Pacquiao batters Cotto for TKO win

LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao staked his claim a top boxing’s mythical throne as the pound-for-pound best, using his lightning hand speed to beat and batter Miguel Cotto into submission Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Pacquiao knocked Cotto down once in the third round and again in the fourth, pummeled him repeatedly and easily lifted the World Boxing Organization welterweight belt from the Puerto Rican with a 12th-round stoppage. The time was 55 seconds into the final round, as referee Kenny Bayless leaped between the fighters to save Cotto a more savage beating and ignominious end.

Cotto came out strong and landed some hard punches, but Cotto couldn’t deal with the speed. Pacquiao was landing three shots for every two Cotto did early. After the knockdown in the fourth, Cotto’s offense was nonexistent as he spent most of the last two thirds of the fight fending off Pacquiao’s onslaught.

Cotto landed in single digits in power shots in every round from the fifth forward.

Pacquiao nearly had the stoppage after the 11th when Cotto trainer Joe Santiago walked onto the ring apron and waved his hand at Bayless.

It appeared he was going to stop the fight, but then Bayless and ringside physician James Game spoke and allowed it to continue. It was only extending the misery as Pacquiao poured it on in the 12th.

When the fight ended, the crowd began to chant, “We want Floyd!” It was a reference to Floyd Mayweather Jr., the other man with a claim to the top of the boxing pound-for-pound list.

Pacquiao, who has won championship belts in five divisions and beat the linear champion in two others, can no longer be knocked as a small man who was beating washed up fighters.

In Cotto, he took on an elite and powerful welterweight whose only loss came under suspicious circumstances to Antonio Margarito last year. There is suspicion that Margarito’s gloves were loaded for that fight, though it has never been proven.

But Pacquiao proved he was able to not only take a welterweight punch, but rock him repeatedly. It was a magnificent performance and will create public demand for a fight with Mayweather.

“I want to see him fight Mayweather,” Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach said.

Santiago said Pacquiao hit harder and was stronger than expected. Cotto injured his left shoulder in the eighth.

Karylle now dating non-showbiz guy

After her much publicized break-up with Dingdong Dantes, actress-singer Karylle on Monday disclosed that she is now dating a guy who is not from show business.

Karylle shared that she and the guy began dating this month only.

"Hindi naman formal dating parang I went on a date tapos sabi ko, ’sige I will try to go out on a date.’ Pero sometimes a group date ganyan. Pero ‘yon lang, nothing exclusive. Parang I just try going out. Parang maybe it’s time to go out with my friends parang gimmick, gimmick lang," she said.

Karylle is not yet ready to enter into a relationship especially now that she is enjoying her single life.

"Ngayon, it’s very flattering to get a lot of attention especially coming from a break-up that’s very public," Karylle said.

"Siyempre parang ang sarap ng feeling na may mga taong kahit paano they show their appreciation na sinasabi na maganda ka or whatever. Siyempre bola-bola na lang ‘yan pero okay lang," she added.

She also confessed that she is still healing after her controversial break-up with Dantes, her boyfriend of three years.

Karylle is busy taping for her upcoming television project "Komiks Presents: Mars Ravelo’s Maruja" alongside Kristine Hermosa.

"Maruja" is set to air on May 2 to replace "Flash Bomba."

Aside from doing "Maruja" and musical variety show "ASAP’09," Karylle is gearing up for a concert with “Pop Icon” Christian Bautista on April 25 at Metrobar.

The Original Water-Powered Car by a Filipino Inventor: Daniel Dingel

For more than three decades now, Daniel Dingel has been claiming that his car can run with water as fuel. An article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer said that Dingle built his engine as early as 1969. Dingel built a car reactor that uses electricity from a 12-volt car battery to split the ordinary tap water into hydrogen and oxygen components. The hydrogen can then be used to power the car engine.

Dingel said that a number of foreign car companies have expressed interest in his invention. The officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have dismissed Dingel’s water-powered car as a hoax. In return, Dingel accused them of conspiring with oil producing countries. Dingel, however, was the not the only man on earth who is testing water as an alternative fuel. American inventors Rudolf Gunnerman and Stanley Meyer and the researchers of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have been pursuing similar experiments.

Donaire dominates Concepcion

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, August 15, 2009 (AFP) - Rising Filipino fighter Nonito Donaire earned a 12-round unanimous decision over a bloodied Rafael Concepcion Saturday to capture the World Boxing Association interim super flyweight title.

Donaire, who vacated his International Boxing Federation flyweight title to move up in weight, improved to 22-1 with his 21st straight victory.

"I'm here to give honor to my country," Donaire said. "We are great fighters. I came here to represent and fight with all of my heart."

The ringside judges saw it 117-111, 115-113 and 116-112 for the 26-year-old Filipino, who opened a cut under Concepcion's left eye in the second round with his punishing jab.

Donaire nearly sent Concepcion to the canvas with a flurry of blows to end the third round, and while he took some punishment in the middle rounds he never appeared in serious jeopardy.

"The cut really bothered me in the first few rounds, but I got used to it," said Panama's Concepcion, who fell to 13-4-1 and grumbled about Donaire's style.

"He didn't want to fight, he wanted to run," Concepcion said. "I knew he was a great fighter, a great technician. If he would have had a warriors' heart, we would have exchanged more."

Donaire, who made three successful defenses of his flyweight belt, will now be setting his sights on the super flyweight division's marquee names, including Fernando Montiel and Jorge Arce.

"Those are the guys on top of me," Donaire said. "I want to fight them to prove I belong."

Concepcion had weighed in four pounds over the limit. Although Donaire agreed to go on with the fight, Concepcion couldn't have claimed the title and will forfeit 20 percent of his purse.

"Those extra pounds were definitely a disadvantage," Donaire said. "But I am a warrior. I would have still fought if he was 20 pounds over weight. If he didn't have the extra weight, I would have knocked him out in the beginning.

"I'm ready for the big guys in that weight class," Donaire added. "That guy was a 122-pounder tonight and he was tough, but I proved I could fight at that weight."

CHARICE PEMPENGCO at OPRAH WINFREY SHOW

The 17 year old lady Charice Pempengco was launch his single album at OPRAH with single title “Note to God”. It so amazing how far she is now, What’s even more interesting is what she’ll become within the next few years. If you remember that Charice Pempengco is already perform at Oprah last year and she came back to release her new album..What a nice and amazing kid she is…With the right people around her, there is no doubt that Miss Pempengco will go high places no doubt. Watch this sapce. Watch the live performance of Charice Pempengco in OPRAH..