Early Analysis of Pacquiao-Cotto
June 25th, 2009
By Roy Closa: Miguel Cotto is undisputedly a true welterweight while Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is a fast, versatile LWW. This fight is about power against speed. For Cotto, his bigger physique means power, more than anybody else that Pacquiao has fought before. Pacquiao has the hand speed and footwork advantage.
Pacquiao is continually transforming, adapting and developing new skills for each foe. Up to the first Pacquiao-Marquez duel, he was a one-dimensional southpaw. Despite knocking down Marquez thrice in the first round, he could not finish Marquez as he injured his left hand. After this fight, he slowly developed the power in his right hand, and Hatton absorbed those powers in round 1 last May. His defense before was also poor, e.g., Pacquiao-Morales I, where Pacquiao was forced to the ropes as he could not mount an offense due to massive blood flowing from an eye cut. (I have reviewed this fight several times and I see it coming from an accidental head butt wrongly ruled by the ref as a punch). He has worked hard on his defense since then, leveraging on footwork and head movement, and this was evident in Diaz and De La Hoya fights.
So, who between the left-handers Pacquiao and Cotto?
The fight won’t be short, at least not like the 5-minute Pacquiao-Hatton. Cotto will throw big power punches early in the fight, mostly landing into thin air or Pacquiao’s arms. One solid hit, though, can spell doomsday for Pacquiao. Pacquiao will counter with his speed, but with less power, and try to confuse Cotto with his agile footwork. Cotto’s granite chin won’t easily bulge, though his eye is suspect.
With both fighters having almost 80% KO record, a knockout is very likely. Cotto has 22 of his 27 KOs within 7 rounds. If the fight don’t last more than halfway, it’s gonna be by Cotto. Past halfway, Cotto usually get tired (ex. Margarito, Clottey fights), and just dance around the ring to hang on.
Based on their last 3 fights, Pacquiao is definitely too fast for Cotto. Pacquiao can beat Cotto to the punch, and move quickly before Cotto could counter. I think Pacquiao will target Cotto’s wide body, then to the head. Accumulated beatings, ala Diaz or De La Hoya, will eventually tax Cotto’s resistance. Cotto’s stamina on late rounds is questionable. A Pacman KO between 8th and 9th.
Cotto is a ring warrior but could play rough. In his last fight, he judoed Clottey in round 5, hit him at the back in round 11, and threw low blows. He was neither penalized nor warned! In Judah fight, he got a point deduction for two low blows. I hope he fights clean here.
In a remote possibility, the fight could also go the distance. Pacquiao is noted as having the capability to maintain his speed and strength throughout the fight. If the fight goes to the scorecards, it’s to Pacquiao’s favour.
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It’s alright COTTO! It’s alright…
Cotto Wins by TKO in 9th…
or is he weight drained???
PACMAN HATERS AND NON BELIEVERS… JUST TWO WORDS..
SUCK IT
Listen all, Deal with it. you loose….on cotto’s analysis… PACMAN WINS…. Don’t be foolish to judge right away without looking on the fights. Adios amigos…
pacman by ko 8th round.
What is wrong with the pacman asking for a catch weight? He is a (not even a natural) 140 pounder and he’s going up to 145 pounds. That is 5 pounds difference in comparison to cotto’s 2 pounds.
if dela hoya and hatton were too easy– they were probably not that good– dela hoya was too old, and hatton not skilled enough.
boxing hype changes immediately after the bout. whereas before fighting pacman, both dela hoya and hatton were considered bigger and stronger, after the bout dela hoya was shot and dehydrated and hatton became a class b fighter overnight.
now, we have mixed hype with cotto, who is either too big or is not good enough for pacman because of mosley as alternative (who by the way is both old and way bigger than pac).
such musings perhaps belong to the hardcore boxing fan (say about a hundred handful). i belong to the “informed” casual boxing fan. i simply reviewed the most recent fight(s) of cotto and pacman- and read a bit of the hype. cotto did not look that dominant against clotty, who is presumably not a truly elite fighter. i would tend to believe nacho’s take here and agree that cotto has changed since losing to margarito.
i think even if the pacman KOs cotto, the notion that pacman is too small at welterweight (which is true) and not powerful enough at this weight class (doubtful by now) will continue in order to sell tickets. afterall, if everyone says immediately that the pacman is the clear winner, it won’t be much of a build up for the fight. in the same way, hatton had to be built up before they met in may. well, this time, cotto is a true welterweight but with the catchweight at 144-145, i won’t be surprised is the dehydration angle will be brought up again by hype artists. i find it OK to build up the hype that dela hoya was simply dehydrated- let him save his face, he didn’t win any round against the pacman. i think dela hoya was dehydrated, old, shot, and a class b fighter- against the pacman- i don’t really care, the pacman whooped dela hoya’s ass because dela hoya did not prepare for the fight- dela hoya lost big time. i think the true champion fighters prepare well and would not find the excuse on dehydration.
in cotto’s case, the dehydration claim will not hold water. a few lbs is not an entire weight class. pacman’s speed will prevail as always. power or no power, the pacman will be more accurate and surprising with his punches. KOs are delivered with higher probability from punches that surprise.
Bliss, your statement that Hatton is stronger and better than Cotto is blinded by love for Pacman. No one else will agree with you but other blind Pacman fans. I am as big a fan as you but I am certainly not blind.
I want Pacman to win and feel in my heart he will find a way but my head keeps asking questions. I see both Nepster, Brahma Bull and JCV keep making decent points. The 1st two obviously are Pac’s fans but I suspect JCV is not or maybe neutral.
I still respect his views. Just because someone is not a fan does not mean they can’t make an unbiased observation. In fact sometimes I ask the same hard questions.
We hoped but did we really feel Ali would beat Foreman or that Douglas had any chance vs Tyson or Pac could destroy Oscar? The answers are all resounding N-O-S! Experts and fans are entitled to their opinions. That is why fights are fought in the ring and not in papers or magazines.
Manny is the cash cow and everyone wants him. he is also a warrior & has accepted JMM & Barrerea not once but twice & came out on top. Eat your hearts out JMM fans. He also fought Morales 3 times and also came out on top. The 1st fight was close but he always does better in rematches. He is a student and is getting better under Roach. I would like to see the rematch with Marquez although I feel that it would be so onesided now.
Manny is hitting harder at 140 and has improved so much than JMM. Apart from JMM fans, this is not a fight that fans are demanding. Manny needs to fight and beat the bigger guys to further his name in history. That is why he wants Cotto and then Mayweather and lastly Mosley. If he can get past Cotto, I feel Mayweather will be easier but Shane will be very tough.
Mosley is the toughest because he hits hard, has a great chin and is almost as fast. However, he is not a young man so I suspect Roach wants to outlast and frustrate him. Shane is my number 2 and Cotto number 3 favourites. I wish them well but Pacman is amazing. The future belongs to Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuri Gambio of Cuba. That will be the next small man “big” fight.
Wayne Lord:
I think that part of this arrangement to fight is the welterweight crown and the 6 title to Manny or Im wrong.
MuchoMacho:
I don’t have any problem with Pacman and I believe as you said that he is coming up in weight and improving his boxing skills on a impressive way. He is great.
All my comments goes to those who really believe he is unbeatable and underestimate Cotto’s abilities.
This is a new game in Pacma’s journey and as Wayne Lord says, I don’t know if he will be able to hold Cotto’s combos or any other top welterweight assault and it’s insane to believe he is not gone be hit on a fight like this one using his speed as an excuse.
Cotto’s haters use his last fight (Clottey) to compare both fighters stiles and performance and I also believe that is not a very accurate way to see this one, each fight it’s different an a whole universe. The only secure thing here is that both fighter are gone be on his prime.
I also believe that 145 it’s NOT a catch-weight for Cotto. I think he can go down to 145 without any problem. Nothing that a good nutritionist can fix. For that reason, as I said before, this is a matter of who can sustain or hold the punishment and finally maintain the rhythm on the fight.
I think Cotto prove enough as a welterweight he can hold a lot of punishment. Can Manny does?
That’s way I sustain that this is the most dangerous fight in Manny’s carrier. Cotto already says this is the biggest one for him. Well that’s what all we need to understand how great its gone be.
Finally, the only thing I see weak in Cotto is his corner, he have to do some adjustment “pronto”.
peace.
as pacman said, speed is key in the game
Wayne Lord – Well said my friend…well said, both comments. I’m just tired of Pac haters bashing Pacquiao for fighting bigger guys and accepting challenges from the best welterweights in the world, then they give him crap for wanting to fight at a catchweight. For what? I don’t see SSM, Cotto, and DEFINATLEY not Mayweather challenging guys at 154-160. Yet, Pac is the guy that they’re bashing because apparently he’s trying to get them weight drained. What a load of crap.
Ricky Hatton is much stronger, powerful, durable and
courageous fighter compared to Miguel Cotto. I am really tired of hearing such analysis that every Manny’s opponent considered to be much more stronger
and bigger compared to him. For me, Miguel has 0 percentage of winning against Pacquiao. coz Manny can avoid those flurry being imposed to him by his bigger and stronger opponents. and can Miguel Cotto can avoid those blinding power shots which Manny will give to Miguel? can Miguel take those big left by Manny.? because you cannot deny that Miguel Cotto
is really hittable in his face. I cant imagine how
much Miguel Cotto reacted with those blinding punches of Pacquiao.
MuchoMacho, a very balanced analysis. I can see that you understand boxing. I agree Pacman will be much faster than Cotto but I am not sure what effect his punches will have because Cotto always balloons up whereas Pacman will not.
In addition, when he does get hit, how will he handle it. How will he handle a rough and tumble fight with a grinding body assault? We know he can take a decent shot and has speed so it is unlikely that he will get hit with combinations.
But has he gone up to high this time? Does he have that intangible that the truly, truly great ones have? Can he dig deep and overcome what will be a big weight difference? I can’t see it but in my heart I felt he would find a way against DLH and he did. Against what common sense analysis tells me I will go with my heart and gut feeling again and pick Manny to win.
To JCV:
The greatness of Pacquiao, and any great fighter for that matter, is how they improve from fight to fight. You say watch Pacman-Morales 1. Ok, I say you should watch Pacman-Morales 2. Then watch Pacman-Morales 3. Then watch Pacman-DLH. Then watch Pacman-Hatton. Tell me if the MOST RECENT Pacman fight is the same Pacquiao who fought Pacman-Morales 1. You judge a fighter based on how he is performing NOW, and not how he perfomed YEARS AGO.
The fallacy of your argument is that a fighter’s previous weakness will still be there in future fights. Well, if you have an uneducated ghetto trainer like Mayweather, then that argument may apply. Look at Hatton. He never improved. But your argument cannot be applied to Pacman. Roach is the master at fixing his fighters’ weaknesses, and Pacman is a master student. His six most recent fights is a testament to this. How much more proof do you people need to see? Whatever weakness you saw in Pacquiao-Morales 1 NO LONGER EXISTS TODAY.
If we were to follow your argument, then Cotto should be easily rocked in early rounds. Watch Cotto-Corley, when Cotto did the chicken-crackhead-dance in round 3. Want more? Watch Cotto-Torres, when Cotoo buckled like the Titanic all over the place against lightly regarded Torres in round 2. But, as I explained, one cannot judge a boxer based on his past performance (except those trained by the ghetto uneducated Mayweathers). I have more respect for Cotto, and I will not judge today’s Cotto based on his chicken-dance performance many years ago.
However, I can infer how Cotto might fair against Pacman in November based on his MOST RECENT fight, and his demonstrated ability to improve from fight to fight. Cotto DOES NOT improve as quickly as Pacman does, so I am comfortable in venturing to say that Cotto’s performance against Pacman will not be any better than his recent performance against Clottey. No one is questioning Cotto’s heart. But this is not about heart. This will be about performance. Can he perform against a quick fisted, fleet-footed ring general like Pacman? Will his chin hold up when that first Pacman left cross lands? And, should he withstand that first impact, can he get away from the other Pacman missiles? Remember, Pacman hits in bunches, oftentimes landing three or four power punches as his opponents attempt to shake off the effects of the first punch.
Bottom line is this: Can Pacman lose to Cotto? Sure he can. Can Cotto lose to Pacman? Sure he can. The most probable scenario, in my humble opinion, is that Pacman will be too fast and too strong for Cotto. And for those who are needlessly bitching about the catch weight, you need to remember that come fight night, both fighters will be way over 147. If you’re telling me that a world class fighter like Cotto can’t lose 2 pounds and weigh in at 145, then I really don’t need to be listening to you. Cotto’s own nutritionist stated that Cotto can be fine even at 144. So give that argument a rest.
To Trevez and all you people who are worried about this fight. Why don’t Cotto come down and fight Manny at his real weight, which is 130 lbs? If he is so big, tough and strong, then he why not take the challenge?
I repeat, there are weight divisions for a reason but you people just don’t get it. This is not about the P4P title, it is tsrictly about making $. And Cotto, Mosley and all the welters want a piece of Pacman but yet Pacman haters ewant to see him go up to meet their challenge. Why? Cuz they want an unfair advantage so he can lose and they can be happy.
Pacman can make fights at 140 and clean up cuz he is the cash cow. Cotto vs Margarito, Margarito vs Mosley & Cotto vs Clottey were decent match ups but did not generate that superstar interest like when Pacman fights.
Marquez vs Floyd already died due to lack of interest. If I was Manny I would stop trying to be fair and tell Cotto meet me at 130 or go away. Go away and fight Williams at catchweight of 154. Let’s see how he likes that. I mean fight night he will be over 154 anyhow. But I guess because Williams will be 160-165 at the same time, it is not fair right?
Why have weight limits when fighters use it to their advantage to come in way over the agreed limit. due to safety issues the changed the weigh in from the day of the fight to 24 hrs before, but now it has become an advantage for a bigger guy against a smaller guy.
If you are having problems at one weight, why not move up. In the older days there were only 8 classes so e.g. you went from 135 to 147, 147 to 160, 160 to 175 and over 175 was heavyweight. Of course they were lower weights than 135 but we are talking about this range.
I am sick of the Pacman bashing. I do not see other fighters willingly move up to fight bigger men. They are all looking to fight down. He is looking to fulfill his legacy and people prefer to cut him up rather than praise him for being brave. Is it because he is not American? I like all boxers especially those who are exciting and are fearless. Manny is that man!!!!!
Exactly why doesen’t Pacquiao come in at 146-7 instead of it being Cotto 2 come in at a catch weight, if he’s such a champion and so great which every1 is adamant he is…then he will come up to 146-7 which people think he could easily do and beat Cotto.
In my opinion if the weight was at 146-7 then im backing Cotto for a 7-8 round k.o.
But i’m worried if Cotto comes in at a catch weight he could easliy be weight drained and also because he has such power he would get tired to easily and it would then favour Pacquiao. I can’t wait for this fight but I seriously do think that if Pacquiao is so great he would come up to 146-7.
3 stars and a glove:
In my last comment I refers to Manny Paquiao vs Erick Morales 1, not Marquez.
Im clear with weight clases and that’s my point. Hey, Im looking foward for Pacman / Cotto fight, I think it’s gone be a great fight. But the thing is, how can you call yourself a multi divisional champ if precisely you dont respect dose weight clases.
JCV.
if you are 5′6 and weight at 147-154 how would you feel? can’t you see the height advantage? that is why we have WEIGHT CLASSES. if you are such a boxing fan you knew it already. He challenges, and cotto’s team had the the decision to back out! Ask Mosley about catching weight! Never backed down at Manny even at his catch weight. try asking Bob Arum. he is the decision maker here. The Promoter. not the team and Manny!
and is hatton a catch weight also?! try asking the undefeated one at that weight!
and regarding to what you replied to muchomacho. Pacquiao-Marquez 1! Marquez can’t even KO a guy who has one 50% eye sight with the blood flowing to his eyes due to that accidental head butt. duh!
such a boxing fan you say…
TO BLUECAPONE:” Cotto will win. Why? If Cotto does not feel that Manny Pac can hurt him Cotto will keep on coming.” – this is what ODLH and Hatton thought.
to Wayne Lord, thanks for clearing things to JCV about catch weights. spits come out first before thinking.
To Shyon Kelley:
For the record Oscar set the terms for the Manny fight. he gave himself many months to reach the weight. He was sure that he could beat a natural 130 lb fighter but just to sure he set everthing up in his favour.
Manny had to jump to 147 which Oscar knew he was unable, whereas Oscar just had to come down 7 lbs to. To further cement his edge, he had the best advisors on how best to get down to 147. So they agreed to get their erly and acclimatize his body at that level. He would avoid the last minute rush and so retain his strength.
Conversely, Pacman took his time to gain muscle and strength, while maintaining his speed. If DLH had killed Manny, these arguments favouring him would never have been voiced. But Manny kills him and instead of praising his achievements, critics are slamming him.
Here is a little man who gets called out by a big man, accepts all of his terms to get the biggest payday of his life. And he gets accused of cherry picking? The same against a natuarlly bigger man who oly got manhandled at 147 by Collazo & Floyd, but never at 140. He gets killed by a naturally smaller man by speed and power and again some people won’t give him credit?
Manny may be too small to beat the bigger welters but he is not afraid to challenge them. Maybe he does have that extra strength of the Filipinos to carry him thru ecah fight. Either that or all of the people he fights are bums, not befor, BUT after they have been dissected and dismantled!
This is a good analysis but it does not question if Manny can take shots at 147. Forget about the catchweight. Cotto will weight 155-165 on fight night and Manny will still be 145-148. Those who say he should fight at 147 he will weigh 142 and on fight night still only 145-148 whereas Cotto will be 158-162 and even bigger advantage.
manny is the cash cow. Why should he give up so huge an edge to get overwhelmed? Cotto needs him he does not need Cotto. Whoever Manny fights gets a big $ day. If he insisted on Cotto fighting at 140, I too would agree that he is looking fo an advantage.
I see some people saying he can’t beat Klitsko. Of course he can’t that is why we have weight classes. But idiots would like to see Manny gain 100 lbs to fight him and lose, so they can say, see, we knew he was beatable!
Losing is not the only way to judge a fighter. If not Valero would be the best in the world. Ali, Robinson, Leonard, Hagler, Super Roy & Whittker all lost. Are you listening people, especially you Mayweather.
I am a huge Manny fan but I do not see why he has to keep moving up. No matter at what level he goes, his critics will keep saying go higher. At some point his speed & power will be neutralized by a bigger, gifted & just as determined fighter. I suspect Cotto or Mosley could be that person.
I feel he could beat Floyd, Berto but not Clottey, Williams & the bigger guys. His legacy is already secured but he wants to place himslef in the upper echelon of great fighters and for this I think he is amazingly brave.
I know Roach is a great tactician and Manny can execute and adapt very well, I just hope that he does not bite off too much. If he wins people will say Cotto had to lose too much. If Manny loses, he has earned even more respect in boxing!
Muchomacho:
Please, watch Paquiao/Morales 1 and then tell me if Manny can’t be beaten or hit.
3 stars and a glove:
Im not criticizing the Pacman, I think he is a great fighter and I also believe that he is already one of the best in boxing history.
What I’m criticizing is the way he and his team are trying to manege the call or the challege for the welterweight crown.
For example: Who says in first place that want a fight for the welterweight crown? Manny does.
Who is the welterweight champ? Cotto.
Why Cotto have to go on a catch-weight to fight Manny, if Manny is the one who have interest in Cotto’s crown.
How many “multi divisional champs” in boxing history you know were calling for a catch-weigh in theirs intentions to win another crown?
You see, this thing it’s simple. Manny want to prove and consolidate his greatness. Well, the only thing he have to do is fight as a welterweight, with the welterweight champ for the welterweight crown.
P.S. Please, don’t reply talking about P4P stupidity.
Good thing about this fight is they both have advantage on 1 another. for Pac” you can beat what you can hit” and for Cotto” 1 solid hit and thats it” hehehe! just enjoy the fight on November bros, coz I will! I dont care what other people say, I’m a boxing fan and this one is going to be a great one. PEACE
Pushing Zab Judah across the ring and pushing PacMan across the ring are two VERY different situations. Apples and Oranges. Hit Judah once, and he’s doing the crack-head dance on his way to being knocked out. And Judah is easy to hit. PacMan is very hard to hit. Just ask Morales, Marquez, Barrera, Diaz, DLH and Hatton. All six of these guys, by the way, were/are world champions. Many guys have tried to push Manny around the ring. Most recently, Diaz, DLH and Hatton. Ask them what it’s like to try to push Manny around. In the end, even NACHO BERISTAIN himself said: Manny will knock out Cotto in six rounds. If there’s one opinion that I respect, it is Nacho’s. And Nacho knows PacMan. Nacho calls PacMan a “dangerous” fighter. So there, Cotto. You’re in Danger. And if PacMan is impatient, you’ll be done before six rounds are up.
Cotto will win. Why? If Cotto does not feel that Manny Pac can hurt him Cotto will keep on coming. Manny has speed more speed then Cotto, but Cotto got speed and strength. Cotto is not slow, so lets not act like he can’t hit Pac. Cotto will push Manny back and thats how Cotto will win. thats how he beat Zab and I see the same thing happening.
Cotto in round 8
For shyon kelly. I think it would be best to fight all the welterweight at 147, provided that
weigh-in is 1 or 2 hours before the fight. that is the real 147 fight. that way you can not say that they are weight drained bec. they are fighting at the real weight. 147. Do you agree?
JCV, AL and Anonymous.
how about a bet? when COTTO wins you can all say that manny is just a hype. BUT if PACQUIAO wins you all shut up. hehe! Peace! or just even stop criticizing the Pacman…
it think if he wins you’ll all say cotto was weight drained AGAIN…
Good analysis Al. I’m a big Manny Pacquiao fan, and Cotto’s my second favorite fighter, but would be lying if I said that I’m not worried that Manny Pacquiao has bitten off more than he can chew with his 3 next potential opponents. However, I give him credit for taking on the fights and he’s always proved me wrong. Who ever wins Cotto vs. Pac, it’s going to be a great great fight.
Thank you AL, some people here need to read more and watch more in boxing
Cotto has always looked very beatable, it’s part of his warrior like appeal, he keeps his hands up and has good footwork but he is still easily caught, like Mayweather tho, he leans away from the punch so that, when he does get hit, the punch has less power in it.
Pacman has improved leaps and bounds, his defence,speed,power and footwork have all improved, he has better ring craft and can adapt in a fight, which is why he will win, Cotto is quite a 1 dimensional fighter, but i still think he one agaisnt clottey by 2 rounds, and given the fact he was severley handicapped for 9 rounds (1 eye) that is a great achievement.
If Cotto can land some big body shots on Pac, which is one of his best punches, he could win, but Pac being a southpaw will give him the advantage, the only person in the divison that is capable of beating Pac is Mayweather!
Everybody thought Delahoya was cherry picking including myself when he fought Pac in 147. I personally thought Delahoya thought it was an easy fight blowing up a smaller fighter to fight him. He was dead wrong so i am tired of people taking away the credibility of that victory from pac cause he shocked the world with that one. Im with Cotto 100% and this will be a huge fight where i believe pac will get tested in the early rounds. The outcome is questionable but its certainly gonna be a hell of a fight.
This is a good article and it shows that the writer is a boxing fan.
I will not brake down this fight round by round and and tell you exactly how it is going to go down, because we do not. Anything can happen. Manny could slip and Cotto could catch him with a nice left and knock him out and visa versa. So, I will save you all the b.s. and not break it down round by round.
I will say that Cotto is by far the very best fighter that Manny has faced. There is no comparison of Cotto to any other fighter that Manny has faced. Cotto has more skill and more importantly he has more heart.
Delahoya is over the hill and has been for the last 3-4 years. Hatton is the silliest fighter I have ever seen at the championship level. JMM is note worthy and loves to fight, so I will reserve my opinions of JMM. And JMM gave Manny a good fight, and Manny only beat him by one point. Diaz can not even be considered amongst these fighters.
If you know Cotto and know boxing in general you will know that the fight with Margarito has not changed him at all. He has improved since his fight with Margarito. His defense is better, and yes he has developed an upper cut.
I personally do not see the big hype of Manny Pacman. When he was fighting JMM, eveyone thought he was a good fighter at that weight class. He fights an over the hill DelaHoya and silly Hatton and now everyone thinks he will clean up all of boxing. I love boxing and have been watching, and did fight alittle a very long time ago, ever since I was 10 years old. Boxing always needs the great big hype. Sometimes it is a single boxer in a single division and sometimes, like Manny, it is a fighter that is going clean up most of the divisions.
Tyson was a great heavyweight, but he never fought the 3 best heavyweights when he was in his prime. He did not fight Hollyfield, Bowe or Lewis in his prime. And everyone that the Tyson was made of steel and that he was going to go on and clean the heavyweight division for ever. He was man of steel and created by Don King.
