Cotto: “He [Pacquiao] can fight Mayweather as many times as he wants after I beat him” – News
November 5th, 2009
By Manuel Perez: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto isn’t phased by all the dire predictions that Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach has been saying pertaining to their November 14th fight.
It will be Pacquiao out there all by his lonesome having to fend off the big powerful shots from Cotto, and that’s not a good thing for the Filipino star.
Cotto isn’t bothered by the talk from Pacquiao and his team about wanting to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. next. Cotto says “He [Pacquiao] can fight Mayweather as many times as he wants after I beat him.” There has been speculation that Mayweather will fight Pacquiao next regardless of what happens in the Cotto-Pacquiao fight, and that Mayweather sees the Pacquiao fight as being the bigger money bout either way.
I don’t know how that could be true if Cotto beats Pacquiao especially badly on November 14th. It seems to me that Mayweather should turn around and do the right thing and fight Cotto next. But the boxing public are notorious for their low level understanding of the sport, and many of them will likely not even hear about Pacquiao losing to Cotto and it won’t matter to them. And for the Pacquiao deep down fans, they won’t care anyway if he’s beaten black and blue by Cotto. They’ll watch him fight under any circumstances for the rest of his boxing career.
“Manny looked good against Oscar De La Hoya and Hatton,” Cotto says. “But I’m not Oscar or Hatton. Manny chose the right time to fight Oscar.” This is the truth. Pacquiao didn’t fight De La Hoya until the end of his career when De La Hoya was no longer the same fighter and was losing almost as many fights as he was winning in recent fights.
And yet, Pacquiao is given credit for beating De La Hoya, almost as if he had beaten a prime De La Hoya rather than a fighter who was past his best by a number of years. Hopefully, Pacquiao isn’t too high on himself because of his victories over De La Hoya and Hatton, because those wins can be a little bit misleading because of how far gone both fighters appeared at the time that Pacquiao fought them.
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LOL-YOUR COTTO PREDICTIONS…. GET REAL NOW YOU ALL KNOW. NOW FOR ALL YOU NONE BELEIVERS STILL PROBABLY JUMP ON THE “FAIRWEATHER TRAIN” AND ITS ONLY A MATTER BEFORE THAT IS GONNA BE A TRAIN WRECK JUST WAITIN TA HAPPEN!! COTTO WHAT A WARRIOR! PEREZ YOU BETTER NOT SAY ANYTHING LIKE COTTO WAS HAS BEEN OR WASHED UP. PLAIN AND SIMPLE HE SAID IT HIMSELF MANNY’S ONE OF THE BEST PERIOD!! GO MANNY… LETS MAKE SUSHI FACE ON “PRETTY BOY’S FACE”, COME JUNE-JULY 2010. N.F.L. NOT 4 LONG PRETTY BOY FLOYD!!YOUR WATCHING HISTORY BEING MADE THE MOST HUMBLEST HUMAN BEING IN BOXING AND DON’T EVEN APPRECIATE GREAT BOXING.SO MUCH FOR PAQUIAO BEING A ONE DIMENSIONAL FIGHTER PBF. I HOPE PAC ATTACK CRACKS ALL YOUR OTHER RIBS JUST LIKE ROBERT GORMAN DID. AND RE-ARRANGE THAT FACE. THE NATION WANTS HIS PIE HOLE SHUT FOR GOOD-JUST A MATTER OF TIME PRETTY BOY F**K FACE. COTTO WILL BE FINE.
hispanic macheesmo
i believe mani pac will beat cotto..be ready for the ambulance..
there is only one guy here with the exact right prediction so far.i believe
manny will ko cotto inside 4 rounds!
as another manny (manny steward)once said:
anybody in boxing knows that cotto is vulnerable through the middle and if a slow margarito can catch cotto, so can manny p.
sorry cotto bad luck for you this time agen.
cotto by ko all the way
Fehr:
Are you trying to convince yourself? Look like you are not.
Manny winner by dec. or ko!!! And next “Maywather” that will be an more easy fight for the Pacman than this one with Cotto.
I will fight small man pac anytime. But if he loses, then he wasnt even worthy comparing to me.
1 more week to go Manuela…. bwaaaaaaaaaaaaa. You gonna crying on your crib on Nov. 15. “Oh Pacquiao hurt my feelings” bwaaaaaaaaaaa. lol
on november 15, manuela perez will eat her balls, no!!! I mean ovaries!!!!!!
