FanHouse Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao graces the cover of Time Magazine's Asia edition, and his corresponding five-page feature story is being included in the U.S. Edition with Hillary Clinton on its front.

The fighter's appearance in the magazine, which hit the news stands this past Friday, comes on the heels of his being in ESPN's Body Issue, his first, primetime television appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and his recognition as a 2009 Gusi Peace Prize laureate.

As the focus of the feature entitled The Meaning Of Manny, the fighter is amazed at his cross-over appeal.

"I absolutely had no idea that when I started my career in boxing, to provide a better life for myself and my family, that I would now be where I am today, and on the cover of Time Magazine," said Pacquiao, who will go after Miguel Cotto's WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title this Saturday at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas.

Champion Miguel Cotto has a message for challenger Manny Pacquiao as well as those who believe he can be successful during his quest to win a world title in a record seventh different weight class: "They picked the wrong guy."

"If he thinks he's going to reach a seventh title in a seventh different division, he picked the wrong moment, the wrong fighter and the wrong opponent," said Cotto, all but bristling during Thursday's conference call with the national media.

"If he thinks he's going to beat Miguel Cotto," said Cotto, "he's pretty much all wrong with that kind of thinking."

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum called a recent report that he is negotiating a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight in early March at Cowboys Stadium "total nonsense."

"We haven't talked to Mayweather," said Arum. "We haven't discussed it with Mayweather."

The story, reported by an affiliate of The Dallas Morning News, quoted Top Rank vice president Bruce Trampler as indicating that Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 knockouts) needed to dethrone WBO champ Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs) on Nov. 14, after which Top Rank could focus on making the fight with Mayweather (40-0, 25 KOs) in Arlington, Texas.

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As it turns out, boxing champion Manny Pacquaio has been working on more then just boxing at his training camp -- among other things, he has been working on his "slapping" skills. In this FanHouse exclusive, we visit the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood where Manny is holding his camp. Manny's trainer Freddie Roach gives us an update on Pacquiao, while friends and fans give us their take on the Nov., 14 Pacquiao-Cotto fight.

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During the buildup of WBO welterweight champ Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao, the challenger's trainer, Freddie Roach, says he's having fun at the expense of Cotto and his chief cornermen, Joe Santiago.

Cotto "is slower," and "gets hit so much more" since his 11th-round knockout loss to Antonio Margarito, and "his defense sucks, because he's training himself," said Roach.

See what else Roach had to say after the jump.

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Rashad "Flash" Holloway has served as a chief sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao, but on Wednesday night, the junior midleweight will display his skills on ESPN2 when he takes on Frankie Figueroa.

In this video, Holloway runs six miles, demonstrates his punching prowess, and explains why Figueroa represents "a big step up." Check out the video after the jump.

When Manny Pacquiao emerged from backstage for Tuesday night's appearance on The Jimmy Kimmel Show, he was greeted by chants of "Manny, Manny," from what appeared to be a large contingent of his Filipino countrymen.

Near the end of the segment, Pacquiao, wearing a dark, button-down shirt and blue jeans, literally closed the show, singing along with the band as the members of the crowd, collectively, waved their arms.

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With just a few days left in Los Angeles before the Manny Pacquiao camp heads to Las Vegas, the spirits in Hollywood are high. In this video we check out the skills of Manny's main sparring partner Shawn Porter, a fighter Freddie Roach says hits harder than Cotto. We also hear from Kenny, Shawn's father and trainer, who tells us the knockout artist has been boxing since he was 2 years old.

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If you want to see what Manny Pacquiao's been up against during his sparring sessions, check out rising 154-pounders Rashad Holloway and Shawn Porter in their upcoming bouts.

Holloway will take an 11-1-1 record that includes five knockouts into Wednesday night's junior middleweight clash with Francisco Figueroa (20-3, 13 KOs), and Porter a 10-0 mark with eight knockouts into his Nov. 21, junior middleweight matchup with Jerome Ellis (12-1-2, 10 KOs).

Trainer Freddie Roach said Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) has gotten steady work from the duo during his preparation for a Nov. 14 bout against WBO welterweight titlist, Miguel Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

NBA star Ron Artest is a huge boxing fan, and this week he was thrilled when he stopped by the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood to watch Manny Pacquiao train for his Nov. 14 fight against Miguel Cotto.

In this exclusive FanHouse video, we talk to Ron, his father Ron Sr., who used to be an amateur boxer, and other fans. We also hear from Manny's sparring partners Rashad Holloway and Shawn Porter, and find out what Artest is going to be for Halloween.

Check out the video after the jump.