Manny is nothing but the next big hype. He has to knock out Cotto cold to deserve any of what I have been reading for the last few weeks. And let me tell you that Cotto will give him alittle taste of what it means to go up in weight.
Much love and respect for Cotto and Pacquiao for taking on all opponents.
cotto will make weight, then go back up to 147 by fight night so im not wurried about the weight issue.cotto is going to do his thing and silance the critics “hes not the same since the bricklayer margarito fight”…lol. cotto to win by k.o in the 9th!!!!.
“Ukansodoff Says:
Thats what i thought at the time Oli.”
is that the same thing that you’re going to say if pacman beats cotto?
how long will you keep doubting pacquiao? huh ms manuela perez?
Forget this fight. I want to see Paul Williams v Cotto. Now that’s a fight that will send Cotto into retirement.
I also want to see Pac v JMM. Once and for all, let Pac knock this pretender back to fringes. Oh and yeah, it should be 75-25 purse split in favor of Pac. JMM has very few fans who would actually pay $$ to see him fight.
Finally, I hope the Mayweathers would just fade away. As quick as possible. As quick as when Tito knocked out that silly Mayweather uncle, or as quick as the Chavez knockout of the same fool. As for PBF needing money coz he owes the IRS? Let him pay his back taxes by going to jail. Let’s see how pretty he is in the slammer.
Any one who says Cotto hasn’t changed the way he fights has obviously not seen much of Cotto. I can think back to the beginimg of his career when all he through was a left hook…. Literly all he threw was a left hook till he knocked the guy out.
When from the Judah fight to the mosley you see how he began using the jab. And the sweeping right hook. In the Clottey fight we’ve seen that he is now developing a uppercut and I’m sure will see him utilize that more in the future. When he fought Gomez we saw that he was working on footwork and that was on full display against margarito. After Margarito his defence style has had knew tricks added where he now protects against the uppercut.
Also ever since moving up to welterweight he showed better ring presence in each fight and cutting the ring off against Jennings and being able to trap Clottey for over 1:30 in round 6 in there fight.
I love Pacqiao as a fighter but this article is obviuoaly basis and to compare Cotto to Diaz, a weight drain De La Hoya( no disrespect to DLH) is not realistic. Also to try to claim that Cotto is interionally a dirty fighter doesn’t stand.
The head punch Clittey obviously turned around and the low blow that was written about was at the belt. As far as the Judah low blow take the time to watch it over and over like you did the morales headbutt to see that it was obvisouly unitentional
thank you The Brahma Bull
Jonathan D,
I agree with you totally. Why do people keep insisting that Pacquiao meets his opponents at catch weights? De la Hoya came up with the terms for their fight, just as he did with his fight against Mayweather. Ricky Hatton was nowhere near being weight drained. He came in at 140 and ballooned to 152 come fight night. He weighed 4 pounds more than Pacquiao. I don’t know about this Shyon Kelly person. Just because he feels De la Hoya was weight drained, now he thinks everyone Pacquiao will step into the ring with will be weight drained. I think he’s the only one who thinks that Ricky Hatton was weight drained. He obviously doesn’t know much about boxing.
Shyon Kelly- the reason why De La Hoya was weight drained was because he himself made the terms for the fight to be at a catch weight of 147, so you cant say Pacman forced him down to that weight. And how can you say Hatton was weight drained when 140lbs.(junior welterweight) was “his division”. And if Cotto comes in to the weigh in weighing 145 that’s no problem for him he stated that himself so he won’t be weight drained. And if Pacquiao was to move up in weight then that would leave him at a disadvantage, catch weights are now just part of boxing. Deal with it.
With all the things Pacman”s fans said here, the only thing he need to become “Peter Pan” it’s Fly.
A short fight means that Miguel will win the fight. If the fight goes more than 6 rounds, then I say Manny will win the fight.
The problem with Miguel is that he loads his punch everytime he tries to hit his opponent. By doing that Miguel tends to get tired easily.
With Manny, his in and out technique is really good for fight that can go the distance. He goes by hitting pot shots to his opponents with out power just enough to confuse his opponents. And if he sees an openning, then that the time he will give you his power shots, ala Hatton and Morales.
