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By Cliff Rold - Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto is signed and, wrongheaded catch weight agreement or not, it should be a heck of a fight.
It should also leave some fingers well gnawed. Pacquiao-Cotto is big, but there is another event waiting to be bigger. Will we get there?
If so, 2010 could be a watershed year in the contest for affection between missed martial arts (MMA) and boxing. For now, we enter a fascinating bridge period.
On July 11, former NCAA wrestling and professional (WWE) wrestling champion Brock Lesnar (4-1, 2 KO, 1 Sub) avenged his only professional MMA loss versus Frank Mir, solidifying his place as the UFC Heavyweight king. The Mir win followed on the heels of Lesnar’s defeat of MMA legend Randy Couture. Given Lesnar’s look, previous following from the world of performance art, and fighting skills, UFC may be on to its biggest star yet.
As boxing fans know, stardom and stature can always grow. Much depends on opponents. Early in his career, Oscar De la Hoya did decent pay-per-view numbers against the likes of Rafael Ruelas and Genaro Hernandez. The numbers grew as the toughness of opponents did, allowing De La Hoya to set and break records against Pernell Whitaker, Felix Trinidad, and Floyd Mayweather. [details]
It should also leave some fingers well gnawed. Pacquiao-Cotto is big, but there is another event waiting to be bigger. Will we get there?
If so, 2010 could be a watershed year in the contest for affection between missed martial arts (MMA) and boxing. For now, we enter a fascinating bridge period.
On July 11, former NCAA wrestling and professional (WWE) wrestling champion Brock Lesnar (4-1, 2 KO, 1 Sub) avenged his only professional MMA loss versus Frank Mir, solidifying his place as the UFC Heavyweight king. The Mir win followed on the heels of Lesnar’s defeat of MMA legend Randy Couture. Given Lesnar’s look, previous following from the world of performance art, and fighting skills, UFC may be on to its biggest star yet.
As boxing fans know, stardom and stature can always grow. Much depends on opponents. Early in his career, Oscar De la Hoya did decent pay-per-view numbers against the likes of Rafael Ruelas and Genaro Hernandez. The numbers grew as the toughness of opponents did, allowing De La Hoya to set and break records against Pernell Whitaker, Felix Trinidad, and Floyd Mayweather. [details]
......BOXING 
all day!!!
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