Watch This: Pacquiao Beats Cotto for Seventh Title

Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round. The Filipino star used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title in seven weight classes and cement his stature as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Cotto took such a beating that his face was a river of red from the fury of Pacquiao's punches but he refused to quit even as his corner tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round. The fight was billed as a 145-pound classic, and in the early rounds it didn't disappoint. The two went after each other with a vengeance and Cotto more than held his own as they traded punches in the center of the ring. Pacquiao dropped Cotto with a right hand early in the third round, but he wasn't badly hurt and came back to finish the round strong. But after Pacquiao put Cotto on the canvas with a big left hand as Cotto was advancing forward late in the fourth round, the Puerto Rican was never the same again. "Our plan was not to hurry but to take our time," Pacquiao said. "It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power." Cotto fought gamely but in the later rounds he was just trying to survive as blood flowed down his face and Pacquiao kept coming after him relentlessly. It looked as if his corner was trying to stop the fight after the 11th round, but Cotto went back out to take even more punishment before a final flurry along the ropes prompted referee Kenny Bayless to call the fight to an end. Cotto's face was swollen, blood was flowing from his nose and his cuts, and he simply couldn't stop Pacquiao from bouncing inside and throwing both hands at will.

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Pacquiao vs. Cotto Results: Live Updates

It's now official, Winner of Pacquiao -Cotto Fight is no other than The Philippines' Pacman via a TKO of Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico. Modesty and greatness seldom go hand in hand, but in Manny Pacquiao they do. The brilliant and engaging Filipino mastered Miguel Cotto, stopping the Puerto Rican in the twelfth round to become WBO welterweight champion at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in the early hours of yesterday, then batted off all the plaudits being thrown at him with a shy smile. “I always tell myself that I am just an ordinary fighter, but I have to beat the best fighters and sometimes I can,” he said. Pacquiao, 30, is far from ordinary. When he beat Oscar De La Hoya in the same ring 11 months ago, comparisons were made to Henry Armstrong — a three-weight world champion when there were only eight titles. But as his reputation has grown, so have the comparisons. Pacquiao is now grouped with Muhammad Ali, for his impact outside the ring as much as his achievements in it.

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