Personally, I don't think this fight will materialize for the main reason that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scared of Pacquiao.
Lil' Floyd cannot afford to lose to the Pacman and erase his "ZERO" because his unblemish record holds his super giant EGO and his future in boxing. That's why he only cherry-pick his opponent.
Legacy is nothing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. In his own words, "Legacy doesn't pay bills." The sole reason Floyd fight is for money and money alone. And he is not ashamed to admit it or care what people thinks of him.
What is sad is that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the God-given ability to become greater than what he is right now. That's what really fascinate about Floyd. But we boxing fans should realized that Lil' Flyod Mayweather Jr. will no longer change, and therefore, we should let go of him.
Floyd Mayeather Jr. is not helping the sweet science, instead it hurts the game by his selfishness and greed.
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Saturday, November 14, 2009
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 Mi
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 a very special Saturday edition of Quick Jabs. Quick Jabs The saddest thing happening is that bantamweight contender Z Gorres is in a coma after a fight Friday night that he won. If you're a boxing fan, you really ought to be trying to send good vibes -- whatever your religion or superstition or anything -- Gorres' way. We'll know more in the coming days... The Gorres fight was one of the biggest of the weekend, but there are a couple other things happening or that have happened. If you want to watch the untelevised undercard to Pacquiao-Cotto, you can do it here, starting at 7 p.m. (h/t friend of the site Irvin Ryan). Showtime is airing its Fight Camp 360 show for the super middleweight fight between Mikkel Kessler and Andre Ward Saturday night at 10:40 p.m. during Pacquiao-Cotto, and I can't imagine why. If I were them, I'd air it right before the Pacquiao-Cotto card begin, when anyone who's a boxing fanatic will be itchy and jonesing to watch any boxing-related thing they can. But it'll re-air frequently. The other major event was that Matthew Hatton, brother of Ricky, fought to a draw against welterweight Lovemore Ndou. Now, I'm not saying that means all that much. Matthew isn't very good and probably never will be. But I thought he was a straight-up bum, and he was on even terms with a fringe contender, so I suppose that means Hatton can be upgraded to about that turf... Mike Tyson has been arrested for punching a paparazzi. He says it's self-defense, that he'd been attacked himself. I personally have my doubts that a photographer would try to beat up Tyson, but it's sad to see Tyson in the news again this way. He's just not going to get a chance to become the boxing analyst I think he can become if he is viewed as unstable... Light heavyweight Zsolt Erdei, who has a legitimate claim to the lineal light heavyweight championship of the world, has vacated his strap in the division to move up to cruiserweight, and with that, there is no longer a dispute over whether the next man to win the light heavyweight championship of the world via Ring magazine is the "real" champion. And hey, look! Ring finally found room in its pound-for-pound top 10 for middleweight Paul Williams and light heavyweight Chad Dawson!... We've talked a good deal here about the dirty fighting of Victor Fonseca in his bout against junior featherweight Al Seeger a few weeks ago. There are some who, strangely, didn't see much dirty happening. But I have to tell you, I've followed boxing for a while and I've never seen anybody break somebody's skull in half with a punch. Seeger now has a titanium plate in his head, and I'm 100 percent sure it's because of Fonseca's persistent head butts. Be forewarned: The image here of Seeger's new titanium plate underneath his skin is not for the faint of heart. But I share it because this kind of dirty fighting ought to turn more stomachs than it does... The WBC is cracking down on taking a percentage fighters' purses. Where's this idea come from that the WBC is the "most respected" sanctioning organization? They're all money-grubbing punks... The organizers of the split Zab Judah/Joel Casamayor card last weekend claim it did 100,000 pay-per-view buys. There are two possibilities: 100,000 boxing fans came down with ergot poisoning and just went straight crazy, a la the Salem witch trials; or the organizers are lying. I'm going to go with it being a lie. I don't think Judah, a welterweight, or Casamayor, a junior welterweight, have that many fans these days. I think they're making it up so they can make it seem like Judah and Casamayor have more appeal than they actually do, so as to help them get bigger fights... The below fight is of little significance, but it does feature a rare double knockdown that I wanted to pass along.
Remember how skeptical so many people were that Floyd Mayweather might actually go to Mexico to fight a green welterweight prospect named Saul Alvarez? No, they said, that won't happen. Mayweather will fight somebody real next, the people we all want him to fight, like Shane Mosley or the winner of Pacquiao-Cotto or Williams. But the idea of Mayweather fighting in Mexico was as part of this "world tour" concept Golden Boy Promotions had. And now, again, that idea has surfaced. Steve Kim reports that Mayweather is looking at taking a fight in England as part of a "world tour" idea. And it won't be ANY of the men we want him to fight, that's guaranteed. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Ricky Hatton. Don't forget, in his famous debate with RA the Rugged Man, Mayweather threw out Hatton's name as someone he would be willing to fight, drawing scoffs from RA -- after all, Mayweather had already stomped Hatton, then when Pacquiao stomped him harder, Mayweather said Pacquiao was just taking his "leftovers." At any rate, if it isn't Hatton (Hatton says he wants to fight again and delusionally mentioned Cotto as a potential oppponent) it definitely won't be anyone elite. And then what excuses will Mayweather's fans make? "Oh, Mosley and all them were busy?" (No, they'll be available by spring.) "Hey, he's just making money." (OK, but he'll make more against Mosley et al.) "He'll fight somebody who's a top fighter in his division after that." (Really? How much faith can a fan have?) David Haye, newly bestrapped with a heavyweight title, is talking about the following fight sequence: John Ruiz, his mandatory challenger; one of the Klitschko brothers, whose team, despite being left hanging twice by Haye, are surprisingly willing to talk about that fight as though it might happen; then Nicolay Valuev, who had a rematch clause I wasn't aware of. Valuev says he doesn't want to fight tiny, quick heavyweights anymore, which makes sense because they give him fits, so who knows if Valuev-Haye II ever happens. Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek, who's fighting again at heavyweight in February in Newark against an opponent to be named later, also wants a shot at Haye. That's a helluva fight, but it'll have to wait. Likewise with Odlanier Solis-Haye, with Solis calling out Haye and saying he'll knock him out like he did in the amateurs. Valuev isn't the only one who wants bigger opponents -- Glen Johnson is talking about moving up to cruiserweight, where his lack of speed won't be as big a problem. I wish him luck if he makes the move. It's not far-fetched, but I worry he's on the decline and if the cruiserweight move doesn't work out well, I hope he'll hang them up. Sticking with the big boys, Chris Arreola's Dec. 5 opponent will be heavyweight Brian Minto. Minto is tough but doesn't stand much of a chance, and as such he's the right comeback opponent for Arreola in the wake of his bad beating at the hands of Vitali Klitschko. Featherweight Rafael Marquez said he offered to fight Juan Manuel Lopez, but Top Rank, Lopez' promoter, said that Lopez' year was set. I know Lopez is doing a January showdown with Steve Luevano and summer showdown with Yuriorkis Gamboa if all works out well, but the whole year? Likewise, I don't know what Jackson Asiku is doing calling out Gamboa. That's fall, at the earliest, Jackson. Flyweight Moruti Mthalane, last seen on a major level giving a competitive showing against Nonito Donaire, is now in line to fight for Donaire's vacated title against Julio Cesar Miranda. Two things: 1. Glad to see Mthalane getting another go at it; and 2. How many "Julio Cesars" and "Mirandas" are there in boxing? Putting those two monickers together makes me skeptical, like someone got stumped trying to come up with a boxer's name and just threw out a couple common boxers' names.
Commentary: A floyd Mayweather signature move...fight those overhyped fighters who has no match to him, and rake lots and lots of money...This guy is really the con man in boxing.
Source: 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
To read more about boxing news, boxing scene, boxing tickets, boxing scores, and boxing posters fights surrounding Manny Pacman Pacquiao, and his archrivals like Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, click HERE. To know about boxing schedule of upcoming boxing, boxing matches in the sports boxing, click HERE. To know more about Pacquiao vs. Cotto boxing fight, click HERE. For more update of the possible Pacquaio vs. Mayweather boxing fight click HERE. To get exclusive news coverage of Manny Pacquaio fights and boxing, click HERE.
Remember how skeptical so many people were that Floyd Mayweather might actually go to Mexico to fight a green welterweight prospect named Saul Alvarez? No, they said, that won't happen. Mayweather will fight somebody real next, the people we all want him to fight, like Shane Mosley or the winner of Pacquiao-Cotto or Williams. But the idea of Mayweather fighting in Mexico was as part of this "world tour" concept Golden Boy Promotions had. And now, again, that idea has surfaced. Steve Kim reports that Mayweather is looking at taking a fight in England as part of a "world tour" idea. And it won't be ANY of the men we want him to fight, that's guaranteed. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Ricky Hatton. Don't forget, in his famous debate with RA the Rugged Man, Mayweather threw out Hatton's name as someone he would be willing to fight, drawing scoffs from RA -- after all, Mayweather had already stomped Hatton, then when Pacquiao stomped him harder, Mayweather said Pacquiao was just taking his "leftovers." At any rate, if it isn't Hatton (Hatton says he wants to fight again and delusionally mentioned Cotto as a potential oppponent) it definitely won't be anyone elite. And then what excuses will Mayweather's fans make? "Oh, Mosley and all them were busy?" (No, they'll be available by spring.) "Hey, he's just making money." (OK, but he'll make more against Mosley et al.) "He'll fight somebody who's a top fighter in his division after that." (Really? How much faith can a fan have?) David Haye, newly bestrapped with a heavyweight title, is talking about the following fight sequence: John Ruiz, his mandatory challenger; one of the Klitschko brothers, whose team, despite being left hanging twice by Haye, are surprisingly willing to talk about that fight as though it might happen; then Nicolay Valuev, who had a rematch clause I wasn't aware of. Valuev says he doesn't want to fight tiny, quick heavyweights anymore, which makes sense because they give him fits, so who knows if Valuev-Haye II ever happens. Cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek, who's fighting again at heavyweight in February in Newark against an opponent to be named later, also wants a shot at Haye. That's a helluva fight, but it'll have to wait. Likewise with Odlanier Solis-Haye, with Solis calling out Haye and saying he'll knock him out like he did in the amateurs. Valuev isn't the only one who wants bigger opponents -- Glen Johnson is talking about moving up to cruiserweight, where his lack of speed won't be as big a problem. I wish him luck if he makes the move. It's not far-fetched, but I worry he's on the decline and if the cruiserweight move doesn't work out well, I hope he'll hang them up. Sticking with the big boys, Chris Arreola's Dec. 5 opponent will be heavyweight Brian Minto. Minto is tough but doesn't stand much of a chance, and as such he's the right comeback opponent for Arreola in the wake of his bad beating at the hands of Vitali Klitschko. Featherweight Rafael Marquez said he offered to fight Juan Manuel Lopez, but Top Rank, Lopez' promoter, said that Lopez' year was set. I know Lopez is doing a January showdown with Steve Luevano and summer showdown with Yuriorkis Gamboa if all works out well, but the whole year? Likewise, I don't know what Jackson Asiku is doing calling out Gamboa. That's fall, at the earliest, Jackson. Flyweight Moruti Mthalane, last seen on a major level giving a competitive showing against Nonito Donaire, is now in line to fight for Donaire's vacated title against Julio Cesar Miranda. Two things: 1. Glad to see Mthalane getting another go at it; and 2. How many "Julio Cesars" and "Mirandas" are there in boxing? Putting those two monickers together makes me skeptical, like someone got stumped trying to come up with a boxer's name and just threw out a couple common boxers' names.
