Truth be told Manny Pacquiao does not need Miguel Cotto, nor his belt. Just based on both fighters’ recent history, it should be Cotto crawling on all fours wanting to fight Pacquiao to revive his slumping career. I don’t know whether Cotto is posturing or is simply stubborn when he said he wouldn’t put up his WBO welterweight belt against Pacquiao even if he had to vacate it. Fighting [...]

In a recent interview, world-renowned trainer Freddie Roach proclaimed that his star pupil, Manny Pacquiao, would knockout Miguel Cotto when the two fighters meet on November 14th. When informed of the bold prediction, Cotto took the time to send a stern warning to Roach. “Hey Roach, I have some news. I am not Oscar De La Hoya at the end of his career. I am not the overrated Ricky Hatton. Roach [...]

I don’t need HBO’s unofficial judge Harold Lederman to tell me who is ahead in the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto preflight fight.I give the first round to the Boricua Bomber and his legal adviser, Gabriel Penagaricano Jr., by a 10-8 margin due to knockdowns.

Knowing my history, you would never believe I would agree with Bob Arum on anything. I have walked on the other side of the street from him for years.But a weird “Axis of Evil” exists between Arum, WBO president Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel and myself.