-puncher, banged away downstairs with violent force. It’s one thing to allow sparring partners to beat on your sides as if you’re a heavy-bag, it’s an entirely different to let Cotto do it. His trainer, Freddie Roach didn’t like this tactic." I yelled at him every time.’Why are you fighting his fight?’"<br /> <br />But Pacquiao, perhaps on his own instinct, was doing his own version of the rope-a-dope. "I heard that he’s a stronger man than me. I wanted to test his power," he explained. Psychologically, he showed he could absorb whatever the supposedly bigger man could dish out without flinching. As he was hit to the body, he did his best to mask any pain. He stated that he was fighting this battle,"In my mind." But make no doubt about it, this was as physical a fight as Pacquiao has ever been involved in. There was a price to pay for this strategy. His right ear was bandaged up afterwords and there was noticeable swelling and bruising all over his face. We knew a lot about Pacquiao before, on this night we found out he also has a world-class set of whiskers. He’s tough as he is talented.<br /> <br />From a tactical standpoint, Pacquiao began to find counter-punching opportunities on Cotto, who Roach believed gave away his punches, specifically his left-hook, as he shifted most of his weight to his front foot. Also, with his elbows so flared out, he gives up what they call in hockey, ’the five hole’- in other words, an opening right up the middle. The ’boxing master’, as he was called by his pupil, studied Cotto’s life-and-death struggle with DeMarcus Corley, at great length. The right-hook and uppercuts would be vital to their game plan. And while the hand-speed of Pacquiao gave Cotto fits, there was also a great disparity in foot-speed. While Pacquiao could dart in and out with ease, and change directions, Cotto simply could not deal with the angles provided by Pacquiao.<br /> <br />As the on-slaught continued, the fight had a familiar quality to it for Cotto. As the damage mounted and he began to retreat, this looked more and more like his loss to Antonio Margarito last summer. The body language said it all from ringside. This was no longer about winning, but surviving. It was a bit stunning to see the supposedly bigger man, in a full-blown back pedal, circling the canvas. When Cotto gets up on his toes, it’s not so much boxing, but an attempt to run out the clock.<br /> <br />The fight was mercifully waved off by referee Kenny Bayless in the 12Th and final round as Pacquiao delivered another hard left that had Cotto buckling on the ropes. A very good, proud fighter, was simply beaten down by an all-time great. Cotto, should be lauded for his courage, and unfortunately, his corner, led by a novice- Joe Santiago- should be chastised for being much too courageous on behalf of their boxer. Because by the late rounds, what was once a great fight in the early rounds had become a landslide.<br /> <br />To see the technical improvements in the last year or so from Pacquiao is startling. There was a time when he was viewed as crowd-pleasing, yet flawed fighter. He was an offensive force with his left-hand but considered predictable and one-dimensional. Now he is a two-fisted wrecking machine with greatly improved defense and balance. And under the tutelage of Roach, his boxing IQ has risen exponentially. There have been some legendary duo’s in this sport, from Chappie Blackburn and Joe Louis, to Angelo Dundee and Muhammad Ali, it’s not a stretch to include this dynamic duo. These two are like Johnny Sakko and his Giant Robot. Whatever Roach tells him to do, the marching orders are executed to frightening efficiency with a wide variety of weapons at his disposal. The only difference is that Roach whispers into Pacquiao’s ears during the fight and not a wristwatch.<br /> <br />Who knows where Pacquiao goes next. You get the sense that despite the chants that were heard from the rafters of the Grand Garden Arena( WE WANT FLOYD!!! WE WANT FLOYD!!!) that a hook-up with Mayweather wont come to fruition immediately. But where he certainly isn’t going is up any more weight classes. He stated unequivocally,"This is my last weight division." Which is too bad, this is the one guy capable of getting either Klitschko into an entertaining fight.( OK, OK, admittedly, THAT is hyperbole.)<br /> <br />The man who had enough hubris to schedule a post-fight concert at the Mandalay Bay, still considers himself, ’ordinary’ as a fighter. Which prompted his trainer to correct him." Manny, you’re not an ordinary fighter," said Roach.<br /> <br />He later added," He’s the greatest of this era, that’s for sure."<br /> <br />I wont argue with that statement.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/the-generations-best">maxboxing.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-47025823215947997452009-11-15T02:18:00.000-08:002009-11-15T02:21:06.244-08:00Pacquiao stops Cotto in 12<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNy_pWbj-rCSziLZ2NHfXc8I_deEg3ssNbHs8W24GXhWYVY2OMneC1V5EbsMaQSZeL1J7HqPiNMpLuAhNGFj7SzEHNF-EdB6VddegOJZl7WNtSSPLuHIl69VFoKiTBWBzj6Oqu-24xurU/s1600-h/cozzone_pacquiaoVScotto01b7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNy_pWbj-rCSziLZ2NHfXc8I_deEg3ssNbHs8W24GXhWYVY2OMneC1V5EbsMaQSZeL1J7HqPiNMpLuAhNGFj7SzEHNF-EdB6VddegOJZl7WNtSSPLuHIl69VFoKiTBWBzj6Oqu-24xurU/s320/cozzone_pacquiaoVScotto01b7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404273281208440482" /></a><br />In an amazing, violent fight, Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) stopped WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) in round twelve to win another world title in an unprecedented seventh weight division on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Both fighters were on the attack from the opening bell. Pacman dropped Cotto with a right hook in round three. Cotto dominated round four, but was dropped by a left uppercut at the end of the round. Cotto fought courageously but was rocked again in the sixth by Pacman’s hurtful shots coming in from all angles. Cotto began to box from the outside in the seventh with some success. However, Pacquiao continued to stalk him and break him down. Cotto was in survival mode down the stretch. Referee Kenny Bayless finally waved in off in round twelve. Time was :55.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.fightnews.com/?p=29442">fightnews.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-49076563605802422002009-11-14T01:48:00.000-08:002009-11-14T01:51:08.875-08:00Pacquiao vs Cotto 24/7 - Episode 4<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/44wet62atjM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/44wet62atjM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/owmI3A32y_8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/owmI3A32y_8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dUvspsz35js&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dUvspsz35js&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-23357301879774435222009-11-13T22:48:00.000-08:002009-11-13T22:49:07.631-08:00Las Vegas Weigh in Video<object width="384" height="216" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="ESPN_VIDEO" data="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all"><param name="movie" value="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="flashVars" value="id=4653223"></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-81017938877043848662009-11-13T22:24:00.000-08:002009-11-13T22:44:54.065-08:00Weigh in Pictures<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbXfj8XZ6277uNUIZbQSLQZPL-1fVYZ2dNc5rbqDZLpOUmyWSHVa6QxM5J41OHko4rqV0tjTB3mJuSo58Se35DNJss7NfSIp6HASKTZqwhES-7H3ef50epZ1zFcZO1bvunb-sLIp0Bvc/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto65.