Pacquaio-Cotto Fight is Finally Set

Manny Pacquiao is now making the most of his free time with his family before he begins the long grind in preparation for his fight against Miguel Cotto.

The top pound-for-pound fighter said he is very much excited to go back to the gym and start training for his upcoming fight with the reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight champion from Puerto Rico.

“Tinanggap ko na ang alok at hamon upang labanan ang dambuhalang si Miguel Angel Cotto sa Nobyembre 14, sa MGM Grand Arena sa Las Vegas at excited na ako upang simulan ang paghahanda,” said Pacquiao in his Philboxing.com column “Kumbinasyon”.

Pacquiao and Cotto at the welterweight limit

The proposed mega-fight between pound-for-pound champ Manny Pacquiao and WBO Welterweight Champion, Miguel Cotto is getting intense. Many in the boxing community are scratching their heads over a matchup featuring a natural Junior-Lightweight and a fighter believed to have seen his better days.

If the proposed Cotto-Pacquiao fight were to come off as expected, it will happen because of tremendous concessions extracted from Cotto's side. Aside from a deeply-insulting 65/35 purse split in Manny's favor, Cotto will probably have to weigh in at no more than 145 lbs., his lightest weight since his WBO super-lightweight title defense victory over Paulie Malinaggi in 2006.