Commentary: A floyd Mayweather signature move...fight those overhyped fighters who has no match to him, and rake lots and lots of money...This guy is really the con man in boxing.
Source: 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
To read more about boxing news, boxing scene, boxing tickets, boxing scores, and boxing posters fights surrounding Manny Pacman Pacquiao, and his archrivals like Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, click HERE. To know about boxing schedule of upcoming boxing, boxing matches in the sports boxing, click HERE. To know more about Pacquiao vs. Cotto boxing fight, click HERE. For more update of the possible Pacquaio vs. Mayweather boxing fight click HERE. To get exclusive news coverage of Manny Pacquaio fights and boxing, click HERE.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE: Manny Is Loose, Cotto Has Game Face On
LAS VEGAS -- The deference between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto was upheld at Thursday’s final pre-fight press conference, the last chance for promoters to crank up the publicity machine ahead of this weekend’s showdown at the MGM Grand.
The tone was relaxed, with promoter Bob Arum exclaiming that both fighters have been among the most cooperative and agreeable he has ever worked with. But even-tempered, respectful characters don’t necessary engender sizable pay-per-view sales.
Mark Taffet, Senior Vice President of HBO Sports Pay Per View, took the dais and stated that Saturday’s fight will emulate Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez and become the second event this year to garner over one million sales – a feat that has not been achieved since 1999 [when Holyfield-Lewis and De La Hoya-Trinidad set the record]. If Cotto-Pacquiao is to attain such a buy-rate it will be attributable to interest in a compelling prizefight rather than curiosity in dramatic subplots.
Cotto came to the press conference decked out in shades, a black tie and grey suit, while Pacquiao, possibly signaling a growing comfort with press events, shunned formal attire in favor of a casual shirt and jeans combination. The 30-year-old Filipino also seemed at ease as he spoke coherently in English, while smiling throughout his time on the platform.
“This fight is the most important fight in my boxing career. If I win this fight, it’s history for boxing and the Philippines, and it’s a great honor for my country,” said Pacquiao through a gleaming grin. “I want to give the people enjoyment on that night. I respect Miguel Cotto's team. They are nice guys. They are friendly.”
And while Puerto Rico’s Cotto also demonstrated lucid English in speaking highly of his opponent, he seemed a little less chirpy than Pacquiao, perhaps weighed down by the effort of squeezing down to the contractually agreed limit of 145 pounds. Cotto, 29, did look a little gaunt, but no more so than before his recent fights.
“I have trained very hard and I know the skills of Manny, but I have a gameplan,” said Cotto.
Whilst the event’s sponsors were orating on stage, Cotto’s eyes continually scanned the audience, shifting from one side of the auditorium to the other. Conversely, Pacquiao scribbled incessantly on a piece of paper, seemingly locked away in his own world, far away from the gaze of the sizable press contingent.
When it came for the fighters to pose for the traditional face-off, Cotto suddenly adopted a stony glare, with furrowed eyebrows and deadpan eyes. Yet Pacquiao had little interest in a staring contest, breaking away from eye contact in fits of laughter after just a few seconds. Cotto tried to continue the face-off, but soon gave up and broke into a smile.
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Saturday’s fight may have a modest hype factor, but that hasn’t suppressed mainstream interest in Manny Pacquiao. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are reportedly covering the fight, while Time magazine recently dedicated a five-page feature to the fighter.
However, the recent upsurge in the sport’s crossover appeal may have gone to Arum’s head on Thursday, with the promoter claiming that articles relating to Cotto-Pacquiao are the most read stories on newspapers’ websites.
“[Writers] tell me that when there’s an article that they write on this fight … it’s the number one article on the site. That’s proof in the interest in this fight and proof in the interest in boxing,” declared Arum. “Sponsors and advertisers are going to come flocking back to this sport.”
Despite such apparent signs of strength in the promotion, Arum wouldn’t make a prediction on the pay-per-view sales for the fight. “I don’t have to go into numbers,” he said.
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There was plenty of hallow trinket-trumpeting on Thursday, with news that the fight’s winner will receive the World Boxing Organization’s Super Champ welterweight belt, even though the contest is being fought two pounds south of the welterweight limit. In addition, Mauricio Sulaiman of the World Boxing Council took to the stage to announce that the winner will also be presented with the organization’s first ever diamond belt.
“There are 600 diamonds on the belt,” said Sulaiman of the award that is reportedly worth $50,000. “It is not a new championship, it is just a trophy.”
But if the fight’s winner will not garner the WBC’s proper championship, why was the organization given such a prominent role at the press conference? Evidently, promoters still believe that shiny baubles can help sell a fight, and the WBC’s willingness to invent a diamond-encrusted trophy helped patch up the historically stormy relationship between the alphabet group and Bob Arum.
“[The WBC] will also present a special diamond medal to Mr Arum,” added Sulaiman. “I’m very proud to be here.”
Last year, Arum refused to even credential the organization’s president Jose Sulaiman for the Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya event.
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Even though Cotto is considered the defending champion, the seating arrangements for the press conference left little doubt as to which fighter is the star attraction. While five of Pacquiao’s associates were permitted to sit on the dais, only two members from team Cotto were given a placement.
Incidentally, the organizers sat Pacquiao’s conditioning coach Alex Ariza and advisor Michael Koncz next to each other, and despite a well-documented bust-up between the two, they were all smiles on Thursday. Both men got a chuckle when Bob Arum described Koncz as the media’s “whipping boy” of the last few weeks. Although Ariza, who reportedly launched a two-fisted flurry at Koncz last month, didn’t seem quite as willing as Koncz to engage in the banter.
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While most insiders are favoring a Pacquiao victory, former three-weight world titlist Iran Barkley believes Cotto can overcome the odds on Saturday. “I like Cotto, he’s very tough,” said Barkley. “And he’s had to put up with Bob Arum for the whole of his career; that means he has good mental strength.”
Commentary: I do agree that Cotto is very tough hombre with a very strong mental strength. I am really interested how the fight goes because I am not really sure who will win.
Source: THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE: Manny Is Loose, Cotto Has Game Face On
To read more about boxing news, boxing scene, boxing tickets, boxing scores, and boxing posters fights surrounding Manny Pacman Pacquiao, and his archrivals like Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, click HERE. To know about boxing schedule of upcoming boxing, boxing matches in the sports boxing, click HERE. To know more about Pacquiao vs. Cotto boxing fight, click HERE. For more update of the possible Pacquaio vs. Mayweather boxing fight click HERE. To get exclusive news coverage of Manny Pacquaio fights and boxing, click HERE.
The tone was relaxed, with promoter Bob Arum exclaiming that both fighters have been among the most cooperative and agreeable he has ever worked with. But even-tempered, respectful characters don’t necessary engender sizable pay-per-view sales.
Mark Taffet, Senior Vice President of HBO Sports Pay Per View, took the dais and stated that Saturday’s fight will emulate Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez and become the second event this year to garner over one million sales – a feat that has not been achieved since 1999 [when Holyfield-Lewis and De La Hoya-Trinidad set the record]. If Cotto-Pacquiao is to attain such a buy-rate it will be attributable to interest in a compelling prizefight rather than curiosity in dramatic subplots.
Cotto came to the press conference decked out in shades, a black tie and grey suit, while Pacquiao, possibly signaling a growing comfort with press events, shunned formal attire in favor of a casual shirt and jeans combination. The 30-year-old Filipino also seemed at ease as he spoke coherently in English, while smiling throughout his time on the platform.
“This fight is the most important fight in my boxing career. If I win this fight, it’s history for boxing and the Philippines, and it’s a great honor for my country,” said Pacquiao through a gleaming grin. “I want to give the people enjoyment on that night. I respect Miguel Cotto's team. They are nice guys. They are friendly.”
And while Puerto Rico’s Cotto also demonstrated lucid English in speaking highly of his opponent, he seemed a little less chirpy than Pacquiao, perhaps weighed down by the effort of squeezing down to the contractually agreed limit of 145 pounds. Cotto, 29, did look a little gaunt, but no more so than before his recent fights.
“I have trained very hard and I know the skills of Manny, but I have a gameplan,” said Cotto.
Whilst the event’s sponsors were orating on stage, Cotto’s eyes continually scanned the audience, shifting from one side of the auditorium to the other. Conversely, Pacquiao scribbled incessantly on a piece of paper, seemingly locked away in his own world, far away from the gaze of the sizable press contingent.
When it came for the fighters to pose for the traditional face-off, Cotto suddenly adopted a stony glare, with furrowed eyebrows and deadpan eyes. Yet Pacquiao had little interest in a staring contest, breaking away from eye contact in fits of laughter after just a few seconds. Cotto tried to continue the face-off, but soon gave up and broke into a smile.
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Saturday’s fight may have a modest hype factor, but that hasn’t suppressed mainstream interest in Manny Pacquiao. The Wall Street Journal and New York Times are reportedly covering the fight, while Time magazine recently dedicated a five-page feature to the fighter.
However, the recent upsurge in the sport’s crossover appeal may have gone to Arum’s head on Thursday, with the promoter claiming that articles relating to Cotto-Pacquiao are the most read stories on newspapers’ websites.
“[Writers] tell me that when there’s an article that they write on this fight … it’s the number one article on the site. That’s proof in the interest in this fight and proof in the interest in boxing,” declared Arum. “Sponsors and advertisers are going to come flocking back to this sport.”
Despite such apparent signs of strength in the promotion, Arum wouldn’t make a prediction on the pay-per-view sales for the fight. “I don’t have to go into numbers,” he said.
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There was plenty of hallow trinket-trumpeting on Thursday, with news that the fight’s winner will receive the World Boxing Organization’s Super Champ welterweight belt, even though the contest is being fought two pounds south of the welterweight limit. In addition, Mauricio Sulaiman of the World Boxing Council took to the stage to announce that the winner will also be presented with the organization’s first ever diamond belt.
“There are 600 diamonds on the belt,” said Sulaiman of the award that is reportedly worth $50,000. “It is not a new championship, it is just a trophy.”
But if the fight’s winner will not garner the WBC’s proper championship, why was the organization given such a prominent role at the press conference? Evidently, promoters still believe that shiny baubles can help sell a fight, and the WBC’s willingness to invent a diamond-encrusted trophy helped patch up the historically stormy relationship between the alphabet group and Bob Arum.
“[The WBC] will also present a special diamond medal to Mr Arum,” added Sulaiman. “I’m very proud to be here.”
Last year, Arum refused to even credential the organization’s president Jose Sulaiman for the Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya event.
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Even though Cotto is considered the defending champion, the seating arrangements for the press conference left little doubt as to which fighter is the star attraction. While five of Pacquiao’s associates were permitted to sit on the dais, only two members from team Cotto were given a placement.
Incidentally, the organizers sat Pacquiao’s conditioning coach Alex Ariza and advisor Michael Koncz next to each other, and despite a well-documented bust-up between the two, they were all smiles on Thursday. Both men got a chuckle when Bob Arum described Koncz as the media’s “whipping boy” of the last few weeks. Although Ariza, who reportedly launched a two-fisted flurry at Koncz last month, didn’t seem quite as willing as Koncz to engage in the banter.
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While most insiders are favoring a Pacquiao victory, former three-weight world titlist Iran Barkley believes Cotto can overcome the odds on Saturday. “I like Cotto, he’s very tough,” said Barkley. “And he’s had to put up with Bob Arum for the whole of his career; that means he has good mental strength.”
Commentary: I do agree that Cotto is very tough hombre with a very strong mental strength. I am really interested how the fight goes because I am not really sure who will win.
Source: THE FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE: Manny Is Loose, Cotto Has Game Face On
To read more about boxing news, boxing scene, boxing tickets, boxing scores, and boxing posters fights surrounding Manny Pacman Pacquiao, and his archrivals like Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, click HERE. To know about boxing schedule of upcoming boxing, boxing matches in the sports boxing, click HERE. To know more about Pacquiao vs. Cotto boxing fight, click HERE. For more update of the possible Pacquaio vs. Mayweather boxing fight click HERE. To get exclusive news coverage of Manny Pacquaio fights and boxing, click HERE.
Paulie Malignaggi: “I see Cotto actually stopping Pacquiao”
This week’s forty-seventh edition of On the Ropes featured three live exclusive interviews: Paulie Malignaggi, Sugar Ray Phillips, and young prospect Shawn Porter.
Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with former IBF junior welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi. Paulie had some very interesting things to say. Here are some excerpts from the interview:
On the upcoming mega bout between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto:
“I see Cotto actually stopping Pacquiao. I believe everybody is on the Pacquiao bandwagon right now, but it a lot of it has to do with the Ricky Hatton knockout, and again, I will go back and say it—Ricky Hatton was not as good people made him out to be.”
More on Cotto-Pacquiao:
“At the end of the day I don’t believe Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter Miguel Cotto has ever fought in his career, but I believe Miguel Cotto will be the best fighter Manny Pacquiao’s fought in his career—at least with Miguel Cotto in his prime, the way he is now.”
On the decision in his last fight with Juan Diaz:
“I thought the decision stunk. I had a feeling that was going to happen.”
On Gale Von Haye’s 118-110 scorecard in the Diaz fight:
“In the end he might have done me a favor because the score was so ridiculous that the public demand for the rematch resulted—the cry for the public rematch—really became louder from the public mainly because of that stupid scorecard.”
On his early experiences at Gleason’s Gym:
“I was able really able to hone my skills and learn a lot, not just from the trainers, but obviously from the sparring I got in there. It really was a combination to the building block to building my career into what it is now.”
On his loss to Ricky Hatton:
“It was a very dull performance on my end.”
On his working relationship with Buddy McGirt:
“My entire 2008 as a whole, I felt like the more time I spent with Buddy as a trainer, the worse I was getting and the worse I was getting as a fighter.”
On whether wearing hair extensions in the rematch with Lovemore N’dou was a bad idea:
“Oh yeah, of course! (laughs) You live and you learn, I guess.”
On whether he regrets calling boxing “bullshit” following his loss to Juan Diaz:
“No, I don’t regret anything I said. Unless you’re involved in this business you don’t see what goes on beyond the scenes. Boxing is not exactly fixed, per se, but a lot of garbage happens behind the scenes.”
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Next up, we were also afforded the opportunity to have a nice chat with Sugar Ray Phillips. Here are some of the things he had to say:
On the upcoming mega bout between Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao:
“Pacquiao is the hottest thing right now. We have to see him and Mayweather get it on. They can’t get along so they might as well get it on, but Pacquiao got a tough fight in front of him (in Cotto)”
On when he first started using the “Sugar” moniker:
“I acquired the name ‘Sugar Ray’ back in 1968, and the media gave me the name “Sugar Ray” because I had a style similar to Sugar Ray Robinson.”
On his fight with Marvelous Marvin Hagler:
“I don’t think the referee should have stopped the fight. They stopped the fight due to a bad cut over both eyes, and Hagler kept hitting me with that big old bald head he had.”
On training investment brokers how to box:
“Well, I started training multi-millionaires back in the 70’s back when I was rated for cardiovascular and muscle tone to keep you living where you can see your grandkids—where you can see your kids’ kids—grandkids, one day, but you have to take care of yourself. Just because you have money that don’t mean you’re gonna live a long time.”
On his role as a bailiff in Eye for an Eye:
“So once I go there some of them rebel against it but it’s too late. Sometimes I have to restrain them, sometimes I have to put handcuffs on them, and a lot of them try to tackle me, try to wrestle me, try to hit me but I definitely restrain them. I weigh 222 pounds right now—solid as a middleweight like I used to be.”
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Finally, we were given the chance to talk to young prospect Shawn Porter, who just so happened to be Manny Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner for his preparations for his fight with Miguel Cotto. Here are some excerpts from the Porter interview:
On how he expects Pacquiao to fight against Porter:
“I think he’s going to be very, very dominant.”
On Miguel Cotto:
“I’ve seen Cotto fight a number of times and he has been able to hang in there with some of the quick fighters, but I think the difference with Manny is he works so hard and he puts his heart into everything he does, and I think we’ll see that in the fight.”
On Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach:
“Freddie [Roach] was very pleased with all the work I did with him, so no complaints from the head trainer and no complaints from my corner. Overall, this was a great, successful camp for both of us”
Commentary: In Pacquiao-Hatton boxing fight, Paulie Malignaggi predicted correctly that Manny Pacquiao will win. I don't think he got it this time with the Pacquiao-Cotto boxing fight.
Source: Paulie Malignaggi: “I see Cotto actually stopping Pacquiao”
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Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with former IBF junior welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi. Paulie had some very interesting things to say. Here are some excerpts from the interview:
On the upcoming mega bout between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto:
“I see Cotto actually stopping Pacquiao. I believe everybody is on the Pacquiao bandwagon right now, but it a lot of it has to do with the Ricky Hatton knockout, and again, I will go back and say it—Ricky Hatton was not as good people made him out to be.”
More on Cotto-Pacquiao:
“At the end of the day I don’t believe Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter Miguel Cotto has ever fought in his career, but I believe Miguel Cotto will be the best fighter Manny Pacquiao’s fought in his career—at least with Miguel Cotto in his prime, the way he is now.”
On the decision in his last fight with Juan Diaz:
“I thought the decision stunk. I had a feeling that was going to happen.”
On Gale Von Haye’s 118-110 scorecard in the Diaz fight:
“In the end he might have done me a favor because the score was so ridiculous that the public demand for the rematch resulted—the cry for the public rematch—really became louder from the public mainly because of that stupid scorecard.”
On his early experiences at Gleason’s Gym:
“I was able really able to hone my skills and learn a lot, not just from the trainers, but obviously from the sparring I got in there. It really was a combination to the building block to building my career into what it is now.”
On his loss to Ricky Hatton:
“It was a very dull performance on my end.”
On his working relationship with Buddy McGirt:
“My entire 2008 as a whole, I felt like the more time I spent with Buddy as a trainer, the worse I was getting and the worse I was getting as a fighter.”
On whether wearing hair extensions in the rematch with Lovemore N’dou was a bad idea:
“Oh yeah, of course! (laughs) You live and you learn, I guess.”
On whether he regrets calling boxing “bullshit” following his loss to Juan Diaz:
“No, I don’t regret anything I said. Unless you’re involved in this business you don’t see what goes on beyond the scenes. Boxing is not exactly fixed, per se, but a lot of garbage happens behind the scenes.”
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Next up, we were also afforded the opportunity to have a nice chat with Sugar Ray Phillips. Here are some of the things he had to say:
On the upcoming mega bout between Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao:
“Pacquiao is the hottest thing right now. We have to see him and Mayweather get it on. They can’t get along so they might as well get it on, but Pacquiao got a tough fight in front of him (in Cotto)”
On when he first started using the “Sugar” moniker:
“I acquired the name ‘Sugar Ray’ back in 1968, and the media gave me the name “Sugar Ray” because I had a style similar to Sugar Ray Robinson.”
On his fight with Marvelous Marvin Hagler:
“I don’t think the referee should have stopped the fight. They stopped the fight due to a bad cut over both eyes, and Hagler kept hitting me with that big old bald head he had.”
On training investment brokers how to box:
“Well, I started training multi-millionaires back in the 70’s back when I was rated for cardiovascular and muscle tone to keep you living where you can see your grandkids—where you can see your kids’ kids—grandkids, one day, but you have to take care of yourself. Just because you have money that don’t mean you’re gonna live a long time.”
On his role as a bailiff in Eye for an Eye:
“So once I go there some of them rebel against it but it’s too late. Sometimes I have to restrain them, sometimes I have to put handcuffs on them, and a lot of them try to tackle me, try to wrestle me, try to hit me but I definitely restrain them. I weigh 222 pounds right now—solid as a middleweight like I used to be.”
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Finally, we were given the chance to talk to young prospect Shawn Porter, who just so happened to be Manny Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner for his preparations for his fight with Miguel Cotto. Here are some excerpts from the Porter interview:
On how he expects Pacquiao to fight against Porter:
“I think he’s going to be very, very dominant.”
On Miguel Cotto:
“I’ve seen Cotto fight a number of times and he has been able to hang in there with some of the quick fighters, but I think the difference with Manny is he works so hard and he puts his heart into everything he does, and I think we’ll see that in the fight.”
On Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach:
“Freddie [Roach] was very pleased with all the work I did with him, so no complaints from the head trainer and no complaints from my corner. Overall, this was a great, successful camp for both of us”
Commentary: In Pacquiao-Hatton boxing fight, Paulie Malignaggi predicted correctly that Manny Pacquiao will win. I don't think he got it this time with the Pacquiao-Cotto boxing fight.
Source: Paulie Malignaggi: “I see Cotto actually stopping Pacquiao”
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Manny Pacquiao no game to Miguel Cotto
LAS VEGAS - Bob Arum thinks Miguel Cotto understands how the world is looking at him, but he does not.
Yesterday, during a press conference called to hype Saturday night’s welterweight title fight between Cotto and the best fighter in the world, Manny Pacquiao, the promoter of both men stood at a podium a few feet from Cotto and tried to explain the situation.
“Psychologically, in this fight, he is not the star,” Arum said of Cotto, the once defeated WBO welterweight champion he has promoted since he first turned professional nine years ago. “He knows it and I know it. But Miguel Cotto, as Miguel will attest, is the biggest obstacle in Manny’s path.”
Cotto sat stone silent as Arum spoke, but his face spoke for him. It was like a dark cloud had passed over a summer picnic.
In Cotto’s mind he is more than an obstacle for any man he faces. More than a steppingstone between Pacquiao and the biggest fight in boxing, a match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. that is already being talked about. More than they think he is.
Certainly, he knows it is Manny Pacquiao’s picture on the cover of the Asia edition of Time magazine not his. It is Pacquiao who is being written about on the front page of the Sunday New York Times [NYT], not him. It is Pacquiao’s world until Saturday night. Then, if they have forgotten who he is, he believes he will remind them. Harshly.
“What they say and what they do does not concern me,” Cotto said. “They know what they have in front of him. He better be focused on what they will have in front of him in Miguel Cotto.”
Although he has lost only once in 35 fights and is 14-1 in world title bouts with 11 knockouts, Cotto knows how much of the boxing world looks at him. They see him the way his promoter did yesterday. Like he’s yesterday’s news.
Pacquiao is the heavy favorite and his trainer, Freddie Roach, is predicting a knockout, the only matter in question in his mind is whether it will be sooner or later. Cotto remains stoic through all this, but neither blind nor deaf. When WBC executive Mauricio Sulaiman stood holding a diamond-studded trophy belt that will be presented to the winner even though this is a fight for the WBO welterweight title, Cotto watched with dead eyes as Sulaiman first handed the belt to Pacquiao, who put it in front of Roach as if there is no question that is its final resting place.
Eventually the belt was handed to Cotto, but he touches it as if it were radioactive and then handed it back to Sulaiman. He smiled, but it was the mirthless smile of a fighter who does not agree that he is not still the star.
