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Who are the possible opponents of Floyd Mayweather Jr. this 2010 now that the megafight between him and Manny Pacquiao is in limbo? March 13 is still booked for the Mayweather. But who’s he going to rumble? A WWE wrestler perhaps?

Kidding aside, there are still a few boxers out there worthy to face the former pound for pound king. Let us try to examine who are these boxers who can make him sweat, yet earn possible millions.

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The Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight is off as of this writing. This was announced by Bob Arum, Top Rank’s boss, and as reported by many news sites. It could have been the fight of the decade between two excellent fighters. What a waste!

The mediation didn’t work. Federal judge Daniel Weinstein spent hours talking to both Pacquiao and Mayweather camps. Pacquiao would have agreed to a 24 days before the fight blood test, though initially, Mayweather wants the random testing to happen any day, any time before the fight.

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Pacquiao vs Mayweather seems to be headed as the fight of the century right after the Filipino pugilist repulsed Miguel Cotto. Though not everyone was convinced, a lot are calling out “Pacquiao vs Mayweather”. Contracts were drawn immediately and there were plenty of announcements from both sides.

Is it really a go?

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Pacquiao vs Cotto: The Aftermath


It wasn’t a draw as I predicted. It wasn’t an early knockout either. The fight went on to the twelfth round only to be stopped by the referee when the Champ (now ex) from Puerto Rico was seen bruised and brutally manhandled. The ‘bigger and stronger’ Cotto was now reduced to a mere victim of the whirlwind from the Philippines.

Pacquiao vs Cotto

Pacquiao vs Cotto


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Z Gorres vs Luis Melendez Results


Z Gorres vs Luiz Melendez fight results. Gorres wins over Melendez on a unanimous decision. But before the final bell rang, a combination of punches from the Colombian knocked him out. He got up, recovered and beat the count. The 27 year old Filipino fighter was celebrating his victory when his knees buckled and he collapsed.

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Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto live this November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. (It will be November 15 for those watching from the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan). I know we are all excited to know the results of this fight. But we have to wait and watch these fighters slug it out at the ring. The boxing experts had already made their predictions, even as early as the fight announcements back in July. And I am sure that you too have some forms of predictions: Pacquiao or Cotto?

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