Manny Pacquiao and Krista Ranillo's love affair

After his big win, Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao is now facing a serious controversy, and the reports are claiming that the tension involves a Filipina sexy star. The tension between Jinkee (Pacquiao's wife) and Manny Pacquiao was very obvious during the thanksgiving mass held on November 16 for Pacquiao’s victory. Jinkee cried after hearing the priest's sermon: "We can only hurt those people whom we love so much, our husband, our wife…give us the peace the peace we need at this point." A Philippine news program 'TV Patrol' filmed Jinkee and Manny Pacquiao's emotional mass.

Fans, and media from the Philippines are speculating that Jinkee Pacquiao's tears were about Manny's alleged affair with a Filipina sexy actress named Krista Ranillo, with whom Manny stars in the upcoming Filipino movie entitled 'Wapakman'. But the most controversial 'evidence', if we can call it is the video uploaded by a fan taken after the Philippine boxing champ's U.S. TV interview with Jimmy Kimmel. An unidentified woman sits beside him, covering her face. Apparently, the unidentified woman is Krista Ranillo.

Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao will try to exploit Cotto's bad habit

On the last edition of HBO's award winning series 24/7, Freddie Roach let people in on the philosophy that has made him the world's number one trainer. Freddie said, "What I study when I watch Cotto is, I'm looking for habits. I'm not looking for mistakes, because everyone can make mistakes in fights. The thing is, it's the habits he does in every fight. He does the exact same thing every time. That's what I'm looking for."

Just as he had found Ricky Hatton's weakness, or habit, he believes he has also found Cotto's. Hatton had a habit of pumping his gloves up and down right before he attacks. It was almost like Ricky telling Manny, "here I come."

The plan of attack for Oscar De La Hoya was a secret until fight time. That plan may have been altered anyway when the two fighters went to the center of the ring for instructions. It was at that time that Roach noticed dry blood on Oscar's arm. It was at that moment that he knew De La Hoya was dehydrated, thus informing his charge to jump on Oscar as soon as the bell rang.

Good trainers, or in this case, great trainers are no different than great football coaches. They relentlessly study game film to find tendencies. What does a team or player do in a certain situation? Sometimes a game plan doesn't start out so well, but given time most athletes and coaches will revert back to their old ways, or tendencies if you will. That is when a fight or a game has a suttle shift from one side to the other.

This writer is proud to say that he noticed Miguel's tendency more than three years ago. What is Miguel's tendency of choice? Cotto is so poised and relaxed in the ring that after he has exchanges with an opponent, he usually takes two or three somewhat bouncy steps to his left. At that point he resets and is again ready for business. The problem is that he has to reset and while doing so, keeps his hands down.

It is at that moment that Manny Pacquiao is probably going to use his quicker feet to jump on Miguel and land combinations. The danger for Pacquiao is that Miguel Cotto is a natural left hander. And everyone knows that his left hook is his weapon of choice.

If this is the habit that Roach wants to exploit then Manny better learn one thing, keep that right hand up. That still seems to be one habit that occasionally slips back into Pacquiao's fights. When looking back at the Hatton fight, one will notice that when Manny tries to land a long left hand, he still drops his right had low. If he does this with Cotto, he may end up eating a solid left hook.

All of this is what makes boxing great. Everyone has opinions, including me, but that is why they fight in the ring and not on paper. Tendencies or not, this is shaping up to be a great fight. It is a great time in boxing, whether you're from Puerto Rico, the Philippines or just a diehard boxing fan.

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November 9, 6:33 PMNorfolk Boxing Examiner ; Glenn Wilson

Manny Pacquiao's preparation for his Nov. 14 fight WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is providing a different kind of chill up in Baguio these days.

Since arriving in the country’s summer capital the other day, the reigning pound-for-pound champion has generated so much attention that people have started to follow him wherever he goes and drool over whatever he does.

Pacquiao was met by a pack of mediamen, including those from various wire agencies, at the Cooyeesan Hotel upon his arrival, and a horde of fans, mostly tourists, when he went out for a run at the famous Burnham Park.

Pacquiao was out on the road at 5 a.m. yesterday, and instead of going to the Sta. Lucia golf course, opted to go straight to the park located at the heart of Baguio City. Before he knew it, a crowd had gathered around him.

Pacquiao chose a spot to do his morning rituals after the run, some shadow boxing, stretching and abdominal exercises as a security team tried to shield him from the crowd.

“It’s okay, Michael,” he told his Canadian adviser, Mike Koncz, referring to the crowd that had inched closer to the boxer to watch his every move.

Pacquiao stayed in the park for close to an hour, and in between sets, shared jokes with his trainers, Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri, and Koncz, who’s in charge of the boxer’s stay in Baguio.

Pacquiao was very friendly with his fans and showed them how he loves putting on a show while training.

After a brief rest in his hotel suite, Pacquiao moved a couple of floors lower where the gym is located. He worked out for nearly two hours, with just a few mediamen allowed in to take pictures of the boxer.

From the gym, Pacquiao moved to another wing of the hotel and played basketball with members of his team. The other day, he complained of some pain in his knee after playing basketball in San Francisco.

But all seems well now for the 30-year-old megastar who pounded the road, and the mitts like he’s been training for a month now.

Pacquiao has eight full weeks to prepare for his Nov. 14 fight with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto who’s in his first month of training by now. From Puerto Rico, he has moved over to Tampa, Florida.

Pacquiao’s chief trainer, Freddie Roach, and conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, are scheduled to arrive this morning from Los Angeles and take the five-hour ride to Baguio to start presiding over the training.

Cotto to Knock Pacquiao

By Manuel Perez: I’m really looking forward to November 14th, so that WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto can knock Manny Pacquiao down a peg or two. This guy needs be stopped pronto. I was comfortable with Cotto giving Pacquiao a slow methodical beating for 12 long rounds, but now I prefer that Cotto get rid of Pacquiao as soon possible, preferably in the 1st or 2nd rounds. Pacquiao needs to stopped.

Think of it this way: If Pacquiao were to win the fight, we’d probably be seeing a future of him continuing to fight catch weight bouts again fighters that would have little choice but to have their titles on the line or risk being stripped of their titles by the sanctioning bodies.

That’s what happens when you get a fighter that gets too powerful for their own good. They can throw their weight around and make things happen. You know and I know that any close decisions involving Pacquiao very likely go to him, just as was the case in his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez last year. Who in their right mind saw Pacquiao winning that fight. And that’s what I’m talking about. Unless Cotto stops Pacquiao now, he’s going to have too much power for his own good.

I don’t know how Pacquiao got popular because he doesn’t deserve it my view. It was the wins over Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton that did it for him. Before that, Pacquiao was just a fighter like anyone else. He won some fights and then would lose some others. But once he got the wins over De La Hoya and Hatton, suddenly Pacquiao has acquired a lot of popularity. And I don’t see that as good thing. I think it’s time that Pacquiao lose and be brought down to earth.

I want to see him get knocked out, because when you have a popular fighter like him, there’s too much wriggle room for the judges to give him a decision unless Cotto knocks him five or six times in the fight. We’re talking about a popular fighter here. Boxing is known for this kind of thing.

That’s why Cotto has to take Pacquiao apart and make sure that there’s no chance that Pacquiao and get a decision awarded to him unjustly. Because, believe me, if Pacquiao wins by another controversial decision, there’s probably next to no chance that Cotto will get a chance to get a rematch.

If you don’t believe me, just look at Marquez. He’s still waiting for a rematch a year and half later after his controversial loss to Pacquiao. And you know what? Marquez is probably going to wait a lot more longer for a fight against Pacquiao. My guess is probably never.

Manny Pacquiao VS Miguel Cotto

A big opening ticket sale of Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto Fight! A Pay-per-view showdown. The fight is entitled as “Firepower” less than 1,000 tickets remain at the 16,200-seat MGM Grand Garden Arena. All of the 9,000 seats at $150, $350 and
$500 are completely sold out. The available seats are at the $1,000 and $75 price categories. CEO of Top Rank Bob Arum was elated with the huge response. “We are looking forward to making Pacquiao vs Cotto as one of the greatest box office and Pay Per View successes of all-time,” he said.

An approval from the WBC Board of Governors by a unanimous vote that November 14 welterweight clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto (contract weight 145lbs) will be the first ever for the WBC Diamond Belt. “The Diamond Belt has received a tremendous positive response from promoters and media around the world, and we at the WBC are very excited and proud that this important and historic fight will be the first for the Diamond Belt,” said WBC President Jose Sulaiman. “The WBC will not charge a sanction fee on this extraordinary occasion.”

Manny Pacquiao on UFC!

UFC has decided to air UFC 105, on November 14^th from the UK, for free via tape-delay on Spike TV. This is the same night Manny Pacquiao fights Miguel Cotto.

Fight Card

Early indications have UFC loading up the fight card knowing that they face strong competition in Manny Pacquiao. BJ Penn is “penciled” in to headline the event. Penn is one of UFC’s most popular fighters. Michael Bisping, arguably the UK’s biggest MMA draw, is also rumored to be on the card.

Recent Numbers

Pacquiao is without a doubt boxing’s best fighter and arguably its top PPV draw. His last fight drew about 850,000 PPV buys, depending on the source. But, UFC 100 doubled those numbers bringing in round 1.7 million, also depending on the source. In fact, UFC’s last PPV (UFC 101) had over 900,000 PPV buys.

Pacquiao to lose over Cotto

Amidst the snowballing prediction of a Manny Pacquiao win over Miguel Cotto in their November 14 showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, there’s a single voice bold enough to go against the current tide.

Former world champion Paul Malignaggi is betting his money on a Cotto victory over Pacquiao three months before the blockbuster bout is held.

As early as last June when a meeting between Cotto and Pacquiao was still unthinkable, Malignaggi already picked the tough Puerto Rican to walk past the Filipino ring superstar considered today as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world.

Now that the face-off has become a reality, the 28-year old American from Brooklyn, New York stands by his earlier choice.

“I still stand by what I said," Malignaggi said in an interview with BoxingScene a day before he takes on former three-time world champion Juan Diaz in a 12-round bout at the Toyota Center in Houston.

“I think Cotto would knock him (Pacquiao) out…..Wait until everyone gets their reality check on November 14."

Although facing a natural welterweight in Cotto for the first time, the 30-year old General Santos City native has been initially installed as a 2-1 favorite to win the bout, owing to his status as the most feared fighter in the world today and to the string of victories he had scored in the last few years that saw him annihilate the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Eric Morales, David Diaz and Juan Manuel Marquez.

But none of that would make Malignaggi change his mind and switch loyalty to Pacquiao.

For him, Cotto is just too strong for Pacquiao to topple.

“The guy hits like a beast," said the one-time International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior welterweight king.

Malignaggi is an authority when it comes to Cotto.

Both undefeated back then, the two clashed for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight belt in 2006 at the famed Madison Square Garden, with Malignaggi suffering a 12-round decision loss to Cotto, who sent the New York native to the canvass in the second round.

At the end of the fight, Malignaggi had a broken right cheek bone, a bleeding nose and a cut around the left eye caused by a headbutt.

He admitted that the 28-year old Cotto is so far, the best fighter he ever faced in his career.

Malignaggi saw Cotto at his best again as he was at ringside when the Puerto Rican eked out a split decision win against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey to retain his WBO welterweight belt two months ago at the Garden.

“I’ve said it that Clottey would be a tougher fight for Cotto than Pacquiao," he pointed out.

“I think if they even put Pacquiao in the ring with Clottey, Clottey would knock him out also." – GMANews.TV