“It doesn’t matter if the people want me to win or not,” Cotto said later. “It is just a fight and I have worked to win it so we will see.”
He is asked if he feels better and stronger than before his last fight, a tough one against Joshua Clottey in which he won the WBO title, but in which he seemed tentative and tired in the late rounds. With blood streaming from a bad cut over his left eye, he was often retreating, yet found a way to win.
But it was the kind of win that convinced his critics that he has not yet recovered from the terrible beating he took from Antonio Margarito a year ago, a beating that left him not only bruised and bloodied, but down on one knee without having been hit in the 11th round, forcing the fight to be stopped.
In fairness, he’d been hit plenty by then and so there are doubts now whether he will ever recover from the damage of that night. He looked tentative in his first fight back and not much different at times against Clottey and now he is facing the new star of boxing and understands what is at stake.
“Forget about Freddie Roach,” Cotto said. “He can only train Manny the best he can. He may say and think Manny will knock me out, but at the end of the day, it is just Manny and Miguel Cotto in the ring. It’s really not important to me what the boxing world wants to see.
“Once I beat Manny Pacquiao they can continue their plans and do what they want but I am not going home without winning this fight.”
Commentary: I remember Dabid Diaz saying before the Pacquiao-Diaz fight that he will not return to Chigago without the belt. Look what happened to him.
Source: Manny Pacquiao no game to Miguel Cotto
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Yesterday, during a press conference called to hype Saturday night’s welterweight title fight between Cotto and the best fighter in the world, Manny Pacquiao, the promoter of both men stood at a podium a few feet from Cotto and tried to explain the situation.
“Psychologically, in this fight, he is not the star,” Arum said of Cotto, the once defeated WBO welterweight champion he has promoted since he first turned professional nine years ago. “He knows it and I know it. But Miguel Cotto, as Miguel will attest, is the biggest obstacle in Manny’s path.”
Cotto sat stone silent as Arum spoke, but his face spoke for him. It was like a dark cloud had passed over a summer picnic.
In Cotto’s mind he is more than an obstacle for any man he faces. More than a steppingstone between Pacquiao and the biggest fight in boxing, a match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. that is already being talked about. More than they think he is.
Certainly, he knows it is Manny Pacquiao’s picture on the cover of the Asia edition of Time magazine not his. It is Pacquiao who is being written about on the front page of the Sunday New York Times [NYT], not him. It is Pacquiao’s world until Saturday night. Then, if they have forgotten who he is, he believes he will remind them. Harshly.
“What they say and what they do does not concern me,” Cotto said. “They know what they have in front of him. He better be focused on what they will have in front of him in Miguel Cotto.”
Although he has lost only once in 35 fights and is 14-1 in world title bouts with 11 knockouts, Cotto knows how much of the boxing world looks at him. They see him the way his promoter did yesterday. Like he’s yesterday’s news.
Pacquiao is the heavy favorite and his trainer, Freddie Roach, is predicting a knockout, the only matter in question in his mind is whether it will be sooner or later. Cotto remains stoic through all this, but neither blind nor deaf. When WBC executive Mauricio Sulaiman stood holding a diamond-studded trophy belt that will be presented to the winner even though this is a fight for the WBO welterweight title, Cotto watched with dead eyes as Sulaiman first handed the belt to Pacquiao, who put it in front of Roach as if there is no question that is its final resting place.
Eventually the belt was handed to Cotto, but he touches it as if it were radioactive and then handed it back to Sulaiman. He smiled, but it was the mirthless smile of a fighter who does not agree that he is not still the star.
“It doesn’t matter if the people want me to win or not,” Cotto said later. “It is just a fight and I have worked to win it so we will see.”
He is asked if he feels better and stronger than before his last fight, a tough one against Joshua Clottey in which he won the WBO title, but in which he seemed tentative and tired in the late rounds. With blood streaming from a bad cut over his left eye, he was often retreating, yet found a way to win.
But it was the kind of win that convinced his critics that he has not yet recovered from the terrible beating he took from Antonio Margarito a year ago, a beating that left him not only bruised and bloodied, but down on one knee without having been hit in the 11th round, forcing the fight to be stopped.
In fairness, he’d been hit plenty by then and so there are doubts now whether he will ever recover from the damage of that night. He looked tentative in his first fight back and not much different at times against Clottey and now he is facing the new star of boxing and understands what is at stake.
“Forget about Freddie Roach,” Cotto said. “He can only train Manny the best he can. He may say and think Manny will knock me out, but at the end of the day, it is just Manny and Miguel Cotto in the ring. It’s really not important to me what the boxing world wants to see.
“Once I beat Manny Pacquiao they can continue their plans and do what they want but I am not going home without winning this fight.”
Commentary: I remember Dabid Diaz saying before the Pacquiao-Diaz fight that he will not return to Chigago without the belt. Look what happened to him.
Source: Manny Pacquiao no game to Miguel Cotto
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5 strategies revealed: Pacquiao vs Cotto
ANALYSIS:
The November 14 "Firepower" fight resembles a lion (Manny Pacquiao) fighting a bear (Miguel Cotto). We simulated 5 key strategies both men will need to execute in order to win.
5 Strategies (CLICK: Photo Simulation >>)
1. Manny Pacquiao will need to move to his left in order to attack Miguel Cotto's weaker right side. At the same time, that allows the Filipino to escape Cotto's venerable left jab and hook.
2. Freddie Roach's declaration of an early Pacquiao assault is a deception. Pacquiao needs to create space between himself and Cotto early in the fight. He cannot afford to trade blows with Cotto until Roach gives the signal, probably towards the middle of the fight (rounds 5 - 7). The Puerto Rican is the strongest opponent Pacquiao will have ever faced.
3. Roach has bragged about Manny's improved right hand. This is all smokescreen. The gameplan for this fight clearly calls for the Filipino's right to be his defensive block. That right hand will be crucial in guarding against and blocking Cotto's impressive left jab and hook. Manny's left will be the offensive weapon against Cotto's relatively weaker right side. On the other hand, Cotto was able to knock down the larger Joshua Clottey with a lightning left jab.
4. There has been much talk about Cotto's left hook, especially to Manny's body. But the Puerto Rican's zip left jab is just as risky for Manny. It is tough to tell when Cotto snaps that left jab. But he clearly telegraphs his left hooks and left power punches, which Manny should be able to see. (In an article tomorrow, we'll cover the 3 ways that Cotto telegraphs his punches. Pacquiao should see Cotto's left power punches coming . . . but not always Cotto's left jab. This is one of the x factors of the fight.)
5. Cotto does not always have to land flush on Manny in order to hurt the Filipino. Cotto punches that hard. Pacquiao, on the other hand, will need to land flush combinations in order to stagger Cotto. Roach likely won't give the green signal for attacking combos until the middle rounds, and only if Cotto gets hurt. Secondly, Roach's and Pacquiao's priority will try to win the first 4 rounds on points, thus they will showcase cautious, more active, early rounds. If they are up on the scorecards 4-0, Cotto will need to win 6 of the next 8 rounds just to score a draw (assuming no knockdowns or point deductions). Therefore, Roach is devising a strategy to win first on points. Then, if Cotto slows down, then they can go for knockout (and that's an IF).
Commentary: These are good stuff Marvs. Solid analysis and clear description.
Source: 5 strategies revealed: Pacquiao vs Cotto
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Kenny Bayless Interview - The Referee for Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Fight on What to Expect, Plus His thoughts on Both fighters and Much More!
Referee Kenny Bayless is considered the best referee this side of the Mississippi. He will be the third man in the ring for the Manny Pacquiao/ Miguel Cotto fight. Let’s welcome him into the doghouse.
David Tyler – Hi Kenny, thank you for the interview. How were you chosen to be the referee for the Cotto/ Pacquiao fight?
Kenny Bayless – The executive director makes his suggestions on who he feels should be the referee for the main event and then the commissioner’s vote on the decision. They basically have us on a rotation. Depending on how good your work is and how clean it is dictates if you stay in the rotation.
DT – Do the fighters or trainers have veto power?
KB – The fighters or their camps can express their opinions but that does not necessarily mean that they get who they want. There was a time when the commission would suggest three referees or five judges that they could pick from just to let them play a part in the process, but in the end the final word comes from the commission.
DT – Is there any special preparation that you go through prior to such a mega event as the Cotto/ Pacquiao bout?
KB – I have been the referee for both of them in the past three or four years. Both fighters have been very clean when they have been in the ring with me. I have never had any problems with Cotto or Pacquiao. But I do watch video from past fights to do my homework. I also stay in shape year round so when I get the call to do an assignment like this it’s not like suddenly I’ve got to got out and start getting ready. I’m ready from fight to fight. The preparation you speak of is what I do for all my fights.
DT – You said you were familiar with both of the fighter’s styles, did you watch the Cotto/ Clottey fight in Madison Square Garden?
KB – The situation was not ideal for me because I was in the state of New York for the International Hall of Fame Inductions in Canastota. Lennox Lewis and Larry Merchant were being inducted into the hall of fame and I was at a banquet at the time of the fight. I did see the rounds periodically during the fight but I did not get the focus of watching the entire fight.
DT – Arthur Mercante Jr. did an outstanding job during the fight especially keeping Clottey focused due to some accidental “rabbit punches”, “body flips”, and low blows by Cotto, are you familiar with these style tactics?
KB – I can’t read the fighter’s mind to determine whether the type incidents you refer to are committed on purpose or were they the result of another fighter’s action such as turning his back on an opponent or even turning his head as the punch is being delivered. Maybe the low punches are not intentional and a warning would be delivered.
DT – Kenny, you said the preparation was the same for all your fights. Could you provide us with more insight to the preparation?
KB - With a fight of this magnitude the best we can do is cover all of our bases. The night of fight when I climb into the ropes I have to be cautious of everything, for example there could have been seven or eight fights prior to my fight and there could be quite a bit of water in the ring. So when we get in the ring there are several check points that I have to do such as the water situation where the mat is saturated in several places. It’s my job to make both camps aware of the situation. This creates problems for the fighters, the television viewers, and the referee as well because what may appear as a knockdown may be a slip on a wet spot. This is a very high profile fight and many decisions must be made very fast and I don’t have the opportunity to see the instant replay before making a decision.
DT – I thought instant replay was in use in Nevada.
KB - In the state of Nevada we do have instant replay for accidental head butts when a cut may be involved.
DT – So if you felt it was necessary you would look at the tape?
KB – In the event I was not sure if the cut was from a punch or a head butt I would utilize the instant replay. Many times a fighter is punching in flurries and a head butt occurs. This makes it very difficult to determine whether the cut was from a blow or resulted from the head butt. Because of the magnitude of this fight I want every call to be the correct call so if needed I would not hesitate to go to the instant replay to determine the source of the cut. I am aware that literally millions of viewers will be critiquing my work.
DT – Kenny, what is your policy about taking away points from fighters?
KB – When I meet with the fighters in their respective dressing rooms I go over with them what I do prior to deducting a point if I feel this action is necessary. The referee does not want to be part of the outcome of a decision and this is expressed in the dressing room meetings. But in the event I see a fighter is committing unintentional fouls then I will give him warnings to correct that behavior. If this continues, then I will give him a hard warning. Only if this behavior continues after the hard warning will I start deducting points.
DT – Kenny what is your policy about a fighter’s mouthpiece coming out during the round?
