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GOOD NEWS FOR COTTOThere Are Precedents
MIGUEL COTTO COULD BE NEXT SPOILER AS PUERTO RICAN
“GAME CHANGERS” NOT UNUSUAL IN SPORT’S HISTORY
Although boxing and betting experts are bestowing their beliefs and bank accounts on a Manny Pacquiao victory over Miguel Cotto on Saturday November 14, Miguel Cotto believes differently and boxing history books tell a different story as there have been many a Puerto Rican fighter—from an island rich in producing infamous boxing champions—who have come in the underdog and walked away with the upset victory. Cotto looks to keep the tradition of these former Puerto Rican fighters alive by doing the same to Pacquiao when they meet in one of the most exciting boxing battles of the year.
March 30, 1965: Jose Torres KO 9 Willie Pastrano, MSG, NYC (Wins world light heavyweight title): Pastrano, a veteran of 82 fights, is dropped by Cus D'Amato protege and 1956 Olympic silver medalist Torres, 34-1-1, in the sixth round, and the fight is stopped between the ninth and 10th. Torres, 28, becomes an instant hero in NYC. Pastrano, 29, never fights again.
November 13, 1965: Carlos Ortiz W 15 Ismael Laguna, San Juan (Regains WBC lightweight title): Seven months earlier, Panamanian speed demon Laguna, 40-2-1, had taken the title from the 28-year-old Ortiz in Panama City. In the rematch, Ortiz, 45-5, stuns the world by negating Laguna's speed and reclaiming the title by unanimous decision. They would fight a rubber match in 1967, with Ortiz winning by unanimous decision in New York City.
March 6, 1976: Wilfred Benitez W 15 (split) Antonio Cervantes, San Juan (Wins WBA junior welterweight title): Puerto Rico's Benitez, 17, becomes the youngest world titlist in history (record still stands) by brilliantly outpointing consummate pro Cervantes, 30, who was making his 11th defense and engaging in his 86th fight. It can be argued that defensive genius Benitez, 26-0, never matched this performance despite going on to win world titles at two additional weights.
November 17, 1972: Esteban DeJesus W 10 Roberto Duran, MSG, NYC (non-title bout): In the first of what would be three epic battles, the 21-year-old DeJesus, 33-1, floors lightweight champion Duran, 31-0, with a left hook in round one and goes on to win a unanimous decision to the delight of the predominantly Puerto Rican crowd at the Garden. Duran would win the second and third bouts, both title fights, by kayo, and DeJesus would go on to win the WBC 135-pound title.
October 28, 1978: Wilfredo Gomez KO 5 Carlos Zarate, Hato Rey, PR (Retains WBC super bantamweight title): The 21-year-old super bantamweight champion Gomez, 21-0-1, shocks the boxing world by crushing Mexico's Zarate, the reigning bantamweight champion who is ranked in the top three on virtually all pound-for-pound lists. It is Gomez's sixth title defense. Zarate was favored because he entered the ring with a barely believable record of 52-0 with 51 kayos. Both fighters struggle to make weight, but Zarate needs four trips to the scale to reduce to 122, and is clearly weakened by the effort.
September 26, 1986: Edwin Rosario KO 2 Livingstone Bramble, Miami Beach (Wins WBA lightweight title): After losing to Hector Camacho in June, Rosario, 28-2, is a significant underdog against the 26-year-old Bramble, 24-1-1, and in his prime after scoring wins over Ray Mancini (twice) and Tyrone Crawley. Rosario, 23, flaunts his crushing kayo power against a fighter with a defense that had been thought to be impenetrable. It is the start of Rosario's second reign as a 135-pound titlist.
September 18, 1999: Felix Trinidad W 12 Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas (Retains IBF welterweight title; Wins WBC welterweight title): In a hotly anticipated battle of unbeaten champions and icons, Trinidad and De La Hoya add a significant chapter to the history of Puerto Rico-Mexico (or Mexican-American) battles. The 26-year-old Trinidad, 35-0, rallies in the late rounds, forces De la Hoya to retreat and wins a controversial majority decision.
ABOUT PACQUIAO vs. COTTO
Promoted by Top Rank in association with MP Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, FIRE POWER: PACQUIAO vs. COTTO will take place Saturday, November 14 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
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 complete the trifecta. This year, he picked up where he left off last year – winning another world title in a new weight division – by 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 to 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 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, 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, Paulie Malignaggi and Demarcus Corley.
The Pacquiao vs. Cotto pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $54.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com or www.toprank.com.