I’m hoping that this fight will happen. I will be severely disappointed if they will not do this match.
Thanks.
TO THE MILLIONS OF COTTO FANS
IF PACQUIAO IS SO “GREAT”, THEN WHY DOES HE NEED ALL
OF HIS OPPONENTS TO COME IN AT A “CATCH WEIGHT”?
ITS BECAUSE PACQUIAO NEEDS THE ADVANTAGE OF A WEIGHT
DRAINED OPPONENT TO WIN. AND, HE WILL DO THE SAME TO
MIGUEL COTTO IF HE CAN.
COTTO SHOULD STAY AT HIS BEST WEIGHT OF 146 TO 147.
THEN HE WILL SEND PACQUIAO BACK TO THE FEATHERWEIGHT DIVSION.
ON PACQUIAO’S LAST FIGHT NIGHTS HE LOOKED GREAT,
BUT DELAHOYA AND RICKY HATTON LOOKED VERY WEIGHT DRAINED. SO, PACQUIAO WON.
IT WOULD BE WRONG FOR COTTO TO GIVE UP EVEN ONE POUND.
IF PACQUIAO IS SO “GREAT” THEN LET HIM COME UP TO
COTTO’S WEIGHT AND TRY TO BEAT COTTO IN A LEGITIMATE WAY, WHICH I DOUT VERY MUCH HE COULD.
I BELIVE THAT IF COTTO STAYS AT HIS WEIGHT OF 146 THAT HE WILL DEFEAT PACQUIAO BY KNOCK OUT IN FIVE ROUNDS OR LESS.
Cotto will be knocked out in the 2nd round but will recover. Cotto will get the 3rd round but will slow down on the 4th round. Pacman will put pressure on the 4th and ko Cotto in the 5th.
pacman ko in 5 rounds!
PACMAN,Float Like a Butterfly,
Sting Like a Bee!
“PACMAN will be a thriller, and a killer, and a chiller when PACMAN will get that caugas gorilla in Nevada”
Steven, in my humble opinion Clottey is not average compared to Pacquiao. I would think Clottey can give Pac a harder time than Cotto, and that is not judging from the Cotto-Clottey fight.
oli-amir khan would easily beatboth these jokers
greatst of all time
cotto to win inside 8, i dont think pac has the power to earn his respect one step to ffar should b good fight while it lasts though
Pacquaio by Ko mid-rounds. Cotto was running scared against Clottey who is average compared to Manny. Manny may be smaller than Cotto but he is quicker and faster. Cotto has never KO’d any big name fighter and was lucky against Clottey.
Cotto won’t be able to hit Pacquiao because Pac will continue his in and out attacks which he does to perfection. I’m going to say Pacquiao in the 7th or 8th round
Thats what i thought at the time Oli.
All im sayin is Pacman didnt have to take hardly any punishment that round and a bit, Hatton made it so easy him.
I prob did phrase it badly all im tryin to say is i cant judge how hes guna take Cottos power because i have yet to see what he can take at LWW.
The fight didnt go on long enough for me to tell
Ukandsodoff- pacquiao destroyed in 2 rounds the guy YOU said was by far THE best and most STRONGEST light welter in the world.
NOW you question him at that weight? strange
cotto will win he is stronger than hatton and better boxing skills but it has to be at 147 unless he can make 144 or 145 easy if hes not 99pec he could get out pointed if pacman is as good as evrybody thinks he is he should fight at 147 if not he is a wimp
Good Analysis. I think you’re right that if it’s a short fight, it’s going to be a Cotto win. The longer the fight goes, the more in favor of Pacquiao. Although, that’s the same thing I said about Ricky Hatton and Pacquiao rocked him with a shot that would have put a horse to sleep.
Im not sure if i see Pacquiao as a Light Welterweight.
Im still not convinced he can take too much power from a strong LWW.
Hatton, his only real LWW opponant didnt give Manny much of a fight, what little shots he got through with looked like they were guna hurt and Hatton is not the hardest hittin guy in the division.
He can knock out a LWW, can punch faster than a LWW but until he can take punishment from 1 im not a full believer.
And Seeing as Cotto hits even harder than a LWW im even less convinced Pacman can take Welter power