Pacquiao mourns mentor’s death

Pacman Latest News from mb.com.ph Fri, 25 Sept 2009

With a heavy heart, Manny Pacquiao showed up for training on Thursday in Baguio despite learning about the passing of the man widely credited for his rise to superstardom.

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Rodolfo Nazario, who was not only a loving father and husband but a great loss to me and the sport of boxing,” said Pacquiao...

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Tina Meets Pacquiao

Pacman Latest News from secondsout.com Thu, 24 Sept 2009

When the bell rings, Manny Pacquiao’s eyes turn to burning coals. His ring skills have made him what Steve Kim calls “the Filipino version of Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, and the Beatles.”

Pacquiao carried the Filipino flag at the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He’s the only Filipino boxer to appear on a postage stamp. Earlier this year, Time Magazine listed him among its “100 most influential people” in the world...

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Interview with Teddy Atlas: On Mayweather's win, Pacquiao vs Cotto, Helping Others and Much More!

Pacman Latest News from doghouseboxing.com Thu, 24 Sept 2009

Teddy Atlas, boxing trainer, fight commentator, and humanitarian, visits Doghouse Boxing for another round of Questions and Answers.

David Tyler – Hi Teddy, thanks for the call. You must be the busiest man on earth?

Teddy Atlas – Yeah Dave, sometimes I feel that way...

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'What if' scenarios in boxing: What if Cotto comes in overweight like Mayweather? KOs Pacquiao?

Pacman Latest News from examiner.com Thu, 24 Sept 2009

When I was a kid, I used to read a lot of Marvel comic books. One of my favorite series was the "What if" series where characters were put in scenarios and situations that could have totally altered the Marvel Universe.

I stumbled on my stack of comic books today while I was doing some cleaning for the fall and my "What If" comic books got me thinking about the "what ifs" in the world of boxing...

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COTTO URGED TO DO A MAYWEATHER: ‘BLOAT AND OUTWEIGH’ PACQUIAO

Pacman Latest News from philboxing.com Thu, 24 Sept 2009

LOS ANGELES, California – Buoyed by the recent lopsided victory of Goliath over David, backers of World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) have egged the 28-year-old native of Caguas, Puerto Rico to adopt the strategy employed by Team Mayweather Jr. when he squares off against boxing’s best boxer pound-for-pound Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada...

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Pacquiao: Training? Good. Sneakers? Ill.

Pacman Latest News from sportingnews.com Thu, 24 Sept 2009

It seems before every fight we hear the rumors that Manny Pacquiao is slacking off and his wild lifestyle is about to catch up to him. Then we see him take care of his business in the ring. If initial reports are correct we might just see it again.

“Manny looked today as if he is ready to fight on Saturday,” said an amused Roach.“Manny’s already sharp and he did what I wanted...

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Pacquiao vs. Cotto on the minds of fight fans

Pacman Latest News from lasvegassun.com Thu, 24 Sept 2009

Almost everyone who loves the sport of boxing, including some MMA enthusiasts, is now focusing on the Nov. 14 Welterweight Championship fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Although the fight is eight weeks away, tickets are virtually sold out with only a few remaining at the box office. More than 10,000 closed-circuit television seats will also be made available for public sale in Las Vegas at various MGM properties. Additionally,...

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Roach wants Pacman to slow down

Pacman Latest News from philstar.com Thu, 24 Sept 2009

MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach is facing the same old problem in training camp: how to prevent Manny Pacquiao from overworking and overdoing things.

“I have to slow him down,” said Roach who presided yet another workout at the Shape Up Gym in Baguio City where the Filipino icon is in the thick of training for his Nov. 14 match with Miguel Cotto...

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Cotto a smart boxer – Roach

Pacman Latest News from mb.com.ph Wed, 23 Sept 2009

BAGUIO CITY – Freddie Roach admits Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto has lots in common with Briton Ricky Hatton.

Roach said both boasts of jaw-breaking left hooks, both are big and strong, ultra-aggressive and love to go to the body to soften up their foes...

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Roach says Pacquiao’s weight would not be a problem

Pacman Latest News from businessmirror.com.ph Wed, 23 Sept 2009

MIGUEL COTTO could climb the ring a couple of pounds over the agreed limit and still not have a chance against Manny Pacquiao, according to trainer Freddie Roach.

There are talks about the Puerto Rican welterweight possibly encountering trouble making the catch weight of 145 lb for the November 14 bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but Roach believes he has the world’s best fighter and there would be no problem come fight night...

