After devastating Mexico’s all-star boxing idols, Manny Pacquiao will look to put a major dent into the boxing pantheon of another one of the sport’s major Latin American hotbeds when he measures himself against Puerto Rico’s finest Miguel Cotto.

Filipino phenomenon Manny Pacquiao, it seems, is part of the fighting world’s stream of consciousness at present. And high in the mind of those in Las Vegas, now his home from home from home – after General Santos City and Los Angeles.

I’m going down to 140 and I want to fight Pacquiao for his belt because that’s a belt I had never won. I have never won the jr. welterweight belt before. Also, at the same time, I can pick up the pound-for-pound belt. I believe I can make the weight so let’s do it! There should be no 143, 141, 142 or all this other stuff. I’m going to 140 and fighting at his weight…I’m [...]

Following Miguel Cotto’s June 13 questionable decision over Joshua Clottey, many thought the showdown between he and Filipino sensation, Manny Pacquiao was a done deal. Better than a month up the road, and a fight that seemed to be in the works is actually far from working. Team Pacquiao has shifted a bit from the initial dialogue held – once citing that the weight wouldn’t matter, [...]