BAGUIO CITY - There was a faint, however palpable, murmur of doubt from the boxing online community when trainer Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao will weld Miguel Cotto’s behind to the canvas when the two clash on November 14 in Las Vegas.
Shawn Porter, though, thinks the doubters are in for a surprise. “He’s going to shock the world again,” Porter said.
That’s from a guy who earned his share of applause from an appreciative gym crowd after landing jarring punches and crisp combinations at the Filipino pound-for-pound icon Thursday, the second day of sparring for Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto this November 14. Well this is what we've been waiting for Pacman's next fight. This is another great event boxing history. Still brought you of course by HBO. This will be the next battle on Pacman's career after the Hatton fight.
The Pound for Pound king already gave the signal to his promoter Bob Arum to set a fight for the WBO Welterweight title after the match of Cotto and Clottey last June. Both camp of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto agreed to fight on 145 pounds, two below the welterweight limit and five above the light-welterweight category maximum weight limit. Although there are still finalizing all the papers to make this match materialize between the camp of Pacquaio and Cotto but this will sure to all boxing fans that the fight is still on. The Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight is another exciting match to watch. Pacman is known for his tremendous speed and punches in blinding combinations without tiring.
After winning against Ricky Hatton, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (49-3-2, with 37 KO wins) became the best pound for pound fighter of the world and the most "crowd taker" of all time. Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto have tentatively agreed to fight in Las Vegas on November 14, giving the world's best pound-for-pound boxer a very challenging fight against a highly ranked opponent -- and ensuring that we won't see Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather any time soon.
During the press conference in Los Angeles, a famous nba basketball star of on his new hometown Ron Artest made his appearance. Artest said "this is a must watch fight." Manny Pacquiao was accompanied by his trainer Freddie Roach while Miguel Cotto was accompanied by his father and his adviser during the press conference. Pacquiao promised that he will train hard for this fight because now that he able to see face to face Cotto, he understood that Cotto is big and looks strong and so he need to train well for their fight on November. Cotto is two weeks ahead of training against Pacquiao but the Team Pacquiao is confident that their training to be is enough to defeat Cotto. Roach even admitted the Cotto is Solid, but Pacquiao will still triumph.
Manny Pacquiao
Age: 30
Division: Light welterweight
Belt: The Ring Belt / IBO 140 Lbs
Country: Philippines
Last five Opponents:
Ricky Hatton - W TKO 2
Oscar De La Hoya -W TKO 8
David Diaz - W TKO 9
Juan Manuel Marquez - W SD 12
Marco Antonio Barrera - W UD 12
Miguel Angel Cotto
Age: 28
Division: Welterweight
Belt: WBO Welterweight
Country: Puerto Rico
Last five Opponents:
Joshua Clottey - W SD 12
Michael Jennings - W TKO 5
Antonio Margarito - L TKO 11
Alfonso Gomez - W RTD 5
Shane Mosley - W UD 12
A Ring Magazine writer said if Pacquiao wins against Cotto there'll be no question and the Filipino effectively cements his legacy. This guy is naive. As I've said before, you can find a loophole in a boxer you don't like. But I agree with him Cotto is the toughest boxer Manny Pacquiao has faced so far in his career and Freddie Roach has set up an eight-week training camp to put his ward into fighting shape.
Pacquiao vs Cotto is a non-title fight as the latter won't stake his crowns despite that the match is generating more buzz than Mayweather vs Marquez. Fight fans expect a war and most likely they will get it - this is the drawing power of Pacquiao vs Cotto.
A Cotto vs. Pacquiaofight would be one of the biggest of the year in boxing. But it wouldn't necessarily be a good thing for boxing fans, because it would also be a step away from the Pacquiao vs. Mayweather superfight that everyone wants to see.
BAGUIO CITY - There was a faint, however palpable, murmur of doubt from the boxing online community when trainer Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao will weld Miguel Cotto’s behind to the canvas when the two clash on November 14 in Las Vegas.
After winning against Ricky Hatton, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao 
