conway44 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Dapat Pacquiao vs Cotto at 147lbs. Yun ang welterweight limit. Para pag nanalo walang ng palusot... Pero pag sakaling natalo... ganun talaga you can't win it all. Quote Link to comment
ixnay Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 i think he can match up with cotto at 147... still, its up to him if he really wanted to fight cotto and claim the welterweight title. Quote Link to comment
vexy9 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Bida na naman si Gacal Paikot ikot na naman pero tuloy pa din ito baka sa 144oo nga!! pa-BIDA MAN nman 2ng c gacal!! ayusin n nla yan pra mkapg-trained n!!! Quote Link to comment
kleptome Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Kung ayaw ni Cotto si Darchinyan na lang. Anyway sabi nya di ba he wants to fight Manny daw. What is it with guys like Diaz (juan), Juarez, Valero, and now Darchinyan thinking that they actually have a shot, or even deserve one, with Pacquiao? Darchinyan is one hell of a fighter. But Pacquiao? and after the fate he suffered with Nonito? He's NUTS! Quote Link to comment
iankupal Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Flash News!!! Mosley is willing to go at 140 lb,that dude is one crazy sonubabitch!!!. I think Manny should take this fight against Mosley. At 147, I think Mosley is the man to beat. Kahit tinalo siya ni Cotto, pero tinalo naman ni Mosley si Margarito in a convincing manner. Ngayong nag offer na si Sugar Shane na kaya niyang labanan si Pac at 140 baka pumayag na din si Cotto na labanan si Pac at 143. Please take the Mosley offer!!!! Quote Link to comment
photographer Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Mosley Pacman's best option now By Abac Cordero Updated July 19, 2009 12:00 MANILA, Philippines - Shane Mosley, saying he’s willing to fight Manny Pacquiao at 140 lb, might force the Filipino pound-for-pound champion to pull the plug on Miguel Cotto. “If Cotto stays put at 145 pounds then Manny might call it off,” said Pacquiao’s lawyer, Franklin Gacal, yesterday after stories broke out that Mosley is willing to go to as low as 140 lb to earn the lucrative fight with boxing’s biggest star. Last week, Gacal told The STAR that Cotto is keeping his fight with Pacquiao, already penciled for Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand, from happening by saying he can’t go down from 145 to 143 lb as the Filpino camp wants him to do. Then Gacal said they might as well consider Mosley who is willing to concede in the weight issue and get 40 percent of the total purse. Yesterday, Pacquiao’s lawyer sounded excited with the news. “That’s nice. Then Mosley just became the top candidate,” he said. “What else can we do if Cotto insists on 145 but look for a different opponent? Mosley said he’s willing to go down to 140 pounds? Maganda ‘yan,” said Gacal, adding that he was in touch with Bob Arum the other night, Arum, the Top Rank president who both has promotional rights over Pacquiao and Cotto, is on a European vacation, and had to think of ways how to close the deal between Pacquiao and Cotto, the WBO welterweight (147 lb) champ. A few days ago, Arum was quoted as saying both camps have already agreed to 145 lb, but Gacal said there’s no such deal yet. “Mr. Arum can’t do anything if Cotto insists on 145 and Manny says he wants another fight. Michael Koncz (Pacquaio’s Canadian adviser) talked to Arum last night and the latest is that Cotto said he can’t go lower than 145,” said Gacal. “Baka i-call off na ni Manny ang Cotto fight. But it will depend on him. He will make the final decision although he has yet to be informed about this development. It’s up to him now. Will it be Cotto or Mosley?” the lawyer added. “I’m going down to 140 pounds and I want to fight for Pacquiao’s belt (the IBO light-welterterweight crown he won over Ricky Hatton last May) because that’s a belt I have never won,” Mosley told the American press. The WBA welterweight champion, who came off a smashing knockout win over Antonio Margarito, also said, “There should be no 143, 141 or 142 and all this other stuff. I’m going to 140 and fight at his weight. I’m ready to make the sacrifice again.” “I know how to make the weight. I know how to get down there,” he added. Mosley, who’s under Golden Boy, said Cotto, who barely defeated Josh Clottey weeks ago, may not even make it at 145. “I don’t think [Miguel] Cotto can even make 145, and now I’m saying I’m willing to fight Pacquiao at his weight. I’ll do that and go back up to welterweight and fight Floyd Mayweather Jr.” he told the LA Times. Mosley said a few days ago, that if Pacquiao wants him, then get the negotiations going, and not try to use him “as a pawn” for Cotto. “Let me know so I can start training and be ready.” Incidentally, Cotto played a round of golf with Golden Boy Oscar dela Hoya in Puerto Rico last week, and stories of a “conspiracy theory” cropped up, hinting of a secret deal between them. Cotto’s contract with Arum is set to expire, and the Puerto Rican might consider joining Golden Boy. But he said his round of golf with Dela Hoya was a “chance encounter” and they “never talked about golf.” To many, it was hard to believe that they never talked about it, raising theories that the Golden Boy must have convinced Cotto to skip Pacquiao by insisting on 145 lb, then make way for Mosley and for him to fight someone else. And if Mosley beats Pacquiao, then Cotto comes in for the battle between the true welterweight champions. Nawala na sa news si Gayweather hahaha Quote Link to comment
ixnay Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Flash News!!! Mosley is willing to go at 140 lb,that dude is one crazy sonubabitch!!!. I think Manny should take this fight against Mosley. At 147, I think Mosley is the man to beat. Kahit tinalo siya ni Cotto, pero tinalo naman ni Mosley si Margarito in a convincing manner. Ngayong nag offer na si Sugar Shane na kaya niyang labanan si Pac at 140 baka pumayag na din si Cotto na labanan si Pac at 143. Please take the Mosley offer!!!! this is crazy dude!.. but this is the best option for pacman if cotto does not to fight him. Quote Link to comment
