By Oliver Suarez
When people talk about being at a memorable event, such as the “Thrilla in Manilla”, they often talk about feeling a sense of euphoria. Most of them can remember every detail that happened during the event. I, for one, couldn’t relate to those feelings until I saw the …

By Ariel Avenasa
HBO recently announced that the Pacquiao-Cotto fight generated 1.25 million PPV hits. When this is combined with the result of Mayweather-Marquez in September which also garnered 1.05 million hits, it’s no wonder that HBO Sports is moving heaven and earth to make the Pacquiao-Mayweather superfight happen in 2010.
Meanwhile …

HINDSIGHT By F Sionil Jose
You do not know me and I have yet to meet you and shake your hand, not so much for your having won all those fights, but for letting the world know about us, our prowess, our determination. This country is now known not only for …

By James Slater
The year 2009 has surely been the best yet in the incredible career of the astonishing Manny Pacquiao! Although he had just two bouts - stopping Ricky Hatton in 2-rounds in May, and stopping an amazingly brave Miguel Cotto in the 12th-rounds just one week ago - …

By Barry Mcguigan
Wow. No boxer has made me feel like that in more than 20 years. What Manny Pacquiao did to Miguel Cotto I did not see coming.
It was absolutely mindblowing, and sets up what I believe will be the biggest grossing fight of all time; Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather …

ESPNStar.com
The Manny Pacquiao camp have raised the stakes with Floyd Mayweather Jr by insisting he is scared of the Filipino.
They are insinuating Mayweather is worried that Pacman would ruin his unbeaten record if the two meet in a pound-for-pound battle the boxing world is crying out for.
Pacquiao increased his claims …

Highlights from the showdown between Pacquiao and Cotto which originally aired 11/14/09. For more information, log onto HBO.com

By Frank Lotierzo
It’s been said here since before the Pacquiao-Hatton bout that Floyd Mayweather would be the choice in a potential clash with Manny Pacquiao. In fact I remarked to a colleague and friend right before the bell for the first round between Pacquiao and Cotto that, “if Mayweather …

By Gregg Roughley
Floyd Mayweather Jr has been accused of being “terrified” of losing his undefeated record by Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, Bob Arum.
Arum, who is also a Top Rank promoter, believes his fighter has done everything necessary to satisfy Mayweather’s request for Pacquiao to “step up to the plate” and …

By Anson Wainwright
Throughout his storied career Manny Pacquiao has undertaken three metamorphosis’s. We’ve have broken down Pacquiao’s career into 3 stages the first one was when he was fighting in some of Boxing’s lightest weights. The second when he could no longer make those weights, as his body matured we …

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By Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya, whose promotional firm represents Floyd Mayweather Jr., was impressed with Manny Pacquiao’s performance against Miguel Cotto on Saturday and is as excited as the rest of us about the prospect of a Mayweather-Pacquiao showdown. Here are his thoughts on the Filipino marvel …

By Paul Strauss
Apparently Manny’s mother, like all loving mothers, wants her son to quit the violent sport in which he has reached hall of fame heights. Not surprisingly she worries about the welfare of her son, and wants what is best for him. She has witnessed his success, and …

By Geoffrey Ciani
“I think after watching this fight we have to start talking about the all time great status of Manny Pacquiao. Does he now fall within the top ten? Or does a fight with Mayweather have to take place and does he have to win that fight in …

By Julian Kasdin
In 1824 Ludwig van Beethoven completed what many consider to be the single greatest piece of music ever written, Symphony Number 9, also known as the Ode to Joy. This singular piece of music has endured through the years as a stunning achievement, due not only to …

By Dan Rafael ESPN.com
LAS VEGAS — Ross Greenburg is the most influential man in American boxing because, as president of HBO Sports, he wields the biggest checkbook in the business.
He makes the final decision as to which fighters get on No. 1 boxing network HBO, which bouts the network …

By Brad Cooney
8CN - Give me your thoughts on Pacquiao vs Cotto. Did you think that Pacquiao was going to be THAT dominant over Cotto?
ZJ - No, personally I thought Cotto would have gotten him late. But I did say that if Cotto didn’t watch out for …

An interview with Freddie Roach, Head Coach of Team Pacquiao after Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao’s sensational victory over Miguel Cotto.

An interview with Alex Ariza, strength and conditioning coach for Manny Pacquiao after the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.

An interview with HBO Commentator Larry Merchant after the Pacquiao/Cotto Fight at the MGM in Las Vegas.

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An interview with Floyd Mayweather, Sr. after the Pacquiao vs Cotto fight.

By Richard Deitsch and Richard O’Brien, SI.com
If you closed your eyes last Saturday night in Las Vegas, it felt like another era. Throughout the MGM Grand Garden Arena, iconic athletes (Derek Jeter and Magic Johnson) mixed easily with A-List (Sean “Diddy” Combs, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg) and B-list (Jon …