News – De La Hoya picks Cotto to beat Pacquiao
November 10th, 2009
By Manuel Perez: The much respected Oscar De La Hoya has thrown his hat into the ring by predicting that World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will beat Manny Pacquiao this Saturday night in their title fight at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
There you have it, Cotto is going to win the fight says De La Hoya. I have to go with what an expert like De La Hoya says. He has won countless titles during his 16-year pro career and is one of the biggest money makers ever in the sport. If anyone should know who’s going to win the fight, it’s De La Hoya.
I’m in full agreement with De La Hoya about the great chin of Cotto, and the fact that he’s a natural welterweight as opposed to a pumped up one like Pacquiao. I never for a second considered that Pacquiao could win the fight, unlike De La Hoya, but then again I have great knowledge about Pacquiao and Cotto’s skill level. That made it a no brainer for me.
I see where the talent is in this fight, and I naturally had to pick Cotto to win the fight. De La Hoya has fought Pacquiao previously, and he pointed out that he doesn’t hit hard. I agree with De La Hoya. Pacquiao can knock out small light welterweights, but when it comes to facing a prime welterweight who has size and power over Pacquiao, the Filipino is going to taste defeat and taste it in a big way.
De La Hoya says that he was impressed with Pacquiao’s hand speed initially when thinking that Pacquiao would win the fight over Cotto. The reason for this was because of Cotto’s less than spectacular performance against Joshua Clottey in his last bout in June.
Clottey gave Cotto a lot of problems with his fast hands, which are probably every bit as fast as Pacquiao’s hands. However, Cotto showed in that fight – and in the bout against Shane Mosley in 2007 – that Cotto can neutralize speed with his boxing ability. De La Hoya correctly points out that Cotto was badly cut over his eye for most of the fight and had a hard time seeing Clottey through all the blood. Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is counting on Pacquiao opening up a cut over one or both of Cotto’s eyes so that Pacquiao can get an advantage by that happening.
However, that won’t be enough for Pacquiao to win the fight I’m afraid. Cotto is still very effective even with cuts over his eyes, and it will take much more than that for Cotto to be beaten by Pacquiao. De La Hoya further believes that Pacquiao will attempt to go right at Cotto at the beginning of the fight, hoping to take him out early. When Pacquiao fails at this, De La Hoya believes that Cotto will try to stay on the outside and try to look for counter shot openings.
However, De La Hoya sees Cotto walking Pacquiao down and taking the fight to him. Cotto doesn’t leave any openings when he comes forward. He has his jab working for him and clearing the path. Pacquiao has probably seen a lot of film of Cotto and maybe thinks he can get past Cotto’s powerful jab, but he won’t. Cotto is probably going to eat Pacquiao up to the body when Pacquiao comes rushing forward and hurt Pacquiao with hard body shots.
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this idiot manuel perez is really doesnt know what he’s saying! wow man….I don’t think dela joya said that.pacman never punch hard?what about his face?
De La Hoya had this to say at The Ring: “I’m now convinced Cotto will win…Cotto has a good chin and a big heart. He’s a natural welterweight who hits hard and is also smart and fast. Pacquiao doesn’t hit hard enough to knock anyone out in the welterweight division.”
Alas, for De La Hoya – He ‘predicted’ his win over Pacquiao, and was forced to retire on his stool, resigned to contemplate on his own mortality; He ‘predicted’ a bashing by Hatton of Pacquiao, because of (so-called) being a ‘natural’ weltwerweight – and got beaten to a pulp by the second round, and forgot to bring his blanket in when he slept in the middle of the ring (he needed to be woken up at the time to be reminded of it); He predicted a Marquez win over Mayweather, and the latter just played around the poor little guy like a wobbly-spinning top… And now this?!? Cotto over Pacquiao… my golly have he seen how the Filipino Juggernaut used his ‘bet’ as an example on the exercise of futility??
“I’m now convinced Cotto will win” – He was merely convincing *himself*, not the majority of fans… how unfortunate.
“Cotto has a good chin and a big heart” – Mr. De La Hoya, as you can see – it DIDN’T work! Obviously it doesn’t work with lightning fast hands and the skill set of a well-oiled, seasoned warrior-machine, — OK, Cotto has brains – but so do his opponent! Do we need to argue? You just saw the evidence yesterday, right? Or you got *blinded* and never saw daylight again since the day you were *relegated* to a retiree by the very same man you predicted against several months ago?
“He’s a natural welterweight who hits hard” – So does Hatton! Yes, Pacquiao WASN’T a natural welterweight… and both were CRUSHED to submission (should we count you on that description as well?).
“…and is also smart and fast” – to your chagrin Mr. de La Hoya, you knew (and probably denied the fact)… that Pacquiao was SMARTER and FASTER of the two. Try watching the re-runs again….
“Pacquiao doesn’t hit hard enough to knock anyone out in the welterweight division.” – Alas again, for all your predictions — NONE were ever right… NOT ONE.
