Archive for November, 2009
Manny Pacquiao insists patience was the key to defeating WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto despite fighting toe-to-toe for much of the fight and scoring two early knock downs.
But vital signs are reported to be stable.
MANILA – ZC Oliveros “The Dream” Gorres reportedly remained in critical condition in a hospital in Las Vegas but has already turned stable on Sunday a day after undergoing an emergency surgery. Read the rest of this entry »
MAIN EVENT:
Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
(WBO welterweight championship/WBC Diamond belt)
UNDERCARDS:
Daniel Santos vs Yuri Foreman
Julio Cesar Chavez vs Troy Rowland
Alfonso Gomez vs Jesus Soto-Karass
Matt Korobov vs James Winchester
Eden Sonsona vs Eilon Kedem
Abner Cotto vs Lupe Guzman
Rodrigo Garcia vs Martin Guerra
Richie Mepranum defeated Ernie Marquez via 6 Round : Split Decision (58-55, 57-56, 56-57)
MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Read the rest of this entry »
Los Angeles, CA – 2008 US Olympic alternate Shawn “Showtime” Porter will lead superstar Manny Pacquiao into the ring Saturday night for his showdown with WBO Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. Read the rest of this entry »
Manny Pacquiao & Miguel Cotto pose for photos during a news conference at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Las Vegas. The boxers are scheduled to face each other in a WBO welterweight championship boxing match on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). (Photos by Isaac Brekken | AP Photo)
HOLLYWOOD – They get paid as sparring partners. Not as cheerleaders.
But Urbano Antillon, Rashad Holloway and Shawn Porter, who’ve all been part of Manny Pacquiao’s training for the Miguel Cotto fight, just can’t help carrying the placards, shouting. Read the rest of this entry »
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao can stay all day in the kitchen and splurge, and not worry about his weight.
And Miguel Cotto? Well, he must be starving himself to death, trying to make weight.
Pacquiao, so comfortable with his weight he said he can tip the scales anytime and make 145 lb, said Saturday the eat-all-you-can sign remains posted inside his posh apartment
unit in La Palazzo in La Brea. Read the rest of this entry »
The bad blood is once again boiling in the ongoing feud between rival boxing promoters Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya.
Top Rank’s Arum is incensed at a blog written by Golden Boy’s De La Hoya for the Golden Boy-owned Ringtv.com website, which also appeared on Yahoo! Sports on Friday. In his blog, in which he chose Miguel Cotto to defeat Manny Pacquiao in their Nov. 14 fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, De La Hoya wrote that Arum arranged for a larger-than-normal ring to favor the quicker Pacquiao. Read the rest of this entry »
Boxer Manny Pacquiao trains with Freddie Roach during a media boxing workout in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Pacquiao will face Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in a welterweight boxing match in Las Vegas on Nov 14. (Photos by Jae C. Hong / AP Photo) Read the rest of this entry »
Coaches Pido Jarencio of the University of Santo Tomas and Manny Dandan of National University became the second and third college coaches fired by their respective schools the last two days in preparation for next season’s basketball wars. Read the rest of this entry »
MANILA — Manny Pacquiao sang his heart out in American late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, endearing himself further to his Filipino and even American fans with his gamely attitude.
Pacquiao, arguably today’s most popular boxer, delivered his own rendition of Dan Hill’s “Sometimes When We Touch” before a Pinoy-dominated audience who attended ABC’s late-night show. Read the rest of this entry »
MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao is not going to tap on Floyd Mayweather’s window and beg for a fight.
No, Pacquiao doesn’t need Mayweather for his next fight. Not if the American wants it in his own terms.
“Of course we want to do Mayweather. But we won’t be railroaded and pushed around, bullied around,” Pacquiao’s Canadian adviser, Mike Koncz, told the Digital Journal yesterday from Los Angeles. Read the rest of this entry »
Veteran boxing expert Moy Lainez has known boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao like the palm of his hands.
So when he says the “Pacman” is going to win his 12-round fight against Miguel Cotto for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title two weeks from now, there’s little room left to doubt the man.
“Ako tingin ko talaga mananalo si Manny. Kung ako ang pupusta, within rounds 1 to 5, baka diyan bumagsak si Cotto,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »
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