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.

There are lot of events worth taking note of in the recent Pacquiao-Hatton match, aside from the fact that Pacquiao knocked Hatton out in Round 2… and that is most especially true when you are watching a (very) delayed telecast on free-TV.

Here are my observations:

WWE Superstar Batista

Yup! The Animal, The Beast from the East, the superstar wrestler half-Filipino wrestler Batista was part of Pacquiao’s entourage when he entered the ring! And by the words of the announcers, he made sure he’ll be behind Pacquiao in the match.

He is indeed proud of being a Filipino.

Martin Nievera singing the Lupang Hinirang

I had my reservations. I knew it will happen. Great singers tend to do it — owning a song by making their own arrangement and interpretation. But alas! As the NHI says, the National Anthem is not something that they have liberty to sing as they wish. It is strict in its rhythm and tempo – there is even a law for it.

Martin Nievera refuses to apologize, “I didn’t ask to sing it, Manny ask me to,” is not a statement that surprises me. After all, the way he speaks, you know very well that he didn’t grow up here. Can you expect any attachment to the song from him?

I really believe Lea Salonga would have been a better choice, because she sings a song based on its actual note… and not to prove that she’s a good singer.

Political campaign/advertisement

In the guise of public service. Now we know who are some of the people who are aiming to belong to the senatorial line-up of the administration in the coming Philippine 2010 election.

From the finance department, the gambling… err, gaming department and the technical education department, who I’m pretty sure will be free from any electioneering charges because no Comelec ‘have seen the actual ads so they are not in a position to judge.

And of course, the presidential aspirant in Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. Just search the web and you’ll see all the sentiments of all the people who’ve seen the ad. Perhaps the only one with a different opinion was his wife.

Since these are public officials, questions would definitely be asked as to which funds were used to pay for them. Your guess is as good as mine.

Faster punches than Pacquiao can throw

I just have to vent this out! Relying on free-TV really suck! BIG TIME! That was the longest two rounds I have seen.

With Hatton laying down on the mat even before 11 AM, and yet the fight hasn’t started on GMA 7 even if it was already 1 PM. I don’t remember any ‘delayed telecast’ as delayed as last Sunday’s fight.

With Channel 7 throwing commercials faster that Pacquiao can throw punches, definitely they are a big winner too!

Last and definitely not the least… Jacq Yu’s commercial!

Need I say more?