Miguel will be hitting air; he is too slow, Manny’s foot-work will frustrate Miguel to the point that he will hold Manny’s head with one hand & punch with his head with his free hand; like how Oscar & Ricky did. Miguel will have to resort to cheat tactics…no worries, Manny’s got it covered…he will slap his gloves in protest, he will suck-it-up & BANG throws his right hook for the KO & Miguel will wake-up in Puerto Rico’s canefields thinking he won………
The writer likes to dwell much on things that aren’t essential in fighting.. (i.e. facial expressions, read his previous article about manny looking scared).
I think everyone here knows that Perez is a joke and should not be taken seriously.
No substance…all speculations.
Anonymous and Eric:
I hope you guys have a nice place to see this fight and have enough maturity to accept Paquiao’s lost.
This is the end of the road for Manny and Cotto is gone put him on his way back to the 108′s.
Manni gonna kill Cotto and knock his head off his damn neck!
watch the filipino boxing superstar destroy cotto!.. witness, history in the making!!!
manny “pacman” pacquiao – the best pound for pound boxer of all time
jajajajajajajajjaaja!! Manuel you a funny dude.
I admit I am a troll just trying to start a riot! I guess its working, almost.
Manny in 1 second!
engot_kayong_mga_pacmaniacs Says:
November 5th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
What surprises me time and time again are these stooooopid Paccrotchlickers who have read hundreds of Perez’s write-ups lambasting Manny, and yet keep on reading. I haven’t seen a more stooopid group of people. LoL.
Although I think you’re a troll who just hates Pacman. I have to agree with you on this one. If everyone just stop commenting on Perez’ articles then he will slowly go away.
I personally respect both fighters for what they’re trying to achieve. May the best fighter win.
Eric Morales:
Please, think! and stop dreaming.
DaVanTo:
Nice coment, I agree with you, tough fight for both. but at the end I also see Cotto,s victory.
He is gifted, ring smart, he can make all the adjustments he need during the fight to win and use his hands effectivly.
Hes record is 37-1-27 that’s a 68% of KO’s on Light welterweight and welterweights.
He obiusly is NOT piece of cake as many Paquiao’s fans believe.
About his chin I think he already prove he can hold punishment for 12 rounds with a real welterweight and stay on the fight.
hey guys,i was a boxer,a fighter,in my youth age,it was 35yrs ago,my opinion is,”there will be a knockout,maybe cotto or manny
Manny has never gone down in His 6 Championship matches….THE MAN IS TOUGH……….He runs on nuclear energy……….
I will base my opinion in all the fights ive seen in my life..im a boxing fan,,,i base my predictions by skills,,,,so for me i dnt think that Pac has boxing skills..he has speeding and moving skills….he doesnt have that boxing technnic that Cotto has,,,Pac dont box..he jumps a throw to many punches,,,hey im not discrediting Pac…that his style,,,,but i dnt think he will beat Cotto,,,,Cotto is more powerful…more technic and he can box nicely without throwing punches to the air,,,,but again every boxer has his defects,,,for example in Cotto…he’s chin is very questionable,,,in Pacman he open his guard to much when he throw punches,,and there is when Cotto comes with his counterpunching style,,so… i think this is going to be hard for both fighters,,,but for me i think cotto will win…i dnt predict any KO….it could be for decision,, remember people this is the first fight of Pac with a true welter…not any welter…a welter who fought elite welters like Mosley/Judah/Quintana/Clottey/Torres/”cheat Margarito”,,,by sayin that, I say this; Cotto can take a punch!!…and he can go down and stand up and KO the other fighter,,,,the question …Can Manny take real hard punches from a real welter in his peak???????,,,,,,,,come on people i dnt think that Pac has enough power to take a guy who personally take 11 rounds of punches against Margarito!!!!,,,,,Pac is a good fighter in his past weight divisions,,,this is a strong division that anyone can get knock down with a single punch,,,and please stop preaching about his won over De La Hoya..come on be realistic,,,if De la Hoya has fought PAC when he was at his prime…..believe people that would another story..Hatton..please a guy who doesnt know how to fight,,a guy that almost lose his first fight appearance in USA against Luis Collazo..Hatton was a easy fight or Manny…for the record the Hatton knock down was a lucky punch..Pac throw the punch over his head,,he wanst even seeing were he was throwing the punch.. he just do what he’s always do..throw any punches whatsoever. thats why he lost with marquez..watch 8th round in the sequel of Marquez/Pacquiao,,, …im finishing with this….hard fight for both,,,either can win…but i chose Cotto in any round by any way!!!!!!,,thnks for the attention…take care …!!!!
