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Hatton Sr. Praises Pacquiao’s Performance Against Cotto

Posted on 19 November 2009. Tags: floyd mayweather jr, gareth williams, hitman, ibo, juan manuel marquez, las vegas, manny, manny pacquiao, mgm grand, miguel cotto, pacquiao, ricky hatton, ricky hatton sr., wbo

The father/manager of former IBO light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ray Hatton, has praised pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao for “a cracking fight” in which he stopped WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in 55 seconds of the final round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas last Saturday.

In an overseas telephone conversation with BoxingScene.com, insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports, Hatton said Pacquiao put on “a tremendous performance and he (Pacquiao) looked so big on the scales, even bigger than Cotto.”

Hatton said he felt that Cotto “took more than what he needed to about eight rounds onwards” even as he commended Pacquiao who, he observed, “at times took his foot off the pedal (eased off) which was good job he did.”

At the same time Hatton said Cotto was “very, very brave and took punches with about three rounds left that I thought he didn’t have to although he didn’t want to quit.” He said such decisions “could be punishing a little bit later and could be the difference between how long his career lasts.”

Pacquiao administered a brutal second round knockout on Hatton when they clashed at the MGM Grand last May 6.

Hatton disclosed that following that crushing defeat his son Ricky would make a decision on whether to return to the ring sometime in January after an extended holiday and that should he return the opponent may well be Juan Manuel Marquez, the reigning WBA/WBO lightweight champion who dropped a lopsided points decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr last October.

Hatton said “that’s the fight they want him to have and I know for a fact that if Ricky comes back you have to come up against an opponent who is in the top three or four in the pound-for-pound list. I wouldn’t think he’ll come back to just fight and knock somebody out.” He said Ricky Hatton “is just like Manny (Pacquiao) who wouldn’t do that either. If he (Ricky) does fight again it will be a really credible opponent.” Hatton Promotions chief executive Gareth Williams had earlier told Gavin Glicksman of The Sun that “if Ricky does carry on it would be an ideal fight for him to take on Marquez. He is an elite fighter, just like Ricky, who will want to challenge the best.”

SOURCE: http://www.boxingscene.com/index.php?m=show&id=23562

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Roach wants Pacquiao to face Marquez at a 145 pound catch-weight

Posted on 19 November 2009. Tags: andre berto, floyd mayweather jr, freddie roach, juan manuel marquez, manny, manny pacquiao, miguel cotto, oscar de la hoya, pacquiao, shane mosley, wba, wbc, wbo, world boxing organization

I thought the catch weight bouts for Manny Pacquiao were done and finished with his fight with World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto last weekend, but I guess I’m wrong. Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach, in an article with Philstar, said “ Maybe we can do Marquez one more time and give him a rematch…It will definitely be a big fight.” Roach is speaking of Juan Manuel Marquez as a backup plan to use in case a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn’t materialize for one reason or another.

This would be great news if Pacquiao fights Marquez. The two have fought twice and both fights have ended up in controversial outcomes. The first fight ended up in a 12 round draw and the 2nd fight resulted in an even more controversial 12 round split decision win for Pacquiao. Many people felt that Marquez won the fight, and there was no effort on Pacquiao’s part to make up for it by fighting Marquez in a rematch.

The one problem for a rematch is that Roach is talking about the fight taking place at 145 pounds. Frankly, I think that sucks. Marquez already showed against Mayweather that he doesn’t have the frame to carry 144 pounds without being drastically slowed down because of it.

But by Roach wanting the fight to take place at 145, it’s as good as saying that wants Pacquiao to have a huge advantage in the fight. I’m tired of these catch weight fights. I don’t know why Pacquiao has to fight at a catch weight for so many of his fights. He did it with Cotto, and although the fight against Oscar De La Hoya wasn’t at a catch weight, it might as well have been because De La Hoya had to come down to 147 for the fight, a weight he hadn’t fought in years.

Marquez won’t have any say in the matter, because he’s not the more popular fighter and doesn’t have the title. He’ll take the fight anyway he can get it if they offer it to him. But that doesn’t mean it will be fair to Marquez. We already saw that Marquez is too small to fight in the mid 140s, so why fight him at that weight? If Pacquiao wants to fight Marquez, why not fight him at super featherweight (130)? I’ll tell you why, because Marquez would be quick and dangerous at that weight and it would be curtains for Pacquiao.

Roach also is looking at Pacquiao fighting the winner of the January fight between WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley and WBC welterweight title holder Andre Berto. “Maybe the winner of that Mosley-Berto fight can be a great fighter for Manny.” Well, you can figure the winner of that fight will be Mosley, who Pacquiao should have fought last Saturday night instead of Cotto. I’m not holding my breath on Pacquiao fighting Mosley anytime soon, not unless Mosley gets a little older. Pacquiao will lose to Mosley.

SOURCE: http://www.boxingnews24.com/2009/11/roach-wants-pacquiao-to-face-marquez-at-a-145-pound-catch-weight/

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Prestigious Diamond Belt Made for Manny Pacquiao. WBC’s First Ever.

Posted on 16 November 2009. Tags: chatchai sasakul, david diaz, diamond belt, juan manuel marquez, Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, manny, manny pacquiao, marco antonio barrera, oscar de la hoya, pacquiao, pound-for-pound king, ricky hatton, wbc diamond belt, world title record

Last Sunday afternoon (Philippine time), another ineluctable boxing history was made after Manny Pacquiao achieved another victory against Miguel Cotto. Before the fight, Pacman’s World Title record evens with Oscar de la Hoya’s record with six both of them. After winning over Miguel Cotto, the Pound-for-Pound King now held his 7th World Title record, a not-so-ordinary feat for most of the boxers even with Manny Pacquiao. He’s not only grasping his gathered achievements along with the most held World Title record in boxing history but also grabbed the first ever WBC Diamond Belt.

According to Boxingscene.com, the Diamond Belt was created as an honorary championship exclusively for fights between elite boxers. Before the Pacquiao-Cotto fight, Manny Pacquiao made a total of three WBC World Title in different weight divisions against Chatchai Sasakul, Juan Manuel Marquez and David Diaz respectively while Miguel Cotto is a former WBC International champion. The belt was handcrafted in Mexico with 18 karat gold and fusion and has 861 diamonds, 221 emeralds, 6 rubies and 180 Swarovsky glass stones all of them mounted on an Italian Ferrari leather. The belt also displays the picture and the flag of 2 boxing heroes, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.

Manny Pacquiao’s other 3 World Title records before Pacquiao-Cotto’s Firepower were fought against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Marco Antonio Barrera and Ricky Hatton.

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Ways to Watch Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto. Free live streaming, live updates, live feeds.

Posted on 15 November 2009. Tags: chatchai sasakul, david diaz, juan manuel marquez, lehlo ledwaba, live feeds, live stream, live updates, manny, manny pacquiao, marco antonio barrera, miguel cotto, pacquiao, ricky hatton, world title

After fighting Chatchai Sasakul, Lehlo Ledwaba, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, David Diaz, Ricky Hatton for the 6 World Title fights, will he grab the 7th World Title against Miguel Cotto and deemed as the Greatest Boxer of Boxing History?

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