HBO's® fast-moving reality series "24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto" returns with an all new episode on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their November 14 pay-per-view showdown. Episodes one and two are available on HBO ON DEMAND®.
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Bad News:
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BAD NEWS FOR COTTO! He is going to get knocked out. Pacquiao will have another short night.
Monday Nov 2, 2009 07:25:39 PM
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Isaiah:
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Good coverage of those past fights, but I must say that that "WIN" that Felix Trinidad has over Oscar De La Hoya is and always will be total BS. Anyway, to the present, this fight will be great. These guys are true warriors that go after the best and make a superfight like thsi possible. Does it really matter who wins? Two winners and one victor. In this, we are the fans who can't lose. They need no cowards gumming up the works. A coward who's been exsposed on the radio for what he really is should just stay retired. With these kind of superfights happening, you know, these guys giving everything of themselves and giving the fights fans want to see, means that when big named cowards fade away, boxing still lives to see another day FLOYD!
Monday Nov 2, 2009 07:36:49 PM
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Pete steward:
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manny in 7rds
Monday Nov 2, 2009 07:44:49 PM
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Sad Night!!!:
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Another sad night for the philipines when Freddy thows in the towel AGAIN to save his boxer from getting KILLED by a BORICUA!!!!
Prraaaaa!!!!!
Monday Nov 2, 2009 07:53:00 PM
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hmmm:
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Game changers in reverse! Favorite Tito Trinidad tried to keep his WBA middleweight title against Bernard Hopkins. B-Hop shut that down, shut it up and beat up Trinidad. Wilfred Benitez could not keep his title against the fast-rising Sugar Ray Leonard. Edwin Rosario couldn't hold on to his title against fast-rising Mexican beatdown man Jose Luis Ramirez. Carlos Ortiz was surprised by lightly-regarded Carlos Teo Cruz. And Jose Torres got whoop by Nigerian 5-foot-6 Dick Tiger, who was coming up from being an undersized middleweight. History also tells the story of those coming into the ring as underdogs and leaving defeated, badly defeated. Miguel Cotto will join that pack.
Monday Nov 2, 2009 08:12:05 PM
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hmmm:
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Game changers in reverse! Favorite Tito Trinidad tried to keep his WBA middleweight title against Bernard Hopkins. B-Hop shut that down, shut it up and beat up Trinidad. Wilfred Benitez could not keep his title against the fast-rising Sugar Ray Leonard. Edwin Rosario couldn't hold on to his title against fast-rising Mexican beatdown man Jose Luis Ramirez. Carlos Ortiz was surprised by lightly-regarded Carlos Teo Cruz. And Jose Torres got whoop by Nigerian 5-foot-6 Dick Tiger, who was coming up from being an undersized middleweight. History also tells the story of those coming into the ring as underdogs and leaving defeated, badly defeated. Miguel Cotto will join that pack.
Monday Nov 2, 2009 08:12:07 PM
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ali @ Isaiah:
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Why do you bring up Mayweather when the article is not even about him damn give the man a break. Yall always say he gets too much press so don't bring him up if the article is not about him.
Monday Nov 2, 2009 10:19:05 PM
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Fe'Roz :
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Cotto will sleep well knowing that there is a precedent.....and I'm certain will be greatly assured by these facts. Not. History is neither his friend nor enemy. Nor is it History whom he is fighting. He is fighting a very special, maybe once in a lifetime fighter, destined to be History.
Monday Nov 2, 2009 10:19:59 PM
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Fe'Roz :
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Ali is right. Let's keep this clean. Next week, with the boxing world fixated on two great warriors, we'll have plenty to fight about.
Monday Nov 2, 2009 10:44:58 PM
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Smiley C:
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I wouldn't want to be Cotto. He's gone in seven rounds or less! Fo' sure!
