Great news for all the boxing heads out there.

It appears that a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto is in the preliminary stages and could very well happen in November. I don’t think you could make a more exciting fight than this unless Mayweather decides to fight Pacquiao, so fans are definitely getting what they want to see this year. Check the details:

“Manny told me what to do,” Bob Arum said. “Manny told me, ‘Go ahead, make that fight.’ So it will go Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand here in Vegas.”

What with Cotto’s badly cut left eyebrow area, I asked if that might cause a date delay.

“No because it’s not that bad. Miguel is delighted to get a fight against Manny, trust me. Miguel very much wants this fight. It will be a sensational fight the way they attack.”

As far as the explosive, arena-shaking ovation more than 17,000 fans gave Pacquiao when Michael Buffer introduced him, Arum said the fighter was thrilled.

“Manny really enjoyed and liked that,” Arum said. “He was impressed by Cotto’s fan support and told me it reminded him of how the British fans stand with Ricky Hatton.

This fight is gonna be one of the most exciting things we see all year because their styles are very suited for each other. Manny is a fast offensive fighter, Miguel is all-heart and never clenches his opponent. Team Pacquiao made a VERY smart move by targeting Cotto because:

1. His defense is mediocre. Cotto has been put on his ass and rocked PLENTY of times, this plays into Manny’s hands.
2. Cotto is relatively slow, he doesn’t wow anyone with handspeed.

These two things are the exact reason Manny Pacquiao didn’t fight Shane Mosley (who has excellent handspeed and excellent defense). Shane approached Team Pacquiao immediately following his destruction of Ricky Hatton, and was basically told to kick rocks. It wasn’t about money, it wasn’t about weight, it was about the fact that Mosley is very dangerous and the risk outweighed the reward.

I highly doubt Manny would kick Cotto’s ass the way he kicked Hatton’s ass, because Cotto is a tough cookie, but Manny will win nonetheless.

[shouts to bad left hook for the scoop]

Not even 24hrs after the last video displaying Floyd’s money wasting habits, here’s another one where he acts even more ignorant. I think it’s all part of Mayweather’s master plan to turn the public against him… theres absolutely NO WAY you can watch the following video and *not* want to see him get his ass kicked.

He’s so brash, so cocky, so unpleasant, that I’m a huge fan of his and even *I* want him to shut the hell up. In the end, this will all translate to big bucks when he decides to step back in the ring and fight someone (Miguel Cotto? Margarito?).

I’ll leave you guys with an astute quote from Money May himself:

“Everyone has to support Barack Obama, thats a real brotha. He danced on Soul Train, he got a cold hoop game, he smokes Newport cigarettes, and he listens to rap music.”

ROFL. Please get back in the ring soon Floyd.

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The welterweight and middleweight divisions are rich with talent. Anywhere from 147lbs to 160lbs you can find numerous world class fighters capable of being champions.

…….and NONE of them want any parts of Paul Williams.

Antonio Margarito is currently #1 on fans lists as the pound for pound best fighter in the world, and he won’t even entertain a rematch with the one man who kicked his ass in 2007. Floyd Mayweather is retired, Shane Mosley doesn’t want any, Miguel Cotto doesn’t want any, and Oscar De La Hoya wants to pick on 135 pounders.

The only man willing to face off with Paul is Joshua Clottey, which will be a good fight, but it lacks the intrigue and money that Williams deserves.

Here is Paul in action from this past Saturday, kicking the ever loving sh-t out of a poor fellow named Andy Kolle.

Theres a crazy myth that’s been regurgitated over and over by the sports media and fans who don’t know better for the last year or so. The myth is that Floyd Mayweather ducked Antonio Margarito and is scared to fight him. I know this myth provides fodder for the masses and gives everyone the chance to stir the pot, but the problem is that it’s simply not true.

I’ve touched on this issue before on Sportaphile, but in this post I’m going to break things down thoroughly so I don’t have to debate my readers over and over in the comments.

Aside from what I just previously mentioned, there are two major reasons that people love to believe this myth, and I’ll discuss each reason below.

*Why People Willingly Believe This Myth*
This part is simple. Floyd Mayweather is VERY easy to dislike to a large percentage of sports fans. People look at Floyd and see a loudmouthed, ignorant, spoiled rich black man, and it turns them off. He prances around in Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s the video of what many consider to be the fight of the year. I’ve included 2 videos in this post (both videos are the exact same thing). So if one of them doesn’t work, simply press play on the other.

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