Manny Pacquiao News

MANILA "People's Champ" Manny Pacquiao humbly stated that his record of winning seven world titles in seven different weight classes would be hard to equal much less to surpass.

BY Alex P. Vidal / PNS SURREY, British Columbia - " He can't turn his back from the sport that gave him free college education and berth in the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

All week, as anticipation built for Saturday night's welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, those with a vested interest looked beyond.

Numerous reports have emerged this week that Juan Manuel Marquez and Ricky Hatton are in talks over the possibility of a showdown between the two next summer in the UK.

Before Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto met in the boxing ring at MGM Arena in Las Vegas, rumor of the private affair of Manny Pacquiao with sexy actress Krista Ranillo has been buzzing already not only in prints, radio and television but also in the internet.

William Hill took several four-figure wagers on Pacquiao to beat Cotto in Las Vegas.

WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan said yesterday it is unlikely that he will ever fight stable-mate and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.

Ricky Hatton will not be forced into a hasty decision to return to the ring to face Juan Manuel Marquez, Gareth Williams, CEO of Hatton Promotions has insisted.

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Main event is scheduled to begin about 8:15 PT . You can follow Kevin Baxter's live round-by-round updates from the main event by clicking here later today.

Courtesy of the formidable promotion machine for the fight, here's a selection of predictions from sports figures and celebrities for Saturday's welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand: "I think there would have been a good opportunity for Pacquiao to win if he faced Cotto before he fought Clottey, but now ...

It is seldom wise to rush to definitive judgment after any sporting contest, but no sane observer could deny that Manny Pacquiao, after his thrilling conquest of Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight title, is among the finest and most ferociously gifted boxers to have laced a pair of gloves.

Sometimes it's easy to tell who the naturally bigger man is in a boxing match. Last Saturday, England's David Haye lifted the WBA heavyweight championship from Russia's Nicolay Valuev on a 12-round, majority decision in Nuremberg, Germany.

He's learning the hard way that the walk to the ring is intense, but not as much so as a walk to the altar! So I'll be overseeing this week's "Fact or Fiction," and I'll be in the blue corner.

Yuri Foreman late Saturday night became the first Israeli to claim a professional boxing crown when he defeated Daniel Santos of Puerto Rico to take the WBA junior middleweight title on points.

Fans of "American Idol" got a bit of treat during tonight's broadcast of the "Firepower" clash between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.

Manny Pacquiao hopes his stunning victory Saturday over Miguel Cotto will put him in line for a mega welterweight showdown against Floyd Mayweather in 2010.

If Ring magazine is the world champion of boxing magazine it's big European rival is British based Boxing News that is now celebrating it's 100th year in production.

LAS VEGAS a ' Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 144 pounds, his heaviest ever, while Miguel Cotto came in at the contract limit of 145 pounds for their today's scheduled 12-round fight.

The big question now for Manny Pacquiao is not the how the customary parades, speeches, and celebrations will be planned.