Pacquiao vs Cotto

Who won Pacquiao vs Cotto?

Manny Pacquiao beat Miguel Cotto by on Saturday, November 14th, 2009, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 109-99, 108-99, 108-100 in favor of winner Manny Pacquiao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This contest was for the WBO welterweight championship of the world.

Pacquiao vs Cotto stats

Back in November 2009, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 49 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws.

Miguel Cotto made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Manny Pacquiao was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Cotto had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pacquiao. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Miguel Cotto was an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 1995, 6 years and 1 month earlier than Cotto, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 156 more professional rounds, totaling 501 compared to Cotto's 345.

Pacquiao vs Cotto form

Pacquiao had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Oscar De La Hoya on December 6, 2008, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had won against David Diaz on June 28, 2008, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15, 2008, by split decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Marco Antonio Barrera on November 15, 2003, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Cotto had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Shane Mosley on November 10, 2007, by technical knockout at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Zab Judah on June 9, 2007, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Paulie Malignaggi on June 10, 2006, by technical knockout in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had beaten Ricardo Torres on September 24, 2005, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

He had won against Muhammadqodir Abdullaev on June 11, 2005, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Cotto had been fighting more than Manny Pacquiao.

Going into this contest, Manny Pacquiao had last fought 6 months and 12 days ago, while Miguel Cotto's last outing had been 2 years and 4 days ago.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 30 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Cotto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What time did Pacquiao vs Cotto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pacquiao vs Cotto?

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