Cotto to go in first or late rounds - Roach

By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) Updated November 05, 2009 12:00 AM

HOLLYWOOD – Freddie Roach is putting a thousand bucks that Manny Pacquiao stops Miguel Cotto right in the opening round.

He thinks it could happen. He wants it to happen.

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Miguel Cotto: Can he be denied?

Boxing Examiner | Vivek Wallace

The career of Miguel Cotto has been a very storied one in such a short period of time.

For years, he was viewed as a heavily protected fighter, sheltered by the arms of a promoter who knew exactly how to map out his future, despite the rumblings of fans who felt he was little more than a manufactured Puerto Rican hype, anxious to grab what was left of the islands rich history in the sport.

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No stopping Manny's jet-setters...

BY JOCELYN MONTEMAYOR

MALACAÑANG cannot restrain government officials if they decide to fly to Las Vegas for the match between Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on Nov. 15 (Manila time).

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Cotto: I'm still on the up

Miguel Cotto has brushed off suggestions that his defeat to Antonio Margarito last year has affected his confidence.

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Pacquiao Sings While Cotto Puts on a Show in L.A.

Published on November 4, 2009 by Ariel Avenasa in Boxing

As a sign of each one’s commercial viability at this juncture of their careers, the protagonists in the ‘Firepower’ pay-per-view event on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas spent their Tuesdays in L.A. doing separate and contrasting activities.

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CHECK OUT THE HAND WRAPS BUT IT WON'T MATTER A BIT

By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com

LOS ANGELES -- Recent reports indicate that Miguel Cotto Sr., will leave nothing to chance and will send a team representative inside the Pacquiao locker room to ensure that the Pacman’s hand wraps are legal.

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Pacquiao scores a knockout at Jimmy Kimmel Live

Indianapolis Fight Sports Examiner | Dennis "dSource" Guillermo

Philippines, give it up for your boy Manny Pacquiao because I'll be damned he just officially conquered Hollywood.

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Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto Hits A Hot L.A

By David A. Avila

WEST L.A.-Reeking of sweat, heat and the scent of more than 100 body odors in the small West L.A. boxing gym, Miguel Cotto seemed right at home as he used the ropes, shadow boxed, hit the mitts and chit chatted with a few celebrities on Tuesday.

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COTTO L.A. Media Day!

By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Los Angeles, CA:- Miguel Cotto arrived at the new Pound-4-Pound Gym along La Cienega Blvd., just south of Beverly Hills to keep his appointment with the media.

And, he came well ahead of the scheduled time of 12:00 high noon.

Cotto arrived in a limo with his trainers and a very small entourage and immediately started preparing for his workout.

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Pacquiao must challenge Mayweather to be the undisputed best at 147

Dallas Boxing Examiner | Matt Stolow

Manny Pacquiao may very well win his seventh world title in seven different weight divisions in less than two weeks. But if he wants to be known as the best welterweight today and not just a title holder, he simply has to challenge Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at 147.

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COTTO READY FOR PACQUIAO, SAYS LANDMAN

By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com

“They can do what they want and say what they want, Miguel doesn’t pay much attention to those things.”

Thus declared World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto’s conditioning coach Phil Landman by way of reacting to his ward’s almost not getting the attention his November 14 opponent Manny Pacquiao has been getting.

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TSS As PI: Searching 24/7 For Clues To Cotto-Pacquiao

By Michael Woods

Examining HBO's 24/7 for clues which might affect the outcome of the upcoming fight is one of the most enjoyable aspects of watching the expertly crafted infomercial. In the second installment of the Pacquiao-Cotto docudrama miniseries, TSS played PI, and looked for anything in the fighters' actions, physiques or behaviors that might inform a fight fan what is likely to unfold on Nov. 14, when Manny Pacquiao tries to secure a seventh title in a seventh weight class from WBO welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto in a 145 pound "catchweight" clash.

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Pacquiao Focuses on Life Inside and Outside Ring

In the Philipines, the expectations of Manny Pacquiao have reached lofty levels: his countrymen are starting to believe that there is nothing their champion can't do.

In preparation for Nov. 14, when he'll challenge WBO welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 knockouts) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at a catch-weight of 145 pounds, Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) appears to be in sensational shape thanks to a grueling training regimen.

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All work, no play for Freddie Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach has fallen in love with Baguio City but while admitting the summer capital is a romantic place, he said yesterday there’s no time for romance as it’s all business in Manny Pacquiao’s training camp.

A certified bachelor, Roach said he’s currently unattached. “No Filipina girlfriend,” he added. “Not yet.”

Roach, who arrived in Manila from Los Angeles early morning last Sept. 22 and immediately went to Baguio City to work out with Pacquiao that afternoon, said he was never against training in the high-altitude location, about 5,000 feet above sea level.

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Pacman floors sparmate twice

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao flooring Shawn Porter twice in sparring last Thursday doesn’t mean much for his chief trainer, Freddie Roach.

“Nothing,” said the three-time Trainer of the Year over the phone yesterday from Baguio City, right after another heavy, non-sparring day at the Shape Up Gym.

“It only means that he’s ready for the fight and that he’s doing very well,” Roach told The STAR, saying that Porter, the undefeated 21-year-old junior middleweight was floored twice by Pacquiao.


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Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7

Number 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world Manny Pacquiao will be making his third appearance in the HBO documentary series “24/7”. The Emmy Award-winning series will feature the preparations leading to the “Pacquiao vs Cotto” match this coming November 14 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Pacquiao vs. Cotto: Miguel Will Burst the Manny Mystique

Manny Pacquiao has been largely lionized in the past year by the boxing public since beating Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton. It’s sad that boxing fans have been so gullible as to be influenced by two pretty much empty wins as these when crowing Pacquiao as the top fighter in the sport. It’s actually sad when you think about it because it shows that fans don’t really have a great knowledge about the sport and can’t put wins in perspective.

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Pacquiao safe at 150 for bout

MANILA, Philippines - Steady at 150.

With still 34 days before the big fight, Manny Pacquiao hovered around 150 lb and should have no problem making the catchweight of 145 lb when he faces Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight crown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Nonoy Neri of Team Pacquiao yesterday said Pacquiao tipped the scales at 150 the other day after working at the Shape Up Gym in Baguio City. He said the reigning pound-for-pound champ is now training as hard and eating as much.

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Pacman’s right on track

Top trainer Freddie Roach sent Manny Pacquiao through the wringer on Tuesday as the Filipino fighter traded bombs for a total of six rounds—three rounds each—with super-welterweight Shawn Porter and super-lightweight Urbano Antillon in his training camp in Baguio City. Since kicking off with the sparring sessions exactly a week ago yesterday, Pacquiao has now logged a total of 18 rounds, still a hundred or so short of the usual target of 130-plus rounds by the time he and his team motor to Las Vegas during the week leading to his Nov. 14 clash with Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.

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Pacquiao’s speed awes sparmate

Manny Pacquiao is joined by his regular retinue plus his dog, Pacman, a Jack Russell, during his training in Baguio City’s Burnham Park on Wednesday. (Photo by RIZALDY COMMANDA)

Undefeated super-welterweight Shawn Porter, the main sparring partner of Manny Pacquiao, asserted on Wednesday that he wasn’t bothered by the Filipino’s vaunted power but admitted he was awed by the pound-for-pound king’s other inimitable trait.

“Its’ not much about his power, it’s his speed,” Porter told the Bulletin.

The Ohio-bred Porter is said to be a clone of Miguel Cotto, who Pacquiao faces on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.


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