Pacquiao Defeats Cotto, Dandruff, & Hair Fall :)

Once again, Pacquiao emerged victorious and has proven his boxing prowess to the world as he beat Miguel Cotto in round 12 of the recently concluded Pacquiao vs Cotto match.

I am not surprised, what else is new? In the Philippines, more than not, it's not a question if Manny Pacquiao will win a match or not. The question asked is in which round Manny will knockdown an opponent for good. It's where the bets are made.

Jokes run around that the victory was caused by his recent endorsement of Head & Shoulders, an anti-dandruff shampoo by Procter &Gamble. In particular, the new one which battles hair fall with 'Hair Retain'. Interestingly, lice is called 'kuto' in the local language ( which sounds very similar to 'Cotto').

I believe getting Manny Pacquaio for the endorsement was meant for the timing of the match between Pacquiao & Cotto; aside from Pacquiao's already high celebrity endorser status including that of Nike.

"Now men have a fighting chance to win their battle against thinning hair caused by dandruff and breakage. With new Head & Shoulders For Men Hair Retain, you can knockout dandruff and hair fall! "

- what a fitting and timely staement from Head & Shoulders. :)

Congratulations again to Manny Pacquiao! Not only did you beat dandruff and hair fall, you also laid to rest a 'Cotto' in real life!

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Pacquiao vs Cotto Fight Update

Manny Pacquiao is at it again, a few months after bringing down Ricky Hatton. This time, he is fighting Miguel Cotto on a 145-pound weight limit this coming Nov. 14 (Nov 15 9am Philippine time) in Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Pacquiao vs Cotto Fight

Both Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto are considered among the world’s finest boxers. Bob Arum, who had much to do about the matchup, was confident that the fight would be a clash between two multi-title holder boxers. However, initially, many questioned the matchup since Manny Pacquiao is much more perceived to be a better boxer than Cotto.

Arum also mentioned,

“The significance of this fight is if you know the body of work of these two fighters... It’s an all-action, all-out battle where guys are going to demonstrate toughness, courage and resilience... There are some fights that should properly be called boxing matches, but this is one where it’s totally accurate to call it a fight.”

Quote from http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?prov=yhoo&slug=ki-paccotto072009&type=lgns.

Recent surveys show that Pacquiao remains to be the top favorite boxer of many groups including boxing organiztions. He was also Time Magazine's cover a few days ago.
Revenue

Revenue-wise, Arum foresees a the Pacquiao-Cotto fight to supercede the Pacquaio-Hatton MGM Grand Garden's $8.9 million ticket revenue and $850,000 on pay-per-view.

Watch this weekend's great fight between the Filipino hero and the Puerto Rican star as the Pacquiao and Cotto fight shows the world who the real boxer is.

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Pacquiao Wins, Hatton Hit in 2nd Round

Pacquiao wins, Hatton knocked out in round two. I'm not surprised.

What was unusual was how fast Pacquiao finished the fight. Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton was done so early on with blood on his face. He was able to recover after the first knock down but was too shocked to get up again from the second.

Although many boxing experts predicted a knock out by the 8th to 10th round, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao proved them wrong once again. However, many of Manny Pacquiao's fans expressed slight disappointment over the quick victory. Even they themselves were not expecting Hatton to come down at the second round.

Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer was right. He earlier said that the fight is going to be short (article here).

“Manny is in the greatest shape of his life... I will be disappointed if the fight goes longer than three rounds,” declares Roach.

Furthermore, Pacquiao now holds six weight division championship belts. Filipinos once again unite in cheer for their pound-for-pound boxing idol Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao. So who's next?

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Pacquiao Hatton Live Stream Links

I was immediately excited upon learning that PLDT will provide MyDSL subscribers a live streaming service for the Pacquiao vs Hatton fight which would enable us to view live video streams on my computer at home here.

However, while I was trying to register, I came across the phrase "...I agree to be charged the amount of PhP 300 on my PLDT account." And I was immediately brought back to my senses on why I assumed that the PLDT Pacquiao Hatton battle live stream service was for free in the first place.

So anyway, I guess I'm back to my reliable Justin.tv live stream services where I could also watch the Pacquiao Hatton match in real time without the Php300 charge.

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Global HD Sports Center
RNHalawi
TeamPilipinas.info
My Boxing Fans
Movie Zone PPV

Choose from any of the Pacquiao Hatton fight live stream links above. It's always good to have back-ups in case one or the other gets clogged.

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Pacquiao and Hatton Measured

As Manny Pacquiao faces another big ticket ring fight tomorrow at the Pacquiao-vs-Hatton, this time with the non-mexican Ricky Hatton, compare their physical measurements detail by detail. Let us see how their tapes match (or mismatch).

Manny "Pacman "Pacquiao
Height: 5ft 6 1/2"
Reach: 67" Advantage
Chest-Normal: 38" Advantage
Chest-Expanded: 40 1/2" Advantage
Biceps: 13" same
Forearm: 12" Advantage
Waist: 28" Advantage
Thigh: 20" same
Calf: 15" Advantage
Ankle: 11" Advantage
Neck: 16" Advantage
Wrist: 8" Advantage
Fist: 10"
Age: 30 same

Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton
Height: 5ft 7 1/2" Advantage
Reach: 65"
Chest-Normal: 37"
Chest-Expanded: 39"
Biceps: 13" same
Forearm: 9 1/2"
Waist: 30"
Thigh: 20" same
Calf: 14 1/2"
Ankle: 10"
Neck: 15"
Wrist: 7"
Fist: 11 1/2" Advantage
Age: 30

It is obvious from the statistics that Manny Pacquiao has the upperhand and almost all the advantages. And Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao fans do know Pacquiao's speed and knock out powers. Now I just wish Ricky Hatton's face not to end up all-beaten up and bruised in this fight.

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Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao Faces Ricky 'Hitman' Hatton

In two days, Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao and Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton will finally have their face-off at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 2 (Sunday, May 3 Philippine time).

Dubbed as the "Battle of East and West" by TopRank and Golden Boy Promotions, others tagged it as the "War of the Worlds."

It has long been touted that Hatton might put the black dot on Pacquiao's winning stars. He considered as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world, but Hatton never had a loss at a 140lb fight. Hatton's linear junior welterweight title is currently up for grabs.

Pacquiao is also labelled as the 'Mexicutioner', but Hatton is from England. :) Are these signs of an impending upset for Pacquiao in this junior welterweight boxing showdown?

Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, believes that the fight is going to be short.

“Manny is in the greatest shape of his life... I will be disappointed if the fight goes longer than three rounds,” declares Roach.

Pacquiao himself reassured his readiness to fight Hatton.

"I am ready for the fight on Saturday” Pacquiao said as he promised to give another entertaining fight.

Early last week, both camps have arrived at the Mandalay Bay where Pacqiao will be staying after a short press conference at the MGM Grand Lobby.

"I don't want to talk too much before the fight...I want to let my fists do the talking in the ring," Pacquiao said.

I believe Manny Pacquiao, a six-division champion, has the upper hand in this fight in terms of tapes and will be able handle the Hitman Hatton. See this Pacquiao vs Hatton measurements.
Moreover, Hatton is not indestructible, he was already knocked out by Floyd Mayweather in 2007 in the welterweight division.

Quotes Sourced from:
http://www.waterboy.ph/
http://sports.inquirer.net/

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