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403837517269522370" /></a><br />Manny Pacquiao 144 vs Miguel Cotto 145<br />(WBO welterweight championship/WBC Diamond belt)<br />Alfonso Gomez 145.5 vs Jesus Soto-Karass 148**<br />Matt Korobov 160.5 vs James Winchester 158<br />Eden Sonsona? 121 vs Eilon Kedem 119.5<br />Abner Cotto 133 vs Lupe Guzman 134.5<br />Ernie Marquez 112 vs Richie Mepranum 113.5<br />Rodrigo Garcia 150 vs Martin Guerra 152<br />**Soto-Karass stripped down naked and reweighed at 147.5. Has to lose 1/2 pound.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.fightnews.com/?p=29347">fightnews.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-35448262773853747462009-11-13T08:11:00.000-08:002009-11-13T08:13:12.803-08:00Roach goes from 'coach' to 'master'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Hwi1X0_uIXKMjl07_dIZTobPSSbs4SJEZrX5184yTXOJ63u-g-JyIEFSCLzIpI-EROukWUlqosNc-U97r8DVamGOKG4aDJUBZAeUD2uVar_FUIvIIaXfja_ZGaatZXze_SfQ2mpkMp8/s1600-h/pacquiao-vs-cotto61.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Hwi1X0_uIXKMjl07_dIZTobPSSbs4SJEZrX5184yTXOJ63u-g-JyIEFSCLzIpI-EROukWUlqosNc-U97r8DVamGOKG4aDJUBZAeUD2uVar_FUIvIIaXfja_ZGaatZXze_SfQ2mpkMp8/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto61.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403621954914167410" /></a><br />There would have never been a Karate Kid if Mr. Miyagi didn’t show Daniel Son how to “wax on, wax off.” It took the Zen Master, Phil Jackson, to understand and accelerate the undeniable talents of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls and mold the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant en route to claiming nine NBA championships in 18 seasons as a coach.<br /><br />And then there’s “Master” Freddie Roach.<br /><br />There’s a reason why Manny Pacquiao calls Roach his “master.” With Roach calling the shots in Manny’s corner, the Pac Man has amassed a record of 17-1-2 while wreaking havoc and earning titles from featherweight to light welterweight. It’s difficult to not crown the Pac Man as the current king of boxing. It makes it even more difficult to not call Freddie Roach the best trainer on the planet.<br /><br />Roach has transformed Pacquiao from a one punch wrecking machine into a multi-faceted monster that no fighter seems to have an answer for. Ask Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera what it’s like to be on the wrong end of a Pacquiao blitzkrieg.<br /><br />On Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden, “Master” Roach prepares Pacquiao for what looks to be an all out firefight with true welterweight Miguel Cotto. If Pacquiao comes out on top – as Roach predicts – the Pac Man will add yet another championship in a record seventh weight class.<br /><br />Roach sat down to discuss what makes his relationship with Pacquiao unique and why his fighter will make Miguel Cotto quit.<br /><br />Roach provides the guidance figure that Pacquiao needs. There’s a special relationship between the two that only Roach and Pacquiao truly understand. Roach keeps his fighter grounded and focused at the task at hand – no matter what else is going on around Pacquiao.<br /><br />Prime example would be Pacquiao’s love for his Filipino countrymen. What Pacquiao represents to his homeland is a glimmer of hope. He is the biggest star by far in the Phillipines and the weight of his country lands squarely on Pac Man’s shoulders. When the devastating typhoons hit his native Phillipines, Pacquiao was stretched thin between his country and preparing for what could be the biggest fight of his career. Roach understands the balance but does his job to keep things in perspective for Pacquiao.<br /><br />“I’m honest with him,” Roach explains when having to pull his fighter away from being a public figure and turning him back into the boxer that means the world to his country. “His focus in Manilla sucked. We had a long talk about it and he apologized to me. The second day in LA during workouts he said ‘I’m back!’ and I know Manny he’ll get back on track. Manilla wasn’t the greatest. It was rough to be around death. He knows his countrymen need something to lift them up and a win will do that. He likes that pressure and he will perform for them.”<br /><br />Roach says that Pacquiao understands him and knows that Roach has his Pacquiao’s best interests at heart. Once away from the distractions of the Philippines, Roach states that Pacquiao has focused totally on the upcoming fight and is easily in the best shape of his career. That is the way he is going to have to come in when fighting Cotto if he wants to bring another victory home to his countrymen.<br /><br />Interestingly enough, Roach doesn’t see this fight panning out much different than the destruction of Ricky Hatton. If you recall, Pacquiao obliterated Hatton with a left hook that separated his body from his spirit. To make things even more interesting, Roach explains that, at this point in his career, Cotto is not much better than Ricky Hatton.<br /><br />“I think he was (better than Hatton) but what I saw in the (Joshua) Clottey fight, no,” Roach explains. FightNews asked Roach if he was at all impressed with Cotto’s gutsy win against Clottey.<br /><br />“No,” Roach flatly stated. “He got hit too much. He holds his hands up high and drops them when he’s ready to throw. He got hit with a lot of punches down the middle and uppercuts. He makes a lot of mistakes and he hasn’t corrected them.”<br /><br />Roach has paid very close attention to Cotto before and after the Margarito beating. Regardless of what Cotto says, Roach believes that the Puerto Rican still has yet to recover mentally from the brutal stoppage.<br /><br />“It takes a lot to get over a loss like that. But he just hasn’t gotten over it yet. He’s going in the right direction though,” Roach explains. “The first fight back he didn’t look that good. The second fight he looked a little better and that’s why in the first round of this fight we’re going to have Manny make a statement. We’re not going to allow him to gain momentum. If you let him get momentum, he’ll get stronger. We’re going to start quick. That’s our game anyway, we always start quick.”<br /><br />While it’s Pac Man’s job to step into the ring and put his physical abilities on display, Roach’s job is to prepare his fighter for what his opponent may throw at Pacquiao. Roach doesn’t believe that Cotto has the skill set and the mentality to put together a game plan that will give Pacquiao problems.<br /><br />“Either he’s going to use his strength and come forward to show us he’s the bigger and stronger guy or he’s going to try and become Juan Manuel Marquez like a lot of people try to do because he gave us trouble being a counterpuncher,” Roach explains as if he’s seen this strategy before when other fighters attempt to dethrone Pac Man as the king of boxing. “You can’t become somebody else in an eight week period. I’m ready for whatever he brings. We have the perfect game plan.”<br /><br />As for Cotto’s game plan, Roach made a statement during HBO’s 24/7 show that he doesn’t believe Cotto’s corner has the experience to help his fighter adjust after he gets smacked with the brutal reality that Manny is stronger and faster than he. When FightNews asked Roach if he feels Cotto and his corner will be able to make any adjustments during the fight, Roach quipped back with a resounding “No.”<br /><br />“Once he gets hit, he’ll go back to what he knows. Our job is to keep the fight in the middle of the ring,” Roach says confidently. He truly believes that Cotto’s trainer Joe Santiago won’t be of any help as the fight progresses. With that being said, the combination of an inexperienced corner and a shell shocked fighter makes for the perfect opponent for Pacquiao to impose his will upon.