MANNY Pacquiao’s heavy sparring started Tuesday morning as the pound for pound king braces for a tougher November 14 bout against Puerto Rican champion Miguel Cotto.

The sparring mates of the Filipino world champion have moves similar to the Puerto Rican welterweight champion. These are expected to help Manny prepare necessary techniques to outwit and outbox the much bigger and powerful boxer. (more)

DESPITE having a hectic schedule of his daily training in the Summer Capital, Manny Pacquiao recently donated P1 million for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy which hit Metro Manila recently.

Through his MP Foundation, Pacquiao is donating P1 million to the GMA Kapuso Foundation in support of ongoing aid efforts for the victims of “Ondoy,” which left over 200 people dead, a hundred more missing, and thousands homeless. (more)

BECAUSE he believes that his son is the best fighter in the world, Floyd Mayweather Sr. has issued another warning to Manny Pacquiao, and that is to duck a possible fight with Floyd Jr.

“Pacquiao can forget about it now. He don’t want none of Lil Floyd,” said Floyd Sr. in a report posted at FightHype.com. (more)

DESPITE the retraction of an earlier statement about Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Sr. may draw the flack after saying Pacquiao is using steroids.

But the world’s top pound-for-pound king didn’t take the Mayweather accusation sitting down, readily instructing legal counsel Jeng Gacal to examine the statements made by the ageing American trainer and see if possible legal action could be filed. (more)

FREDDIE Roach is expecting the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight on Nov. 14 to go the distance.

“We’re going in there looking for 12 hard rounds. You can’t look for the knockout with this guy because he’s very resilient,” said Roach in a report posted at GMANews.tv. (more)