Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto result : In Punishing Fashion, Pacquiao Wins 7th Title

Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto result : In Punishing Fashion, Pacquiao Wins 7th Title
Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto result

Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto result

LAS VEGAS — When it ended, Manny Pacquiao had won his seventh title in seven weight divisions, a first in boxing history. Miguel Cotto exited with white shorts long stained red. His wife and son had left three rounds earlier, so bloody was the beating.
Pacquiao won this anticipated fight by technical knockout, after the fight was stopped in the 12th and final round at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The fight easily could have stopped — some would say it should have stopped —earlier.

The brutal beatdown of Cotto continued Pacquiao’s progression, adding to a résumé that must now be weighed against the best in boxing history. Potentially, this could set up the boxing match everyone wants to see: Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

By the third round, Cotto (34-2) had been knocked down, his nose bloodied, his corner quieted. Here was Pacquiao (50-3-2), the savage, speedy southpaw, deconstructing yet another formidable opponent.
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