KB – It depends on where we are in the round. If a fighter’s mouthpiece comes out 2:45 of the round then for the most part we would just let the round end. If it comes out midway during the round, depending on if there is a lull in the action; we would quickly have the mouthpiece replaced. What I am saying is that if the mouthpiece comes out and the pace of the fight is going strong, then we wait for a lull in the action, call time out and take the fighter to his corner and get the corner to replace the mouthpiece. As long as we feel that the fighter is not trying to take advantage of the mouthpiece rule we would not deduct points or take any serious action. I would also like to add that I have never seen Cotto or Pacquiao purposely try and take advantage of the mouthpiece rule.
DT – Kenny how many World Championship fights have you been the referee?
KB – This will be the 49th world championship fight for me.
DT – Do you get the adrenaline rush before the big fight that the fans do?
KB – I get excited in a way because the Nevada Athletic Commission picked me for the assignment. It is such a big event. I am excited in a way that I want to present myself in a professional manner as I am representing that decision and want to prove myself worthy of the assignment. Yes there is excitement but as we get closer to fight time, I am entirely focused on what I have to do when the bell sounds.
DT – Kenny thank you very much for this informative interview and we all wish you the best for this big mega event, Cotto/ Pacquiao on HBO PPV, November 14th.
KB – Dave, thank you. Are you going to be at the fight?
DT – Yes, I have a good seat to cover the fight.
KB – Make sure and stop by to say hello.
DT – I will do that. God Bless.
KB – Dave, God bless to you also.
Commentary:
Source: Kenny Bayless Interview - The Referee for Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Fight on What to Expect, Plus His thoughts on Both fighters and Much More!
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David Tyler – Hi Kenny, thank you for the interview. How were you chosen to be the referee for the Cotto/ Pacquiao fight?
Kenny Bayless – The executive director makes his suggestions on who he feels should be the referee for the main event and then the commissioner’s vote on the decision. They basically have us on a rotation. Depending on how good your work is and how clean it is dictates if you stay in the rotation.
DT – Do the fighters or trainers have veto power?
KB – The fighters or their camps can express their opinions but that does not necessarily mean that they get who they want. There was a time when the commission would suggest three referees or five judges that they could pick from just to let them play a part in the process, but in the end the final word comes from the commission.
DT – Is there any special preparation that you go through prior to such a mega event as the Cotto/ Pacquiao bout?
KB – I have been the referee for both of them in the past three or four years. Both fighters have been very clean when they have been in the ring with me. I have never had any problems with Cotto or Pacquiao. But I do watch video from past fights to do my homework. I also stay in shape year round so when I get the call to do an assignment like this it’s not like suddenly I’ve got to got out and start getting ready. I’m ready from fight to fight. The preparation you speak of is what I do for all my fights.
DT – You said you were familiar with both of the fighter’s styles, did you watch the Cotto/ Clottey fight in Madison Square Garden?
KB – The situation was not ideal for me because I was in the state of New York for the International Hall of Fame Inductions in Canastota. Lennox Lewis and Larry Merchant were being inducted into the hall of fame and I was at a banquet at the time of the fight. I did see the rounds periodically during the fight but I did not get the focus of watching the entire fight.
DT – Arthur Mercante Jr. did an outstanding job during the fight especially keeping Clottey focused due to some accidental “rabbit punches”, “body flips”, and low blows by Cotto, are you familiar with these style tactics?
KB – I can’t read the fighter’s mind to determine whether the type incidents you refer to are committed on purpose or were they the result of another fighter’s action such as turning his back on an opponent or even turning his head as the punch is being delivered. Maybe the low punches are not intentional and a warning would be delivered.
DT – Kenny, you said the preparation was the same for all your fights. Could you provide us with more insight to the preparation?
KB - With a fight of this magnitude the best we can do is cover all of our bases. The night of fight when I climb into the ropes I have to be cautious of everything, for example there could have been seven or eight fights prior to my fight and there could be quite a bit of water in the ring. So when we get in the ring there are several check points that I have to do such as the water situation where the mat is saturated in several places. It’s my job to make both camps aware of the situation. This creates problems for the fighters, the television viewers, and the referee as well because what may appear as a knockdown may be a slip on a wet spot. This is a very high profile fight and many decisions must be made very fast and I don’t have the opportunity to see the instant replay before making a decision.
DT – I thought instant replay was in use in Nevada.
KB - In the state of Nevada we do have instant replay for accidental head butts when a cut may be involved.
DT – So if you felt it was necessary you would look at the tape?
KB – In the event I was not sure if the cut was from a punch or a head butt I would utilize the instant replay. Many times a fighter is punching in flurries and a head butt occurs. This makes it very difficult to determine whether the cut was from a blow or resulted from the head butt. Because of the magnitude of this fight I want every call to be the correct call so if needed I would not hesitate to go to the instant replay to determine the source of the cut. I am aware that literally millions of viewers will be critiquing my work.
DT – Kenny, what is your policy about taking away points from fighters?
KB – When I meet with the fighters in their respective dressing rooms I go over with them what I do prior to deducting a point if I feel this action is necessary. The referee does not want to be part of the outcome of a decision and this is expressed in the dressing room meetings. But in the event I see a fighter is committing unintentional fouls then I will give him warnings to correct that behavior. If this continues, then I will give him a hard warning. Only if this behavior continues after the hard warning will I start deducting points.
DT – Kenny what is your policy about a fighter’s mouthpiece coming out during the round?
KB – It depends on where we are in the round. If a fighter’s mouthpiece comes out 2:45 of the round then for the most part we would just let the round end. If it comes out midway during the round, depending on if there is a lull in the action; we would quickly have the mouthpiece replaced. What I am saying is that if the mouthpiece comes out and the pace of the fight is going strong, then we wait for a lull in the action, call time out and take the fighter to his corner and get the corner to replace the mouthpiece. As long as we feel that the fighter is not trying to take advantage of the mouthpiece rule we would not deduct points or take any serious action. I would also like to add that I have never seen Cotto or Pacquiao purposely try and take advantage of the mouthpiece rule.
DT – Kenny how many World Championship fights have you been the referee?
KB – This will be the 49th world championship fight for me.
DT – Do you get the adrenaline rush before the big fight that the fans do?
KB – I get excited in a way because the Nevada Athletic Commission picked me for the assignment. It is such a big event. I am excited in a way that I want to present myself in a professional manner as I am representing that decision and want to prove myself worthy of the assignment. Yes there is excitement but as we get closer to fight time, I am entirely focused on what I have to do when the bell sounds.
DT – Kenny thank you very much for this informative interview and we all wish you the best for this big mega event, Cotto/ Pacquiao on HBO PPV, November 14th.
KB – Dave, thank you. Are you going to be at the fight?
DT – Yes, I have a good seat to cover the fight.
KB – Make sure and stop by to say hello.
DT – I will do that. God Bless.
KB – Dave, God bless to you also.
Commentary:
Source: Kenny Bayless Interview - The Referee for Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Fight on What to Expect, Plus His thoughts on Both fighters and Much More!
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DWARFING IN THE TWILIGHT: MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO BATTLING OVER MARKET SEGMENTATION
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Novermber 13, 2009 - I have not come to the grip in matters of understanding the run-through of Top Rank, Golden Boy and Magna Media International's way of handling their marketing strategies affecting Manny Pacquiao's boxing events. Nor have I been present in corporate conferences of their respective advertising strategists.
But, let me share with you the perspective of a layman in the understanding of boxers' rising popularity. A case in point is all about Pacquiao's imminence to become a household name in the U.S. and his explosive, even rising popularity over Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s prominence in penetrating the American market. And this, I hope, should suffice one's appetite for learning, much more in the debates of the sweet science of boxing as to whether Floyd Mayweather, Jr. really still reigns as the Pound-for-Pound king of boxing.
Let us start with the statistical breakdown of my premise from recent survey, which is done every five years by the United States Bureau of Census.
The U.S. population's distribution by race and ethnicity in 2006 was as follows:
Total population: 299 million
Commentary: Floyd nothing compared to Pacquiao in overall comparison -- humility, respect of the people (not just the boxing community), popularity, entertainment value, etc. Floyd Mayweather is clouds behind Manny Pacquiao.
Source: DWARFING IN THE TWILIGHT: MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO BATTLING OVER MARKET SEGMENTATION
But, let me share with you the perspective of a layman in the understanding of boxers' rising popularity. A case in point is all about Pacquiao's imminence to become a household name in the U.S. and his explosive, even rising popularity over Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s prominence in penetrating the American market. And this, I hope, should suffice one's appetite for learning, much more in the debates of the sweet science of boxing as to whether Floyd Mayweather, Jr. really still reigns as the Pound-for-Pound king of boxing.
Let us start with the statistical breakdown of my premise from recent survey, which is done every five years by the United States Bureau of Census.
The U.S. population's distribution by race and ethnicity in 2006 was as follows:
Total population: 299 million
Commentary: Floyd nothing compared to Pacquiao in overall comparison -- humility, respect of the people (not just the boxing community), popularity, entertainment value, etc. Floyd Mayweather is clouds behind Manny Pacquiao.
Source: DWARFING IN THE TWILIGHT: MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO BATTLING OVER MARKET SEGMENTATION
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Floyd Mayweather invisible, Shane Mosley opts for Andre Berto
LAS VEGAS—Will her or won’t he?
Will the likely next opponent for either Manny Pacquiao or Miguel Cotto, the one and the only Floyd Mayweather Jr., show his face at ringside Saturday night?
It’s a guessing game, of course, but Bob Arum predicts that Mayweather will not surface this week anywhere around the MGM Grand Garden Arena when the Pinoy Idol and the Puerto Rican hero square off.
“No, Floyd won’t come around although I don’t care if both he and (Sugar Shane) Mosley show up over here,” Arum barked as only Arum can bark.
“I see Mosley has a press conference Saturday morning at Mandalay Bay to announce his (Jan. 29, HBO) bout against Andre Berto. I mean, who cares about Berto? And why wouldn’t Mosley want to wait to see who wins this fight?”
Rafael Garcia, the likeable octogenarian who carefully wraps Mayweather’s hands, told me he thinks the undefeated American will turn up to watch Miguel and Manny. (Btw, Mexican Garcia sees Pacman beating Cotto by KO).
But Kelly Swanson, crack publicist with the Mayweather camp, expressed a different opinion as to the chances of a Mayweather public sighting.
She is on the scene working on behalf of the hotel-casino.
“I don’t know where Floyd is right now but I don’t believe he is coming to this bout.”
I have learned that Mosley-Berto is a “four wall” deal at Mandalay meaning there is no site fee paid to the promoters. All Mandalay Bay will give them are some comped rooms and food.
Commentary: If Floyd shows up then that means he is seriously considering to fight possibly the winner of the Pacquiao-Cotto boxing fight ot he just want to see for his own self how fast Pacquiao really is or how strong Cotto really is...You know Floyd, he is the type of person who only jumps if he knows he can win. Otherwise, forget it!
Source: Floyd Mayweather invisible, Shane Mosley opts for Andre Berto
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COMPARING PACQUIAO TO MAYWEATHER!
Los Angeles, CA- Considering the enormity of Manny Paquaio’s popularity in his homeland of the Philippines before his unexpectedly easy victories over Oscar De La Hoya, and Britain’s Ricky Hatton, a win Saturday for the 49-3-2, 37 KOs, Pinoy over Puerto Rico’s live underdog WBO welterweight (147 lbs) champion Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) could propel the superstar into becoming an iconic figure not just in boxing, but throughout the entire world as well. Currently featured on the cover of the Asian version of Time Magazine, the former flyweight (112), super bantamweight (122), featherweight (126), jr. lightweight (130), lightweight (135) and jr. welterweight (140) titleholder proves he is awful close to achieving that status. The Filipino’s greatness is also accompanied by entertainment value, which shines in comparison to the other fighter who many recognize as boxing’s ‘pound for pound’ best, Floyd Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs).