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Pacquiao ready for heavier Cotto

Pacman Latest News from sports.inquirer.net Wed, 23 Sept 2009

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - Boxing coach Freddie Roach believes Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto would "do a Floyd Mayweather" and said he has prepared Manny Pacquiao for that.

"I'm prepared for that possibility," Roach said about Cotto, the World Boxing Organization welterweight champion, going two pounds heavier than the required catch weight of 145 pounds when he fights Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 14...

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Pacquiao's training won't be a breeze, says Roach

Pacman Latest News from gmanews.tv Wed, 23 Sept 2009

Entering his training camp already sharp and fit doesn’t mean Manny Pacquiao’s November 14 title fight against Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico is going to be a breeze.

It won’t, according to trainer Freddie Roach.

“It’s going to be a tough fight for us," said Roach as he supervised Pacquiao’s training at the Shape Up boxing gym in Baguio City for the second straight day.

“He (Cotto) is a very strong fighter and puncher. We have to pay attention to that. That is my biggest worry."...

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All systems go in Baguio City Pacquiao looking sharp!

Pacman Latest News from examiner.com Wed, 23 Sep 2009

It did not take long for the pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and famed fight trainer Freddie Roach to pick up where they last left off. Roach is extremely impressed with Manny's training thus far. It's early in the game, but Roach likes what he sees so far.

In a report filed by boxing scribe, Nick Gionco...

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Cotto Should Emulate Mayweather And Weigh In At 147

Pacman Latest News from thesweetscience.com Tue, 22 Sep 2009

Maybe if Miguel Cotto wasn't making a small fortune for his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao, he might try and pull a Floyd Mayweather and come in two pounds over the contracted weight. The problem is he can't take a chance on possibly imploding a fight he's sure he's going to win. But maybe if Cotto rolled the dice and came in at 147 instead of the agreed 145 specified in the contract, we wouldn't see anymore of these ridiculous...

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With Mayweather-Marquez in the rearview, the Cotto-Pacquiao countdown begins

Pacman Latest News from examiner.com Sun, 20 Sep 2009

Last night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather made his return to the ring against respected veteran Juan Manuel Marquez. Despite not having fought for a whopping 21 months, Mayweather looked sharp throughout the contest and went on to capture a wide unanimous decision against the ever hopeful Mexico City fighter. Scores of 120-107, 119-108, and 118-109 were all read...

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Cotto, Pacquiao are friends – for now

Pacman Latest News from mb.com.ph Thu, 17 Sep 2009

LOS ANGELES — They smiled at each other, shook each other’s

hands, and hardly spoke ill of the other during the media blitz that took them to five other stops from the US East Coast down to the Caribbean and to the West Coast the past seven days.

But come fight night on November 14 in Las Vegas, Miguel Cotto isn’t going to think twice of laying his best shots on Manny Pacquiao.

“It’s just work,” Cotto told the gathering of scribes at the Beverly Hills Hotel during the penultimate stop of the five-city press tour that brought them to New York, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, here and further down south to San Diego during the conclusion of the media blitz for the fight dubbed "Firepower".

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COTTO ALREADY PUSHING FOR A REMATCH

Pacman Latest News from fighthype.com Tue, 15 Sep 2009

"If this fight is as good as we hope it will be and the public support it, as we know they're going to do, then why not have a rematch," WBO Welterweight champoin Miguel Cotto remarked as the "Fire Power" promotional tour came to an end.

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Cotto Still Believes In Cotto

Pacman Latest News from thesweetscience.com Tue, 15 Sep 2009

NEW YORK - It may all be a mirage but for the moment he believes and, in the end, isn’t that what’s most important in boxing?

Faith and fierceness, as much as anything else, is what it takes for a prizefighter to win at the highest levels. Talent, of course, is what’s central to success in boxing but you do not get to fights the size of the one Miguel Cotto will be involved in Nov. 14 in Las Vegas without the talent so that, in this case, is a given.

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Cotto may have problem making weight

Pacman Latest News from philstar.com Wed, 16 Sep 2009

BEVERLY HILLS – Conditioning coach Alex Ariza liked what he saw at the Beverly Hills Hotel here yesterday.

No, it wasn’t the elegance of the “Pink Palace” (as the hotel, built in 1912, is affectionately called), not its scroll of past celebrity guests like Charlie Chaplin, Rudolph Valentino, Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne or John F. Kennedy, and neither those gorgeous ladies walking the premises.

What caught Ariza’s sharp eyes was the shape Miguel Cotto was in, in the last day of the press tour that carried the Puerto Rican champion, and Manny Pacquiao, the reigning pound-for-pound king from the Philippines, to New York, Puerto Rico and San Francisco and LA over the last five days.

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