Wow…a post actually dealing with fighting. Lance Pugmire at the LA Times updates the progress of the Mayweather v. Pacquiao deal:
That official announcement is being crafted as we speak, a promotional source told The Times on Monday, even if Pacquiao hasn’t signed his name on either a final contract or even a deal memo [...]
Wow–we’ve somehow hit the mother lode of intelligent MMA analysis. Here’s one that deals specifically with the MMA fan’s favorite ’straw man’ at the moment, the 10 point must system and MMA judging. Well worth reading but, again, not for the special ed set. Lateral thinking ability a prerequisite:
In case you’re wondering, after 5 [...]
Great PPV showing for the Miguel Cotto/Manny Pacquiao fight with 1.25 million PPV buys. ESPN’s Dan Raphael puts in perspective:
Combined with the approximately 1.05 million buys generated by Floyd Mayweather’s dominant decision victory against Juan Manuel Marquez on Sept. 19, it was the first time since 1999 — when Felix Trinidad claimed a decision [...]
Manny Pacquiao withstood an early challenge from Miguel Cotto tonight to take over and win the fight in dominant fashion. Referee Kenny Bayless stopped it early in the 12th giving Pacquiao a TKO victory. The Savage Science had the fight scored 118-108 Pacquiao at the time of the stoppage.
Good day for fight sports in the Google searches with both the UFC 105 event from earlier today and tonight’s big Pacquiao/Cotto fight ranking well. Here’s the tally:
3) UFC 105 results
13) Pacquiao vs Cotto time
19) Pacquiao fight
21) UFC 105 live stream
27) Couture vs Vera
32) UFC 105 fight card
40) Cotto fight
With the boxing card scheduled [...]
Here’s the video of today’s Manny Pacquiao/Miguel Cotto weigh in. Incredibly hot crowd for a weigh in–the fight itself should be epic:
ESPN took time off from its 24 hour coverage of poker and meatball eating contests to send Dan Rafael to the Manny Pacquiao/Miguel Cotto weigh in:
Jeremy Piven aka Ari Gold from ‘Entourage’ talks boxing with Freddy Roach:
Poor ESPN…on a day without any poker, meatball eating contests or a book tour by the unctuous Bill Simmons to cover they’ve been forced to actually give high profile coverage to a real sport for once:
Hilarious video featuring either the #1 or #1A pound for pound best fighter in the world (along with Floyd Mayweather, Jr.) Manny Pacquiao:
