Miguel Cotto vs Manny Pacquiao
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Fight was announced on ESPN sportcenter. Found this article:
HBO, Top Rank Punching For Pacquiao PPV Bout In November
Parties Looking At Nov. 14 For Match With Cotto
Multichannel News
Two days after announcing the postponement of its big July 18 Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez fight, HBO along with boxing promotion company Top Rank Inc. is close to lacing up the gloves for a Nov. 14 PPV event featuring Manny Pacquiao.
Sources close to the situation said that sport's recognized pound-for-pound champion Pacquiao would fight World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miquel Cotto in November. Cotto is coming off a 12-round split decision win against Joshua Clottey this past Saturday on an HBO televised boxing telecast.
World Boxing Association Welterweight champion Shane Mosley has also been discussed as a potential opponent for Pacquiao. HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet would only say that the network has talked to Top Rank about a Nov. 14 fight featuring Pacquiao, but no deals have been finalized yet.
HBO has yet to reschedule the Mayweather-Marquez fight, which was postponed Monday after Mayweather suffered a rib injury during training. Sources indicate the fight could be rescheduled for September.
HBO, Top Rank Punching For Pacquiao PPV Bout In November
Parties Looking At Nov. 14 For Match With Cotto
Multichannel News
Two days after announcing the postponement of its big July 18 Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez fight, HBO along with boxing promotion company Top Rank Inc. is close to lacing up the gloves for a Nov. 14 PPV event featuring Manny Pacquiao.
Sources close to the situation said that sport's recognized pound-for-pound champion Pacquiao would fight World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miquel Cotto in November. Cotto is coming off a 12-round split decision win against Joshua Clottey this past Saturday on an HBO televised boxing telecast.
World Boxing Association Welterweight champion Shane Mosley has also been discussed as a potential opponent for Pacquiao. HBO Sports senior vice president Mark Taffet would only say that the network has talked to Top Rank about a Nov. 14 fight featuring Pacquiao, but no deals have been finalized yet.
HBO has yet to reschedule the Mayweather-Marquez fight, which was postponed Monday after Mayweather suffered a rib injury during training. Sources indicate the fight could be rescheduled for September.
Come on dogg .. Cotto ain't no Hatton. Cotto's been vulnerable since 140lbs .. his flaws have been there since the Torres fight and possibly before for the world to see. Fighting tough against Clottey means nothing to the Pacquiao fight .. two completely different styles and fighters. Unless they make some silly no rehydrate clause in the contract and Cotto doesn't look like he just vacationed in Ethopia on the scales it's gonna be a fight.
There is a possibility this fight aint happening this year. Reports from Puerto Rico and cotto's doctor are that Cotto may need up to 6 months to heal, much worse than previously thought. Additionally his contract with Top Rank expires this year and it's been speculated he will leave, possibly to Golden Boy, so we might not see Cotto fight again at all in 2009. Freddie Roach is already talking about Shane Mosley and stated he wants Pacman vs Mosley now (http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports3_june17_2009).
Also, it looks like Oscar and Golden Boy are pushing really hard for this fight, as reported by ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4266153&name=rafael_dan). Mosley is willing to drop down to the low 140's and take a 60/40 split in Pacman's favor.
Also, it looks like Oscar and Golden Boy are pushing really hard for this fight, as reported by ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4266153&name=rafael_dan). Mosley is willing to drop down to the low 140's and take a 60/40 split in Pacman's favor.
Pacquiao/Cotto Negotiations in Full Force, Deal Expected
By Mark Vester
Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank hopes to have signed contracts from Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto by the end of the week. Arum is trying to match his two fighters for November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Even before Cotto won a decision over Joshua Clottey last Saturday, Arum met with Cotto to discuss a Pacquiao encounter.
"When Miguel was training in Tampa, I met with Miguel Cotto, his father and [attorney] Gabriel Peñagarícano to discuss the possibility of a fight with Pacquiao. They asked me for a written proposal to be sent and they made some notations that we plan to discuss [this week]," Arum said to Primera Hora.
Pacquiao gave Arum the order to get the Cotto fight made. The two discussed the fight in New York during Pacquiao's recent trip to the East Coast. Pacquiao attended the Boxing Writers Awards Dinner last Friday and sat ringside the following night for Cotto's win over Clottey in Madison Square Garden. Arum sat down with Pacquiao at his hotel to discuss a Cotto encounter.
"[Manny] gave me the green light to try to reach an agreement with Miguel. So it's ideal that by the end of this week we could make all of the details. Both boxers are part of Top Rank and my interest is making money, "Arum said.
