Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao vs Antonio 'Tony' Margarito in November

Pacman Pacquiao of the Philippines vs Tony Margarito of Mexico.
I hope this November 15 fight will materialized, unlike the much awaited fight of the year that didn't push through between the two top boxers of the world, Pacman and Money.

The boxing match between Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao and Antonio 'Tony' Margarito is fight for the vacant super welterweight championship. However, the venue of the said fight is still uncertain, because they are still waiting for Margarito's license.

If you're still remember, Margarito was suspended for a year by the California State Athletic Commission, because of what happened last January 2009 between his fight with Mosley. He was caught red-handed with a hardened substance in his knuckle pad during their fight. Mosley knocked him out in the 9th round of their match.

Arum also said that he decide to choose Antonio Margarito instead of Miguel Cotto, whom lost by Pacman in the 12th round of their match last November, because it would be perceived as more competitive bout. The said bout will be offered on HBO Pay-Per-View.

MANNY "Pacman" PACQUIAO vs JOSHUA "the Hitter" CLOTTEY

Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey, were all smiles as they standing under the world's largest high-definition television and surrounded by Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders during the announcement of their coming Welterweight fight on Tuesday, 13 March 2010 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.

As we all knew that the Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight did not materialized, as both camp have different stand regarding urine and blood testing. And also not to mentioned, too much money and pride involved for the said fight not to happen.

The scheduled March 13 bout will be the first boxing match at the $12 billion Cowboys Stadium. "This is going to be the Super Bowl of Boxing," said Freddie Roach, Pacman's trainer.

Not really. What we really hoped-for is the match up between Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr., the kind of match that we can really labeled as the "Super Bowl of Boxing".

But as the Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said, " We're going to make this one of the most interesting fights to view that there's ever been."

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) from the Philippines is widely considered as the #1 pound-for-pound and voted as the best fighter in the world, against Joshua "the Hitter" Clottey (35-3-0, 25 KOs) from Accra, Ghanna and resides in New York. Last November fight, Pacquiao beat Miguel Cotto, who happens to beat Clottey in a split decision.

So, let's cross our fingers and hope for a pretty good fight. =)

Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao vs Miguel 'Anghel' Cotto: Post Fight Analysis

The post fight analysis on Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao vs Miguel 'Anghel' Cotto.

I already had the video of their full fight(with Filipino sports analysis dubbing on background) and the undercard match, I really want to upload but my computer connection is so slow and it needs time. And if you really want to view the Firepower match between Pacquiao and Cotto, then please leave your email add on the comment section. Thanks! =)

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Pacquiao Stops Cotto to Win the WBO Welterweight Title

LAS VEGAS -  Filipino icon Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao stopped his opponent, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto during their match dubbed as ‘Firepower’ to capture the WBO Welterweight title.

Pacman‘s speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto, who knocked down twice during 3rd and 4th round before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round.

“I didn’t know where the punches were coming from,” Cotto said. “And I didn’t protect myself from his punches.”

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, Pacquiao 336 while Cotto 172.

Pacquiao is the only boxer who had 7 titles of different divisions under his belt and voted as No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world by  Ring Magazine.

Congratulations Manny, for winning the WBO Welterweight title!

Pacquiao’s last five opponents before his fight with Cotto:
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

(1st pix from Jae C. Hong/Associated Press, 2nd pix from CNN)

>> Watch out for the video of Pacquiao vs Cotto fight!