Pacquiao Planning to Retire in Boxing

According to Pacquiao his championship built in the eight weight division, is the first in history of boxing, and this shall forever cement the Filipino people as the eight wonder of the world.

Pacquiao added that he intends to retire in three years, boxing, Pacquiao is 32 years, and says he does not want to go over 35.

He also asks whether he is ready to fight Juan Manuel Marquez in his opinion, he is ready to fight for Marquez, but of course he understands that the fan does not inspire this kind of bout.

From now on, Pacquiao was chosen as representative of the Philippines Sarangani. And he began steps to build the first provincial hospital for his people.

Pacquiao said he was so inspired in the ring by love for his country. And his results show that Filipino can excel against all odds.

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Pacquiao Margarito Fight : The Victorious Diary

First Round- Pacquiao pelted shots with Margarito,he throw three solid punch combinations and some straight punch with his left to the body of Margarito. In this round Margarito is not so aggressive.

Second Round- Pacquaio done actively in this round. He throw a lot of body shot with Pacquiao. As a plan of Margarito he cornered Pacquiao but it only one time, but with the speed of Pacquiao he make it to go out with all of the sudden.

Third Round- a three straight round for Pacquiao. Pacquiao throw another huge of punch. And Margarito try to go forward with heavy gait, with matching jabs and wide rights.

Fourth Round- Pacquiao landed a cruel punch, Margarito has a bruised and cut under his left eye. In this round Margarito is hurt with Pacquiao hooks in his body and straight shots into his head.

Fifth Round- Pacquiao biffed Margarito every throw of punches. In this round Pacquiao is on the ropes and Margarito landed a punch for him. Margarito now his face is a bloody mess.

Sixth Round- The round wherein Margarito is very aggresive, there is a tremendous exchange of punches. Pacquiao hit Margarito with hooks, while Margarito'e eye is swollen. And Pacquiao finished with a rapid active commotion.

Seventh Round- Margarito is moving straight but Pacquiao keeps throwing punches to left and moving to the right. Margarito corners Pacquiao and landed shots at Pacquiao's body, but Pacquiao swift a whirling motion and throw some combination.

Eight Round-  Margarito gets Pacquiao on the ropes. Margarito jab is very effective but Pacquiao comes back with straight left and hooks. Margarito's face appears grim.

Ninth Round- Still Pacquiao shows a tremendous lateral movement. And Margarito is badly cut up in this round. In this round Pacquiao will probably win this fight.

Tenth Round- Margarito's face is mask of blood, but Pacquiao keeps throwing jabs, right hooks and straight lefts.

Eleventh Round- Pacquiao seems aiming for the KO. He throw a well punch into Margarito. Margarito still fight in this round, and Pacquiao lands a very wonderful counter, and with a eight-punch combination. But Margarito still keeps coming.

Twelve Round- Pacquiao throw jabs and hooks some more, Pacquiao is circulating like spinning, and to every throw punches of Margarito he establishes an ungodly combination.

MANNY "PACMAN" Pacquiao beats Antonio Margarito by Unanimous Decision. All for Pacquiao- scores: 120-108, 118-110 and 119-109

MANNY PACQUIAO get his 13th straight win and his eighth championship. CONGRATULATION TO MANNY PACQUIAO!!!!!! 

But the question is, is  MAYWEATHER the next..?

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Pacquiao Margarito Fight- The Fight Favors To Pacquiao

Pacquiao victory over Margarito this incoming fight on November 13, sees by Bob Arum. Bob Arum predicts that Pacquiao will win his eight world title in different weight classes on Nov. 13. This will be held in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Arum come up with this prediction upon seeing Manny Pacquiao win from his 6-11 sparring partner in Baguio, Philippines last two weeks ago.

At first, Arum disappoint when he watch Pacquiao's sparring Michael Medina and Glen Tapia. Arum didn't see the speed from Pacquiao that would probably beat Margarito.

But as a professional boxer, Pacquiao worked hard and slowly come into shape and physical condition. He begin to reach peak form from that time his arrival in L.A. for his final phase of training in the Wild Card Gym with his trainer Freddie Roach.

