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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Updated 1 hours ago (02:27 p.m.)
Esteban Pagán Rivera / Special Envoy
New York .- The champion Miguel Cotto was on Thursday, their first "confrontation" with the best pound for pound the world, Filipino Manny Pacquiao, the first stop of the tour promoting the fight between the two to be held on 14 November in Las Vegas.
The new Yankee Stadium in New York was the setting for the meeting, and hundreds of fans, mostly Puerto Ricans gathered to support the gladiators.
The press conference went so quiet, and when it came time to talk, both boxers gave thanks for the chance to face each other and refrained from verbal attacks, but Cotto made it clear he will not be intimidated by fighting Paquiao earlier.
"When Bob Arum introduced Pacquiao, I heard it mentioned that defeated Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton. Well I'm them, I'm Miguel Cotto, and I will do my best, "the welterweight champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
"This fight will be great, I'm happy for the opportunity and give them a great fight. I know Cotto is bigger and stronger, but I will do my best, "Pacquiao said for his part, who was first to speak.
The only "sink" of the press conference he gave Miguel Cotto father, who launched an attack Paquiao coach, Freddie Roach. "Since we started working, and we urge Mr. Roach to do the same with their fighter. This will have no excuses when his fighter lost on 14 November, "said Cotto the greatest, while that caused euphoria in the Puerto Rican fans.
Moreover, Arum, Top Rank promoter, reported that the Puerto Rican Daniel Santos also form part of the bill Cotto, Pacquiao, when he defends his title of World Boxing Association to Yuri Foreman.
Updated 1 hours ago (02:27 p.m.)
Esteban Pagán Rivera / Special Envoy
New York .- The champion Miguel Cotto was on Thursday, their first "confrontation" with the best pound for pound the world, Filipino Manny Pacquiao, the first stop of the tour promoting the fight between the two to be held on 14 November in Las Vegas.
The new Yankee Stadium in New York was the setting for the meeting, and hundreds of fans, mostly Puerto Ricans gathered to support the gladiators.
The press conference went so quiet, and when it came time to talk, both boxers gave thanks for the chance to face each other and refrained from verbal attacks, but Cotto made it clear he will not be intimidated by fighting Paquiao earlier.
"When Bob Arum introduced Pacquiao, I heard it mentioned that defeated Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton. Well I'm them, I'm Miguel Cotto, and I will do my best, "the welterweight champion of the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
"This fight will be great, I'm happy for the opportunity and give them a great fight. I know Cotto is bigger and stronger, but I will do my best, "Pacquiao said for his part, who was first to speak.
The only "sink" of the press conference he gave Miguel Cotto father, who launched an attack Paquiao coach, Freddie Roach. "Since we started working, and we urge Mr. Roach to do the same with their fighter. This will have no excuses when his fighter lost on 14 November, "said Cotto the greatest, while that caused euphoria in the Puerto Rican fans.
Moreover, Arum, Top Rank promoter, reported that the Puerto Rican Daniel Santos also form part of the bill Cotto, Pacquiao, when he defends his title of World Boxing Association to Yuri Foreman.
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