ONE WORD DESCRIBES FLOYD’S STYLE: BORING!
While Mayweather continues to bore the masses with his safety first style, although effective, it just can’t match the excitement “Pacman” brings to the sport of boxing. While the majority of fight fans pay to see the arrogant cry baby Floyd get knocked out cold, Paquiao has a style that aficionado’s can appreciate; an athlete willing take risks and face the best in their respective trade. Win or lose the two are both future Hall of Famers. The undefeated “Pretty Boy” has beaten a wide range of foes, as well as the Filipino. The arguments continue as to who is the better fighter today, but the bigger question is who will be remembered as the more accomplished prizefighter when their ring careers end. With a win Saturday Paquaio can stake his claim as the fighter with the more impressive resume, but even with a loss this weekend he still has a good argument that he’s already reached legendary status. Let’s compare the resumes of the Paquaio and Mayweather.
Mayweather’s Notable victories.
130 lbs- Gernaro Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, Diego Corrales, Angel Manfredy.
135 lbs- Jose Luis Castillo (x2)* HBO’s Harold Lederman scored their first fight 115-111 for Castillo.
140 lbs- De Marcus Corley, Arturo Gatti.
147 lbs- Zab Judah, Carlos Baldomir, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton.
154lbs- Oscar De La Hoya.
Paquiao’s Notable Victories.
122 lbs – Lehlohonolo Lebwaba, Nedal Hussein.
126 lbs- Marco Antonio Barrera.
130 lbs-Eric Morales (2x), Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar Larios.
135 lbs-David Diaz.
140 lbs- Ricky Hatton.
147 lbs- Oscar De La Hoya.
Notable Losses/Draws.
126 lbs- Draw Juan Manuel Marquez.
130 lbs- L 12 Eric Morales.
$64,000 QUESTION FOR FIGHT FANS
Whose resume is supreme?
Commentary: Pacquiao no doubt...
Source: COMPARING PACQUIAO TO MAYWEATHER!
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ONE WORD DESCRIBES FLOYD’S STYLE: BORING!
While Mayweather continues to bore the masses with his safety first style, although effective, it just can’t match the excitement “Pacman” brings to the sport of boxing. While the majority of fight fans pay to see the arrogant cry baby Floyd get knocked out cold, Paquiao has a style that aficionado’s can appreciate; an athlete willing take risks and face the best in their respective trade. Win or lose the two are both future Hall of Famers. The undefeated “Pretty Boy” has beaten a wide range of foes, as well as the Filipino. The arguments continue as to who is the better fighter today, but the bigger question is who will be remembered as the more accomplished prizefighter when their ring careers end. With a win Saturday Paquaio can stake his claim as the fighter with the more impressive resume, but even with a loss this weekend he still has a good argument that he’s already reached legendary status. Let’s compare the resumes of the Paquaio and Mayweather.
Mayweather’s Notable victories.
130 lbs- Gernaro Hernandez, Jesus Chavez, Diego Corrales, Angel Manfredy.
135 lbs- Jose Luis Castillo (x2)* HBO’s Harold Lederman scored their first fight 115-111 for Castillo.
140 lbs- De Marcus Corley, Arturo Gatti.
147 lbs- Zab Judah, Carlos Baldomir, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton.
154lbs- Oscar De La Hoya.
Paquiao’s Notable Victories.
122 lbs – Lehlohonolo Lebwaba, Nedal Hussein.
126 lbs- Marco Antonio Barrera.
130 lbs-Eric Morales (2x), Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar Larios.
135 lbs-David Diaz.
140 lbs- Ricky Hatton.
147 lbs- Oscar De La Hoya.
Notable Losses/Draws.
126 lbs- Draw Juan Manuel Marquez.
130 lbs- L 12 Eric Morales.
$64,000 QUESTION FOR FIGHT FANS
Whose resume is supreme?
Commentary: Pacquiao no doubt...
Source: COMPARING PACQUIAO TO MAYWEATHER!
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Alex Ariza hits back at Mayweather Sr. steroid accusations
Ariza helped Manny achieve his physique (AP Photo)
Manny Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza has hit back at Floyd Mayweather Sr. and his accusations of steroid use by the fighter.
The accusations came out of the blue from the father of Floyd Jr. and sometime trainer, and were not received warmly by Pacquiao or his supporters.
The kind of boxers who tend to use steroids are usually those who are all about the money, or those who are scared of losing, and Manny Pacquiao is neither of those. Cutting a swathe through no less than six divisions, Manny is known for his humility and timid nature outside the ring. By all accounts Manny does what he is told in training, and while it might be difficult for other fighters to swallow, the results speak for themselves. Ariza said of Manny's training regimen and multiple weight classes:
“When you go up or down, you lose something either way, sometimes in terms of speed or power. Your body has to make the adjustments right away and that’s where nutrition comes in. With Manny, it’s not a problem. We let him eat what he wants, even high calorie food sometimes because he needs about 5,000 calories a day anyway. He’s a workhorse. What he does in training for six weeks is probably what a normal fighter does in training for a year. That’s how hard he works.”
This high tech and micro management approach also goes to show that Pacquiao, who started out with the most basic training regime imaginable, is spending at least some of his money in the right places.
Ariza also took the time to hit back at Mayweather Sr and his puzzling steroid accusations:
“We want Manny to be explosive and we want him to build up muscle in moving up to 145 pounds,” he said. “We use supplements, not steroids. Someone who never finished high school, like Floyd Mayweather Sr., wouldn’t understand the difference and that’s why they make dumb comments.”
Of course, like every other fighter, Manny is tested before and after fights, and has always come up clean. The accusations were probably a case of sour grapes over the fact that Manny beat Ricky Hatton so easily, who at the time was being trained by Mayweather Sr. If anything, the fact that Manny and Roach could find such as obvious hole in Hatton's defense only shows Mayweather to be a poor trainer. I'm inclined to believe that Freddie Roach working with Hatton would have plugged that hole on day one of training.
Commentary: Floyd Mayweather Sr. and Jr. are flowing with enby...
Source: Alex Ariza hits back at Mayweather Sr. steroid accusations
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Potential Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight could be DOA
It all comes down to the money for Mayweather, and PacquiaoManny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are very shrewd and finicky negotiators.
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are very shrewd and finicky negotiators. Being at the top of the boxing world brings along with it a certain level of ego inflation and both Pacquiao and Mayweather think they are the biggest draws in the sport, thus deserving the biggest percentage of any fight purse.
Boxing's fans have been clamoring for a bout between the world's most exciting boxer - Pacquiao - and the world's best boxer - Floyd Mayweather Junior - for quite a while now. But even if Pacquiao disposes of Miguel Cotto to set-up a logical mega-fight with Mayweather, there is no guarantee that the bout could be made due to each man's self-perception as the top dog in the sport.
Back in September Floyd Mayweather clearly out-boxed Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez and drew 1,000,000 pay per views. Many boxing insiders firmly believe a Pacquiao victory this Saturday, accompanied with pay per view buys near the million mark could make a fight with Mayweather a negotiating nightmare.
Owner of boxing's biggest website BoxingScene, joined The Boxing Truth Radio last Sunday and discussed the nightmare of Pacquiao - Mayweather negotiation.
"If Pacquiao and Cotto get close to a million buys," said Reeno. "It is going to leave a question mark to who [Mayweather or Pacquiao] is the more marketable fighter, who is the bigger name. Neither guy is even willing to go 50-50."
Reeno added, "That is why you see guys like Freddie Roach, and Pacquiao, and the guys at Top Rank say we don't think this fight is going to ever happen."
So a Pacquiao against Cotto, along with high pay per view numbers, would add more glory to an already Hall of Fame legacy, but does not directly lead to the biggest fight in boxing.
Commentary: As I said before, this fight will only happen if Pacquaio losses to Cotto.
Source: Potential Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight could be DOA
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Teddy Atlas Interview on Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto In-depth and Prediction - Plus Floyd Mayweather Jr, Antono Margarito, Oscar De La Hoya and Muc
David Tyler – Hi Teddy, we need to discuss the Cotto/ Pacquiao bout this Saturday on HBO PPV.
Teddy Atlas – Dave, I thought that may be why you called. ESPN wanted me to cover that fight and I was supposed to go up to Bristol to do live in-round scoring. For the big fights they get spike traffic that comes over, like when I did the live in-round scoring of the Mayweather/ Marquez fight they found that a lot of people didn’t have the money to pay for the PPV event or they didn’t have HBO to catch the replay. A lot of fans followed what I was doing by going to ESPN and monitoring my live in-round scoring of the fight. They wanted me to do that again but I’m supposed to go to Russia Monday to train Alexander Povetkin for a fight in early December. I was going to go over there and then come back for the Dr. Teddy Atlas Foundation annual dinner and then head back to training so I’m probably not going to be around for the big fight.
DT – Teddy, what does Manny Pacquiao have to do to win this fight?
TA – Well, first of all you always want to play to your strengths and you got to know what your strengths are and obviously you want to know where your flaws are and stay away from them. The Pacquiao strength is his speed and he is a southpaw. He wants to move to his right, behave like a southpaw and take advantage of being a lefty. Forcing Cotto to deal with angles and use his speed because he is quicker with his feet, his body movement, his hands, he must constantly be reminding himself that he is quicker with the feet, quicker with the body, quicker with the hands. He will need to box from the outside early on in the fight to establish a rhythm. Pacquiao seems to be the kind of guy that sets tones, he sets rhythms and when he gets into a good rhythm his offense flows like good music. I think he wants to get into that rhythm and I believe he wants to have good vision of his opponent so he can see if there is if there are remnants of the ghost of Margarito in the belfries so to speak. In the Clottey fight there certainly was and you could see it with the tentativeness of Cotto especially in the middle rounds. Clottey didn’t take advantage of it and I think that Pacquiao will be aware of that and if he sees some of the ghost of Margarito still hanging around then he might up the tempo a little bit. Cotto should know that he can’t match speed with Pacquiao so he will try to time him in spots. So Pacquiao should be aware of those spots and don’t give Cotto a chance to time him. Pacquiao likes to fight in and out and if he comes in from far enough distance then Cotto could time him so Pacquiao must be aware of this fact, so don’t give him that landscape.
DT – And Cotto……
TA – As for as Cotto, what are your strengths? Well you are the bigger man and one of the good ways to impose your bigness on somebody, so to speak, is to go to the smaller man’s body, that’s a great way of exploiting being bigger is to attack the smaller man’s body. He has a smaller body and you’ve got the bigger body. If you attack his body it provides dividends in other ways too. As the fight goes on it can take some of the speed away, take his wheels away, it can take some of his ability to be mobile. So there is no better way for a bigger man to take advantage of a smaller man than attack his body. Another thing is don’t get into a shootout and try to be Clint Eastwood out there. Don’t just go out there and shoot it out right away. You must have a plan, timing can negate speed, timing can defeat speed, it can take away speed, you must be aware of this, you’re definitely the slower guy but you are an experienced guy who has a great amateur background, you are the bigger guy, how can you find a way to get that into the equation, where my being bigger means something. It means nothing to say it, it means nothing on paper, and it has to be a practical application to mean something, how can they plan a practical application where my being bigger means something? Well, by timing the guy, timing means a lot in this case, once in a while you can hit Pacquiao with a right hand like all southpaws. I have noticed that Pacquiao leans back on his left side and I’ve noticed that he kind of camps out there, sometimes when he comes in he leaves himself a little bit available. You could hit him with a left hook. So Cotto must come in with a plan that includes taking advantage of timing which he must to win the fight. I think that’s it in a nutshell, I think the early part of the fight is very important, some will say in every fight the early part of the fight is very important and it is, but in this case it’s more important because the smaller man is going to feel like he can get the tempo he wants, he can get the setting he wants, he can get the levity he wants, and the bigger man Cotto is coming of the devastating fight against Margarito which did show in the Clottey fight, so can he get a little confidence early, can he chase away whatever spirits that may be still lingering from the Margarito fight, can he do that? The early part of the fight will tell him and us a lot about that point.
