By Eric Sloan
Last night boxing experienced a Marvin Hagler-Sugar Ray Leonard moment–for five rounds. Forget what ESPN’s Tony Kornheiser said earlier in the week, you know that the fight doesn’t matter because boxing is not what it once was. Forget about Puerto Rico versus the Philippines. Forget about any title …

By Coach Tim Walker
It was an old fashioned whipping. The kind you got for taking a piece of candy out the store that wasn’t paid for or for making your mamma tell you something more than once. In just under 12 rounds Manny Pacquiao, the new WBO welterweight champion and …

By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – The History Channel was among the many sponsors of the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto fight Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, which, in an odd sort of way, was appropriate.
Pacquiao made history on Saturday when he battered Miguel Cotto over 11-plus brutal rounds, winning the …

By Jamie Hooper
Even though the fight pretty much went as I predicted in my last article, I was still surprised my some elements of the fight. I was always sure the fight would last beyond the middle stages, mainly due to mutual respect and a lack of risk taking by …

By Francis T.J. Ochoa
LAS VEGAS—Even with hubris presenting itself like an unguarded glass chin, Manny Pacquiao coyly refused to deliver the knockout punch.
Known for his post-fight humility, the new WBO welterweight champion deflected praises trumpeting him as the greatest fighter of all time Saturday, preferring to refer to himself as …

by Steve Bien-Aime, FOXSports.com
FOXSports.com boxing editor Steve Bien-Aime live blogged the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto bout. Here’s a recap of Saturday’s action.
Pacquiao comes out to “Eye of the Tiger” with a big grin on his face. Cotto looks far more measured, entering to a rap song. His face tells the …

LAS VEGAS – There were a lot of promises. In the end, there was only Manny Pacquiao.
By Bart Barry
Pacquiao delivered as he said he would.
He beat and bloodied Miguel Cotto Saturday night at the MGM Grand, scoring a 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto for the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight …

By Mark Vester
After Manny Pacquiao pulled off his history making win to capture the WBO welterweight title from Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, thousands of Pacquiao’s fans in the crowd began to chant "we want Floyd." The fans want Manny Pacquiao to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. …

By Mark Vester
At the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38KOs) made history by winning his seventh world title in his seventh weight division by punishing Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27KOs) and stopping him in the twelfth round to capture the WBO welterweight title and the WBC Diamond belt.
Cotto …

Pacquiao wins by 12th-round technical knockout
Los Angeles Times
If there was any doubt Manny Pacquiao was the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, he answered that Saturday with a dominating victory over world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, stopping the Puerto Rican at 55 seconds of the 12th round at the MGM …

Outsmarting a taller and heavier opponent, Manny Pacquiao needed 12 rounds to win by technical knockout (TKO) over a bloodied Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Earning his seventh weight division title and still peaking at age 30, the national icon cemented his status as one …

By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao staked his claim atop boxing’s mythical throne as the pound-for-pound best, using his lightning hand speed to beat and batter Miguel Cotto into submission Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Pacquiao knocked Cotto down once in the third and again in the fourth, …

(CNN) — Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao defeated defending champion Miguel Cotto on Saturday to claim the WBO welterweight title.
The victory extended Pacquiao’s record number of weight division titles to seven, according to news services.
Cotto took a one-pound advantage over Filipino Pacquiao into the superfight in Las Vegas.
Puerto Rico’s Cotto weighed in …

Sportinglife.com
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao staged another stunning victory over a bigger man as he took apart WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto with a 12th round stoppage in Las Vegas.
It was another explosive display from Filipino folk hero, who 11 months ago had dismantled Oscar de la Hoya over eight rounds …

Brilliant Manny Pacquiao won the WBO welterweight title as he stopped Miguel Cotto in the twelfth round of the bout in Las Vegas. Kenny Bayless, the referee, stepped in with 55 seconds of the round gone, to save Cotto who received a sustained beating for the second half of the …

By Brad Cooney
Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
Manny Pacquiao TKO’d Miguel Cotto in the 12th round with a legendary performance that surely puts him into the all time greatest fighters list. The first round was close, 8CN gave it to Cotto. The third round wasn’t so good for Cotto as he …

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance tonight, knocking down Miguel Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him 55 seconds into the 12th round.
Pacquiao used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title …

By Michael Woods
Bring on Floyd Mayweather. Heck, bring on Wladimir and then Vitali Klitschko on the same night. Manny Pacquiao is the top pound for pounder in the world, as we saw the Filipino dissect Miguel Cotto, the WBO welterweight champion, with too much speed, and power, and …

By Francisco Guzman
This Saturday, Nov. 14, Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2 with 37 KOs) will be facing his toughest test to date, WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (43-1 with 27 KOs). Judging from all the talk one would come to the conclusion that Miguel is facing his toughest test to this date, …

Manny Pacquiao says even at his maximum fighting weight he still has the lightning hand speed and ring savvy to counter the raw power of Miguel Cotto.
“I feel stronger at this weight than I ever have,” Pacquiao said. “My punches are harder, my speed is intact. I keep getting …

By Kevin Iole
LAS VEGAS – David Diaz was supposed to be too big, too strong and a little too much for a guy who began his boxing career as a 106-pounder to handle. After eight-plus rounds, Diaz was crawling around the canvas on all fours, trying to regain his senses, …

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
TRAINER Freddie Roach and conditioning guru Alex Ariza continue to exude confidence that they have the best fighter in the world in pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.
“Everything is going just perfect,” said Ariza, with just over 48 hours to go to fight time. “We know where we’re at, we …

By Ron Borges
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao, or at least his image, is everywhere these days.
It’s on the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine, a blow-up of which is on an easel in the corner of the press room at the MGM Grand as if it’s a work …