Seven Reasons Why Miguel Cotto Will Beat Manny Pacquiao
By Eric Marks, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
As the fight of the year approaches on November 14th between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto at a catch weight of 145 pounds, predictions about the fight are pouring in. After going back and forth for several months about the intangibles in this encounter and the way this fight will unfold, this wri  Read Full Story >>>

Freddie Roach recognized a fighter he only saw once - 30 years later (Part Two)
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009

Just over two years ago, the HBO Brass brought mega star Oscar De La Hoya and upstart Floyd Mayweather to Dallas, Texas to hype their fight in front of the assembled media and possibly   Read Full Story >>>

PHILIPPINES Cardinal KOs politicians' boxing plans
UCANews.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009

MANILA (UCAN) -- Politicians should save the money they plan to spend on ringside seats for Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's boxing match in Las Vegas next week and give the money to the poor instead, Cardinal Gaudencio Ros  Read Full Story >>>

Melligen winds down training, ready to go to war on Friday the 13th
By Dennis Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Halloween may be done and over with but if Michel Rosales didn't get his spooks last weekend, "Mighty" Mark Melligen is more than willing to provide on Friday the 13th next week at the Mandalay Bay House of Blues in Las Vegas. I caught up with Melligen Friday morning, a week before he steps back   Read Full Story >>>

RP WOMEN'S BOXING TEAM RETURNS VICTORIOUS
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009

The victorious Philippine women’s boxing team returned home richer from taking part in the on-going Asian Indoor Games in experience which its members and their coaches believe augurs well in their campaign in the co  Read Full Story >>>

Oscar-Arum bad blood continues
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
The bad blood is once again boiling in the ongoing feud between rival boxing promoters Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya. Top Rank’s Arum is incensed at a blog written by Golden Boy’s De La Hoya for the Golden Boy-owned Ringtv.com website, which also appeared on Yahoo! Sports on Friday. I  Read Full Story >>>

Cotto aiming to crash Pacquiao's 'Karaoke Party'
By Dennis Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Okay, let's have a little bit of fun before Freddie Aguilar starts crying again about Pacquiao's newfound success singing a foreigner's song on national television. Had I known any better, Manny Pacquiao's rendition of Dan Hill's classic love song "Sometimes When We Touch" was an indirect message  Read Full Story >>>

Judahs warn Manny Pacquiao: Miguel Cotto will play dirty
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS--The House of Judah is divided. Super Zab Judah is picking Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto to whip Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao while his father and trainer, Yoel, is sticking to his prediction that Pacman will emerge the winner on Nov. 14. One thing father and son do agree on about the Bo  Read Full Story >>>

Richardson, Dundee, Shields, McGirt Pick Pacquiao-Cotto
BoxingScene.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS - The late great boxing trainer Eddie Futch, who counted six world heavyweight champions as his pupils, always said a fighter's corner played an essential role in a competitive fight's outcome. With stakes high for the Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto fight on Saturday, November 14 at the M  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum Says Cotto's Mental State is Sharpest in Years
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Less than two weeks before the 'Firepower' match, Top Rank owner Bob Arum says 'Miguel Cotto's mental state is sharpest it has been in years'. Arum promotes both Pacquiao and Cotto When Bob Arum traveled to the Philippines during the early part Manny Pacquiao's training in the mountain city of Bag  Read Full Story >>>

Chasing Pacquiao: Not an easy task
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
The first time I interviewed the great Manny Pacquiao, it was not so easy. The communication barrier was indeed evident. Back in the day, his English was not so good. Over time our interviews have become easier and easier, as the champ's English has improved with time. When Manny Pacquiao would a  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman shows RP ‘small but mighty’
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
HOLLYWOOD — Manny's time has come. The Filipino ring icon, generally regarded as the world’s pound-for-pound champion, graces the cover of Time Magazine Asia edition—where he is featured in a five-page story—that will hit the US and global magazine stands this weekend.   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's 8-week long 'sacrifice' about to end
GMANews.tv, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao would endure anything for flag and country. That’s why a little pain while performing abdominal exercises, at the end part of his training on Thursday (Friday in Manila), is nothing as long as you have millions of your countrymen supporting you. “Sa  Read Full Story >>>

Dougie's FAT Friday Mailbag
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
STICKS & STONES… Hey Dougie, So here's the deal... if Nikolai Valuev lets Daivd Haye get under his skin then more fool him. I don't know Haye personally, but I can tell you now that 90% of stuff that comes out of his mouth is more bravado then his true personality. I don't think anything   Read Full Story >>>

COTTO: "I'm Completely Recovered From The Margarito
By Rick Folstad, The Sweet Science, Sat, 07 Nov 2009

After so many press conferences, there‘s not much left to say. All the good questions have been asked and answered. And asked again and answered again. So what else is there?   Read Full Story >>>

Roach Says Cotto is Practically Training Himself
By Ariel A. Avenasa, Sportales, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
While Manny Pacquiao continues to scale new heights with his recent appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live talk show and gracing this weekend’s cover of Time Magazine, coach Freddie Roach continues to agitate the mental balance of Team Cotto by releasing new verbal bombs as the November 14 fight   Read Full Story >>>

Oscar De La Hoya blog: Pacquiao-Cotto
By Oscar de la Hoya, The Ring, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Oscar De La Hoya knows what it’s like being in a mega-fight like Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas, having been in more than anyone since the early 1990s. And he knows what Pacquiao is capable of first hand after being stopped by the Filipino icon last December. He has al  Read Full Story >>>

Can Miguel Cotto also do the rock ‘n’ roll?
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
RIGHT NOW, he cannot event summon enough courage to say how much he weighs. But Miguel Cotto should also be asked if he would dare rock ‘n’ roll with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Yes, can Cotto, the reigning WBO welterweight champion from Puerto Rico, jump up and boogie right at the f  Read Full Story >>>

Miguel Cotto turns up heat readying for Manny Pacquiao
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Los Angeles — On orders from Miguel Cotto, the heat was turned way up inside the Pound 4 Pound Gym on La Cienega Boulevard this week. The strategy was to replicate the hot and humid conditions in Tampa, Fla., where Cotto spent the bulk of his training camp before a late swing to the West Co  Read Full Story >>>

Roach talks, but Cotto says he isn’t listening
By Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach is talking. But Miguel Cotto isn’t listening. At least, Cotto says he isn’t. Cotto dismissed Roach’s old-school attempt at some modern gamesmanship Thursday night during a conference call from Las Vegas where the Puerto Rican is in the final   Read Full Story >>>

R.A. THE RUGGED MAN BREAKS DOWN MAYWEATHER'S REAL COMPETITION
By Suge Green, FightHype.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009

R.A. the Rugged Man, the underground Long Island rapper that counts old school greats such as Kool G Rap, Melle Mel, Big Daddy Kane, Super Lover C, and Rakim among his influences, has found himself in the u  Read Full Story >>>

LARRY MERCHANT: "PACQUIAO IS A PHENOMENOM SO ANY TIME HE FIGHTS, IT'S BIG"
By Ray Cerda, FightHype.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
"I think it's the biggest fight of the year. Pacquiao has achieved a status that transcends boxing. Within boxing, I think people started to recognize that he became a modern version of Henry Armstrong, who is one of the great icons of the boxing world. Pacquiao is a phenomenon so anytime he fights,  Read Full Story >>>

BERNARD HOPKINS: "FLOYD MAYWEATHER IS NO TOUGH GUY"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009

"Hey, listen, at the end of the day, when I look at guys, and some rappers that I ain't going to mention, that talk about gangsta, talk about street, talk about going to jail, talk about being hard o  Read Full Story >>>

BOB ARUM: "THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE FIGHTS OF THE YEAR"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
"That fight was that fight and this fight is this fight. I think this fight, for me, is a much more intriguing fight and a fight that is getting a lot more attention because it's a much more competitive fight than the Mayweather-Marquez fight. Most journalists didn't give Marquez, and rightly so, an  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman trainers speak!
FightNews.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Freddie Roach suddenly sounded cranky and irritated when a pack of writers from the Philippines asked him about the brewing battle between him and Joe Santiago, Miguel Cotto’s taskmaster. Roach and Santiago have been trading verbal jabs lately as the excitement over the Nov. 14 showdown betwee  Read Full Story >>>

Champ's power to offset Manny's speed
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
HOLLYWOOD – Miguel Cotto sees himself coming out of the fight with his hands raised and his head held high. “If they think they have more power than Miguel Cotto, they’re wrong,” declared the WBO welterweight champion from Puerto Rico. He thinks he’s got enough po  Read Full Story >>>

Switch-Hitter Fixture: Miguel Cotto and David Haye - Plus Conclusive blows on Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr and more!
By JD Camacho, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
Quality switch-hitting in baseball, where a player bats right-handed against left-handed pitchers and left-handed against right-handed pitchers, is a rare sight. Even rarer, though, is quality switch-hitting in boxing. A quality switch-hitter in boxing can employ seamless stance-shifts, from southpa  Read Full Story >>>

Video exclusive: Freddie Roach breaks down Haye-Valuev
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
In this video exclusive which I filmed with Freddie Roach, at the Wild Card Gym, in LA, where Roach is preparing Manny Pacquiao for his contest in Las Vegas next weekend against Miguel Cotto, the gifted trainer was surprisingly fully in David Haye’s corner. Roach believes Haye will R  Read Full Story >>>

MANNY PACQUIAO: A LOOK AHEAD
By Kenny Perrault, braggingrightscorner.com, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
With the big fight nearly a week away I find myself thinking of future opponents for Manny Pacquiao. I don’t want to discredit Miguel Cotto and just assume a victory for Manny, but he has looked so impressive in his last two outings it's hard not to look ahead. The dismantling of Oscar de la H  Read Full Story >>>

Cotto: “I’m prepared for anything Pacquiao can bring”
STV, Sat, 07 Nov 2009

WBO champion Miguel Cotto has dismissed claims that Manny Pacquiao will be stronger when the pair clash on November 14 in Las Vegas. The Puerto Rican was  Read Full Story >>>

Happy Manny ready to make history
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 07 Nov 2009
HOLLYWOOD— He's fit, he's happy HOLLYWOOD— He's fit, he's happy and he's on track to logging the targeted number of sparring rounds and, most of all, he isn’t planning to hide behind a wall of excuses no matter how the fight turns out.and he's on track to logging the targeted numbe  Read Full Story >>>