Today’s Official Weigh-in will be hosted by Emmy Award winning actor Jeremy Piven, star of HBO’s hit series “Entourage.” Open to the public, doors open at 1:00 p.m. with the weigh-in beginning at 2:30 p.m. Mainstream websites will be streaming it live for 30 minutes, beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT…
Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, has won six world titles in as many different weight divisions ranging from 112 to 140 pounds. Defending WBO welterweight champion Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has held a world title every year since 2004.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association MP Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, FIRE POWER: COTTO vs. PACQUIAO, will take place, Saturday, November 14, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. For Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight week updates, log on to www.pacmancotto.com, www.hbo.com or www.toprank.com.
HBO’s® fast-moving reality series “24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto” returns with the premiere of the finale Tonight! Friday, November 13 at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. HBO will replay episodes No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 consecutively prior to the premiere of episode No. 4. The replays begin at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Nov. 13. Episodes Nos. 1-3 are also available on HBO ON DEMAND.
Seven of the MGM MIRAGE properties along The Strip will host closed circuit viewing in conjunction with Pacquiao vs. Cotto. The resorts include MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, Monte Carlo, Luxor, Circus Circus and Excalibur. Remaining tickets for the closed circuit telecast at all venues are priced at $50, not including applicable service charges and handling fees. All seats will be general admission and will be available at each individual property’s box office outlets and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, or visit www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket sales are limited to 20 per person.
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Friday’s Select Clips
OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN
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FINAL INSTALLMENT OF HBO’S “24/7”
Today! Friday, November 13
Greg Bishop, The New York Times: “Behind the Fighter Many Pacquiao, the Fight for His Favor”
Jerry Izenberg, Star-Ledger: “Philippines Native Pacquiao Fighting for Typhoon-Battered Country”
http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/izenbergcol/index.ssf/2009/11/izenberg_philippines_native_ma.html
Ron Borges, Boston Herald: “Manny Pacquiao on a Mission”
http://news.bostonherald.com/sports/other_sports/boxing/view/20091113manny_pacquiao_on_a_mission_worlds_best_fights_for_7th_title/srvc=home&position=recent
Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press: “Cotto Knows He’s Not Star of Show”
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=ArBOV7WDzX.Tvf9rFtGJ0W6UxLYF?slug=ap-pacquiao-cotto&prov=ap&type=lgns
Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports: “Disease Can’t Slow Roach’s Ascent”
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=dw-roach111209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports: “Pacquiao, Cotto Prime to Hit Proving Grounds”
http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-cottopacquiao111309&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
Dan Rafael, ESPN.com: “Pacquiao Fights for Place in History”
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4649630
Associated Press: “Hillary Clinton Applauded Predicting Manny Pacquiao Boxing Win”
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/other_sports/boxing/view/20091113clinton_applauded_predicting_manny_pacquiao__boxing_win/
Bob Velin, USA Today: “Roach, Pacquiao Boast an ‘Edge’ in Welterweight Showdown”
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2009-11-12-pacquiao-cotto-camps-boast_N.htm
Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: “Cotto Cites Photo in Disputed Match with Margarito”
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-cotto-margarito13-2009nov13,0,576166.story
Mark Kriegel, FoxSports.com: “Don’t Ignore Cotto Amid Pacquiao Mania”
http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/10362062/Kriegel:-Don’t-ignore-Cotto-amid-Pacquiao-mania
Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times: “Cotto’s Strengths Include Phil Landman”
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-cotto13-2009nov13,0,6239535.story
Kieran Mulvaney, Reuters: “Pacquiao in Best Shape of His Life, Says Trainer Roach”
http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE5AC07120091113
Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters: “Pacquiao Set for his Biggest Test Against Cotto”
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKSP52365620091113
Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review-Journal: “Pound For Pound Showdown – Megafight on Deck?”
