Everybody is eager to watch a good fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.; this has been the rumor if Pacman will going to win over Cotto on their November 14, 2009 fight.

It was already reported that getting Floyd to sign a contract to fight against Manny will be difficult because both, Pacquiao and Floyd, believe that they deserve the much bigger share of the money and none of them guy is willing to settle for an equal share.

Roach says Mayweather needs to get off his high horse because Pacquiao doesn’t need him. He predicts a very tough negotiations process.

“It’s what the world wants to see. But the thing is, can you get him sign the contract? I don’t know. It’s going to be difficult because he thinks he’s going to get all the money,” said Roach to Dennis Principe of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “If he thinks he’s going to get equal money with us, he’s crazy. He needs us, we don’t need him.”

Roach said the crowd for last weekend’s fight in Las Vegas is a prime example of Mayweather’s lack of drawing power. Pacquiao would bring in the entire crowd if the two of them fought.

“Let’s face it, the guy that puts asses on the seats is Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather doesn’t draw. Against Marquez the venue was 80% Mexican,” said Roach. Source: http://pacquiao-vs-cotto.cebuspace.com/

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Because the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, The Pound for Pound King has already started his training last Monday at Baguio City,
Philippines.


Since Pacquiao wanted to focus on his training, he apologized to his fans for the tight security in his training camp; the media will be allowed to enter the gym and probe on his training on October 1, 2009 when Top Rank Promotions head Bob Arum arrives in the country to visit his training for three days.


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Manny Pacquiao, the People's Champ, has already started his training last Monday, in preparation for his November fight againt Miguel Cotto.

According to his coach, the three-time Trainer of the Year awardee, Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s speed and power never ceases to surprise and impress him, even if he had just started his training last Monday in Baguio City.

Roach also added: “He showed me his speed, his footwork. As if he has been training for a month,” Roach said in an article on The Philippine Star.

“I’ve never seen a fighter this fast,” he added. Roach arrived in Baguio with strength trainer Alex Ariza on Tuesday while Pacquiao has been in the “City of Pines” since Sunday.
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MAny were asking about the undercards during the Pacquiao vs Cotto fight. So I am posting it here.

Daniel Santos vs. Yuri Foreman
Gomez vs Soto-Karass
Edwin Valero vs. Humberto Soto (not yet finalized)

I'll just update the info above whenever the undercards have already been finalized..



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Once again, we will witness the God-given talent of the true Filipino pride and the current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao against the WBO Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto.

Their fight will be on on November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The said fight will fall under the 145-pound weight limit.
Many sportswriter predicted that this is going to be a must-see fight as many things could happen. With Cotto's confidence, as this is his boxing division, as well as his bigger built, no one can say that he can be beaten by the speed of Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao.

Pacman has a record of 49-3 with two draws and 37 knockouts, while the Puerto Rican star,Miguel COtto has 34-1 with 27 knockouts record.
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Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, the real name of the true Filipino Pride, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978. He was a native of Kibawe, Bukidnon, Mindanao but currently resides in General Santos City, South Cotabato, Mindanao. He is happily married to Jinkee Pacquiao with their four children.

Pacquiao was first seen on Vintage Sports' Blow by Blow boxing show at the young
age of 16 at 106 lbs. His professional debut was a 4-round bout against Edmund "Enting" Ignacio on January 22, 1995, which Pacquiao won via decision, becoming an instant star of the program.

Pacman holds several titles and belts in the Boxing World. These are the WBC Lightweight world champion, WBC Super Featherweight world champion, IBF Super Bantamweight world champion, and WBC Flyweight world champion. He has also held the Ring Magazine titles for Featherweight, Super Featherweight, and Light Welterweight divisions.

For his achievements, he became the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. He is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He is also the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. Aside from being a boxer, he has also participated in politics, acting and music recording.

Source: wikipedia.org
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Last Sept. 19, 2009 Manny Pacquiao's former opponent, Juan Manuel Marquez had a boxing fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who just came back from his retirement for more than a year.

Orginally, the event entitled "Number One/Numero Uno: Mayweather vs Marquez”, was set last July 18, 2009, but due to Mayweather's sustained rib injury while training, so the date was moved to Septemebr 19.

Anyway, after seeing the fight, I was not impressed by how Marquez fought when Marquez won via UD (unanimous decision) and I think, it was obvious that it was a mismatched as Floyd won easily.


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