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Saturday night marks the first fight of the Social Networking Era of Pugilism. Paulie Malignaggi went to the web after losing to Juan Diaz on Aug.

Although it is not etched in stone yet, the probability of the most anticipated fight since Oscar De La Hoya vs.

Despite not having Mayweather's pedigree and proper resources at his disposal at the beginning of his career, Pacquiao has become arguably the best boxer of our generation.

Victor "Vicious" Ortiz, with a record of 24 -2-1, is indeed vicious in the ring but outside he is anything but.

Big Apple Boxing Thoughts 11.23.09: Manny Is a Beast But What of Cotto? Posted by Jonathan Yaghoubi on 11.23.2009 Pacquiao continues to roll but what should Miguel Cotto do next? Photos by Laura De La Torre / 411mania.com Manny Pacquiao has proven for the last year and a half that the more you doubt him, the better he continues to get.

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Latinos have had a profound influence on boxing, particularly in smaller-weight divisions, evident by 21 nominees in the ongoing "World's Greatest Ever Boxer" promotion.

It was announced on Friday by HBO Pay-Per-View that the November 14Th clash between Manny Paquiao and Miguel Cotto procured approximately 1.25 million buys, garnering $70 million in revenue.

About a year ago, I grossly offended Manny Pacquiao. In lieu of applauding his bravery for taking on the much larger Oscar De La Hoya, I questioned the validity of the bout and painted the fight as more of business proposal to ensure an economic surplus for both men.

One of the fortuitous consequences of Manny Pacquiao's rocket ride to stardom is his single-handedly forging a new generation of fighters and boxing fans.

In one of the biggest super fights of 2009 we saw the man regarded as the best at Light Welterweight face the many men regard as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world as Ricky "Hitman" Hatton faced Manny Pacquiao.

November 18, 2009 - Oscar De La Hoya is heading back into the ring! According to an announcement the boxing great will make on TBS TV's Lopez Tonight -- hosted by George Lopez -- Oscar De La Hoya is NOT walking away from the ring.

Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines celebrates after defeating Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in their WBO welterweight boxing championship bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 14, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Heading into 2009 the debate as to who was the "Fighter Of The Decade" was still up for grabs between Manny Pacquiao 50-3-2 and Floyd Mayweather Jr.

BY JUN MEDINA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Experts and fans alike are picking pound-for-pound king Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao to beat Puerto Rican welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto in their title fight on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena.

From the moment Miguel Angel Cotto decided to turn professional after the summer Olympic Games in 2000, there was no mistake what the goal was for the former amateur standout.

Manny Pacquiao spent long, hard weeks getting ready for one of the biggest nights of his life.

Floyd Mayweather won't publicly talk about his future boxing plans, instead saying the focus should be on Saturday's Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas.

Academy Award-nominated actor Burt Young's knowledge of boxing goes far beyond the fact that he portrayed Paulie, the anguished brother-in-law of Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" character in the classic 1976 film and all of its sequels.

The best little fighter you will probably ever see had the seat of honor on the bus carrying him to his grand arrival at the MGM Grand casino.