Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Firepower, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held on November 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto; Miguel Cotto vs. Kelson Pinto; T. Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Torres This page was last edited on 19 February 2024, at 15:00 (UTC). Text ...
[87] Cotto said in a post-fight interview: "Miguel Cotto comes to boxing to fight the biggest names, and Manny is one of the best boxers we have of all time." The fight generated 1.25 million buys and $70 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue, making it the most watched boxing event of 2009. [88]
Cotto was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Puerto Rican parents, and relocated to Caguas, Puerto Rico, with his family before he turned two. [5] There are several figures linked to boxing in his family, including his late father Miguel Cotto Sr., his brother José Miguel Cotto, his second cousin Abner Cotto, and his uncle and former boxing trainer Evangelista Cotto.
After Cotto was defeated by Margarito, it was announced that De La Hoya and Pound For Pound superstar Manny Pacquiao had agreed to fight December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs. On August 28, 2008, a teleconference was held by Golden Boy Promotions to officially announce the fight. [3]
Manny Pacquiao was born as Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao in Kibawe, Bukidnon, and raised in General Santos, Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and actress Dionisia Dapidran. [ 19 ] His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his father had an affair. [ 19 ]
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey, billed as The Event, was a professional boxing match contested on March 13, 2010, for the WBO welterweight championship. [1] The bout was held at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, U.S. This match was put together after the long awaited superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. had fallen ...
Juan Manuel Márquez vs. Manny Pacquiao II; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III; Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez IV; Manny Pacquiao vs. Lucas Matthysse; Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao; Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao; Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II; Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III; Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley