Pacquiao’s “Manila Ice” will Cool Cotto
July 4th, 2009
By Giancarlo Malinconico: Although there is some rambling about Pacquiao’s alleged hesitation to sign the contract to face Cotto on November 14, 2009, the show will go on as scheduled. After briefly analyzing this match-up and reviewing a lot of video of both fighters. One thing stands out: Pacquiao is a different fighter since moving up to 135 pounds.
I mentioned I was watching a lot of film. I came across the Cotto/Corley fight. Corley visibly stuns Cotto with a sneaky right hook early in the contest. Pacquiao’s right hook is superior to Corley’s; it is quicker and more powerful. Furthermore, Cotto is an aggressive boxer early, and may try to test Pacquiao’s body since there is still suspicion that it is the Pacman’s weakness. Cotto is known to be a vicious body puncher as we saw with his match against Quintana. That will be the Cotto game plan: hurt Manny to the body. The only problem with this strategy: Freddie Roach will be expecting it. Manny has spent years working on his body since the early portion of his boxing career, and I believe that his early trouble with body shots had to do with fighting at very low weights in the first place. But that being said, Cotto will attempt to attack the body of Pacquiao, but the problem is he will be vulnerable in doing so because he must drop his hands to go to the body, particularly trying to land that left hook downstairs. When Cotto lowers his hands to attack the body, he drops his guard that protects him from right hand counters. And that’s where “Manila Ice” comes into play.
I expect Manny to catch Cotto coming in, load up on big right hooks, and possibly hurt Cotto similar to the way we’ve seen him hurt in the past. If Cotto is hurt, he will not survive for two reasons: one, he does not know how to clinch when he’s hurt, and two, Manny’s hand speed will not allow Cotto to see the punches coming when he is backing up. Cotto tends to backup when he’s hurt instead of clinching, and the Pacman is at his best when he has his opponent backtracking. Manny’s hand speed and foot speed will be too much for Cotto, and he will repeatedly pulverize Miguel with that “Manila Ice” every time he comes in trying to land something. Cotto must use his left hand to be effective, and Roach knows it. Expect Pacquiao to unload that right hook and dip under Cotto’s left-hand attacks all night long. Southpaws are said to have an advantage neutralizing the left hands of orthodox fighters. But Judah, Quintana, and Corley (apart from one punch in the fight) did not have the constant right hook power to give Miguel something to worry about and keep his left hand in the holster. Because Cotto is overly dependent on his left hand, “Manila Ice” will be a huge factor in this match.
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BATANGUEÑO,tatagalugin na kita para maintindihan mo ng husto ang sasabihin ko sayo.hindi ako naniniwala na isa kang tunay na pilipino,batangueño o isang ala e manlamang.dahil malansa pa sa isdang bilasa ang lumalabas sa bibig mo,kahihiyan ka sa iyong lahi at lalu na sa iyong lipi ng pagiging isang maginoong ALA E.huwag mo sanang ikagagalit kung nasabi ko ito patungkol sa iyo,ang maipapayo ko sa iyo, ay lapitan mo ang iyong mga magulang na mga pilipino, at paakay ka sa kanila pabalik sa mga panahong nagdaan upang malaman mo ang mga pagpapakadakila ng mga kapwa mo pilino upang maging isang ganap na maginoong lahing kinikilala sa malayong silangan at maging sa buong mundo man.bigyan mo sana ito ng pansin kung isa ka nga talagang ALAENG PINOY.kung hindi naman,ayos lang dahil hindi mo naman ito maiintindihan.
Batang”gay”nueo. It’s forgivable that you simply are ignorant to boxing. That’s why it’s called “lineal”. And Pac has 4 of ‘em. Now go get a dictionary so can learn something for a change, the bad smell coming from your mouth’s very disgusting…
what this article does is pump paquiao….WAY TO MUCH!!!! he’s a exellent fighter, w/ the courage of fighter bigger and better opponets but….COTTO WILL OUT-BOX HIM. ya shall see come nov. 14th
Am I the only one who has a copy of the Cotto “win” over Mosley? At the end of that fight Cotto was running and struggling to hold on. he was ready to go. Mosley the boxer became Mosley the stalker. It was just like Margarito, except he did not cath up to Cotto.