DT – Your prediction?
TA – My prediction is that it will be an interesting fight, but I will go with the smaller man even though this is the first fight in several fights where there is a risk for him. I don’t think there was a risk in fighting Diaz, Oscar, or Hatton. Diaz wasn’t a challenge, even though De La Hoya was a bigger man he started at 130 lbs, a lot of people forget that and De La Hoya never won the big fights so there wasn’t any risk there. Hatton just wasn’t the fighter that the media made him out to be. His style really fit into Pacquiao, he left holes in the middle, holes that could be filled by the faster Pacquiao, so there was no threat or risk fighting those bigger guys. This bigger guy is a legitimate threat; this bigger guy is a much better fighter than Pacquiao has ever fought. You have to explore the question is Pacquiao full of over confidence, we know he has a lot of self-confidence but he could also suffer from over confidence because of his easy victories against lesser fighters who just weren’t in the class of Cotto. I am still going to go with the confident guy who has his Mojo working so to speak. I am going to hope that all the influences that could be bad influences out there, all the temptations that could beget him being a superstar, being a national icon in his country, being a great, great inspiration for the Filipino people. But the negative side is all the distractions, the politics, he may not know anything about politics but he could be the mayor of any city, he could be a senator, or even president of the Philippines, he could be a major television star over there even though he doesn’t know how to act but the ratings would be off the charts, he certainly could star in a movie even though nobody would say he is Robert Redford, and the movie would make millions and millions of dollars because he is Manny Pacquiao, he could make an album of music and I doubt that he sings very well but that doesn’t matter, it would make him millions and millions of dollars, everywhere he goes thousands and thousands of people come out just to get a glimpse of their national hero, it’s terrific. But the negative of that is that it can start to weigh on him, it can start to digress him, and I’m wondering if some of that is not happening now, if you watch the 24/7 promotions on HBO you get the feeling that the fame and fortune is starting to bang on that door. That door where it starts to deteriorate you, it starts to make you comfortable, it starts to make you less hungry, people always telling you how great you are, that you are unbeatable. It starts to make you take your eye off the ball a little, and I’m wondering if that’s not starting to happen. To me it’s just as great an enemy as any left hook or right hand if that happens. But, I’m going to say that he still has that under control for this fight, his speed, his confidence will carry him to a victory. So I would have to take Pacquiao by decision.
DT – Teddy as always we thank you for your time and wish you the best of luck with your Dr. Teddy Atlas Foundation Dinner as well as training your heavyweight prospect, Alexander Povetkin. Many blessings to you!
TA – Thank you David, I always have time for you, and I appreciate your kindness to the foundation.
Commentary: Great insight. Bottomline, only Manny can beat Manny.
Source:
Teddy Atlas Interview on Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto In-depth and Prediction - Plus Floyd Mayweather Jr, Antono Margarito, Oscar De La Hoya and Much More!To read more about boxing news, boxing scene, boxing tickets, boxing scores, and boxing posters fights surrounding Manny Pacman Pacquiao, and his archrivals like Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, click HERE. To know about boxing schedule of upcoming boxing, boxing matches in the sports boxing, click HERE. To know more about Pacquiao vs. Cotto boxing fight, click HERE. For more update of the possible Pacquaio vs. Mayweather boxing fight click HERE. To get exclusive news coverage of Manny Pacquaio fights and boxing, click HERE.
'TIME' PARODIES FOR MAYWEATHER, DE LA HOYA
Artist Ryan Quero has created Photoshop parodies on Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Oscar de la Hoya after pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has graced the cover of the prestigious TIME magazine in its Asian edition.
Quero calls his magazine 'IT's ME', a slick play of letters on the name of renown magazine and because, he says, the boxers "appear so full of themselves."
Mayweather, who had been criticized by all and sundry for always picking an opponent that has little chance of beating him to preserve his immaculate record and by bragging himself to be filthy rich, lands on the magazine cover holding bundles of cash with the title 'The Great Hoax'.
De La Hoya, who was brutally stopped by Pacquiao in the 8th round of their Dec. 6, 2008 'dream match' encounter and who has consistently said in interviews that Pacquiao does not punch hard and that the Filipino dynamo did not hurt him, lands on the cover with a disfigured face he wore during the Pacquiao fight with a title 'Manny did not hurt me'.
Pacquiao has been hugging the headlines and got rave reviews for appearing on the cover of TIME magazine in the lead up for his megafight with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico slated this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. De La Hoya has predicted a win by Cotto over Pacquiao while Mayweather would be an interested bystander because the winner of the Saturday event could become his next opponent.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on the cover of IT's ME magazine.
Oscar de la Hoya on the cover of IT's ME magazine.
Commentary: As a boxer I respected Oscar Dela Hoya, but as a human being and icon I lost respect for him after his verbal jabs to Pacquiao clearly displaying his jealousy. As to the great hoax, Lil' Floyd Mayweather, no respect at all whatsoever.
Source: 'TIME' PARODIES FOR MAYWEATHER, DE LA HOYA
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Quero calls his magazine 'IT's ME', a slick play of letters on the name of renown magazine and because, he says, the boxers "appear so full of themselves."
Mayweather, who had been criticized by all and sundry for always picking an opponent that has little chance of beating him to preserve his immaculate record and by bragging himself to be filthy rich, lands on the magazine cover holding bundles of cash with the title 'The Great Hoax'.
De La Hoya, who was brutally stopped by Pacquiao in the 8th round of their Dec. 6, 2008 'dream match' encounter and who has consistently said in interviews that Pacquiao does not punch hard and that the Filipino dynamo did not hurt him, lands on the cover with a disfigured face he wore during the Pacquiao fight with a title 'Manny did not hurt me'.
Pacquiao has been hugging the headlines and got rave reviews for appearing on the cover of TIME magazine in the lead up for his megafight with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico slated this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. De La Hoya has predicted a win by Cotto over Pacquiao while Mayweather would be an interested bystander because the winner of the Saturday event could become his next opponent.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on the cover of IT's ME magazine.
Oscar de la Hoya on the cover of IT's ME magazine.
Commentary: As a boxer I respected Oscar Dela Hoya, but as a human being and icon I lost respect for him after his verbal jabs to Pacquiao clearly displaying his jealousy. As to the great hoax, Lil' Floyd Mayweather, no respect at all whatsoever.
Source: 'TIME' PARODIES FOR MAYWEATHER, DE LA HOYA
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Monday, November 9, 2009
World Boxing Council has daddy issues
Boxing is suffering from a lack of attention, but did the sport actually need the World Boxing Council to draw attention to it with a ridiculous call to banish fathers from working their sons' corners during matches?
During its annual convention in Jeju, South Korea last week the WBC's president, Jose Sulaiman, said the organization wants strict enforcement of its rule that bans fathers from working the corner of their sons' fights. The call is being based on a study of fights in California.
Sulaiman said the organization already had a rule banning fathers from their sons' corners, but it wasn't being enforced. Now he wants to enforce it because of the study.
Who conducted the study? Curly, Larry and Moe?
Dr. Paul Wallace, chairman of the WBC's medical advisory board, said that a study in California backed up the WBC's rule.
"The most common factor out of all the fatalities that had happened, was having fathers in the corner," he said of the study. "Now, that's not something that's a medical issue, but it's something that's clearly an association."
I really would like to see that study and how it was conducted. Plus how do you get around the fact that state commissions license fathers to train their sons?
First of all can the WBC concentrate on something that has killed the sport - a proliferation of meaningless titles that has diluted intrinsic value of what it means to be a world champion? Oh, wait, then they would go out of business.
I don't know that fathers working the corners of their sons are any more of a detriment to the health and safety of their sons during a match than anyone else. My experience is that most good trainers have a paternal bond with their fighters anyway. They spend so much time with them that they get to know them intimately. They know when to push them and they know when they've had enough.
Technically the referee and the ring doctor are the last lines of defense for a boxer, regardless of whether a father is living out some kind of vicarious dream while his son is taking the beating of his life in the ring.
The WBC should try to find a way to ban boxing fathers from having contact with the dogs of their sons. Roy Jones Sr. shot and killed his son's favorite dog after the dog bit Roy Jr.'s sister. Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao, who fights Miguel Cotto next Saturday in Vegas, and his father were estranged after the father killed and cooked Pacquiao's favorite dog to feed the family.
That may be less ridiculous than the WBC trying to ban fathers from the corners of their sons during a boxing match.
Commentary: This is ridiculous! WBC is trying to find ways to hype it's organization but their latest gimmick is simply ridiculous!
Source: World Boxing Council has daddy issues
During its annual convention in Jeju, South Korea last week the WBC's president, Jose Sulaiman, said the organization wants strict enforcement of its rule that bans fathers from working the corner of their sons' fights. The call is being based on a study of fights in California.
Sulaiman said the organization already had a rule banning fathers from their sons' corners, but it wasn't being enforced. Now he wants to enforce it because of the study.
Who conducted the study? Curly, Larry and Moe?
Dr. Paul Wallace, chairman of the WBC's medical advisory board, said that a study in California backed up the WBC's rule.
"The most common factor out of all the fatalities that had happened, was having fathers in the corner," he said of the study. "Now, that's not something that's a medical issue, but it's something that's clearly an association."
I really would like to see that study and how it was conducted. Plus how do you get around the fact that state commissions license fathers to train their sons?
First of all can the WBC concentrate on something that has killed the sport - a proliferation of meaningless titles that has diluted intrinsic value of what it means to be a world champion? Oh, wait, then they would go out of business.
I don't know that fathers working the corners of their sons are any more of a detriment to the health and safety of their sons during a match than anyone else. My experience is that most good trainers have a paternal bond with their fighters anyway. They spend so much time with them that they get to know them intimately. They know when to push them and they know when they've had enough.
Technically the referee and the ring doctor are the last lines of defense for a boxer, regardless of whether a father is living out some kind of vicarious dream while his son is taking the beating of his life in the ring.
The WBC should try to find a way to ban boxing fathers from having contact with the dogs of their sons. Roy Jones Sr. shot and killed his son's favorite dog after the dog bit Roy Jr.'s sister. Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao, who fights Miguel Cotto next Saturday in Vegas, and his father were estranged after the father killed and cooked Pacquiao's favorite dog to feed the family.
That may be less ridiculous than the WBC trying to ban fathers from the corners of their sons during a boxing match.
Commentary: This is ridiculous! WBC is trying to find ways to hype it's organization but their latest gimmick is simply ridiculous!
Source: World Boxing Council has daddy issues
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Will The Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Super-Fight Happen? Bob Arum And Freddie Roach Have Doubts
Simply put, it's the fight everyone interested in the sport of boxing wants to see; Manny Pacquiao Vs. Floyd Mayweather Junior - the battle for pound-for-pound supremacy. Since even before "Money's" short-lived retirement, the fans have been asking what would happen if the man who took his spot at the very top of the sport were to face him in the ring.