Pacman will beat Cotto by knockout for sure.Pacman has got everything to beat Cotto, handspeed , skills, guts and ringcraft. Cotto was beaten by Mangrito who was much,much slower and not gifted like Pacman.
The adjulation for Pacquiao is unimaginable for a non-american. Let alone a small filipino. Never in the history of boxing has a boxer have captured the world. Win or lose, give credit to the man for his accomplishment because there won’t be no other..WOW! is the word for this fine, humbling human being. Pacquiao your are God’s worth…Good luck to you and Cotto as well!!
How can F. Mayweather be the #1 p4p when he is not even #1 in his own division which is 147(Mosley/Cotto), he is not #1 in 140 (Pacquiao), definitely not #1 above 147.
It does not matter how you rate a boxer, if he is not the best on any division HE DEFINITELY CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED #1 P4P.
These “experts” who rate boxers better put their names out and explain.
You bring up some valid points, but we will have to see what happens. I just hope that this fight lives up to the hype. GO COTTO
Real Talk…. I couldn’t less about this subject. I seen about 600 articles on this subject. It only a week away, let the people in the ring do the talking not a bunch of over opinionated sport writers and fans.
HEY BUDDY.COTTO CAN SAY WAT HE WANTS IT WONT BE VALID COME NEXT WEEKEND.EVERYONE KNOWS HES HITTABLE ESPECIALLY WATCHIN THE CLOTTEY FIGHT.CLOTTEY’S SPEED IS NOTIN COMPARED TO THE PACMANS,EVEN THOUGH I THINK ITS GONNA BE A GREAT FIGHT IT MAY JUST AS WELL END DISASTEROUS FOR COTTO CAUSE HE WILL BE HIT ALOT AND FEEL THE POWER OF THE PACMAN.IM GONNA GIVE COTTO A SHOT JUST BECAUSE I KNOW U HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM MR.PEREZ,SO PACMAN VIA 9TH ROUND KO
its going to be a walk in the park ,manny will win aka ko with in 4 round easily. cotto wont even win a round,
cotto will look so out of it. they say he was on his way ou ,you watch….think we might see a manny and Shawn mosley next. floyd will be more afraid. good luck to both of you.
Is just like when De la Hoya beat Julio Cesar Chavez. Chavez was already in his downfall. Oscar de la Hoya thinks he had beaten a prime boxer when he won againts Chavez. The same thins happends here with Pacquiao beating Oscar. No doubt Oscar was a great fighter even when he lost all his fights agains elite fighters. To me Pac has not prove anything yet as a welter. This will be his very first fight agains a true welter.
I see Pac winning the first 3 rounds. Time for Cotto to adjust to Pac’s speed and style. Then, Cotto will start hitting hard this guy. If Pac doesn’t want to be KO, he better stay running all 12 rounds. If Cotto catches Pac, people, Pac is goin down. I predict KO for this fight, and it will be Cotto the winner in round 10.
pacquiao wins then everybody will say cotto wasn’t himself or was never the same after the magarito fight. wait and see ahahahahahahaah
What surprises me time and time again are these stooooopid Paccrotchlickers who have read hundreds of Perez’s write-ups lambasting Manny, and yet keep on reading. I haven’t seen a more stooopid group of people. LoL.
cotto will beat pac-man
It seems like you cant make up your mind Perez.One day your all for Cotto and the next your saying Manny is gonna win.Cotto will win this fight but it wont be a walk in the park.
Of course Cotto is unfazed by those trashtalking of Freedie Roach, he cant afford to be hes so concentrated right now and I think hes gonna win by TKO inside 10 rounds. If he loses maybe the ready excuse would be that Manny was too fast for him and he thought Freddie was up there beating him too.
cotto knocks out pac by the 8th round!! just like how margarito spoiled the plan for cotto to fight de la hoya, cotto now is gonna spoil the plan for pac man to face maywheater