When Bob Arum see that Pacquiao reach his peak form, Arum change his mind.

But on the other hard, this fight will be a very tough to Pacquiao. And before Pacquiao will win he should put an extra effort to Margarito. This fight is not easy to Pacquiao because he will be fighting for a bigger man that has a lot of advantage over him.

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Wondering What Margarito's Strategies To Defeat Pacquiao?

Wondering what Margarito and his coach, game plan in this incoming fight with Pacquiao? Garcia, coach of Margarito said he trained his fighter to be very tough with Pacquiao. They plan to corner Pacquiao so that Pacquiao will not change his angle rapidly if they corner Pacquiao then it is hard for Pacquiao to change his angle, and that is the time where Margarito put pressure to Pacquiao.

As of this point of time Margarito is very confident to defeat Pacquiao. But Pacquiao is still focus and keep his self condition for the fight.

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Pacquiao, Mayweather

It's bad enough that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. aren't fighting each other on March 13, after both sides detonated boxing's version of a nuclear bomb and destroyed the biggest fight in the sport over a disagreement on the drug-testing procedures for the bout. Now they -- and we -- are stuck with meaningless alternatives. Shame on everyone involved. Shame, shame, shame. The sport and its fans be damned, they said. This wasn't just the destruction of any old fight. It was one of the biggest fights in history being pulled out from under millions of fans who were ready and willing -- excited, even -- to shell out hard-earned money while in the depths of a recession, just to see the two best fighters in the world throw down. It was a fight that would have made boxing relevant again in the mainstream, even if briefly, and a great opportunity for the sport to capitalize on its great momentum of the past few years. But that came to a grinding halt because of pettiness, ego and insanity on both sides. After more than a month of holding the boxing world hostage while bickering over drug testing, they failed miserably. It is easily the most disappointing turn of events that I have covered in 10 years on this crazy beat. And now it gets even worse: In the wreckage of the dead fight, the geniuses/babies at Top Rank (Pacquiao's promoter) and Golden Boy (which represents Mayweather) are again giving the finger to boxing fans by planning fights for their stars on the same day in competing pay-per-views. They've already wounded boxing, so why not just jam the knife in a bit deeper right? Competing pay-per-views is just dumb, but Top Rank's Bob Arum -- who deserves a lot of the blame for Pacquiao-Mayweather going down in flames -- and Golden Boy's Richard Schaefer are just stubborn and arrogant enough to do it, no matter what damage it inflicts. So Pacquiao is headed for Dallas Cowboys Stadium to defend his welterweight belt against Joshua Clottey. If you can get past the Mayweather fight not happening (which I haven't yet), Pacquiao-Clottey is not a bad match, although it pales in comparison to a Mayweather bout. But it says something when the most interesting aspect of the bout is the stadium in which it will take place. In fact, if you take a look at the poll that has been running on the ESPN.com boxing page for the last couple of days, it asks simply: "Will you watch the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight at Cowboys Stadium?" The results are stunning. With more than 49,000 votes in early Wednesday evening (and still counting), it was 69-31 against watching the fight. If you examine the breakdown of the state-by-state vote, every state had voted in the majority against watching the fight except Hawaii, which has a large Filipino population. That is just anecdotal evidence, of course, as it is not a scientific poll. But it's pretty clear that the sports public is extremely angry that Pacquiao and Mayweather are not fighting each other. The backlash against any other fight is enormous and deserved, something the promoters just do not understand yet, although they will when both pay-per-views tank miserably. Mayweather, meanwhile, plans to fight the same night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and seems headed for a match with either Paulie Malignaggi or Nate Campbell. Both are good fighters, but neither bout is remotely compelling and beating either means nothing for Mayweather. They are both horrible mismatches. Let me repeat that, just in case you didn't get it the first time: They are both horrible mismatches. Even as non-pay-per-views, Mayweather against either opponent stinks. For a $50 fee to watch, it's grotesque. If you think the ESPN.com poll numbers are bad for Pacquiao-Clottey, the numbers for a Mayweather-Malignaggi/Campbell poll should be much, much worse. Why? Because yet again, Mayweather, who claims to be the greatest fighter ever, would be facing a much smaller man with virtually zero chance to win. There's a shock. That's what Mayweather has systematically done since arriving at welterweight in 2005 -- duck the best opponents. At least Pacquiao has consistently challenged himself by facing bigger men. In Clottey, Pacquiao will be facing a man who poses some danger. What it boils down to is this: Instead of fans clamoring to spend $60 for Pacquiao-Mayweather, they are stuck with two far lesser fights on the same night with a pay-per-view tab that will run $100 or so if they want to see both men in action. Hopefully, enough folks will reject both, which ought to teach both camps a lesson. Only in boxing could those who are the de facto caretakers of the sport take a glorious event and dump all over it. What these guys needed more than mediator Daniel Weinstein's last-ditch effort to help them see their way through the drug-testing issue was group therapy. One of the interesting elements in this depressing situation is how HBO will handle it. For the last several years, HBO PPV has handled Pacquiao and Mayweather fights. Now, it's faced with the cold reality of making a decision on which fighter and promoter it will support. Top Rank is prepared to go it alone with Pacquiao-Clottey, but it would like HBO's support. Golden Boy has been dependent and enabled by HBO since its birth. I know it's a rough situation because HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg ain't talkin' and he's ordered his staff not to talk either. They've got some serious decisions to make inside the ivory tower. Greenburg doesn't want to alienate either fighter or promoter. Nor does he want to alienate Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (who is paying a roughly $6 million site fee to bring Pacquiao to his stadium), especially since Greenburg was the one who championed Pacquiao-Mayweather being held at Cowboys Stadium in the first place. So what's going to happen? Pacquiao is going to fight Clottey because he wants to get in a bout before his campaign for political office in the Philippines get rolling. (Side note: Would you really want Pacquiao, a guy who once signed a contract with Top Rank and then accepted a bag full of cash from Golden Boy to also sign with that company, representing you in government? But I digress.) Mayweather, who has no real opponent to fight on March 13, continues with plans to fight on that date, although he ought to wait until June and fight Shane Mosley (assuming Mosley beats Andre Berto on Jan. 30). I don't know for sure what will happen other than, no matter what happens, there will be no winners.

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Pacquaio Will Face a naturally bigger fighter

HE WILL FACE a naturally bigger fighter again and, this time, Manny Pacquiao will be plunging into his latest challenge without the benefit of a catch weight. And despite the testy challenge expected from last-minute replacement Joshua Clottey, Pacquiao has started out a 3-1 favorite for the March 13 bout in one of the biggest venues that has ever hosted a boxing match. Pacquiao squares off with Clottey at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, after the collapse of talks to hold boxing’s so-called “Fight of the Century” pitting Pacquiao and undefeated American superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. due to a disagreement on drug-testing protocols. Examiner.com reported that betting lines will open with Pacquiao the prohibitive favorite. Bettors need to wager $300 to win $100 on Pacquiao. Clottey will start at plus-270, meaning a $100 bet on the ex-world champion will earn $270. Trainer Freddie Roach remains confident of a victory for Pacquiao, who captured the WBO welterweight crown via a 12-round TKO of Miguel Cotto at a 145 lb catch weight. “Manny’s comfortable at [147 lb],” Roach declared in a report posted by Fighthype.com. “When Manny’s eating the day of the weigh-in... he’s happy and that’s when he performs at his best.” “He’ll come into the fight 144 to 145 and he’ll go into the ring at 148 or 149 at most,” added the trainer. “And that’s his best fighting weight.” Roach had earlier predicted that Pacquiao will become the first fighter to knock Clottey out, although Top Rank chief Bob Arum warned that Clottey will be a tough challenge. “Well, Clottey is a dangerous opponent. Miguel Cotto was a dangerous opponent. If they’re not dangerous opponents, who the hell wants to lay out hard-earned money to buy the pay-per-view?” Arum told Examiner.com.