I must admit, Cotto showed a lot of heart to box and stay alive, just as he did against Margarito except this time he hung in there. Mosley might have waited too long to go on the attack but I do not think Manny will wait that long.
He will go right to the attack and test Cotto’s chin early and often. I know Cotto will attack the body with bad intentions and this may become a test of wills. That is why this will be a great fight. There are a number unknown factors that fans will argue about, now and after the fight. Why? Because fans exagerrate over what actually happen. Fans also do not accept that theo belove hero lost even if he gets taken out in a bodybag. That’s why they are fans, short for fanatics!
batangueno. kupal ka pala nakakaintende ka rin pala ng tagalog.
Nuh uh, sorry, anyone who knows boxing will know that Cotto will take any punch from Manny if he see’s it coming. I’ve seen cotto hurt before but on on the verge of a KO? only against a loaded up Margarito and against Corley, which he didn’t see coming.
Manny’s got great footwork but then so has Cotto, both fighters are excellent technicians, I’d say Manny has the speed advantage whereas Cotto has the power.
Very hard fight to call but I gotta say, Cotto is a harder puncher then DLH or Hatton and he has a better chin then Hatton. Manny may also be just too fast for Cotto to get off without being caught, repeatedly.
I can’t see a knockout for Manny but if he can avoid being hit too hard he could take it pretty convincingly on a decision.
What is it with all you people always proclaiming that you are right? There are only three truths about boxing today:
1. Roach is the bomb! Best trainer of of this decade.
2. The mayweathers are the lowest form of human beings on Earth.
3. Ricky Hatton will get fat.
let’s see who’s the real man and let’s go toe to toe baby!
anyone wants to call themself the best they have 2 fight mayweather! pacman is a top true champ! but he has lost! i dont belive anyone will knock him out ! mayweather will have to do him on points but that is the danger haveing him around that long! fighters fron south east asia ase trained the hard way they deal with pain better! however pacman comes forwards all the time! mayweather is the best counter puncher in the world it could be pac man is made 4 mayweather! but if floyd is not carfull he could suffer at the hands off the best boxer 2 come out off aisa (ever) so i guese im still on the fence about who will win 50/50 PLEASE TELL ME WOT YOU THINK!
Manny is the best fighter today and I see no one can knock him down except on election. just make a lineup and let the world c.
this fight is a joke i dont know how anyone can be excited for this fight… why dont mayweather and pacman just fight already… i dont understand the excitement with cotto… hes a bum… he is boring to watch… he couldnt hit clottey how the hell is he goign to hit pacman… he leans in with his face foward and sways back and forth and pacman is just going to smack him around the ring… this is going to be a joke of a fight… and we are goign to have to hear how great pacman is… he needs to fight mayweather to see where he stands but arum wont risk losing his cash cow… and if u think the judges didnt know that cotto had to win against clottey ur a clown bc arum couldnt risk having cotto lose… and he did lose that fight
BATANGUENO
HOPE I SPELLED YOUR NAME OK.
That observation you made about Pac’s left shot and
how a well timed right would nail him. A great observation. If I recall correctly, Joe Frazier used
a similar observation in his first fight with the Ali. It worked and Frazier scored a knockdown in round 14. Frazier used the same tactic you mentioned, only he scored with his left hook. The thinking is very similar.
You are all idiots. This fight will be a draw. Arum will see to it. Then, Manny will retire. And pursue acting, politics, amateur basketball and singing. He will host Pinoy’s Got Talent, alongside David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.
P.S. The Mayweathers are Gay, uneducated thugs. And Ricky Hatton will get fat again.
u batagueno goto hell pacman is d best…….
I think pacman will be in for a surprise. Cotto will be switching it up ortho to southpaw. Mosley was landing some powerful right hooks on cotto. Correst me if im wrong, cotto did not look shaky at all, or looked like he was going to go down against Mosley,also Cotto took some concrete fists to the face against Margarito so I dont think Manny can knock out Cotto with one shot,Cotto has to win this one by knock out, because the crooked judges will give it to Manny if it goes 12, especially in Las Vegas!!!
Earn, you are a wise man. That’s true, and not only against Mosley, he was also hit quite a number of times consecutively by the concrete-dipped fists of Margarito. These clowns think Pac can floor Cotto with one hit.
It’s logical thinking and a strategey I’m sure Roach and Pacquiao will use but Mosley hit Cotto with clean over hand rights and right uppercuts when he came in and he was never wobbled in that fight.
Clottey also was effective with the right hand and Cotto couldn’t see it coming because of the cut and he didn’t have enough sucess to wobble him either
to Talisay: Much as I would like to meet you… well, where is that place? Is it on the map yet? LoL.
to Kelly: Watch the fight in slowmo if you have the clip. Pac was not rocked. Ricky got him upwards the forearm when Pac was in an awkward position. Give it up, dude, Ricky is like most Brit fighters, they can have 101 wins on records in Britain, still don’t mean $#!t.
to BatangueñoAlso: Sorry, dude, not married, just 21, enjoying single life. Got nothing to bet, but I can put my Infiniti G37 Coupe on the line. New just 5K km mileage. What car do you drive? Let’s bet our rides, cool?
Batangueno, sino ka ga? Pumunta ka dito sa Talisay at uurakan kita.
Kelly,
There comes a point in a man’s life where he has to admit reality. I see that you have not reached that point. Continue to stand with Hatton or should I say “lay flat with Hatton in dreamland”.
If all you can muster is the one punch that you say Hatton rocked Pacquiao with in the second round, you have definitely not reached the point of admitting reality. I saw that punch and what did Pacman do afterwards? He proceeded to continue beating up Hatton.
Admit reality, it will be good for your sanity and the people around you.
I am still standng with Ricky Hatton. I think that
Pacquiao started as a teenage at 106, but like all men he filled out, and he really is now a natural welter weight.
Hatton rocked Pac with one punch in the second.
I say Manny just got lucky. In a rematch I say Hatton would drop Pacquiao.
I say that Margarito is correct. Cotto is giving up too many advantages to Pacqiao by going to 145. I asy that Pac is bullshitting about being a little guy and that Pac is a real welter. I say that if Cotto lets Pac talk him into the weight drained thing of 145 the Pac takes the advantage.
to Batangueño: I know you are a pacman haters. Im pretty sure you loss a lot of money as you bet to pacman’s opponent in his previous fight.. I think much better you stop on sour graping… bet all your belongings to cotto come November.. wanna bet at stake including your wife?
@Boxer101, “climbing up and down weights and CONQUERING it”? Dude, I need some of what you’ve been sniffing up your nostrils, must be some heavy $#!t. At 147 he fought a zombie, at 140 he fought an overrated beer-drinking comedian, at 135 he fought a snail, what has he “CONQUERED”? Oh, yeah, he conquered the imagination of the crowd we call Pacnuthuggers.
Pacquiao has a bad habit of leaping forward to deliver his left, and he does it with his right hand way low. All it would take is a well-timed left from Cotto. Pacmaniacs better pray it doesn’t happen in the early rounds or it’s a National Mourning Day in the Philippines. November 14, 2009, the day the pound-for-pound pretender was pounded to kingdom come. LoL.
Nice article, but still cotto is very dangerous. He’s an elite welterweight and the biggest man Pacman has yet to face, but Pac seems to defy the nearly impossible odds of climbing up and down weights, conquering it, and constantly improve. It’s a great fight, lookin forward to it.
tsunami typhon of manila ice storm, cotto is in for a body and facial rearrangement.
Is the fight officially on? Great match
Good article. No matter what people say, it will be a good fight. Cotto is still a good fighter and is still very dangerous. And if Cotto loses, it will be interesting to know how easy or how hard it was for Manny to beat him. It is a fight I’d pay for to see. Imagine, if Pacquiao beats Cotto the way he beat Hatton.. then it will be something to reckon about. Then we will talk about Manny vs Pretty Boy, Mosley or even Paul Williams.
If Cotto cam handle Manny’s speed then we will see a difficult fight for Manny, but so far this has not happened. More importantly, if Cotto gets cut this will be difficult for him to continue because Manny will attack relentlessly and most likely will get Ko’d by the most accurate and fastest punches Cotto has ever seen.
Excellent article but that’s exactly it. We can all sit and envisage what we think will happen. Roach & his team have direct input and will plan a strategy which they hope Manny can execute. At the same time Cotto and his team are thinking the same and planning their own strategy.
When the fight starts the everything changes. The fans, the atmosphere, the pressure of their own fans and country will be of great influence. The 1st man to make a mistake may not get a chance to recover as they both hit hard.
I agree Cotto’s body shots could create problems if he can cut of the ring and pin Manny on the ropes. Sure Mosley and Zudah had speed but Manny creates very unorthodox angles and punches from them in a nonstop manner.
This is a most intriguing fight. It has so many intangibles that we will have to wait to see how they play out. The question of the supposed weak Manny’s body vs the supposed weak chin of Cotto. Manny’s speed vs Cotto’s ability to cut off the ring.
Cotto will be at least 8-10 lbs heavier so Manny will be punching up and also taking shots from a heavier man. Will his punches have any effect and will he be able to take any shots from Cotto? We all have to wait with abated breath until the bell rings because no one knows. This is what makes this so intriguing.
Again I must compare the PBF/Marquez fight. Does anyone really expect anything but a oneside PBF UD or late TKO? 1. A fight between 2 good counter punchers (e.g. B-hop & Winky) may have good names but stylewise it is not a cure for insomnia. 2. If Marquez wins it must be seen as a huge upset.
Sure Marquez fans will say I told you so but if you are neutral, would you bet against PBF? In the Cotto Manny fight if you are neutral, you would have a hard time choosing a winner. I am sure Manny and Cotto fans are equally confident and they will cit the reasons on this site but I repeat, this is a pick-em fight. As a Manny fan, I suspect he will find the inner strength, his own or from his fans, to win. There is no doubt I will be cheering on Manny.
I am a Filipino, win or loss I will be on his side!!!
Dawm with all the stats and comments given by people who say they are Filipino in words but not in heart and blood.
Pacquiao truely make our nation great again, the famous curse slogan of all the politician in my country. Yet I always read in this site a treachous comment coming from a guy with a mask named Batangueno.
Mabuhay ka Manny Pacman Pacquiao!!!!
Easier said than done.
We’ll see.
nah! cotto is a very smart fighter and will take his time with pacman and strait left that manilla move 2 the ground!
Hehehe…..tell that to the maywither cheerleaders. My guess seems the maywithers are now throwing lots of trash probably wanting to “fish” out Pac & team to fight him before Pac call it quits. As Pac mentioned in CNN about ODH, he’s a great fighter, he doesn’t have to prove anything to anybody. Go on Pac, show them your Manila Ice, doesn’t matter if you lose, cos you’re GREAT anyways
good article and theory, but i see only one problem with this cotto has faced natural welterweights before and guys much bigger then pacman.I think pacman’s right hand will land some but like you said in your article that freddie roach will train and work pacmans body for cotto’s attack dont you think cotto will do the same for this (manila ice). And for pacman’s speed cotto will control that with his timing we can all see evidence of miguel’s perfect timing in both the judah and mosley fights. THATS HOW MARQUEZ BEAT PACMAN TWICE AND DATS HOW COTTO IS GONA SEND THIS FOOL PACKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!
agree 100% pacman is to fast and to strong for cotto – but it should still be a very good fight!
very good analaysis. this is one hll of an article. probably one of the best i’ve read on this site.
Your damn right on this!