FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao and his entourage will motor to Las Vegas Tuesday for the final push leading to his highly-awaited blockbuster showdown with Puerto Rican hero Miguel Cotto for the latter's World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown on November 14 (November 15 in Manila) at the MG Grand Garden Arena.

Pacquiao, a devout Catholic and national treasure of the Filipino people, has one big mission in this journey and that is to beat Cotto and become the first boxer in the world to capture a seventh crown in different weight categories.

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It is easier said than done, but Pacquiao is listed by oddsmakers as the favorite against the three-time Puerto Rican champion, who will be entering the ring the bigger and younger fighter between the two.

Pacquiao attended a mass in Los Angeles Sunday and hit the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood for a light workout before he and the rest of the members of Team Pacquiao headed by American trainer Freddie Roach set off for Sin City.

The 29-year-old Cotto is also expected to hit Vegas today to officially kick off their showdown dubbed "Firepower" and promoted by Bob Arum's Top Rank.

Pacquiao is scheduled to arrive at the MGM Grand's Front Lobby Porte Cochere at 11 a.m., while Cotto will hit town at 12:30 p.m. PT. The event is open to the public and the media, and fans of both fighters are expected a rousing welcome to their idols.

Roach had predicted a knockout win for his prized fighter in previous interviews which makes this fight an interesting one since the Cotto camp also boldly declared it is ready for whatever Pacquiao brings to the table.

Cotto is convinced he can handle Pacquiao's speed and emerge triumphant come fight night.

"If he thinks he is going to win seven titles in seven weight divisions now, he has picked the wrong moment, the wrong fighter and the wrong opponent," Cotto told ESPN.com.

Pacquiao had previously won world crowns as flyweight, super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight, lightweight and light welterweight. He and Oscar De La Hoya currently hold the distinction of having won six titles in different weight classes.