Pacquiao vs. Cotto

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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.

As I type this now I am inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, sitting next to fellow Examiner Dennis Guillermo. It goes without saying that the crowd at the MGM is really starting to heat up. At the moment we are in the 10th round of the Yuri Foreman-Daniel Santos fight, but everybody’s attention is towards the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao showdown.

Filipino ring hero and pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (R) takes his breakfast this morning at his suite at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas

Miguel Cotto will step into the ring in Las Vegas tonight determined not to become another footnote in Manny Pacquiao’s rise to boxing superstardom. The WBO welterweight champion from Puerto Rico will have more than his title on the line when he faces Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.