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Bob Arum, an American Promoter:Predicts a Brutal Ending

Bob Arum, an american promoter predicts a brutal ending in the world welterweight bout Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.

“The reason this fight is creating so much attention is because of the fact that people who know boxing are baffled as to how this fight is going to turn out.” says Arum.

Arum though sees the fight to be stopped in the later rounds but won’t be surprised if the fight lasts the distance that is set for 12-rounds at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

“I know how the fight is going to start and the question is can Miguel handle Manny’s speed early on and can Manny handle Miguel’s power early on?” said Arum. “They’re gonna both be aggressive in the beginning. If that doesn’t work for either of them, then you’ll see Miguel resorting to be a counter-puncher and Manny going on the attack.”

Arum believes his latest promotion might be one of the most successful promotions he has ever staged owing to the marketability of both Cotto and Pacquiao.

“What boxing always needs is a charismatic figure that people want to see and an opponent who can give him very tough battle,” said Arum “We have Manny Pacquiao as the charismatic figure in boxing and Miguel Cotto as a tremendously powerful welterweight that stands in his way. That captures everyone’s imagination.”

Meantime, Pacquiao on Tuesday concluded his training at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood with a four-round sparring opposite Ray Beltran.

“He’s sharper than before and I don’t see him losing this bout,” said Beltran.

Beltran has been part of Pacquiao’s sparring partners in the Filipino’s bout with Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, and Oscar De La Hoya.

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Can Cotto Keep Pace with Pacquiao?

The diminutive Pacquiao, boxing's acknowledged pound-for-pound king, will move north in weight once again to fight Cotto, the current WBO welterweight champ, at an agreed-upon catch-weight of 145 pounds. Can Cotto Keep Pace with Pacquiao? Those questions still haunt Cotto's career more than a year later. HBO commentator Max Kellerman agrees that the verdict is still out on Cotto. He sees the fighter's best blueprint for beating Pacquiao in Cotto's victory over Shane Mosley in December 2007, but wonders whether Cotto has that kind of fight left in him. "The dominant question here is whether Cotto can handle Pacquiao's speed," Kellerman says. "And the good news for Cotto is that his timing was able to offset Mosley's speed, and Mosley's lightning fast. But is this the same Cotto who beat Mosley? He cuts more easily now, and he doesn't seem as quick as he once did. And in Pacquiao, he's going to have to offset a guy who at this moment is faster than Shane, and who's a southpaw, and who has just shown us that he can really punch, even at these higher weights." There's no doubt that Pacquiao presents a frightening package to any opponent right now, but he's not without question marks himself, particularly when faced with a proven heavy-handed puncher of Cotto's size and caliber. "The question for Manny is, 'Can he take a shot from a guy who has more than respectable power as a welterweight?'" Fischer says. "Because I think Cotto has the ability to catch Pacquiao and hurt him." "Pacquiao has looked great in his last three fights," says RingTV.com's Doug Fischer, "but he's also fought the perfect opponents, the perfect guys to make him look like a million bucks." Of course, whether Pacquiao could handle the power of naturally bigger men has been the primary subplot heading into his three most recent fights, and each time he answered with a resounding "yes" and with increasingly spectacular emphasis. Last June, in his first fight above 130 pounds, he dominated then-WBC lightweight champ David Diaz. Six months later, he moved all the way up to 147 pounds and destroyed Oscar De La Hoya in an explosive performance that catapulted him to superstardom. Then in May, he followed up his De La Hoya masterpiece with a crushing second-round knockout of junior welterweight champ, Ricky Hatton. It was an astonishing trio of victories that, taken as a whole, would seem to pose quite a convincing response to any doubts about Pacquiao's ability to cope with the size and pop of just about anyone. Still, doubts linger. The Cotto fight should put those doubts to rest one way or the other. "If Cotto still has it, Pacquiao is going to be in there against a natural welterweight in his physical prime with a lot of pride," Kellerman says. And then we'll find things out."

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