Manny Pacquiao Wants to Fight Soto - One Year Ago
Jul 11, 2008
Exactly one year ago, when Humberto Soto beat Manny's younger brother Bobby Pacquiao, Manny stated that he wanted to avenge his brother's defeat:
"I couldn't explain what I was feeling...I felt pity for Bobby, I felt like crying," Manny said. "As of now, yes I want to fight Soto, I'm accepting his challenge to find out how strong he really is."
The Manny Pacquiao vs Humberto Soto contract nearly happened a few days after Bobby's defeat. The bout was supposed to happen at GM Place, Vancouver, Canada.
"As of now, yes I want to fight Soto," Manny Pacquiao said last June 2007. "I'm accepting his challenge to find out how strong he really is."
Manny Pacquiao vs Humberto Soto: One Year Later
But the bout didn't materialize. Instead, in the second half of 2007, Soto went to fight the likes of Joan Guzman, while Manny has a rematch with Marco Antonio Barera.
Fast forward one year later, Manny Pacquiao is on the top of the boxing world, while Soto was disqualified by a controversial decision by a referee.
Manny Pacquiao is supposed to fight Edwin Valero, but a problem with Edwin's medical clearance (he suffered a head injury from a motorcycle accident), and with potential challengers already booked for the rest of the year, Manny's promoter Bob Arum decided to revive the Pacquiao vs Soto potential.
if soto won the fight between guzman,he deserved to challenge pacquiao but yet he failed. its just a waste of time for manny to give a bout for soto,i disagree for pacquiao vs soto its a big mismatch and sounds so boring and im sure fans wouldnt like to watch the fight even me. manny please make a history not with a non sense fight....
That is ignorance talking, because you are just judging by record not by the ability of the fighters, you its clear that you dont know Soto and because of that you say no to the fight imagine if Barrera would of said no to Pacman, maybe we still would not know of the monster Manny can be in the ring. All I will say is that Soto is a worthy opponent not a nonsense fight.
esa sera muy bueena pelea
soy mexicano .. y la neta
la sorrita soto es uno de los mejores contrincantes pa paciao
aunke todos sabemos ke esta dificil ke gane la sorrita :S
mi respetos pa pakiao..
es el mejor y la neta me alegro
por el y toda su gente ;)
y ojala ke se aga esa pelea
y que gane el mejor