<br /><br />“I think at one time Cotto made adjustments but since the Margarito fight he hasn’t been the same. I’ve been studying tapes before and after the Margarito fight and he’s a different fighter now. When he fought Mosley and others he made adjustments but his last two fights he hasn’t shown that,” Roach said.<br /><br />And then Roach peers through his spectacles and makes a statement that lingers in the air as surrounding media stare in amazement at the supreme confidence that Roach has in his fighter.<br /><br />“I honestly don’t think we’re going to knock him out,” Roach says. “We’re going to make him quit.”<br /><br />To make a fighter quit is far more than a devastating punch that knocks a fighter out cold. It is far worse than beating a fighter until a referee steps in to save a courageous fighter from harm. Making a fighter quit is the ultimate statement. It simply means that the fighter’s will has been broken and, with no other way out, simply reverts to the Roberto Duran’s statement against Sugar Ray Leonard with 15 seconds left in the eighth round of their 1980 bout.<br /><br />“No Mas.”<br /><br />To say that Pacquiao will do that to Cotto is the ultimate statement. And if Pacquiao is able to demolish Cotto as he has his past few opponents, it should put him in line for a monster clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr. If that fight were to happen, Roach says that he would like it to be his last fight.<br /><br />“I’d personally like to see him fight Mayweather and be done,” Roach says when talking about the future. But the problem with making the fight lies in the money. Ultimately, if the fight were to never happen, Pacquiao wouldn’t be hung up by any means.<br /><br />“He doesn’t care about (the Mayweather fight). Whoever comes next, he’ll fight. He doesn’t care.”<br /><br />The only thing he does care about is his homeland. As long as he is giving back, Pacquiao will remain pleased.<br /><br />“He loves the big stage and he loves to make them happy. That’s his drive,” Roach says.<br /><br />And truthfully, that’s the only thing that matters.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.fightnewsextra.com/cc/2009Fights/11-trainerroach.html">fightnewsextra.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-9093850487391710052009-11-13T07:54:00.000-08:002009-11-13T07:55:59.440-08:00NO ANXIETY - Cotto already at 144LAS VEGAS - A lengthy training of over 12 weeks that included 130 rounds of sparring, two months of their barracks in Tampa and another 12 days of intense work in this city, ended yesterday.<br /><br />"I feel very happy and satisfied with their work. I am in top condition and now what remains is to relax and wait for Saturday, "a relaxed Miguel Cotto to speak to the press after finishing the training at the Top Rank gym, which for an hour and a half did work floor and several rounds of gauntlets.<br /><br />"We're comfortable, and the weight is fine. There is anxiety, the anxiety begins moments before climbing into the ring, meanwhile still normal. Tomorrow (today) we will run if necessary, "said Cotto, who left the gym at 144 pounds, below the maximum weight of 145 pounds that make today will have both fighters weighed in will be at 3:00 pm (7:00 pm ET, Puerto Rico), at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and will be open to the public.<br /><br />The WBO welterweight champion vowed that tomorrow will see a Miguel Cotto better than we have seen before. We know who leads Pacquiao in force, we who have fought in this division for three years and we know also that he excels in speed and we have prepared for it with great defense, with many lateral movements. I'm ready for my fight, no matter what pattern Pacquiao fight will do. We'll see if he was prepared for what Miguel Cotto brings.<br /><br />At home in Las Vegas<br /><br />Cotto said he has been very beneficial to get to Las Vegas on November 1, two weeks before the fight, when his habit was to arrive a week earlier.<br /><br />"Make a difference, we are used to the schedule. The four-hour time difference makes a dent, most of us athletes. And we acclimated to the schedule, the low-rise city of Las Vegas and we feel good. "<br /><br />Yesterday, Cotto was back in the betting at a rate of two and a half to one, but that does not lose sleep at boricua. Nor is his promoter Bob Arum that he referred to as an icon Pacquiao and him as a great fighter.<br /><br />"I know nothing about gambling or interest me. Whether or not the favorite does not add anything extra. I'm not here to become an 'icon' or the best pound for pound. I am here to do what I do, make my money, go with health and enjoy what I did with sacrifice and sweat through all these years, "said the boxer, who trained in the presence of his mother, his wife and three children.<br /><br />"My children are the main reason for what I do every day and are here to support me full of happiness and it helps to distract me and spend the better days and happy," said Cotto who lost no time to kiss and smile at their children within minutes of rest between training.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Coach Joe Santiago, expressed his dissatisfaction with the time of weighing, which will be at 3:00 pm Las Vegas.<br /><br />"Every boxer weighing wait that long to bother him. It must have been earlier but this is something we have to work and Miguel will weigh eaten (without starving). Before weighing decide if for some light exercise.<br /><br />Evangelist in mind<br /><br />On the other hand, Santiago thanked the expressions of Evangelista Cotto, who backed him in a recent interview.<br /><br />"I expected nothing less from Mr. Evangelista Cotto. Everyone knows it was my teacher and although he is in Puerto Rico, my heart and I still appreciate. One gives you more confidence to have the support of those who have been their teachers, "said Santiago.<br /><br />The fledgling 32-year coach said recently over a week spoke with Evangelista, who supplanted as head at the corner of Cotto from the bout against Joshua Clottey last June.<br /><br />"We talked about boxing, but do not talk about Miguel Cotto or this fight. I am the 'matchmaker' promotions Miguel Cotto and discussed plans to continue with other boxers in the business. "<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://especiales.elnuevodia.com/cotto_paquiao/site/noticias.asp?aid=637349">especiales.elnuevodia.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-77181369292738323032009-11-13T02:50:00.000-08:002009-11-13T02:51:43.601-08:00Is Cotto past Margarito debacle?<object width="384" height="216" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" id="ESPN_VIDEO" data="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf" allowScriptAccess="always" allowNetworking="all"><param name="movie" value="http://espn.go.com/videohub/player/embed.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"/><param name="wmode" value="opaque"/><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"/><param name="flashVars" value="id=4645511"/></object><br /><br />Source: <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4646287">ESPN.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-909014888369592762009-11-13T02:45:00.000-08:002009-11-13T02:48:19.722-08:00No Excuses, Says Roach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvER1v5AoIZ-ks8ibcbJuqABw6-J4YAhd6XeynGFpftUpNX8H53Hnz5DPnG_Y4BAUL2i6TilaIdIjFvykWB4HiV6SUgSEMoQhMOwdcIBLkJJKn-VMTnu9XXvIRYrN7kUoWY35dOaUDXU/s1600-h/pacquiao-vs-cotto60.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvER1v5AoIZ-ks8ibcbJuqABw6-J4YAhd6XeynGFpftUpNX8H53Hnz5DPnG_Y4BAUL2i6TilaIdIjFvykWB4HiV6SUgSEMoQhMOwdcIBLkJJKn-VMTnu9XXvIRYrN7kUoWY35dOaUDXU/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto60.