Manny Pacquiao made history with considered one of his best performances on November 14, 2009.
The Filipino boxing legend became the primary seven-weight champion by beating Miguel Cotto.
Manny Pacquiao took his WBO welterweight title with a Twelfth-round TKO win on the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Nevertheless, many individuals, including Cotto’s wife, thought the fight should’ve been stopped much earlier.
The story of Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto got off to a terrific start and seemingly won the primary two rounds of his fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Nevertheless, the whole lot modified in round three. Pacquiao upped the pace and started mixing angles and volume to claim his dominance. A right hook sent Cotto crashing to the mat. He got up, but continued to take punishment until the top of the third frame.
Pacquiao seized full control of the fight with one other knockdown in round 4. Cotto tried to battle back within the fifth, but after that, it was one-way traffic in favor of ‘PacMan’.
By round nine, Cotto’s face was a swollen mess. Fans thought the fight should’ve been called off at that time.
It appeared his wife, Melissa Cotto, agreed as she and another relations left the sector to avoid watching the brutal beating.
Shamefully, it continued into the Twelfth and final round. Referee Kenny Bayless finally waved off the mismatch when Pacquiao cornered Cotto and let rip with a series of unanswered shots with two minutes and five seconds left on the fight clock.
Manny Pacquiao’s next fight
Manny Pacquiao went on to win a world title in an eighth weight class before retiring in 2021.
The 46-year-old almost made a triumphant return to boxing when he fought Mario Barrios this summer.
Unfortunately, the judges controversially scored their WBC welterweight title bout a majority draw.
Pacquiao will proceed his boxing profession in 2026, and there are two options for his next fight.
A rematch with Floyd Mayweather is believed to be in talks and an actual possibility for the brand new yr.
If that doesn’t come off, Pacquiao could face WBA welterweight champion Rolly Romero as a substitute.