Yesterday's presser took place in historic YANKEE STADIUM.  The spirit of ALI/NORTON was force-fed to the media (as it blared through the amplifiers) as today's new legends stood at home plate for photos. 

Puerto Rico vs The Philippines; If there is one fight to watch this year - make it this one, COTTO/PACQUIAO. 

The only unfortunate downside to a fight of this magnitude is that it doesn't happen often enough.  MANNY PACQUIAO & MIGUEL COTTO is a mega-fight, our first in a few years. 

In fact, the only blemish in either man's career in the past 4 years (20 combined fights) is when MARGARITO "knuckled" out a victory over COTTO, thirteen months ago.  Basically laced with cement (Plaster of Paris) in each hand, it still took Margarito 11 rounds to make Cotto take a knee.   
MANNY PACQUIAO is 49-3-2 with 37 knockouts.  Follow these numbers:  He is 9-0 with 7 knockouts in his last 9 fights versus opposition whose combined record is 458-36-12.  Sick.   

MIGUEL COTTO would be sitting at 34-0 with 27 knockouts if his fight versus Margarito were to be stricken from the record books (which it should be), all things considered.  Cotto most recently edged out a split decision over JOSHUA CLOTTEY (whose only other blemishes at a 35-0 record were a DQ versus Baldomir AND a decision loss to who else? MARGARITO).  Cotto is a monster in the ring. 

FIREPOWER will be broadcast live on PPV, November 14th.