Pacquiao vs. Cotto

Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao (49-3-2, with 37 come from way of knockout) and Puerto Rican fighter Miguel Cotto (34-1, with 27 come from way of knockout) will meet in Las Vegas in November at a catch-weight of 145 pounds. The Pacquiao vs. Cotto match is scheduled on November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada and can be watched worldwide by all boxing fanatics live on HBO Pay per View. Both camp of Pacquiao and Cotto agreed to fight on 145 pounds to make this match possible. Pacquiao last fight was last May against Hatton. Manny Pacquiao won via knockout after a powerful punched on Hatton. The punch exploded on Hatton's chin, which for boxers is the sweetest of sweet spots, because the chin is a relay switch to the circuitry of the brain. Hatton was unconscious before he hit the canvas. Miguel Cotto is a very tough boxer and with a speed. He is a defensive-boxer and a counter-puncher. He has also a power to knockout his opponent. Last June 13 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, Cotto defended his title against Clottey when he knockout Clottey in the first round of the match. Cotto won on a split decision. The Pacquiao vs. Cotto match would be another exciting match to watch. This would be a prime time boxer against prime time puncher. Both fighters fully understand their bodies, their training, their skill levels, their range, the positives and negatives of their fight styles. They sit atop everything that makes their particular fight styles possible. Pacquiao with his speed, power and precision punching drew adjectives like "perfect" and "amazing" from the normally skeptical boxing writers' guild. Cotto with his speed, toughness, defense, boxing mind and zeal. What more could they attain to make the fight any better? Pacquiao vs. Cotto 2009.