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Early Action Favors Pacman In Superfight With Mayweather

While the unblemished record and pound-for-pound king of the ring moniker belong to the loquacious and flamboyant Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs), the initial wave of betting action for the undisputed champion’s May 2 bout with Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs) has heavily favored the Filipino sensation riding a three-fight win steak. Officially announced […]

Weekend Afterthoughts: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather, Or Giant Crab?; The Nobility Of Miguel Cotto, Good And Ill; Z Gorres’ Health Improves; More

  WAPAKMAN! In the above trailer for Manny Pacuqiao’s movie, you see a hilarious costume and a comical fight between a boxer and a crustacean. Your eyes don’t deceive you, but I see something deeper: The hero of a nation defeating the symbolic embodiment of the “crab mentality,” that troublesome mindset people in the Philippines […]

Manny Pacquiao, Yet Again, Finds A Way To Astound In Knocking Out Miguel Cotto

There should be no controversy about this, and no question: Manny Pacquiao fought the best version of Miguel Cotto Saturday night, as Cotto showed by fighting on equal terms with Pacquiao for five rounds, even with a pair of knockdowns. But Pacquiao, as I expected, was the truly transcendent fighter to Cotto’s ultra-elite, and that, […]

Quick Jabs: Floyd Mayweather To England For a Ricky Hatton Rematch?; A Graphic Image Of Dirty Fighting’s Outcome; So Much For The Rehabilitation Of Mike Tyson?; More

There’s Ricky Hatton, Fattoning it up as he’s prone to do and being pretty amusing as he’s prone to do, this time as a participant in a WWE event this week. He’ll become important again later, per the headline. There’s more going on in the world than Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto. Here’s some of it, in […]

Firepower It Is: Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto Preview And Prediction

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Previously – the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto; the two top questions for each man; keys to the fight, parts I and II; and a look at the undercard. Tomorrow — […]

Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto: The Ultimate Guide

So concludes our marathon pre-fight coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto. Don’t forget to join us for a live blog of the bout Saturday! We’ll do round-by-round coverage of all the evening’s fights, and the more people join in with their thoughts, the better it gets. Here […]

Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto: The Unspectacular Undercard

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Previously – the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto, the two top questions for each man and keys to the fight, parts I and II. Later today – the final preview […]

Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto: Keys To The Fight, Part II

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Previously – the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto, the two top questions for each man and keys to the fight, part I. Tomorrow — a review of the undercard, and […]

The Two Biggest Questions For Saturday Are “Is Manny Pacquiao Too Small?” And “Is Miguel Cotto On The Downside Of His Career?”

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Earlier today — the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto. Tomorrow — keys to the fight, parts I and II. Soon, I’ll break down how Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto compare […]

Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto: Keys To The Fight, Part I

So continues our marathon coverage of one of the biggest fights of 2009, Manny Pacquiao against Miguel Cotto, culminating in a live blog of the bout Saturday. Yesterday – the importance of Pacquiao-Cotto, and the two key questions for each man. Later today – keys to the fight, part II. Boxing is part mental and […]

[UPDATED] Weekend Afterthoughts: The Performance Of David Haye Underwhelms; The Performance Of Referee John Callas Gets More Offensive; Kelly Pavlik Looks Increasingly Like A Performer; More

My vacation pushed back my posting schedule a little, but Indianapolis is in my rear view mirror and I’ve now caught up with a few of the other weekend developments — some mentioned above, some not — so we’re about to begin our marathon coverage of Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto. First, though, a bit more weekend […]

Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto Is Boxing At Its Best

cross over. Pacquiao-Cotto is the kind of bout that has a chance to give non-boxing fans religion. So there’s plenty at stake. Amongst those things, obviously, is whether the fight will be as good as it can be. Cotto, as both a junior welterweight and welterweight, has been in no fewer than four fights over […]

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