I’m sure that by now you know that Manny Pacquiao has won against (now former welterweight champion) Miguel Cotto by technical knock out before the end of the 12th round.

The victory has won for Pacquiao his seventh world title in as many weight division, a feat that no boxer in history has achieved before him.  This proves beyond any doubt that Pacquiao is the undisputed pound-for-pound king!

Well, so much for Pacquiao, I’m sure there are lots of blow-by-blow post about his recent victory, which will do more justice since I wasn’t really able to watch the fight.

As the title of this, what happens to boxers after they are defeated by Pacquiao?

We know Oscar De La Hoya has retired after his humbling loss against the pound-for-pound king. A decision which he actually announced even before their match.

Erik Morales is now also into retirement, after two consecutive losses from Pacman and a swan song delivered to him by David Diaz.

And Ricky Hatton, who after his humiliating defeat from Pacquiao in a division where he was previously undefeated, have also contemplated on retiring his gloves.

But did he?

There isn’t any news about him lately… as far as his boxing career is concerned.

But it looks like he is embarking on a new career -- the Hitman was on WWE Monday Night Raw and fought against pro-wrestler Chavo Guerrero.

Here’s a YouTube video of his WWE appearance. Notice how far he is now from the very fit Hatton who fought against Pacquiao back in May 2009.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqMH3qoW2DI

And now, what would happen to the pound-for-pound king’s latest casualty Miguel Cotto? Will he also retire? Embark on a new career? Or ask for a rematch?

The last one would be interesting… but of course, not until Pacquiao has gone up against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Is Manny Pacquiao getting more stubborn? Or is he getting more intelligent and he now recognizes his rights?

Because Pacquiao dumps Solar Sports in favor of ABS-CBN and not without a valid reason.

Pacquiao’s switch from Solar to ABS-CBN isn’t without a glitch, as Solar Entertainment insists that they still have a live contract with Pacquiao’s MP Productions.

Solar is getting ready to take a legal course of action and take Pacquiao to court to enforce their right to air the pound-for-pound boxer’s upcoming fight with Ricky Hatton.

Solar stressed that its contract with Pacquiao is “in full force and in effect until May 6, 2011″ and that it will fight for its rights.

Like I said, Pacquiao’s decision was not without a basis, that is because Solar entertainment has failed, inspite of repeated demands, to fulfill its obligation to pay the undersigned the stipulated fees for the the subject rights.

It was stated in the letter sent by Pacquiao to Solar where he informed them of his decision to rescind his contract with them.

Bottom line? Money!

Remember how this fight with Hatton was dragged and almost didn’t came to be just because of the talks on the split on the purse?

Yet again, here’s another issue on the same bout, with money being an issue.

Boxing really has become more than a fight on the ring and a boxer’s pride.

Sports Illustrated came up with a list of the best pound-for-pound fighters, and guess who’s the no. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the list?

No other than our very own Manny Pacquiao!

SI said that “Pacquiao has been dazzling at whatever weight class he chooses to fight.”

In his fight against Ricky Hatton, a victory will give Pacquiao his fifth world title in different weight classes, including the flyweight, super-bantam, super-feather and lightweight.

On May 2, Pacquiao and Hatton will face each other in MGM Grand for the IBO light-welterweight crown.

Last year saw Pacquiao fighting in three different weight classes – and winning them all! His casualties are Juan Manuel Marquez (130 lbs), David Diaz (135 lbs) and Oscar dela Hoya (147 lbs). Hatton is at 140 lbs.

A win against Hatton will also give Pacquiao a shot against former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who SI feels “is just lurking around in anticipation of a Pacquiao victory.”

Incidentally, following Pacman at the list on the no. 2 spot is Mexican counter-puncher Marquez.

This recognition of Sports Illustrated on our Pambansang Kamao puts Pacquiao on the list of the greatest boxers in the world.

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

First, the match was said to be in jeopardy, with the main cause of the disagreement being the split on the purse – Team Pacquiao insists on 60-40 or they’ll back out of the match. The Hatton camp on the other hand is keen on a 50-50 split, with a threat of lawsuit should Pacquiao back out of the match.

Then, a newsbreak I saw said that Pacquiao agreed on the 50-50 split, putting an end to the purse dispute. This made me excited that I immediately shouted that the Pacquiao-Hatton match was finally on!

The next day though, another newsbreak from the said website reports that Pacman rejects latest proposal from the Hatton camp. What gives? Should I change my source site?

The latest ultimatum gave Pacquiao the other day up to 6:00PM Philippine time, to sign the contract or else they will look for a match elsewhere. It didn’t mention though about the lawsuit threat.

Deadline passed with the Pacman not signing any contract which effectively puts the talk on negotiotiation to an end.

The next day, major newspapers and broadsheets, websites and blogs reported that the Pacquiao-Hatton is finally called off. And Team Pacquiao is already getting ready of negotiating with retired boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

You think you won’t hear of the Pacquiao-Hatton match anymore.

But guess again.

Latest buzz (again) reports that the Pacquiao-Hatton match is finally on! And this time it’s for real because Manny Pacquiao already signed the contract which was said to be 52-48, in Manny’s favor, along with other conditions on the match which were not yet disclosed.

So now, all the boxing afficionados (and bloggers too) can look forward to the match between Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao and Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton on May of 2009 to be held in Las Vegas.

All the excitement brought about by the negotiation will definitely translate to a fatter proceeds on the pay-per-view purse.

As early as December 2008, talks of Pacquiao-Hatton match (or Hatton-Pacquiao for the billing conscious) have already been circulating – on the web, prints, radio, television, and yes, especially through the grapevine. Of course it is another much anticipated match for all Filipino as Manny Pacquiao has successfully caught the attention of our countrymen, even non-boxing aficionados like me.

Unfortunately this match might not reach the ring as it will end right at the negotiation table. Team Pacquiao is ready to abandon the negotiation because the camp of Ricky Hatton is going for a 50-50 split of the fight purse, whereas Team Pacquiao is insisting on a 60-40 split.

If Hatton’s camp refused to sign the contract and insist on 50-50 split, Team Pacquiao might just look for another opponent.

But it doesn’t end there. Hatton threatens Pacquiao with legal action if he backs out of the fight. Apparently, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum already has a verbal agreement with the Hatton’s camp before the end of 2008 that they are going to split the purse 50-50.

Hatton’s camp expects this verbal 50-50 split agreement to be honored.

This isn’t the first glitch in the Hatton-Pacquiao (Pacquiao-Hatton) match. Early on, Hatton’s camp was insisting that the fight take place at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Should everything be ironed-out finally, the fight is scheduled to take place on May 2, 2009 in Las Vegas.

Until then, us spectators will just have to wait.