Pacquiao-Cotto does 1.25 million pay-per-view
Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Zsolt Erdei took a 12-round decision over Giacobbe Fragomeni to win the WBC cruiserweight title on Saturday.
Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Save a chair, folks. John Ruiz is sidling back to the heavyweight title table.
Manny Pacquiao proved he can be a box office hit. Now it's up to Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to see what they can do together.
The fight hasn't been made yet, and may not ever happen. But this city's casinos are already taking bets on who will win if Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. ever get into the ring.
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have played one-upmanship the past two months, and now fans can hope both fighters will end in the same ring.
Filipinos erupted into deafening cheers in bars, gymnasiums and army camps Sunday as Manny Pacquiao - their boxing hero - relentlessly pounded Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto to win his seventh title in as many weight classes.
Manny Pacquiao added another chapter to a burgeoning legend on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, stopping Miguel Cotto in the 12th and final round of their WBO welterweight championship fight.
Manny Pacquiao's speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cotto's heart.
Yuri Foreman, an aspiring rabbi who mixes religious studies with work in the gym, outpointed Daniel Santos over 12 rounds Saturday night to win a piece of the 154-pound title.
Few would argue that the welterweight division has become boxing's most talented weight class. When experts analyze the sport's best ``pound-for-pound'' fighters, welterweights dominate most top 10 lists.
Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 144 pounds, his heaviest ever, while Miguel Cotto came in at the contract limit of 145 pounds for their scheduled 12-round fight.
It's another big fight week. Which means different things to different people.
Manny Pacquiao spent long, hard weeks getting ready for one of the biggest nights of his life. Hundreds of hours sparring in sweltering gyms, nearly as many on morning runs through deserted streets.
Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson was detained Wednesday afternoon after reportedly hitting a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.
The best little fighter you will probably ever see had the seat of honor on the bus carrying him to his grand arrival at the MGM Grand casino. Manny Pacquiao had some more promoting to do, some more hands to shake, some more fans to meet.
New heavyweight champion David Haye is confident a broken hand won't threaten his title defense against John Ruiz.
Glen Johnson's20-month pursuit of Chad Dawson and an elusive rematch of their disputed first fight finally ended Saturday night.
Chad Dawson retained his IBO light heavyweight title and gained the vacant WBC interim belt with a unanimous decision over Glen Johnson, whom Dawson beat in April, 2008.
Briton David Haye scored a 12-round majority decision over 7-foot Russian giant Nikolai Valuev to capture the WBA heavyweight championship.