WORLD welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will receive an award from the Palace after his welcome parade.

Pacquiao will proceed to the Quirino Grandstand for the Parangal Kay Manny Pacquiao sa Luneta. (more)

EVEN though World Boxing Organization welterweight king Miguel Cotto is the naturally bigger fighter, Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is confident his ward will win their Nov. 15 (RP time) match.

Roach is certain Pacquiao will beat Cotto because of his superior boxing skills and speed. He also taunted Cotto and said the Puerto Rican world champion was never the same since his first loss at the hands of Mexican warrior Antonio Margarito. (more)

AFTER Top Rank’s Bob Arum announced that Manny Pacquiao wants to take on Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto in his next fight, the Golden Boy Promotions thinks that the best opponent for Pacquiao will be Shane Mosley.

Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer said that the rightful challenger for the Filipino boxing icon is World Boxing Association welterweight champion Mosley. (more)

LAS VEGAS — There’s only one Ricky Hatton, as his admirers constantly sing to anyone who will listen. Good thing, because if there were any more Ricky Hattons his devoted followers in England might never have time to do anything but sing.

The problem for Hatton is there’s also only one pound-for-pound champion in boxing. His name is Manny Pacquiao, and all he did his last time out was give Oscar De La Hoya such a beating that De La Hoya decided it was time to retire. (more)

CEBU CITY — Manny Pacquiao’s megafight with Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton will push through as set on May 2 after the two fighters agreed on the original 50-50 split of the prize money.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that Pacquiao’s advisers, especially Rex “Wakee” Salud, were able to convince the Filipino fighter to push on with the fight. (more)