Pacquiao knocked out Cotto for 7th title

This weekends PPV fight lived up to the hype as Manny Pacquiao knocked out Miguel Cotto in the 12th round of this weekends boxing main event in Las Vegas Nevada. With the win Pacquiao now holds seven boxing titles in seven different weight classes, which is a boxing record. The win improves Pacquiao boxing record to 50-3-2 with 38 KO’s and drops Cotto record to 34-2 with 27 KO’s.

From the moment each boxers name was announced over the load speakers as they came down to the ring you could tell right away that it was going to be a good fight. Pacquiao who is the smaller of the two is known for his fast combos and ability to slug it out when he has to. Cotto had the size advantage and defensive skills to make the fight one for the ages but Pacquiao use this fight to make a statement to everyone out there that he is pound for pound the best.

From the beginning of round one the boxers came out sizing each other trading jabs and power punches, as Cotto seemed to be in the lead early. When round three came things turned fast after catching Cotto off guard, Pacquiao sent him down to the canvass which didn’t seem to phase Cotto that much as he quickly got right back up. Then once again in the 4th round during a flurry of combos and power punches Pacquiao knocked Cotto down again this time you could tell Cotto was affected by the punch as he slowly got up. After that Cotto did everything he could to stay in the fight but Pacquiao was too much for him to handle. After Cotto told his corner not to throw in the towel in the 11th round his wife and son left the fight and went to his dressing room until it was over. Finally 55 seconds into the 12th round the referee stopped the fight after a bloodied Cotto could not escape or fight off Pacquiao’s hard-hitting combos.

With the win there is only one person left for Pacquiao to fight, Floyd “ Money “ Mayweather who has never lost a fight and has an impressive record of 40-0 with 25 KO’s. Both fighters are considered the top two boxers of today, and are arguably the best pound for pound fighters we have ever seen. It is to early to speculate when they will fight but everybody in boxing knows these two have to meet up next. Boxing promoters have been saying even before the Pacquiao Cotto fight that whoever the winner is, Mayweather would be the next fight for either boxer guaranteeing to break PPV sales records.