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403538118522191762" /></a><br />After the IRS imposed exile to Baguio, followed by the malaise of Manila, trainer Freddie Roach was satisfied with where his charge, Manny Pacquiao, was- physically and mentally- as they headed down the home stretch of their training camp at their familiar haunts of the Wild Card Boxing Club, last week. This Saturday night, they face WBO welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, in the years most anticipated event.<br /> <br />"Manny told me,’I’m back’," said Roach, last Thursday afternoon, one of their last days in Hollywood before they took off for Las Vegas."He’s back, no problem, at all. Focus is there, the conditioning was never a problem. We worked everyday. Baguio, Manila, wherever we were. We never missed a day of working out and running and so forth. So we got back here, his running has been really great, boxing’s been really good. He sparred eight rounds the other day, looked really good, 100-percent."<br /><br />On this afternoon, Pacquiao went through six rounds of sparring( three each with Urbano Antillon and Ray Beltran) before finishing off his days work with an energetic session on the heavy-bag and a few rounds on the double-end bag, jumping rope and then shadow-boxing. His workout took approximately three hours and it was marked by Filipino’s trademark energy and enthusiasm. For all that surrounds ’Planet Pacquiao’, nobody works harder in the gym then he does.<br /> <br />"My training camp for this fight is good," said ’the Pac Man’ after his days work."We’re doing great and we work hard for this fight." He added," I feel strong, I feel strong enough for a 12-round fight."<br /> <br />Their last week in Hollywood was hectic, as it included an appearance on ’the Jimmy Kimmel Show’ and a media day at the Wild Card. But Roach says that these obligations do not overload his fighter.<br /> <br />" Jimmy Kimmel, we filmed that at like 5:30 in the afternoon. So it wasn’t really late day. It loosened him up a little bit because he likes the singing part of it. Media day, is actually like a day off because we don’t really show that much, just give you guys a taste of what we’re up to because the whole workout would be impossible with as many people that came to the gym," said the well-regarded trainer."Yesterday, we ran him really hard in the morning on the track and then we just went four rounds on the mitts, a couple on the speed-bag and on the rope, stuff like that. The mitt day before was 16 rounds, straight."<br /> <br />Pacquiao said of his appearance on the late night ABC talk show,"It was very fun. I was very happy for that show. It was funny, I sing one song."<br /> <br />There is always the lingering question of whether Pacquiao is distracted or not. It’s become a permanent storyline of any fight he participates in. But Roach, says with a grin,"Y’know what? We like drama. We have enough in our lifetime that we must like it. Otherwise, we would change things. We’ve always had problems, there’s always something going in Camp Pacquiao."<br /> <br />The large focus of this camp has been the on-going animosity between strength-and-conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, and adviser Mike Koncz, who had a well-documented physical altercation while in the Philippines. Roach laughs this off as being a non-issue. The trainer has been through it all with Pacquiao. From when he was getting fleeced by Murad Muhammad or the multitude of fans that swarmed the gym on a daily basis before the first match-up with Erik Morales.<br /> <br />Those were real distractions that hindered his focus. The extra-curricular stuff he’s now involved in? To him, it’s a necessary diversion.<br /> <br />"He enjoys it, he thrives on it," Roach stated."He thrives off it, it’s a challenge. People say he can’t do it. It’s just like after the fight, he’s in concert at the Mandalay Bay."<br /> <br />Win, lose or draw on Saturday night, there will be no alibi’s from them.<br /> <br />" No excuses for this fight," said Pacquiao."I’m ready to fight and I will do my best."<br /> <br />Roach echoes those thoughts," No excuses, 100-percent. No excuses."<br /> <br />COTTO<br /> <br />So what are Pacquiao’s thoughts on his upcoming foe?<br /><br />"Everyone knows he’s bigger than me, he’s stronger. I know he hits hard but I’m very confident in myself and my speed, my power."<br /> <br />But Roach wonders if Cotto is irrevocably damaged following his loss to Antonio Margarito last year.<br /><br />"To be quite honest, studying his tapes, he was a very good fighter early in his career but he’s not the same guy after the beating he took with Margarito. I don’t think he has his confidence back, his defense seemed to be poor in the Clottey fight and he was very slow," he opined."I think everyone reacts differently on the first knockout loss, some people never get over it, some people get over it quickly. They say, ’Well, Manny should be the one shot because he got KO’d twice.’ But yeah, that was 20 years ago. We’re obviously gotten over that. So he’s one of those guys who can get over it.<br /> <br />"Can Cotto get over his KO loss? I don’t think so. He hasn’t shown it, yet."<br /> <br />BUZZ<br /> <br />Judging by the reaction the two fighters received on Tuesday afternoon at the MGM Grand, there’s no doubt that ’Firepower’ is building a lot of momentum. I’m told it was the biggest reception ever for a promotion.<br /> <br />One way you can gauge just how well an event will do is to see just how many fans show up to the weigh-in( which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena at 3:00 on Friday afternoon, with the main event fighters getting on the scale at 3:10). I expect to see a raucous crowd there.<br /> <br />Just a hunch, but I think this fight will exceed one million pay-per-view buys, and perhaps even rival what the Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight did last year( which did right around 1.4 million.)<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.maxboxing.com/news/promo-lead/no-excuses-says-roach">maxboxing.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-14699610868288094132009-11-13T02:41:00.000-08:002009-11-13T04:19:09.200-08:00Cotto's biggest disadvantage may reside in his corner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpqzTC0d9eQWqsAZAzb4GfmSzoea1slYZ3LljRXrQziObJXCIvgJrDlzi9yC4wFjvHvbzUhI0sOOvCuMox8SootkBELVZHzNde1DOhz-l9Zaq1vrkIawzYVvhhXcl1aUs67pjn0AR7HU/s1600-h/pacquiao-vs-cotto56.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpqzTC0d9eQWqsAZAzb4GfmSzoea1slYZ3LljRXrQziObJXCIvgJrDlzi9yC4wFjvHvbzUhI0sOOvCuMox8SootkBELVZHzNde1DOhz-l9Zaq1vrkIawzYVvhhXcl1aUs67pjn0AR7HU/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto56.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403537133244544322" /></a><br />In boxing, a fighter's relationship with his trainer, is either his biggest asset or greatest liability. The bond between the two can't be measured, but its effects can certainly be seen.<br /><br />Juan Manuel Marquez developed into a three-division champion under a lifetime of guidance from Nacho Beristain. Wladimir Klitschko only emerged as boxing's top heavyweight after Emanuel Steward took over in his corner. And Manny Pacquiao, who has, perhaps, the most successful fighter-trainer relationship, has worked his way to the top of boxing's pound-for-pound rankings after eight years with Freddie Roach. Together, they've forged a bond that Steward says is "unlike any I have ever seen."