Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto went to the Yankees Stadium (New York) last Thursday (Friday in the Philippines) for press conference as a start of their first tour to promote their fight. Wearing a New York Yankees jersey, both fighters appeared in front to the media and in the 1,000-something fans gathered to support their bets. Manny Pacquiao, the current pound-for-pound king and ESPN’s Best Fighter awardee, holds a 49 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws with 37 KOs. Pacquiao’s previous achievement was when he beat Oscar “The Golden Boy” de La Hoya and when he took down Ricky Hatton in 2nd round. Miguel Cotto, who also holds a title under the belt, has a 34 wins and 1 loss with 27 KOs. This is an impressive record but if Pacquiao win, Pacquiao will have his 7th title and the first in boxing history. Before the tour, Pacquiao and Cotto agreed upon a 65/35 shares, with Manny taking the 65%. It was reported that Cotto already started training while Pacquiao will about to start training first in Baquio, Philippines (as said in this post) before continuing in Wild Card Gym. Lonn Trost, the Yankees’ chief operating officer, wanted boxing back in the Yankees stadium. He said he wanted the stadium to hold the fight to the winner of Pacquiao vs. Cotto and the winner of Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez match. Mayweather-Marquez fight is on Sept. 19 while the Pacquiao-Cotto fight is on Nov. 14, both will take place in Las Vegas.
See also:
Freddie Roach Not Bothered In Training With Pacquiao Against Cotto
It’s Final: Manny Pacquiao Vs. Miguel Cotto
Pacquiao As ESPN’s Best Fighter Awardee
Robert Horry on Manny Pacquiao
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