Actions speak louder than words and inside the ring, both Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto have proven to be tenacious warriors when it comes to fighting. When it comes to press conferences, however, neither fighter is very vocal, opting instead to speak politely of their opponents while anxiously awaiting the opportunity to let their fists do the talking inside the ring. As the Pacquiao vs. Cotto promotional tour kicks off today at Yankee Stadium, thousands of fans will show up to hear what their favorite fighters have to say and when they do speak, both men will likely exhibit mutual respect towards each other...the calm before the storm so to speak.
"There is no reason to humiliate or disrespect your opponent or to create a situation outside the ring," Cotto would tell Hiram Alberto Torraca in a recent interview with El Nuevo Dia. "We treat the opponent with respect and the day of the fight, we will go into the ring to fight. What I hope is that for this tour, everything is quiet and that fans, both Filipinos, Puerto Ricans and Latinos in general, enjoy it and support the fighter of your choice," he added.
Indeed, actions speak louder than words and it's good to know that fighters don't always have to disrespect each other in order to promote a fight. Both fighters have already arrived in New York to begin their five-city tour to promote their highly-anticipated November 14 welterweight clash. It says a lot when a fight needs absolutely no promotion in order to get you excited about it and Manny Paquiao vs. Miguel Cotto is one of those fights. Make no mistake about it, there's only one "Can't Miss Event of the Year" in boxing and this fight is it. The press conference may be relatively tame, but like Cotto said, there's going to be a war inside the ring when all the talking is done!
PUBLIC PRESS CONFERENCE INFO...
Boxing's No. 1 pound-for-pound king and the reigning Fighter of the Year, MANNY "PacMan" PACQUIAO, and the pride of Puerto Rico and three-time world champion MIGUEL COTTO, will kickoff their cross-country, five-city, two-ocean media tour promoting "FIRE POWER" -- their world welterweight championship fight -- at a FREE PUBLIC NEWS CONFERENCE on the field near First Base (facing the stands) at YANKEE STADIUM, TODAY! September 10. Doors will open at 11 a.m. with the news conference beginning at Noon. Food and fight merchandise concession stands will be open for fans. Truant Officers will be barred. Public and Media entrances are at GATE 4 (161st St and Jerome Ave.)