As natural a fight as the great ones that defined previous eras when it comes to the lower weight classes, Pacquiao-Mayweather could be as big, and as great, as Ray Leonard-Tommy Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor and many other classics you could mention.. But - and it's a question that is a tough one to ask - will this particular mega-fight actually take place?
Depressingly, two men who know more than most with regards to this question - in "Pac-Man's" promoter Bob Arum and his trainer Freddie Roach - seem to think the fight is a long shot to go ahead.
In a recent interview with The Ring, Arum said the following:
"I don't think [Pacquiao-Mayweather] will happen within the next year because of all of Mayweather's posturing, the trash talk. That impedes any realistic negotiations. It would just be too difficult."
Arum has also gone on record as saying the demands Mayweather seems unwilling, maybe incapable, of backing down from will also make the fight a no go. "Money" wants a 60-40 split in his favour, as does "Pac-Man." Arum says no way will Floyd get the lion's share of the purse, as he is not the draw; Manny is. Of course, we can cross our fingers and hope the two fighters agree to take an even 50-50 split, but it doesn't look likely.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, joins Arum in doubting whether the must-see fight will actually get to be seen.
"It seems like there's a lot of things working against this fight ever happening," Roach told The L.A Times recently. "It makes sense. It would be a great fight, but it seems there's a lot of distractions around it. I don't think it's going to happen."
As maddening as the thought of never getting to see this potentially unforgettable fight is, we must try and stay at least a little optimistic. Remember, there was once talk that the much sought after Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight would not go ahead due to arguments over the purse split. In the end, sanity prevailed and both sides realised how important the fight was and came to an agreement. As financially huge as Pacquiao-Mayweather would be, surely egos can be put aside, at least for a time?
One thing that must be said, however, is that Miguel Cotto, as great as HE is, is being done a disservice by all the talk of whether or not a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will happen due to the money issue. It could well be that the 2010 mega-fight doesn't happen, but due to an entirely different reason: Cotto defeats Pacquiao on November 14th!
If that did happen (and a number of good judges feel it might) all this talk about Pacquiao-Mayweather would probably become irrelevant. All talk then would shift towards Cotto Vs. Mayweather. Would that be a super-fight that could be made?
Commentary: Super EGO + being unreasonable + trash talk = Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. + Manny Pacquiao = impossible!
Source: Will The Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Super-Fight Happen? Bob Arum And Freddie Roach Have Doubts
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As natural a fight as the great ones that defined previous eras when it comes to the lower weight classes, Pacquiao-Mayweather could be as big, and as great, as Ray Leonard-Tommy Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez-Meldrick Taylor and many other classics you could mention.. But - and it's a question that is a tough one to ask - will this particular mega-fight actually take place?
Depressingly, two men who know more than most with regards to this question - in "Pac-Man's" promoter Bob Arum and his trainer Freddie Roach - seem to think the fight is a long shot to go ahead.
In a recent interview with The Ring, Arum said the following:
"I don't think [Pacquiao-Mayweather] will happen within the next year because of all of Mayweather's posturing, the trash talk. That impedes any realistic negotiations. It would just be too difficult."
Arum has also gone on record as saying the demands Mayweather seems unwilling, maybe incapable, of backing down from will also make the fight a no go. "Money" wants a 60-40 split in his favour, as does "Pac-Man." Arum says no way will Floyd get the lion's share of the purse, as he is not the draw; Manny is. Of course, we can cross our fingers and hope the two fighters agree to take an even 50-50 split, but it doesn't look likely.
Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, joins Arum in doubting whether the must-see fight will actually get to be seen.
"It seems like there's a lot of things working against this fight ever happening," Roach told The L.A Times recently. "It makes sense. It would be a great fight, but it seems there's a lot of distractions around it. I don't think it's going to happen."
As maddening as the thought of never getting to see this potentially unforgettable fight is, we must try and stay at least a little optimistic. Remember, there was once talk that the much sought after Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight would not go ahead due to arguments over the purse split. In the end, sanity prevailed and both sides realised how important the fight was and came to an agreement. As financially huge as Pacquiao-Mayweather would be, surely egos can be put aside, at least for a time?
One thing that must be said, however, is that Miguel Cotto, as great as HE is, is being done a disservice by all the talk of whether or not a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will happen due to the money issue. It could well be that the 2010 mega-fight doesn't happen, but due to an entirely different reason: Cotto defeats Pacquiao on November 14th!
If that did happen (and a number of good judges feel it might) all this talk about Pacquiao-Mayweather would probably become irrelevant. All talk then would shift towards Cotto Vs. Mayweather. Would that be a super-fight that could be made?
Commentary: Super EGO + being unreasonable + trash talk = Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. + Manny Pacquiao = impossible!
Source: Will The Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Super-Fight Happen? Bob Arum And Freddie Roach Have Doubts
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Castillo says Pacquiao is faster/stronger than Mayweather
According to Jose Luis Castillo, Filipino warrior Manny Pacquiao is faster than Floyd Mayweather Jr. Castillo gave Mayweather two of the hardest fights in his career. There are many who think Castillo may have won the first encounter. Castillo was recruited as a sparring partner for Pacquiao's training camp in Baguio City. The Mexican fighter's body punching style was used to prepare Pacquiao for the November 14 bout with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach told doghouseboxing.com that Castillo informed him that Manny is a faster fighter than Mayweather. It's interesting because Castillo and Mayweather fought at 135-pounds. That would mean Pacquiao is a faster at 147 than Mayweather was at 135. Pacquiao vs Mayweather is the biggest fight in boxing and there is a heavy debate on which of the two fighters is actually faster. Castillo also told him that Pacquiao is a much harder puncher.
"I will tell you this, Jose Luis Castillo who fought Mayweather twice, told me that Manny is much faster and hits way harder. That was after just sparring with Manny for a couple of days," Roach said.
Roach does not buy the "size matters" logic when it comes to certain people picking Cotto to beat his fighter. He doesn't think size will play a role in the contest.
"They are a half inch apart [in height]. When you look at the pictures of them together, they look very similar in height and weight. But the thing is, Oscar was too big, Hatton was too strong, I’ve heard all those excuses before. Strength and height does not win fights, ability wins fights. Manny is a better boxer than Cotto," Roach said.
Commentary: Luis and Roach, you never should have brought out the news that Manny is faster and stronger than Lil' Floyd. Now, it is next to impossible to make the fight happen because Lil' floyd would too scared to fight Manny...
Source: Castillo says Pacquiao is faster/stronger than Mayweather
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Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach told doghouseboxing.com that Castillo informed him that Manny is a faster fighter than Mayweather. It's interesting because Castillo and Mayweather fought at 135-pounds. That would mean Pacquiao is a faster at 147 than Mayweather was at 135. Pacquiao vs Mayweather is the biggest fight in boxing and there is a heavy debate on which of the two fighters is actually faster. Castillo also told him that Pacquiao is a much harder puncher.
"I will tell you this, Jose Luis Castillo who fought Mayweather twice, told me that Manny is much faster and hits way harder. That was after just sparring with Manny for a couple of days," Roach said.
Roach does not buy the "size matters" logic when it comes to certain people picking Cotto to beat his fighter. He doesn't think size will play a role in the contest.
"They are a half inch apart [in height]. When you look at the pictures of them together, they look very similar in height and weight. But the thing is, Oscar was too big, Hatton was too strong, I’ve heard all those excuses before. Strength and height does not win fights, ability wins fights. Manny is a better boxer than Cotto," Roach said.
Commentary: Luis and Roach, you never should have brought out the news that Manny is faster and stronger than Lil' Floyd. Now, it is next to impossible to make the fight happen because Lil' floyd would too scared to fight Manny...
Source: Castillo says Pacquiao is faster/stronger than Mayweather
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If Manny wins, only fight that matters is Mayweather-Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS--With Big Fight Week kicking off today, I want to get this out of the way.
On behalf of fight fans worldwide, I am putting everyone involved ON NOTICE--yeah, that means you Bob Arum and you HBO PPV executives and you Al Haymon--that the ONLY fight I want to hear about if Manny Pacquiao can overcome Miguel I'm No Angel Cotto is Manny versus Floyd Mayweather.
I know the target date is either March or May of 2010.
But please, all you boxing blowhards, spare us the blather about the eminently respectable Sugar Shane Mosley or any other opponent including Juan Manuel Marquez, should Pacman get past the Boricua Banger.
As some of you keen observers and Marleymaniacs have noted (like Jon), at 145 pounds or so Pacman would flatten the Mexican Ringmaster like the proverbial pancake. Marquez would be down so often there would be skid mark on his boxing trunks. I've nothing against the trilogy concept but I don't want it immediately following the Cotto contest and I still say a contest this will be come Saturday night.
Let me put it another way, if Megamanny wins, the ONLY fight that truly matters is Ali vs. Frazier in minuature, meaning Floyd against Manny.
Now I wonder if Floyd will be out of town, conveniently enough, this week or whether he might grace us with a cameo visit to the MGM Grand at least for the fight itself if not for the prefight folderol.
Can't imagine that Floyd will be looking to fat the already bulging pockets of his ex-promoter, Uncle Bob, but maybe HBO can harness Floyd and get him to further juice up the proceedings. These two may hate each other but they both hate not making millions even more than doing business together so let's stop wasting time on that poppycock.
We're talking about putting the biggest fight of a generation together, not setting up the family picnic.
Or Mayweather could pull the old George Foreman trick of coming to ringside and then walking out in mock disgust as if fighting the winner is beneath him.
Meanwhile, Mayweather made a cameo at courtside in Sacramento to watch his Vegas pals, the Maloof Brothers' Kings team play an NBA game.
Commentary: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao...bring it on!
Source: If Manny wins, only fight that matters is Mayweather-Pacquiao
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On behalf of fight fans worldwide, I am putting everyone involved ON NOTICE--yeah, that means you Bob Arum and you HBO PPV executives and you Al Haymon--that the ONLY fight I want to hear about if Manny Pacquiao can overcome Miguel I'm No Angel Cotto is Manny versus Floyd Mayweather.
I know the target date is either March or May of 2010.
But please, all you boxing blowhards, spare us the blather about the eminently respectable Sugar Shane Mosley or any other opponent including Juan Manuel Marquez, should Pacman get past the Boricua Banger.
As some of you keen observers and Marleymaniacs have noted (like Jon), at 145 pounds or so Pacman would flatten the Mexican Ringmaster like the proverbial pancake. Marquez would be down so often there would be skid mark on his boxing trunks. I've nothing against the trilogy concept but I don't want it immediately following the Cotto contest and I still say a contest this will be come Saturday night.
Let me put it another way, if Megamanny wins, the ONLY fight that truly matters is Ali vs. Frazier in minuature, meaning Floyd against Manny.
Now I wonder if Floyd will be out of town, conveniently enough, this week or whether he might grace us with a cameo visit to the MGM Grand at least for the fight itself if not for the prefight folderol.
Can't imagine that Floyd will be looking to fat the already bulging pockets of his ex-promoter, Uncle Bob, but maybe HBO can harness Floyd and get him to further juice up the proceedings. These two may hate each other but they both hate not making millions even more than doing business together so let's stop wasting time on that poppycock.
We're talking about putting the biggest fight of a generation together, not setting up the family picnic.
Or Mayweather could pull the old George Foreman trick of coming to ringside and then walking out in mock disgust as if fighting the winner is beneath him.
Meanwhile, Mayweather made a cameo at courtside in Sacramento to watch his Vegas pals, the Maloof Brothers' Kings team play an NBA game.
Commentary: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao...bring it on!
Source: If Manny wins, only fight that matters is Mayweather-Pacquiao
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