<br />Miguel Cotto doesn't have that luxury, or anything remotely close to it. When Cotto steps into the ring to defend his WBO welterweight title against Pacquiao next month, the man dispensing the advice will be Joe Santiago, a longtime member of Cotto's team who will be making his second appearance as lead trainer. The Cotto-Santiago merger was a marriage of necessity: Last April, Cotto and his uncle, Evangelista, who had trained Cotto for the last 18 years, reportedly came to blows after Cotto fired him for refusing to move the training camp from Caguas, Puerto Rico, to Tampa Bay. The fight continued at Cotto's home, when Evangelista allegedly threw a brick at Cotto, which smashed through the window of champion's 2009 Jaguar.<br /><br />"The trainers could be a factor," said Steward. "Going down the stretch in these types of fights, [the corner] could swing it. Having your longtime trainer there is definitely an advantage."<br /><br />Trainer-less for the first time in his career, Cotto asked his promoter, Bob Arum, for a list of potential replacements. After reviewing the list, Cotto elected to go with Santiago, a longtime protégé of Evangelista who has played a variety of roles in his training over the past seven years.<br /><br />"I think Miguel feels comfortable with Joe," said Arum. "You have to understand [my] position. As the promoters, we're not responsible for the fighter getting into shape. That's up to the fighter and his team. We went along with whatever they decided ... whether Santiago is the right trainer for him is hard to tell."<br /><br />The uncertainty surrounding the choice stems from Santiago's shaky performance in Cotto's fight against Joshua Clottey last June. In the third round, an accidental head butt opened up a grotesque cut on Cotto's left eyelid. A more seasoned trainer might have lobbied for the fight to be stopped. But Santiago allowed the fight to continue and watched helplessly as a blinded Cotto absorbed a beating from Clottey. Only a late rally saved Cotto from an embarrassing and costly defeat.<br /><br />"I think [dealing with the cut] was a very dicey moment," said Arum. "Miguel was winning the fight quite handily and the eye was severely cut. I don't think Joe made any mistakes. I don't know if any trainer would have handled it different."<br /><br />Added Santiago, "There were really no mistakes about the way we wanted to do the fight. I think the strategy was fine. I have known [Cotto] for seven years and I know they had talked about bringing in well-known trainers, but I think the fact that I have known him a long time and he feels comfortable with me gave me an advantage over all those guys. I think it's just a question of getting everybody on the same page and I think we've done that."<br /><br />Those that argue that the change in trainers won't impact Cotto when he faces Pacquiao point to the estranged relationship between the fighter and his uncle. The problems between the two date back to 2007, when Cotto confronted Evangelista after he berated Cotto's brother, Jose, during Jose's world title fight against Prawet Singwancha. The confrontation was caught by the Telefutura cameras.<br /><br />Because their relationship has been so bad for so long, the argument goes, Cotto has effectively been training himself.<br /><br />"Cotto and his uncle were like a married couple that just grew apart," Steward told SI.com. "You could feel the distance between them. They went years barely speaking. And Cotto makes great adjustments on his own. When he fought Muhammad Abdullaev [in 2005], I was amazed at how he got on his toes and boxed beautifully. And against Zab Judah [in 2007], he got very physical. He's just an adaptable and adjustable guy."<br />Still, both Arum and Steward agree that in a fight that is predicted to be as closely contested as Cotto-Pacquiao, having an experienced and familiar voice in your corner is a tremendous advantage.<br /><br />"Chemistry between the trainer and fighter is very important," said Arum. "Manny and Freddie are a finely tuned team. That doesn't mean that Joe can't do a good job for Miguel, but in the nitty gritty, I'd like to have Freddie."<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/chris_mannix/10/27/cotto.santiago/inde">sportsillustrated.cnn.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-56124417355738444392009-11-13T02:39:00.000-08:002009-11-13T02:41:25.322-08:00Manny Pacquiao on a mission<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhP_T32Zq4z1uAH-uo27at78Ra4GTLp48nuehciDgqaclWtOqYFel-0JR4tmpG2Envy7kIQ66_uPxHJ3A8CMRz7lrMxYnRw7TSGYuMxP72DX2dt4nzDe-sjqtqGNBUZ3DaGR5ajG5tFk/s1600-h/pacquiao-vs-cotto55.jpg_files.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 315px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUhP_T32Zq4z1uAH-uo27at78Ra4GTLp48nuehciDgqaclWtOqYFel-0JR4tmpG2Envy7kIQ66_uPxHJ3A8CMRz7lrMxYnRw7TSGYuMxP72DX2dt4nzDe-sjqtqGNBUZ3DaGR5ajG5tFk/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto55.jpg_files.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403536432717301922" /></a><br />LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao, or at least his image, is everywhere these days.<br /><br />It’s on the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine, a blow-up of which is on an easel in the corner of the press room at the MGM Grand as if it’s a work of art. Considering how difficult it has been in recent years to get a boxing article even in Time’s sister publication, Sports Illustrated, one can see why people think so.<br /><br />He’s on the front page of the Sunday New York Times [NYT] sports section, which apparently rediscovered boxing existed this week after its sports editor took a public lambasting from HBO Boxing analyst Larry Merchant. The story makes Pacquiao sound like the savior of a nation.<br /><br />He’s in The Wall Street Journal as the financial engine reviving the oft-buried but never quite dead fight game, and on the Jimmy Kimmel Show singing a ballad like the Filipino version of Andy Williams.<br /><br />Oh, and tomorrow night, in case anyone forgets to mention it, he’ll be in the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena performing his real job - boxing better than anyone else in the world.<br /><br />Pacquiao will be trying to win what, through the use of the kind of loose accounting practices that got the world economy into its present straits, is being billed as a record seventh world title. If Pacquiao does, he will have gone from a 112-pound flyweight title holder to a champion in a division 35 pounds heavier. He will also have fulfilled the expectations of most boxing experts, who feel his speed and power is intersecting with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto’s physical decline in a perfectly concussive parabola.<br /><br />Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KO) is a delightful fellow, an unusual blend of geniality outside the ring and ferocity in it. He never has a bad word to say about his opponents but that doesn’t dissuade him from brutally dismissing them with a powerful left hand and a sweeping right hook that is a relatively new addition to his arsenal.<br /><br />Couple that with speed and a strong willingness to engage in hand-to-hand combat at the ringing of a bell, and you have the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world - and the most popular.<br /><br />Yet his kind of popularity is a double edged sword.<br /><br />While it has made him wealthy beyond any dreams he had when he ran away from a life of poverty in General Santos City at 14 after his father ate his dog, it has also brought great feelings of responsibility for his many countrymen still in desperate economic straits.<br /><br />He has given away so much money his promoter, Bob Arum, says he may have to fight until he’s 50, while his trainer, Dedham native Freddie Roach, needs a full-time security detail at his Wild Card Gym in Hollywood during the weeks Pacquiao trains there because the crowds are so large they can’t get anything done otherwise.<br /><br />“Manny’s a throwback,” Roach said. “He’s like a Henry Armstrong type. You don’t have fighters like that today that move up in weight like this to win championships in all these different weight divisions.<br /><br />“He’s carrying his punch and his power with him along with his speed. He’s passing people like Sugar Ray Leonard, who was a six-time world champion. He’s on a level of the top five fighters of all time.”<br /><br />Arum and HBO hope the magnitude of the challenge and Pacquiao’s popularity will drive pay-per-view sales over a million. Early indications hint they could approach 1.4 million, which was a record for a non-heavyweight fight until Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. did 2.4 million two years ago.<br /><br />Considering that only 25 fights in boxing history have done over a million buys, it would be a remarkable feat that harkens back to the climate for boxing 25 years ago, in the days of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler and Duran.<br /><br />“Even Mike Tyson didn’t have the drawing power that Manny has right now,” Roach said. “The way Manny arrived the other day people were swarming to try and get a touch or a look at him.”<br /><br />Tomorrow night, only one man will be trying to touch him, however, and it will be someone who couldn’t care less about his place in boxing history or in the eyes of his countrymen. The most popular fighter in the world hasn’t lost sight of that, which in his job is a good thing.<br /><br />“This fight is a challenge,” Pacquiao said. “Cotto is a good fighter and a hard puncher. But I’m confident in my ability. I always believe in my power.”<br /><br />Inside the ring or out, he’s earned the right to feel that way.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/other_sports/boxing/view.bg?&articleid=1211609&format=&page=1&listingType=Boxing#articleFull">bostonherald.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-56765102525793565742009-11-13T02:34:00.000-08:002009-11-13T02:38:20.472-08:00Miguel Cotto's strengths include Phil Landman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs7fRZ4nQYg0qSzFdX7rfoCWzQJ8sk4qsthI_IQt_QIKSura-AYiTHjjEIvj0nSkt9V3ok9yBcAEiV6WxKg8iiSgRrnt2f74qt4Itsmd8lRjT9M5oPz90qvlcEdsYi7LlAaiwnVIATAI/s1600-h/pacquiao-vs-cotto54.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixs7fRZ4nQYg0qSzFdX7rfoCWzQJ8sk4qsthI_IQt_QIKSura-AYiTHjjEIvj0nSkt9V3ok9yBcAEiV6WxKg8iiSgRrnt2f74qt4Itsmd8lRjT9M5oPz90qvlcEdsYi7LlAaiwnVIATAI/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto54.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403535371700432610" /></a><br />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.<br /><br />Think Burgess Meredith in "Rocky" or Clint Eastwood in "Million Dollar Baby."<br /><br />That was Phil Landman's image of boxing gyms and the men who worked there when he was recruited out of a West Los Angeles fitness club to work with world champion Miguel Cotto three years ago. And he hasn't seen too much since then that has changed his mind.<br /><br />"Boxing is just very much back as it was maybe 10, 15, 20, even 50 years ago," Landman says. "With the same training and the same techniques. And hopefully what I'm doing with Miguel so far, I've been able to kind of influence the sport in some way."<br /><br />He's certainly influenced Cotto, 29, who will put Landman's methods to their most severe test Saturday when he meets six-time world champion Manny Pacquiao in a WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.<br /><br />"I feel more strength, more power. And I know now what things I can eat," Cotto says. "It's different. He puts more science into my training."<br /><br />Landman was hired as Cotto's strength and conditioning coach in the summer of 2006 after being introduced to the Puerto Rican fighter by his promoter, Bob Arum.<br /><br />"The stuff that they're doing becomes, at some point, just redundant," Landman says of old-school boxing trainers. "The body just will stop responding at some stage to some of the stuff that they just continue over and over. So I've been introducing other things."<br /><br />Such as a strict diet for Cotto, a focused running program and an ever-changing series of weightlifting and flexibility exercises that, in addition to improving his strength and conditioning, also limits the time he spends in the boxing gym.<br /><br />"Every time I come into camp I always change his program," says Landman, whose five-hour daily workouts with Cotto begin about two to three months before each fight. "He's never done the same conditioning work in any [two] camps. I always take bits and pieces and work on areas that I feel like maybe he needs to improve a little bit. We work well together to kind of figure out what will be the best for him."<br /><br />That wasn't the case when Arum introduced Cotto, and his uncle-trainer Evangelista Cotto, to the staff at Jon Jon Park's fitness facility in West Los Angeles. The Cotto team was initially suspicious. But Arum had seen this training program work with another of his fighters, Oscar De La Hoya, and offered to pay Landman's salary if Cotto would give his methods a chance.<br /><br />"Conditioning is conditioning," Arum says. "We knew they weren't boxing people. But we knew it worked."<br /><br />And in Cotto's case, it worked immediately. In his first fight under Landman's tutelage, Cotto knocked out previously unbeaten Carlos Quintana in five rounds to win the WBA welterweight title. It was Cotto's quickest win in nearly two years. Landman didn't know much about boxing when he began working with Cotto.<br /><br />Landman, 37, grew up in South Africa, and he played soccer and competed at an elite level in cycling, cricket, rugby and motor sports. "I've always enjoyed being involved in the different sports and trying to understand what it requires to become good at those sports," he says.<br /><br />Boxing presented its own challenges, in part, because much of what passed for training had been passed down from previous generations with little change. "Boxing is one of the sports that is taking a little bit longer to progress. They are way behind. But I think they will catch up," Landman says. "I do get a lot of people wondering why I do things and how I do them. Once the questions have been answered and explained, people are interested."<br /><br />Despite Cotto's record of 34-1, with 27 KOs, he is a 3-1 underdog to Pacquiao.<br /><br />So an upset of Pacquiao on Saturday would certainly increase the interest in Landman's conditioning program.<br /><br />And a win would perhaps put to rest rumors that Cotto was irreparably damaged in his only loss as a professional, a bloody, 11th-round TKO to Antonio Margarito 16 months ago.<br /><br />Margarito was caught with illegal plaster in his hand wraps before his next fight and there are suspicions his gloves may have been loaded in the Cotto fight as well. (Margarito's co-manager said the boxer denies any wrongdoing in the Cotto fight.)<br /><br />"What Miguel went through was pretty horrific," Landman said. "And I think he's done an amazing job coming out of that."<br /><br />In Cotto's last fight with Joshua Clottey, in June, Landman says Cotto did "an amazing job" overcoming a third-round cut above his left eye to win a 12-round split decision. That was also Cotto's first fight under new trainer Joe Santiago, who replaced Evangelista as his trainer seven months ago.<br /><br />"People should look at that a lot more," Landman says of Cotto's performance against Clottey. "He showed courage in that fight."<br /><br />Cotto returned the compliment on Wednesday, crediting Landman with giving him the strength to persevere.