Manny Pacquiao has once again proven himself as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world, as he wins his 7th title belt by Technical Knockout (TKO) in the fight for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight title against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.
Pacquiao took control of the fight in the second round and never let up, knocking Cotto down twice. The first was in Round 3 where Pacman gave Cotto a 1-2-3, and the second time was in Round 4, with 20 seconds left in the round.
For the most of the fight, Cotto was always back pedalling. Kenny Bayles step in at Round 12 to remind Cotto to keep his hands up, when he couldn’t do that he decided to stop the match at 55 seconds in the 12th round.
The match ended with Cotto bleeding from cuts near both eyes, as well as his from his nose. Pacquiao was credited with landing almost twice as many punches—336-172—as Cotto.
Pacquiao earned a minimum $13 million, while Cotto got $7 million.
Manny Pacquiao is the first to start a new record that no Asian boxer has ever achieved until now. which is winning seven world titles in seven different weight divisions – Flyweight (112 lbs), Super Bantamweight (122 lbs), Featherweight (126 lbs), Super Featherweight (130 lbs), Lightweight (135 lbs), Light Welterweight (140 lbs), and Welterweight (145 lbs).
Meanwhile, bantamweight contender Zeta Celestino Oliveros Gorres, who won a unanimous decision against American Juan Melendez in a 10-round bout and collapsed moments after his victory, is now recovering. He was taken to the University Medical Center, Las Vegas to relieve swelling on the left side of his head which was a subdural hematoma.
Sources:
http://www.pep.ph/news/23869/Manny-Pacquiao-wins-by-TKO-over-Miguel-Cotto!
http://teampilipinas.info/2009/11/pacquiao-cotto-free-live-streaming.html
http://pinoybusiness.org/2009/11/14/pacquiao-wins-against-cotto-makes-boxing-history/