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 12:36:08 AM
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Lyd from Barugo, Leyte, Philippines:
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Pacman is the best fighter ever. He will clean Cotto's clock and cause him a break on the jaw and a sad heart.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 12:45:28 AM
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I think Cotto will be too strong for the Pacman.I'm interested to see how he will handle Cotto's edge in stregnth. will he be quick enough to avoid serious damage while entering the danger zone and be able to score some damage himself? we'll find out soon.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 03:08:01 AM
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Matthew:
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Good piece. I am really excited for the Pacquiao-Cotto showdown. I have to say that while I think De La Hoya did enough to beat Trinidad, he gets no sympathy from me for the way he fought the last few rounds. He was putting on a boxing clinic for 8 rounds, and then just tried to coast. You can't win that way.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 06:54:12 AM
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victor:
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they've said it repeatedly before -- that pacquiao is smaller, with shorter reach, etc...yet, he downed them all -- diaz, oscar, hatton. and now here comes cotto. he's flat footed and may be fast but not as fast as manny. i want cotto to lose so that manny can face mayweather jr., and then retire a champion unequalled.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 08:27:42 AM
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deepwater:
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Going with cotto.Saw him live at the garden everytime.its hard to bet against him but it should be a great fight
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 09:34:57 AM
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Anony:
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I'M USING COTTO'S MENTALITY FOR THIS FIGHT... Freddie Roach, fans and the betting factor could talk all they want but november 14th is around the corner and I'm confident "our team" is doing their job extremely well as we can appreciate in 24/7 and the team's interviews. Let the fists do the talking - 11 days left.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 09:55:37 AM
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I think that Cotto will win. The key is if Cotto can take Pacman's punch early in the fight, if he can (I think he can) he will brutally punish Pac for about 7 or 8 rounds until Roach thows in the towel. This is not a knock on Pac because he is a very exceptional fighter, it's just that Cotto is the real deal and a lot bigger, stronger, and has some speed also.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 10:12:28 AM
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#1 PacFan "KO's Cotto in 7":
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Firepower I must say is the best to describe this fight. First round might be a feel out round but I gurrantee you after a minute into the round you will see fire. Fire into eyes of Cotto and fire into fists of Pacquiao. You best stock up with plenty of beer and snacks in front of you because you can't miss a second with this fight. It might end early or go the distance but after you'll end up with a jaw dropped and awed type look. This should be worth every penny distributed.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 10:21:13 AM
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#1 PacFan "KO's Cotto in 7":
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The big question I have is, how much did Roach and Santiago learn from the Judah-Cotto fight? Who will come out with the best gameplan? I think Roach might have pick up more in that fight than Team Cotto did. Roach was saying it was going to go the distance but now he is confident with a first round knockout. That's pretty bold! I say Pac in 7!
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 10:25:48 AM
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ali:
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It's hard to pick who's going to win this fight and right now I can't even pick. Im going to go on Youtube and ckeckout some of there past and maybe then I can come up with an answer.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 11:03:17 AM
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Fe'Roz :
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Sentiments aside, this has all the earmarks of a great fight. Arguably one of the best in years. Explosive power, electric speed....and the hearts on Lions. There are any number of scenarios that could play out. The first question is how Manny can take Miguel's punch. If he can, then I see very few scenarios where Cotto can win. I see many more with Manny on top. But this is mano e mano. Boxing. A sport like no other. One mistake, either mental of physical, one punch,.....and the worm can turn. Just like that. Ask Meldrick Taylor. Or ODLH. You need to fight all twelve rounds. Then we will see who is on top. For now, both men, Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao reign supreme.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 01:56:37 PM
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Ray:
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I have a question,did anyone notice on 24/7,how Jose Luis Castillo a faded former champion was getting the best of Manny in their sparring,pushing him back,landing hard shots to the head?.Imagine what Cotto would do to the pac-man if he can push him back with agression & strenth,and he is bigger,stronger,younger.Just food for thought.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 02:39:37 PM
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blue4cor:
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As long as there are NO LOW BLOWS an all time record of 7 wins in different weigt categories will happen on Nov 14. And why?....... MARGARITO was not hit at all with a low blow and went home victorious.
Tuesday Nov 3, 2009 08:18:32 PM
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Pronz:
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l would say that may the best man win, it depends if how this two fighters can take solid punches that they given to each other lets wait till Nov 14th, to the victory who ever of two great warrior in the history of boxing, well honestly l could say Paquiao will take a chance to have a 7th different tittle division in the HISTORY & he will put cotto on the ground between 5 or 6 round, weel this is my straight point of view to this BIG FIGHT on Nov the 14th, Pacquiao is fast like a wind that make u blind in a second, thanks!!!
Wednesday Nov 4, 2009 06:27:45 PM
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Angie And Goody...23 Years Later
Twenty three years later after they seconded Marvin Hagler and Ray Leonard in Las Vegas, Goody Petronelli and Angelo Dundee crossed paths again. This time, it was at Foxwoods. Photo/friend of TSS "The Iceman" John Scully reports there were only pleasantries exchanged. Goody didn't debate the split decision victory enjoyed by Leonard, which to this day Hagler disputes.
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