As far as Emanuel Steward coming on board in Cotto's corner, Arum was contatced by Steward but told the hall-of-fame trainer to contact Cotto directly.
"I told him to talk to Cotto, Miguel's father, and Peñagarícano on the matter. I do not want to intervene in this matter, since it's a decision for Cotto to make, " Arum said.
By Mark Vester
Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank hopes to have signed contracts from Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto by the end of the week. Arum is trying to match his two fighters for November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Even before Cotto won a decision over Joshua Clottey last Saturday, Arum met with Cotto to discuss a Pacquiao encounter.
"When Miguel was training in Tampa, I met with Miguel Cotto, his father and [attorney] Gabriel Peñagarícano to discuss the possibility of a fight with Pacquiao. They asked me for a written proposal to be sent and they made some notations that we plan to discuss [this week]," Arum said to Primera Hora.
Pacquiao gave Arum the order to get the Cotto fight made. The two discussed the fight in New York during Pacquiao's recent trip to the East Coast. Pacquiao attended the Boxing Writers Awards Dinner last Friday and sat ringside the following night for Cotto's win over Clottey in Madison Square Garden. Arum sat down with Pacquiao at his hotel to discuss a Cotto encounter.
"[Manny] gave me the green light to try to reach an agreement with Miguel. So it's ideal that by the end of this week we could make all of the details. Both boxers are part of Top Rank and my interest is making money, "Arum said.
As far as Emanuel Steward coming on board in Cotto's corner, Arum was contatced by Steward but told the hall-of-fame trainer to contact Cotto directly.
"I told him to talk to Cotto, Miguel's father, and Peñagarícano on the matter. I do not want to intervene in this matter, since it's a decision for Cotto to make, " Arum said.
Miguel Cotto: "Pacquiao, The Biggest Fight of My Career"
By Mark Vester
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto views the probable bout with Manny Pacquiao as the biggest fight of his career. Top Rank is trying to match the fighters on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Top Rank's Bob Arum held a phone conference with Cotto on Wednesday, and the two sides were able to agree on a lot of the terms. Arum will speak to Pacquiao in the coming days and hopes to reach a deal between the two fighters by the weekend.
"[Pacquiao] would be the biggest fight and greatest achievement of my career. Everything I have had in my career has been about challenges. Everything I have worked for has revolved around that and I have endeavored to reach certain achievements, and I have achieved," Cotto told Primera Hora.
Cotto doesn't plan to change his team around by dumping some of the key members. He may consider an offer by trainer Emanuel Steward to come on board.
"I am a fighter, not a mechanic. I am very happy with my team, I am very grateful for the work they have done and will continue working with them. Emanuel has always been a gentleman to me. We will do what we have to do for the welfare of our team," Cotto said.
Cotto suffered a serious cut above his left eye during last Saturday's win over Joshua Clottey. He required 21 stitches to close it up. The New York State Athletic Commission has suspended him for three months to allow the cut enough time to heal. Cotto expects to be completely healthy in time to make the November date with Pacquiao.
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By Mark Vester
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto views the probable bout with Manny Pacquiao as the biggest fight of his career. Top Rank is trying to match the fighters on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Top Rank's Bob Arum held a phone conference with Cotto on Wednesday, and the two sides were able to agree on a lot of the terms. Arum will speak to Pacquiao in the coming days and hopes to reach a deal between the two fighters by the weekend.
"[Pacquiao] would be the biggest fight and greatest achievement of my career. Everything I have had in my career has been about challenges. Everything I have worked for has revolved around that and I have endeavored to reach certain achievements, and I have achieved," Cotto told Primera Hora.
Cotto doesn't plan to change his team around by dumping some of the key members. He may consider an offer by trainer Emanuel Steward to come on board.
"I am a fighter, not a mechanic. I am very happy with my team, I am very grateful for the work they have done and will continue working with them. Emanuel has always been a gentleman to me. We will do what we have to do for the welfare of our team," Cotto said.
Cotto suffered a serious cut above his left eye during last Saturday's win over Joshua Clottey. He required 21 stitches to close it up. The New York State Athletic Commission has suspended him for three months to allow the cut enough time to heal. Cotto expects to be completely healthy in time to make the November date with Pacquiao.
Send News Tips and Comments To Mark Vester @ [email protected]
I gotta disagree with this. He's fought the who's who of the welterweight division and even fought some really good guys at '40.
Clottey
Margarito
Quintana
Mosley
Judah
Malinaggi
Fought a game Corley at '40...Torres is a banger, he had to dig deep for that win..
I've been watching Cotto for some time now, he's paid his dues and fought some really tough guys. His only official loss is now in question because of the whole loaded gloves thing with Margarito.