http://www.lvrj.com/sports/megafight-on-deck-69950112.html
Robert Morales, Los Angeles Daily News: “Burden of Proof Resting on Cotto’s Shoulders”
http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_13776909
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated: “My Sportsman of the Year – Manny Pacquiao”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/12/mannix.sportsman/
Avi Korine, Sporting News: “Roach – “We’re Going To Make Him Quit”
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/The_Rumble/entry/view/42976/freddie_roach_talks_to_the_rumble
Peter Nelson, HBO.com: “Sparring Partners”
http://www.hbo.com/boxing/events/2009/1114_pacquiao_cotto/columns/sparring-partners.html
Lem Satterfield, AOL Fanhouse: “For Pacquiao and Cotto, More Than Just a Title is on the Line”
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2009/11/12/title-national-pride-are-on-the-line-for-pacquiao-cotto/
Keith Idec, Herald News: “Pacquiao Not Cotto’s Only Foe”
http://www.northjersey.com/sports/pro_sports/other_sports/69940837.html
Greg Heakes, Agence France-Presse: “National Pride on the Line in Pacquiao vs. Cotto”
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/11/13/09/national-pride-line-pacquiao-vs-cotto
Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times: “Pacquiao-Cotto Bout Has No Rematch Clause”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/11/manny-pacquiao-miguel-cotto-boxing-1.html
Bernard Fernandez, Philadelphia Daily News: “Pacquiao Going for Seventh Belt But Cotto Won’t Just Hand it to Him”
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20091113_Pacquiao_going_for_seventh_belt_but_Cotto_won_t_just_hand_it_to_him.html
Zachary Dowdy and Bobby Cassidy, Newsday: “Pacquiao is Hope for Battered Filipino Community”
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/manny-pacquiao-is-hope-for-battered-filipino-community-1.1584730
Tim Smith, New York Daily News: “Brooklyn Boxer Yuri Foreman Out to Claim WBA Super Welterweight Title”
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/11/13/2009-11-13_yuri_foreman_believes_in_title_shot_.html
Ron Lewis,The Times: “Cotto Aiming to Erase Painful Memories by Lifting Crown”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/boxing/article6914557.ece
Gareth Davies, Daily Telegraph: “Pacquiao Chases Record-Breaking Seventh World Title Against Miguel Cotto”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/6562441/Manny-Pacquiao-chases-record-breaking-seventh-world-title-against-Miguel-Cotto.html
Kevin Mitchell, The Guardian: “Cotto is the Penultimate Piece in Pacquiao’s Remarkable Jigsaw”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/nov/13/manny-pacquiao-miguel-cotto
Tris Dixon, Boxing News: “Freddie Roach One on One”
http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/BN08/detail.asp?id=1338
David Mayo, Grand Rapids Press: “Mayweather Works Out in Shadow of Cotto-Pacquiao Fight”
http://www.mlive.com/mayweather/index.ssf/2009/11/floyd_mayweather_works_out_in.html
Hiram Alberto Torraca, El Nuevo Día: “‘NO HAY ANSIEDAD’”
http://www.elnuevodia.com/nohayansiedad-637349.html
Hiram Alberto Torraca, El Nuevo Día: “Willie Agradeceel Gran Gesto”
http://www.elnuevodia.com/willieagradeceelgrangesto-637342.html
Hiram Alberto Torraca, El Nuevo Día: “‘Rejuvenecido’ Daniel Santos”
http://www.elnuevodia.com/rejuvenecidodanielsantos-637255.html
José A. Sánchez Fournier, El Nuevo Día: “Un ‘Indio’ Sin Penacho”
http://www.elnuevodia.com/unindiosinpenacho-637273.html
Jairo Giraldo, La Opinión: “La Carta Secreta de Cotto”
http://www.impre.com/laopinion/deportes/boxeo/2009/11/13/la-carta-secreta-de-cotto-158879-1.html
Jeremy Last, Jerusalem Post: “Israel’s Own Foreman Gets His Shot at a Belt”
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1258027279605&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Tom Gerbasi, BoxingScene.com: Yuri Foreman’s Time to Shine Has Finally Arrived”
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23433
Ryan Greene, Las Vegas Sun: “Foreman Close to Becoming Both a Rabbi and a Champion”
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/13/foreman-close-becoming-both-rabbi-and-champion/
Martin Mulcahey, MaxBoxing.com: “Not Your Father’s Foreman”
http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/not-your-fathers-foreman
Lem Satterfield, AOL Fanhouse: “Two Jewish Fighters Take Shot at History”
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2009/11/13/two-jewish-fighters-take-shot-at-history/#cont
Ron Borges, TheSweetScience.com: “Powers That Be Wants Manny Win, Cotto Doesn’t Care”
http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/7410/powers-want-manny-win-cotto-doesn-care/
Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun: “Pricing Out Wagers on Pacquiao-Cotto”
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/nov/13/pricing-out-wagers-pacquiao-cotto/
Norm Frauenheim, 15Rounds.com: “Chavez Jr. Has Inherited Expectations”
http://www.15rounds.com/chavez-jr-has-inherited-expectations-111309/
Lem Satterfield, AOL Fanhouse: “Chavez Jr. Pursues His Father’s Legacy”
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2009/11/13/chavez-jr-pursues-his-fathers-legacy/#cont
Andreas Hale, FightNews.com: “Roach Goes from ‘Coach’ to ‘Master'”
http://www.fightnewsextra.com/cc/2009Fights/11-trainerroach.html
