Posts Tagged ‘Miguel Cotto’

Iconic boxer “Iron” Mike Tyson said Monday on The Waddle & Silvy Show on ESPN 1000 that he’s convinced money will force WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao and WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather to eventually throw fists. "I just believe they're going to have a fight at some time” said ...

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FightHype.com reported Tuesday that the legendary trainer of WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, begrudgingly admitted his prizefighter may have to accept less money in order to bludgeon WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs), an insatiable and obnoxious blowhard who rightfully earned the Boxing Writers Association ...

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ESPN.com reported earlier this afternoon that Philippine tax officials filed a criminal complaint against WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao on March 1 for "discrepancies" regarding his 2010 earnings. Rozil Lozares is the regional director of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in Manila. Lozares alleges that Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs), who in May 2010 was ...

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WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather told the Daily Telegraph Thursday that Amir "King" Khan is not a boxer he would consider as a future opponent. Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) is scheduled to throw fists with WBA world light-welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Two weeks ...

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In a curiously rational rant, WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather told boxingscene.com Wednesday that he considers WBA world light-welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto to be an undefeated prizefighter. “Pretty Boy” is scheduled to fight Cotto on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather’s stance that Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs), a ...

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WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao told boxingscene.com that WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather would be wise to not underestimate WBA world light-welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto when they throw fists on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs), the first pugilist to win 10 world crowns in eight different weight classes, gave Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs) ...

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The iconic trainer of WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao, Freddie Roach, told boxingscene.com Friday that WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather may knockout Puerto Rican icon and WBA world light-welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. "The speed and the boxing ability will be ...

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Talk of WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather overshadowed last Wednesday’s press conference to promote the bout on June 9 between WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao and WBO light welterweight titleholder “Desert Storm” Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KOs) and Bradley (28-0-0-1, ...

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WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao told NYFightBlog.com Friday that he’d like to meet the New York Knicks’ sensational Asian-American point guard, Jeremy Lin, when the club travels west. “I’m proud of him, he’s from Asia,” Pacquiao, 33, told Michael Wood...

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WBO world welterweight king Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao told Yahoo! Sports last Monday that WBC world welterweight champion “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather made him a financial offer to scrap that he had to refuse. "He talks, he says all this, but you know what: he doesn't want the fight," said Pacquiao, 33, ...

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