Manny Pacquiao stopping Miguel Cotto at 55 seconds of the 12th round

Manny Pacquiaos speed and power were way too much for Miguel Cottos heart.

Pacquiao put on yet another dominating performance Saturday night, knocking down Cotto twice and turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round.

The Filipino star used his blazing speed and power from both hands to win his seventh title in seven weight classes and cement his stature as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Cotto took such a beating that his face was a river of red from the fury of Pacquiaos punches, but he refused to quit even as his corner tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round.

I didnt know from where the punches were coming, Cotto said.

The fight was billed as a 145-pound classic, and in the early rounds it didnt disappoint. The two went after each other with a vengeance and Cotto more than held his own as they traded punches in the center of the ring before a roaring sellout crowd at the MGM Grand arena.

Pacquiao dropped Cotto with a right hand early in the third round, but he wasnt badly hurt and came back to finish the round strong. But after Pacquiao put Cotto on the canvas with a big left hand late in the fourth round, the Puerto Rican was never the same again.

Cotto won two rounds on the scorecards of two ringside judges and just one round on the card of the third. The Associated Press gave Cotto just the first round.

Our plan was not to hurry, but to take our time, Pacquiao said. It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power.

Cottos face was marked early and he was bleeding midway through the fight as Pacquiao kept bouncing around and throwing punches in his unorthodox southpaw style. He tried to keep taking the fight to Pacquiao, but by then his punches had lost their sting and his only real chance was to land a big punch from nowhere.

He hit harder than we expected and he was a lot stronger than we expected, Cottos trainer, Joe Santiago, said.

Cotto fought gamely, but in the later rounds he was just trying to survive as blood flowed down his face and Pacquiao came after him relentlessly. Santiago tried to stop the fight after the 11th round, but Cotto went back out to take even more punishment before a final flurry along the ropes prompted referee Kenny Bayless to end it.

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[endured]

YOUTUBE IS FOR UPLOADING VIDEOS, NOT SLIDESHOWS....

[ScrewHeadzz]

@4:01 looks on the right

[danclaupachi]

thats a faggot song

[Bmatikbeatz]

Come on homie...really????..the music.....really??

[VanKrixsz101]

@ScrewHeadzz big tits

[MrESKALO1]

What man gets tattoos in his inner thigh??? Cotto = FAG

[varo352]

NO VAYAN A DECIR QUE PAQUIAO TENIA YESO EN EL BENDAJE!!

YA SERIA EL COLMO!!!

[MarvinSanti]

Ok, now I want to see a video, (or in your case a slideshow), of "Marquez stopping Pac" and having the fight stolen from him by some judges that apparently were updating their status on face.book while Marquez was doing his work.

[erwillrockn]

@chris12288 but manny beat both miguel cotto and antonio margarito

[emtiwiz]

and marquez beat pacquiao in the 3rd fight

[emtiwiz]

manny sucks.. floyd is gonna beat him

im mexican and cotto is gonna beat margarito

[chris12288]

at least cotto fights real fighters instead of fighting has been's and taylor made fighters like pacman, i hope cotto smokes margocheato then gets a real trainer like steward and beats pacman