Filipino Manny Pacquiao said that his fight against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, which took place the day before in Las Vegas (USA), turned out to be very difficult.
Recall that the 30-year-old Pacquiao defeated Cotto by TKO in the twelfth round, and this victory brought him the WBO welterweight title, as well as the WBC diamond belt. Filipino who currently holds an unofficial title best boxer planet, regardless of the weight category, became the first in history to win champion titles in seven weight categories.
“It was a tough fight,” Pacquiao said. - This is my last weight category. This is a historic achievement. And more importantly, a Filipino did it.”
According to statistics, Pacquiao has twice surpassed his opponent in the number of accurate shots (336 vs. 172), and in power shots he has surpassed Cotto by almost three times (276 vs. 93).
According to the Filipino, at the beginning of the fight, he was in no hurry and gave Cotto the opportunity to deliver several accurate blows in order to feel the opponent's striking power.
“In the early rounds of the fight, we were very careful because we didn’t know how things would develop,” Pacquiao said. - At the beginning of the fight, I wanted to test his punching power. So I wanted to get a few hits to the head and body. When I was in control of a fight, I would be aggressive and push him. In the early rounds, I was looking for a knockout opportunity, so I threw fewer punches."
Obviously, the Filipino's next opponent should be former champion world in five weight categories Floyd Mayweather Jr., who recently returned to the ring, and before his departure was considered the strongest boxer in the world, regardless of weight category. After the fight ended, Pacquiao's fans started chanting, "We want to fight Floyd," and the Filipino's trainer, Freddie Roach, also said he wanted the fight.
But the victor himself left the issue of choosing an opponent in the hands of his promoter Bob Arum. “My task is to fight in the ring. The fights are arranged by my promoter,” Pacquiao said.
We also note that the live broadcast of Pacquiao's next fight was a huge success in his homeland. The streets were empty, the police reported no crimes and accidents in many cities and regions during the broadcast of the battle. A lot of people gathered around the large screens installed in the streets to broadcast the fight, some people even climbed lampposts and trees to better see the screen. The mayor of one of the small towns hit by a typhoon in September paid for a pay-per-view broadcast out of his own pocket so that about 2,500 of his fellow countrymen, who lost their homes and live in the gym, could watch Pacquiao's fight.
Manny Pacquiao continues to be one of the best boxers peace. He proved this in Las Vegas, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. At a time when it was morning in Moscow time and evening in America, he fought the WBO (World Boxing Organization) super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto.
It is noteworthy that in his career, Pacquiao does not like to be content with victories in only one weight category.
Having become the WBC super flyweight champion in 1997, the Filipino took two championship belts in the "rooster weight", and only after about 10 years - the WBC title in the "feather weight". Then he moved to a heavier category and in the same Las Vegas at the end of June last year, he beat David Diaz by technical knockout. And in May of this year, he became the welterweight champion after defeating Briton Ricky Hatton.
After that, Pacquiao, already recognized as the best boxer in the world, regardless of weight category, entered the ring already as a “second welterweight” against recognized leader in this category Cotto. And from the very beginning of the fight, it was the Puerto Rican, who chose rap as the musical accompaniment when entering the ring, took the initiative into his own hands. He tried to demonstrate a number of good shots, however, while Miguel's speed in a fight with such an opponent as Pacquiao left much to be desired.
And the fighters nevertheless spent the first round extremely carefully and on an equal footing.
Only from the second round, the Filipino began to go on the attack, trying to demonstrate a number of combinations. Cotto answered it with jabs, but not as effectively. True, Miguel, in general, coped with Manny's attacks.
Manny is still a champion
In the future, the Filipino, having coped with the initial attacks of the opponent, seized the initiative. In the third and fourth rounds, he knocked down the Puerto Rican, but he found the strength to rise from the floor. Pacquiao increased his movement, while Cotto moved a bit sluggishly. The speed allowed Pacquiao to deliver a number of good shots in the second half of the fight.
It became clear that Cotto could help out only one or two good hits in counterattacks, since the judges would certainly have given the victory to Pac-Man.
And in the 10th round, the bleeding Cotto threw several jabs towards the opponent. This helped little and even provoked Pacquiao, who, probably, did not want to let his opponent finish the fight, as they say, on his feet. And in the 12th round, after a multi-way attack by the Filipino, the referee in the ring stopped the fight, giving the victory to Pacman by technical knockout. Pacquiao received the WBC diamond belt and WBO super welterweight title.
As part of this boxing evening, Russian Matvey Korobov defeated American James Winchester in middleweight. Double champion world among amateurs won on points by unanimous decision of the judges - 60:54.
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November 14, 2009 The long-awaited fight for the welterweight title took place in Las Vegas, USA. Fight between (34 1 0) Puerto Rico vs Manny Pacquiao (49 3 2) Philippines - (Miguel Cotto vs Manny Pacquiao).
The first round went smoothly, the rivals were shooting from a long distance. The second round was more heated, the rivals began to exchange hard and frequent combinations of punches trying to break the opponent's spirit and take the lead in the ring. At the beginning of the third round, Manny Pacquiao inflicts a light knockdown on his opponent Miguel Cotto. The fight takes place at a super fast pace, the fighters inflict lightning powerful blows. In the 4th round, Manny Pacquiao again knocked down Miguel Cotto. There is no doubt that by the 6th round, Manny Pacquiao outplayed his opponent and suppressed his courage. Miguel Cotto is getting less and less effective, losing speed and missing a lot of punches. From the 8th round, Miguel Cotto moves a lot into the ropes, as if running away from his opponent. In the 12th round, the same picture is repeated as before, the referee stops the fight. Manny Pacquiao wins by TKO in the 12th round
Manny Pacquiao today confirmed his status as the best boxer regardless of weight categories, having won the WBO welterweight belt, previously owned by Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao's advantage began to be seen almost from the very beginning of the fight. Already in the second round, Miguel Cotto was on the floor. In the fourth, towards the end of the round, Cotto went to another knockdown, more severe than the first. After that, the Puerto Rican changed tactics, trying to stay at a long distance, acted on counterattacks and fired back with jabs. This allowed him to last until the 12th round against the surprisingly quick and tireless Pacquiao.
In the first minute of the twelfth round, the Filipino pinned Miguel against the ropes and carried out a successful series of punches. At this point, the fight became like a clear beating of Cotto and the referee stopped the fight at the 51st second of the final round, defending the defeat of the Puerto Rican by technical knockout.
Video: Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto. 12th round.
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