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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 […]

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 […]

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: 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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

[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 […]

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