Cotto Crushes Jennings in Five

By David Kolb

NEW YORK – In what turned out to be nothing more than an overhyped sparring session against an unproven and unknown Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto pasted the Chorley, England product in five quick rounds at Madison Square Garden Saturday night.

Jennings, who was touted as a “top rated contender” by the publicists, proved to be nothing of the sort as he was crushed before the fight even hit the halfway point.

Cotto, who undoubtedly has had a myriad of emotions since losing to Antonio Margarito last year, looked like he had little trouble getting back in the ring after his career’s longest layoff. read more

Filed under: Bob Arum, Kelly Pavlik, Marco Antonio Rubio, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, top rank promotions

Pavlik Returns to Stop Rubio on his Stool

By Gabriel Montoya

Coming into to Saturday night’s showdown at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio between challenger Marco Antonio Rubio (43-5-1, 37 KOs) and Middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik (35-1, 31 KOs), the question was what kind of set back, if any, would Pavlik following his one-sided loss to Bernard Hopkins last year. After nine one-sided rounds from a returning to middleweight form Pavlik against a reluctant Rubio, we still don’t have the answer. What we got was a better than average opponent for a tune-up fight where Pavlik boxed patiently behind a double, sometimes triple jab that set up his telephone pole of a right hand all night. Rubio for his part, fought back in sporadic spurts, offering little resistance and getting off his firepower rarely.
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Filed under: Bob Arum, Kelly Pavlik, Marco Antonio Rubio, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, top rank promotions

Cotto next for Pac?

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by Aldrin Quinto

AFTER crushing wins over Mexican stars, a blockbuster victory over an American superstar and a scheduled bout with British sensation Ricky Hatton, the next best thing for Manny Pacquiao could be Puerto Rican slugger Miguel Angel Cotto. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Battle of East and West, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton

Arum puts potential Pacquiao-Cotto fight up to the fighters

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by SC

When the subject of a potential clash between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and welterweight contender Miguel Cotto came up, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says it’s “up to the fighters,” but that he’d definitely do it if they wanted to.

Cotto has Michael Jennings this Saturday in a comeback bid from his first pro loss, while Pacquiao of course has junior welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton to contend with on May 2. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley, top rank promotions

How Much Gasolina Left in Cotto’s Tank?

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By Ricardo Lois

Fans, experts, writers, gamblers, and shady characters hanging around the tattered fringe of boxing will carefully analyze Miguel Cotto’s Saturday night Madison Square Garden performance against Britain’s Michael Jennings with one question burning on their minds, “Was the Boricua bomber forever damaged by Antonio Margarito?” read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley