Manny Pacquiao Stops Miguel Cotto In 12th round, Sets Up Potential Fight Of The Decade Against Floyd Mayweather Jr
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LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao's speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto's heart.
Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round.
The Filipino star used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title in seven weight classes and cement his stature as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Cotto took such a beating that his face was a river of red from the fury of Pacquiao's punches, but he refused to quit even as his corner tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round.
"I didn't know from where the punches were coming," Cotto said.
The fight was billed as a 145-pound classic, and in the early rounds it didn't disappoint. The two went after each other with a vengeance and Cotto more than held his own as they traded punches in the center of the ring before a roaring sellout crowd at the MGM Grand arena.
Pacquiao dropped Cotto with a right hand early in the third round, but he wasn't badly hurt and came back to finish the round strong. But after Pacquiao put Cotto on the canvas with a big left hand late in the fourth round, the Puerto Rican was never the same again.
"Our plan was not to hurry, but to take our time," Pacquiao said. "It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power."
Cotto's face was marked early and he was bleeding midway through the fight as Pacquiao kept bouncing around and throwing punches in his unorthodox southpaw style. He tried to keep taking the fight to Pacquiao, but by then his punches had lost their sting and his only real chance was to land a big punch from nowhere.
"He hit harder than we expected and he was a lot stronger than we expected," Cotto's trainer, Joe Santiago, said.
Cotto fought gamely, but in the later rounds he was just trying to survive as blood flowed down his face and Pacquiao came after him relentlessly. Santiago tried to stop the fight after the 11th round, but Cotto went back out to take even more punishment before a final flurry along the ropes prompted referee Kenny Bayless to end it.
Cotto's wife and child, who were at ringside, left after the ninth round, unable to watch the beating any longer. They later accompanied him to a local hospital for a post-fight examination.
"My health comes first. I just want to make sure I'm fine, but I feel great. I'm swollen but that's all," Cotto said.
His face swollen, Cotto was bleeding from his nose and his cuts, and he simply couldn't stop Pacquiao from bouncing inside and throwing both hands at will.
"Manny Pacquiao is one of the best boxers I ever fought," Cotto said.
Pacquiao, coming off of spectacular wins over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, added another one against Cotto, who had lost only once and held the WBO version of the welterweight title.
Pacquiao did it in his trademark way, throwing punches in flurries and from all angles until Cotto began to slow down. Then he pursued him nonstop until the end.
The fight likely will set up an even bigger one against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and many in crowd were already chanting, "We want Floyd! We want Floyd."
"I want to see him fight Mayweather," trainer Freddie Roach said.
Mayweather may have second thoughts after Pacquiao did what no fighter has done before — win a belt in a seventh weight class. More impressive, though, is how he has fought, dismantling opponents despite moving up consistently from 106 pounds to the 144 he weighed for the fight.
The welterweight ranks will be the last ones Pacquiao conquers, though.
"This is the last weight division for me," Pacquiao said. "It's history for me and more importantly a Filipino did it."
He was so dominant in the later rounds that Cotto was fighting backward most of the way, simply trying to survive. Pacquiao was credited with landing almost twice as many punches — 336-172 — as Cotto.
"I knew when Cotto started backing up, the fight was over," Roach said.
Pacquiao earned a minimum $13 million, while Cotto got $7 million.
Pacquiao was favored, largely off his last two performances in which he forced De La Hoya to quit on his stool and then knocked out Hatton with a huge left hook in the second round. Some in boxing, including Roach, thought Cotto had been slowed by his devastating loss last year to Antonio Margarito and would be further slowed by having to come in 2 pounds lower than his normal weight.
That wasn't the case early in the fight, with Cotto winning the first round and fighting well. Once he was knocked down by a big left hand late in the fourth round, though, he slowed noticeably.
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Comment by Sergio on November 16, 2009 at 10:47am - They call him prety boy because he never got his ass whoopedand a black eye or cut but he my favorite, i wanted cotto to win
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Comment by raymond rivera on November 16, 2009 at 10:25am - floyd is only called prettyboy because he picks and chooses his fight look at his record he has not fought anyone look cotto fought zab judah and destryed him floyd fought him and went 12 rounds he was even winning the first 3 to 4 rounds so pac will take him his day is numbered ......
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Comment by micky armour on November 16, 2009 at 10:17am - hatton was agr8 fighter but not good anuf for mayweathers speed power and style
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Comment by micky armour on November 16, 2009 at 10:14am
- Mayweather will whoop his ass
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Comment by Heffwonderr on November 16, 2009 at 9:36am - money floyd a beat the shit out pac
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Comment by quidirdutton on November 16, 2009 at 9:28am
- thaty boy good
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Comment by diamond on November 16, 2009 at 9:24am -
"Mayweather is about that money. And if fighting shitty boxers out their prime that can make his paper stack then believe me he and I will take that. In addition I hear people saying that Paquio will destroy Mayweather which is rediculous if you have ever seen Mayweather fight. Who has Paquio fought? shitty people right? De Lahoya out his prime? Floyd hasnt fought anyone either though. I think they are both equal. I think Paquio has better strike just a little better and Floyd has better defence.
FUCKIT if FLOYD DOESNT FIGHT PAQUIO OR MOSLEY THEN HE'S CLEARLY A PUTO"..Who ever u r ...i back u 100% dawg,,thats some real talk son
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Comment by cleidy on November 16, 2009 at 8:43am - PACMAN ONLY FIGHTS OLD PEOPLE , LIKE DE LA HOYA OR MARQUEZ WHEN THEY R NOT IN THEIR PRIME ANYMORE. COTTO DAMAGE HIS FACE PRETTY BADLY SO FAR IS THE YOUNGEST HE S FOUGHT. & MAYWEATHER ALWAYS WINS BY DECISION LIKE, DE LA HOYA LEGALLY WON ALSO CARLOS HERNANDEZ AND LETS NOT FORGET CASTILLO EVEN WEATHERS DAD SAID THAT DE LA HOYA WON. ANYWAY LET THE BEST LOSER WIN....LOL...
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Comment by unknown CHI-773 on November 16, 2009 at 7:16am -
Mayweather is about that money. And if fighting shitty boxers out their prime that can make his paper stack then believe me he and I will take that. In addition I hear people saying that Paquio will destroy Mayweather which is rediculous if you have ever seen Mayweather fight. Who has Paquio fought? shitty people right? De Lahoya out his prime? Floyd hasnt fought anyone either though. I think they are both equal. I think Paquio has better strike just a little better and Floyd has better defence.
FUCKIT if FLOYD DOESNT FIGHT PAQUIO OR MOSLEY THEN HE'S CLEARLY A PUTO
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Comment by John on November 16, 2009 at 5:25am -
1st the circumstances that floyd mayweather fights in = he always has an edge floyd does not take risk at ALL he doesnt want to mess up record because thats the only thing he has at the end of the day he doesnt fight everyone hes scared of people bigger than him
2nd castillo BEAT floyd
3rd lets get real who the fuck he fight? mosley? cotto? williams? get the fuck out of here he ducks and hides like a bitch he only fights when he knows he can win and he makes the other fighter have a disadvantage for example marquez fight he made this dude go up like 20 pounds and Floyd still came in over weight. its sad to see people think floyd is #1 and people remember to be #1 you have to win and be down to fight everyone from everywhere no questions asked bottom line.. everyone knows mayweather a bitch NOTHING close to a warrior
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