Pacquiao Vs. Cotto: "Firepower" is No Hyperbole

One of the most eagerly anticipated boxing matches of the last several years finally has arrived on Saturday, November 14 when Manny Pacquiao puts his pound for pound crown on the line against welterweight champion Miguel Cotto.

It seems that everyone has their own opinion about what the Pacquiao vs. Cotto results will be, but one thing's for sure this is actually a fight that should live up to the billed premise. The bout is titled "Firepower" and both men bring plenty of power into the ring.

Manny Pacquiao unleashes his in aggressive, lightning quick strikes, while Miguel Cotto prefers to stalk his man and break down his body before finishing him off. Not only do both men bring Firepower, both could be susceptible to the other man's shots, making the fight all the more interesting, and tough to call.

In boxing, the saying is that the good little man always loses to the good big man. However, what about when the "little man" is a once-in-a-generation talent like Manny Pacquiao? What about when the "big man" is still relatively fresh off a brutal knockout loss and needs to cut down below the normal weight class limit? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered come fight night.

There's plenty at stake at well. Forget about Cotto's welterweight championship and Pacquiao's pursuit of a title belt in a seventh weight division (how many of Pacquiao's champions are legit anyway?) What's really at stake is the massive bout the winner will hopefully step into against Floyd Mayweather. Fights like Mayweather vs. Marquez, Pacquiao vs. Cotto, Mayweather vs. Hatton and the like have all been huge successes and have been billed as mega-fights.

But a Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight is the generation defining fight that boxing fans live for. Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya may have been billed as the Dream Match (a classic boxing billing that was sure to disappoint, unlike Firepower in this instance), but Pacquiao vs. Mayweather is the real dream match, and it's just one fight away from hopefully taking place in the beginning of 2010. Of course, Miguel Cotto has something to say about that, and a Mayweather vs. Cotto bout would still be huge, if not quite as sensational.

Regardless of what happens, the point is that the fight is finally here. Fans have been waiting for months, and now they all will finally get to see how it all unfolds. Does Pacquiao continue his historic march up the weight classes or does Cotto give him a rude awakening?

If you don't plan on ordering the big fight, you can still see what happens live by checking out this Pacquiao vs. Cotto round by round blog. If you don't check out the round by round, you can still catch up on the Pacquiao Cotto results after the fight is finished. Whatever happens, it's sure to be an action-packed evening of boxing.