Pacman: I accept Soto's challenge

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Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Humberto Soto after the Mexican beat his younger brother Bobby on Saturday night.

Soto put himself in the frame for a possible clash with the Filipino sensation following his impressive seventh-round knockout victory at Madison Square Garden.

Soto (42-5, 26 KOs) landed some crisp punches in the opening round and hurt Pacquiao (27-13, 12 KOs) with a powerful left hook to the body.

It wasn't long before the 26-year-old was down on one knee and the referee deemed it as a knockdown even if replays suggested otherwise.

Soto, 27, continued his aggressive approach and by the the fourth round he cut Pacquiao badly on his right eyebrow and with blood gushing this made his opponent angry but reckless.

The fight ended in the seventh when a firm straight right landed on Pacquiao's jaw and a follow-up left hook saw the brother of 'Pacman' collapse in the corner - and he was not able to beat the referee's count.

But now the elder Pacquiao, who accompanied Bobby on his ring walk, wants to avenge Saturday's result.

He said: "I couldn't explain what I was feeling...I felt pity for Bobby, I felt like crying.

"As of now, yes I want to fight Soto, I'm accepting his challenge to find out how strong he really is."

[Alibata]

Manny looks like he wants to rip sotto apart in that picture with his fists clenched.I would to if I saw my bro get koed like that. He should be proud of bobby, he showed a ton of heart.

[jchavez12345]

I Would Love To See This Fight Happen.

[SquareCircle]

watch soto train his ass off and upset manny.

[googlebot]

hehehe.. more drama..more excitement!!!

[El Termible]

Funny stuff, Bobby got his ass kicked and now big brother wants a shot.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

watch soto train his ass off and upset manny.

I wouldn't put it past him. Soto deserves a shot at Manny and I wouldn't be suprised at all if he gave Pac a tough fight or even won. The only thing that worries me about Soto is that he leaves himself open and Manny could take advantage of that and KO Soto.

Manny would come in and train hard as well to get his brother's revenge, so even though he might have looked a little lackluster in the beginning against Solis. Against Soto I don't think that would be the case now with his adventure into politics now done. He would be prepared and a fight with Soto would be exciting.

[Randall_Hopkirk]

Is this a Charles Bronson film or are we talking about professional boxing? What did Manny expect Soto to do on Saturday? lay down and accept a beating from an average boxer like Bobby Pacquiao. Manny should have bigger things on his mind like Guzman or taking a second fight with JMM, not seeking some petty vengeance on a guy who beat his brother fairly.

[Dorian]

Manny Pacquaio by a late ko/tko

[Guest]

I'd rather see Pac fight Valero. Soto got hit flush and rocked by Bobby. If those were shots from Manny, he would have been on his ass. I wasn't that impressed with Soto...