<br /><br />"Since Phil came to our camp, to our gym, he's always come with a lot of things to make me work better," Cotto said. "Like everybody saw in my last fight, he made me work better. With more energy, with more power.<br /><br />"And that's the kinds of the things you're going to see the night of the [Pacquiao] fight."<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-cotto13-2009nov13,0,6239535.story">latimes.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-80124152564431948372009-11-13T02:33:00.000-08:002009-11-13T02:34:25.414-08:00Pacquiao, Cotto prime to hit proving groundsLAS 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 Pacquiao.<br /><br />Oscar De La Hoya was an even more formidable threat, a one-time middleweight champion. After just eight rounds with Pacquiao, though, De La Hoya looked as if he’d been beaten about the face with a night stick, barely able to rise from his stool under his own power after acknowledging his surrender.<br /><br />And Ricky Hatton was in his prime, fearless and powerful, but he wound up flat on his back, out cold in less than two vicious rounds.<br /><br />Those victories, in particular, are the ones that vaulted Pacquiao into boxing’s most hallowed position as its mythical pound-for-pound champion and helped him to become today’s most iconic boxing figure.<br /><br />Miguel Cotto, though, shrugs his shoulders at such talk. All the fame, the glory and the hoopla that have surrounded Pacquiao since his attention-grabbing victories hasn’t shaken the Puerto Rican’s belief that he is the better man.<br /><br />They meet Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in arguably the biggest and most significant bout of the year, nominally for Cotto’s World Boxing Organization welterweight title but really for public acceptance as the game’s premier performer.<br /><br />The winner will likely be in line for a mega payday next year against welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr., the other boxer with a claim to the top spot.<br /><br />The popular opinion clearly favors Pacquiao, but Cotto is undaunted.<br /><br />“What Pacquiao did in the past and who he’s beaten doesn’t matter to me,” Cotto said. “He’s not fighting De La Hoya or Hatton. He’s fighting Miguel Cotto. This is different.”<br /><br />Cotto has an argument of his own to make, though few have advanced it. He’s defeated Zab Judah, Shane Mosley and Joshua Clottey and on paper, those wins look better than victories over the slow and plodding Diaz, an aging and dehydrated De La Hoya and a vastly overrated Hatton.<br /><br />Cotto’s trainer, Joe Santiago, looks at those fights and the way the boxers match and he can’t understand why the odds are creeping toward 3-1 in Pacquiao’s favor.<br /><br />“Me personally, I can’t understand why Pacquiao would be favored, especially with the guys we’ve fought and the guys he’s fought,” Santiago said. “He fought a couple of guys who obviously weren’t as good as they were at one time. I don’t get why Pacquiao would be favored.”<br /><br />Pacquiao is blindingly fast and, working with boxing’s Mr. Wizard, Freddie Roach, seems to get 25 percent better each time out. A little more than four years ago, he was beaten by Erik Morales, as tough a fighter who has ever laced on the gloves but clearly not one of the game’s most skilled.<br /><br />Pacquiao put his complete trust in Roach, who rebuilt his game and developed him into a one-man wrecking machine. By the time he faced Morales for the third time, just three years ago, Pacquiao had added a right hand to his arsenal.<br /><br />He’s learned how to take away his opponent’s best weapon and how to maneuver the fight in the ring to suit him. He credits Roach, whom he calls “the Master,” with helping him to achieve his potential.<br /><br />“I believe a boxer should always try to improve and to learn new things so he can give a better performance for the people,” Pacquiao said. “I like to learn and I have Freddie who can teach me so many things.”<br /><br />One of the things Roach has imparted over the last two months is to avoid the ropes and stay out of the corners. Cotto is a vicious body puncher with a pulverizing left hook, but he can’t come close to matching Pacquiao’s speed.<br /><br />If Pacquiao allows Cotto to corner him or pin him on the ropes, he’s voluntarily giving away perhaps his most significant advantage in the fight. And though no one would deem Pacquiao a slugger, his speed accounts for much of his power and the 37 knockouts he has among his 49 wins.<br /><br />“It’s not a secret that we don’t want to see Manny laying against the ropes,” Roach said. “He needs to keep the fight in the center of the ring.”<br /><br />If Pacquiao manages to keep it in the center of the ring, the onus will shift to Cotto to find a way to combat Pacquiao’s advantages in speed and quickness. The one way to neutralize speed is with a consistent jab. If Cotto can repeatedly keep his jab in Pacquiao’s face, he’ll slow the Filipino and be able to cut off the ring and then keep the fight in a more confined space. At that point, Cotto’s abilities as an inside fighter and a body puncher would dictate the bout.<br /><br />Both Judah and Mosley were far quicker than Cotto, but Cotto managed to counteract that and win both fights impressively.<br /><br />“A lot of people didn’t think he was capable of that kind of a fight [that he put on against Judah and Mosley], but we knew he was capable of doing it,” Santiago said. “We fought as a defensive fighter when we needed to be defensive. We matched speed for speed and traded jab for jab with them. We knew he could do that.”<br /><br />Doing it against Pacquiao, though, is another thing entirely. Pacquiao not only has won each of his last three fights against men who were bigger and supposedly stronger, he hasn’t lost a round.<br /><br />He’s been dominant to the point of being ridiculous.<br /><br />“Every single person in our camp respects Cotto and knows he’s a quality fighter,” Roach said. “But Manny’s not just one of your run-of-the-mill stars. He’s special and he’s capable of doing things that other guys, even top-of-the-line, elite guys, can’t do.<br /><br />“When I first saw Manny, he was already a very good fighter and I knew he had a chance to improve a lot. But what he’s done is just so amazing. What we’re seeing is a guy who has developed into a very special, unique fighter. There aren’t many like him.”<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-cottopacquiao111309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns">yahoo.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-16779018016698891862009-11-13T02:28:00.000-08:002009-11-13T02:33:31.673-08:00Freddie Roach is no 'yes man'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bcpriytEOdrIbfEI1W4jjglv-O6Mnnu7MXnxEnO8bH-y9HlTpVojOcOBNLUa-ACoHOrb1Q3jmoIw5CCZf_3S4svuuKu1eZI6BETDV5icgj7dsKHcIHe928jPV5F3OuDtDcs3GOMmDTI/s1600-h/pacquiao-vs-cotto52.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3bcpriytEOdrIbfEI1W4jjglv-O6Mnnu7MXnxEnO8bH-y9HlTpVojOcOBNLUa-ACoHOrb1Q3jmoIw5CCZf_3S4svuuKu1eZI6BETDV5icgj7dsKHcIHe928jPV5F3OuDtDcs3GOMmDTI/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto52.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403534425106998194" /></a><br />Reporting from Las Vegas - Manny Pacquiao is surrounded by people who make his life easier: a personal chef, friends to entertain with karaoke, buddies who'll play darts and basketball and a business manager looking out for his financial interests.<br /><br />Pacquiao asks a favor, wants something done, and the answer is yes.<br /><br />Freddie Roach is the exception.<br /><br />Roach, a former journeyman boxer who trained at the foot of Joe Frazier's Hall of Fame cornerman Eddie Futch, is the honest voice in the ear of the world's top pound-for-pound boxer.<br /><br />"With all the people around me, it's hard to find a real friend, a die-hard person like Freddie," Pacquiao admitted recently after a workout at Roach's Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. "We're honest. We don't lie to each other. The strategy we share is nothing but the truth. And I'm lucky to have him in my corner."<br /><br />As the 30-year-old Pacquiao (49-3-2) prepares for Saturday's fight against WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, boxing historians place his partnership with Roach among the elite of the sport's all-time fighter-trainer connections, along with Muhammad Ali and Angelo Dundee, Joe Louis and Jack "Chappie" Blackburn, Frazier and Futch, Emile Griffith and Gil Clancy and Thomas Hearns and Emanuel Steward.<br /><br />"It's gotten bigger than I thought it'd be," Roach said. "By far, he's the greatest fighter I've ever been associated with. For a kid who started at 122 pounds to be preparing for this welterweight title shot . . . People ask me, 'Who's the next Manny Pacquiao?' I say there's not one. He's once in a lifetime."<br /><br />It started so humbly, more than eight years ago, when 22-year-old Pacquiao and his manager were vacationing in the U.S. and looking for a place where the hard-punching southpaw could stay sharp in anticipation of his super-bantamweight title shot against a South African fighter.<br /><br />After they chatted a bit and Pacquiao pounded Roach's mitts, both men separated and told nearby associates they should work together full time. "He liked my style, the way I punched," Pacquiao recalled.<br /><br />They won that title fight, and battled through some tough draws and Pacquiao's close 2005 loss by decision to Mexican champion Erik Morales.<br /><br />"That one that we lost, that was the wake-up call," Roach said.<br /><br />The trainer took his prodigy back into the gym and started working on developing Pacquiao's right-handed punching and defensive skills.<br /><br />"It's not a teacher-student thing as much as I show him a move, and he shows me how he'd like to execute it, and then we agree," Roach said. "When I let him interact, he's comfortable. He shows me the way he can adjust. When we can't work out the move, he'll say, 'OK, let's erase that,' and we get rid of it. That way, there's no mistakes. With both of us working on the same goal together, he's become as smart as I am about boxing. It's scary how smart he is in there."<br /><br />Pacquiao is 10-0 since the Morales loss with seven knockouts or technical knockouts in fights against gifted former champs including Morales (twice), Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Marco Antonio Barrera.<br /><br />"Manny has the raw material I've never seen any fighter possess," his veteran promoter Bob Arum said. "The athleticism, the punching power, the elusiveness."<br /><br />Pacquiao's fights during the last year against De La Hoya and Hatton have required a stricter cerebral approach.<br /><br />Pacquiao brilliantly dissected the older, naturally bigger De La Hoya, by unleashing barrages, moving, and barraging again in a style that showcased his maturity beyond the rapid-punching dynamo of his youth. Against Hatton, Pacquiao saw an opening late in the second round, and he knocked out the Brit, leaving him briefly unconscious.<br /><br />The added mental discipline has been pushed at a time when more people than ever are tugging at Pacquiao's attention, including for a political run in the Philippines, for his involvement in films and commercials, for interviews and for buddy time.<br /><br />Arum knows boxing history, and knows how many maturing talents have been lessened by a weak supporting cast. "It happens more often than not," Arum said. "A yes man is useless as a trainer."<br /><br />There have been moments that tested the Pacquiao-Roach partnership, like a run-in at training camp when Roach interrupted Pacquiao's talk with a political leader in the Philippines and told his fighter to start packing for their relocation to Hollywood's training center. Roach remains mostly patient, explaining as he did recently when Pacquiao slept through a scheduled workout because of jet lag that, "I need to get his head on tighter."<br /><br />Futch taught that to Roach, to bypass the typical boxing nonsense that complicates the fight plan. <br /><br />"If there's ever a problem with Freddie, we fix the problem," Pacquiao said. "We set aside the distractions, focus on the fight."<br /><br />Pacquiao compares his sessions with Roach to homework. "Speed, power, be smart in the ring -- that's boxing," Pacquiao said.<br /><br />As he prepares to collect a guaranteed purse of $7.5 million in a bout expected to become the most lucrative of the year, Pacquiao told a mass of reporters why it has come to this: "Freddie Roach is my master, my master of boxing."<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-pacquiao12-2009nov12,0,7047920.story">atimes.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3729350196788127073.post-12047625495492708242009-11-12T06:36:00.000-08:002009-11-12T06:38:46.625-08:00Why boxing world will be urging on the Pacman against Cotto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RR6gS-PsUdUeRnwmO5v3moifY_3Mn-GpXdfqi8EWvhMs72p2Xp1I24118yIMdDUrBJXiazKEtXG2jtwnidfo4VvuooK23U7yi34XHjE3aaeK4XG_7Pgy8AIju5MVTGn77IT1-cIyVfI/s1600-h/pacquiao-vs-cotto51.jpg_files.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RR6gS-PsUdUeRnwmO5v3moifY_3Mn-GpXdfqi8EWvhMs72p2Xp1I24118yIMdDUrBJXiazKEtXG2jtwnidfo4VvuooK23U7yi34XHjE3aaeK4XG_7Pgy8AIju5MVTGn77IT1-cIyVfI/s320/pacquiao-vs-cotto51.jpg_files.jpg" border="0" alt="pacquiao vs cotto"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403226385395398018" /></a><br />Miguel Cotto may be loved by his loyal fans in Puerto Rico but the rest of the boxing world will be hoping Manny Pacquiao knocks him out in Saturday’s welterweight title bout to keep the Filipino on course for next year’s super-fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr.<br /><br />American Mayweather did his bit by coming out of retirement and oozing class against Juan Manuel Marquez in September and now, as he rests up and has so far avoided the temptation to fight Shane Mosley, we can expect Mayweather-Pacquiao negotiations to begin soon – providing the Pac Man wins on Saturday.<br /><br />Pacquiao’s legion of fans are confident he will beat Cotto, the bookmakers are confident and his revered trainer Freddy Roach approved the fight meaning he must be confident, but there is a nagging doubt that all won’t go to plan and that is because Cotto is a classy fighter.<br /><br />His only defeat came at the hands of disgraced Mexican Antonio Margarito, who was subsequently banned for fighting with illegal padding in his gloves, and he is a strong, fast and a natural welterweight.<br /><br />However, since that fight he has had two mediocre contests.<br /><br />Firstly he knocked out the hopelessly mis-matched Britain Michael Jennings in five rounds before claiming a hard fought split-decision against Ghanaian Josh Clottey in June.<br /><br />But Pacquiao is a different beast. His ability to waltz through divisions and claiming world titles is borderline genius and, as with nearly all sports, there is no defence against speed, which he has in abundance.<br /><br />Boxing needs a mega clash like Pacquiao v Mayweather and I think they will get it once Pacquiao knocks out Cotto in 10 rounds on Saturday.<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://blogs.reuters.com/sport/2009/11/12/why-boxing-world-will-be-urging-on-the-pacman-against-cotto/">reuters.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11