'Greatest fighter of era' is Filipino  

LAS VEGAS - He likened himself to a tiger. Actually, he could have referred to himself as a boxing deity and no one would have argued.

Manny Pacquiao, scoring two early knockdowns and unleashing furious, calculating punishment the rest of the way, stopped Miguel Cotto via a 12th-round technical knockout to become the first fighter to collect world crowns in seven weight classes on Saturday night at the MGM Grand's Garden Arena.

"He's the greatest fighter of his era, for sure. 100 percent," Pacquiao's American trainer Freddie Roach said when the slaughter ended. more.

Before the match