jerzz Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 (edited) Tuloy na daw Pacquiao vs Cotto at 145 according to Nick Giongco. Si Gacal lang nagpagulo At the end of the day, Manny Pacquiao was true to himself, to his own nature. He did not “wuss out” on the so called weight issue. Reliable reporter Nick Giongco writes from the Philippines that Pacman authorized agent Michael Koncz to reaffirm that he will fight Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at an agreed to weight of 145 pounds ot two under the welterweight limit. Surely the Puerto Rican veteran will baloon in weight after the weigh in but how will that help him? If Cotto adds 12 pounds and Manny puts on 10 after the weigh in, what's the big deal? Cotto has been skidding noticeably since he took a beating from Antonio Margarito and he needs speed, not bulk, to contend with Megamanny. He beat Joshua Clottey but was hardly dazzling especially in the closing rounds. Simply put, it's the right time for Pacquiao to test Cotto. Much was made of this small controversy, a molehill was turned into a mountain. It was always a trifling thing. But I was right on this and my fellow Examiners dSource Guillermo and Matt Stolow were also correct in criticizing the demand for Cotto to make 143 pounds. Such a demand goes totally against what people, at their core, love about Pacman, at his core, the idea that it's anybody, anywhere, anytime. Pacquiao, in the early prime of his career, never needed the 143 pound crutch. Maybe the whole thing was a Pacman whim or a figment of lawyer Jeng Gacal’s imagination. It matters not now because Pacman is Johnny Ringo, the gentleman outlaw and the fastest gun in the ring unless Pretty Boy Floyd can prove otherwise. Johnny Ringo wouldn’t ask for a two pound weight concession. Bully for Manny for not being a bully on this issue. If you’d like to know more about bad man Ringo, try www.johnnyringo.com. Edited July 20, 2009 by jerzz Quote Link to comment
kanski Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 ^ mark the date: nov. 14 Quote Link to comment
jopoc Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 ^^^national holiday nanaman yan Quote Link to comment
boydapa11 Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 KULANG NA LANG PIRMA. as for uncle bob ok na daw. 145lbs? kaya naman yun as for Coach Roach so walang dapat ka takot. Let's Get REaDy to Rumble!!!.... Quote Link to comment
dragonei Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Yep 145 is reasonable. Manny has fought at 147 and he looked perfect naman. As for cotto, di na gaano hassle ang 2 lbs na bawas na timbang. Afterall he does weight around 145 to 146 during the weight in. Pag nanalo si pacquiao, no one will say na he beat a dehydrated guy. Matalo naman siya, ok lang siya pa rin ang champion, at pwede sabihin na cotto fought a smaller guy. Ok sige pirmahan na yan para magumpisa na ng training Quote Link to comment
tagalupa Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 PACQUIAO VS. COTTO LAS VEGAS, NEV. (July 20, 2009) – BOB ARUM, CEO of Top Rank, announced today that the mega-fight between boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound king and the reigning Boxing Writers Association of America’s (BWAA) Fighter of the Year, MANNY “PacMan” PACQUIAO, and the pride of Puerto Rico and three-time world champion MIGUEL COTTO is official. “Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto have reached an agreement to fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, November 14,” said Arum. The fight will be seen live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Top Rank is working on a major media tour to start right after Labor Day. Further details will be announced as we get closer to kicking off the tour..” Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, has won six world titles in as many different weight divisions ranging from 112 to 140 pounds. His performance in 2008 was described as “Henry Armstrongesque,” winning world titles at 130 and 135 pounds with victories over Juan Manuel Marquez and David Diaz, respectively, and knocking out and retiring Oscar De La Hoya at 147 pounds to finish the trifecta. This year, he picked up where he left off last year – winning another world title in a new weight division -- dealing defending junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton a one-punch second-round knockout on May 2. Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has sold more tickets at Madison Square Garden in this millennium than any other fighter. He has held a world title every year since 2004. Puerto Rico’s most exciting fighter, Cotto held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight crown from 2004-2006, successfully defending it six times before vacating it to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title at the end of 2006, a title he held for nearly as long. He won his second welterweight title in February this year, knocking out Michael Jennings in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden to become the WBO welterweight champion. Notable scalps on Cotto’s belt include Sugar Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, Joshua Clottey, Pauli Malinaggi, and Demarcus Corley. Quote Link to comment
dragonei Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 You know, I just thought kahit sa 147 kayang kaya ni manny si Cotto. Galing nga sana kung at that weight class sila maglalaban. Magiging 7 divisions world champion si Manny, siguradong manglalaway lalo si Gayweather na labanan siya. But on the other hand, being the much smaller guy masyadong dehado si manny sa 147. Anyway basta importante me pacquaio mayweather bago siya pumasok pulitika Quote Link to comment
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