MANILA—Isang magandang araw ang aking inihahandog sa inyong lahat, mga masusugid kong tagasubaybay ng kolum na ito. Malapit na namang matapos ang isang linggo at sa pagdating ng Setyembre ay magsisimula na tayong maghanda para sa susunod na laban. Marami pa ring mga bagay-bagay ang aking tinatapos sa kasalukuyan at ilang araw na lang ay uumpisahan na ang pag-train kontra kay Miguel Cotto ng Puerto [...]

As the hunt for the venue that will host his training camp steps into high gear, Manny Pacquiao said the country’s summer capital looks like a perfect choice to hold his preparation for the Nov. 14 showdown with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.

It befuddles me how a lot of people are giving Manny Pacquiao such a big edge against Miguel Cotto. To me, this fight is an absolute toss-up. If I was a Miguel Cotto fan, I’d bet on Cotto since the odds in Las Vegas have him as a 2-1 underdog.

Oscar De La Hoya lists Manny Pacquiao not only as one of the greatest fighters he has fought but the guy with the fastest hands. The Golden Boy, in his weekly blog in on-line edition of The Ring magazine, rattled off the names of Julio Cesar Chavez of Mexico, Pernell Whitaker of the US, Arturo Gatti of the US, Ike Quartey of Ghana, Fernando Vargas of the US, Bernard Hopkins of the US, and Pacquiao [...]