Take note: TKO on the 12th, Cotto saved from ignominy by Mr. Bayless the referee… very lucky guy, thank God he was saved! He owe his life to him…
From Mr. Perez: “There you have it, Cotto is going to win the fight says De La Hoya. I have to go with what an expert like De La Hoya says.” – You picked the wrong expert Mr. Perez — that same expert was the same man who ‘predicted’ a victory for himself, and got beaten to oblivion instead. He got permanently brain-damaged due to that – and can no longer make accurate predictions… at the current rate, ***0.00 % accuracy***… signs of Parkinson’s, I presume.
“He has won countless titles during his 16-year pro career and is one of the biggest money makers ever in the sport. If anyone should know who’s going to win the fight, it’s De La Hoya.” – I believe we ALL beg to disagree…???…
Just read my above reply posts again, sir. Better start looking for a *more* neutral expert… or you can consider changing careers other than a sports forecaster… I doubt they’ll even pay you a dime doing such.
And so much for your expert.
Cheers!
You’re a definite no-brainer, Manuel
Mr. Manuel Perez,
Are you ready to eat your words?
You’re pathetic!
i lost my respect to dela hoya when he said pacquiao did not hurt him at all and yet he quit and abruptly retired. fyi, pacquiao was really grateful he quit because he did not really want to hurt him for he might kill him and because he was his idol and have a lot of respect for oscar. but still oscar does not respect the ability of pacman maybe because after all the beatings he got from him, he lost his sense of reason. he does not know what he’s talking about now. and mr. perez is just as idiot of giving an expert opinion but in reality he’s a stupid man and do not know anything of boxing at all. he should be fired from his job and replaced by rosie o’donnell.
opps yet another failure of an article
…. Hahaha… DeLaHoya is really loosing his touch in boxing. Not only should he retire from the ring, he should also shut his mouth on making wrong predictions. Pacquiao not only defeated Cotto this evening, he dominated all the rounds. Fortunately for Cotto, the referee stop the fight to save Cotto further humiliation and physical beating. Lastly, DelaHoya was also humiliated by Pacquiao.
Pac-Man rules.
Mabuhay!
hahaha this article is a piece of rubbish
I really don’t understand this continual geyser of disrespect for Pacquiao. The man has taken on bigger and bigger challenges and has accomplished amazing things in the ring. Along the way, he has shown himself to be a polite, family-loving, respectful, nice guy. So……..what’s to hate? Why is there so much Latin hatred directed at Pacquiao? The man has been GREAT for boxing.
BTW, I am picking Cotto in a stoppage.
I’ll bet that Perez will still bet for any loser boxer that will fight against Pacquiao.
That’s how he will put he’s “unbiased reputation” and “expert status” on the line.
Your hatred for Pacquiao is eating your brains out. It creeps on your sleep and you can’t wait to wake up early to write your next tirade of Pacquiao. Get some good night sleep.
Looks like Perez is moving heaven for a great upset of Pacquaio to vindicate him of the countless shameful predictions he made against Pacquaio.
Pray harder, otherwise God may be on Pacquiao’s side yet again.
Peace out!
Pacquiao doesn’t need to knockdown Cotto to win. He can win by decision because he’s the busier puncher.
Dela Hoya predicted he’ll win against Pacquaio. He predicted Marquez can upset Mayweather. None of them came true.
Look’s like the great Dela Hoya is sourgraping for the punishment he took from the smaller Pacquiao and would go with anyone who fights pacquaio to downplay his loss.
i pity you so much,perez…wow!what a joke and a loser you are.all that hate in your heart…like rust gnawing away at your soul..and does this man you hate so much,this pacquiao,does he even know you exist?…oh my,don’t you have a life?…i really pity you…you poor,poor man…but at least you make people laugh with your stupid views…and making me smile too,coz’,i may not know you,but like most people here,have a fair idea of your intelligence level..or lack of it…be my guest,delete this message….peace from italia.
ODLH never said HE was going to knocked Pacman out…he said THERE WILL BE A KNOCK OUT. He was right, but it just didn’t go in the direction he thought…LOL. ODLH has never picked Pac to win any of his fighters ever since they had a falling out.
DORKEY PEREZ IS GATHERING ALL THE COMMENTS TO CEMENT HIS BELEIF ON COTTO’S VICTORY.THIS GUY IS JUST DESPERATE TO GET BACK AND RECOVER ALL THE BETS HE LOST AGAINST MANNY.HEY DORK HERE IS MONEY FOR YOU,FORGET YOU ARE LATINO AND BET ON MANNY.AND DON’T TELL ANYBODY YOU BET FOR MANNY AND YOU WILL END UP A HAPPY MAN.
100% respect to DLH as a fighter but he always seems to predict fighst wrong!
didn’t see m. perez for a couple days after PBF beat JMM. i think he might take a month off after this weekend.
we’ll miss you DORK
“According to Mosely Cotto hits harder than Margarito and with significant speed negating Mosely’s known speed advantage.”
of course mosley will root for cotto because cotto beat him. if he roots for pacquiao then it’s like admitting: “oh pacquiao can beat me too!”
think about it moron.
“9. Cotito_combate: Cotto isn’t a champion for no reason.”
exactly what i was thinking for pacman. he ain’t the p4p #1 for nothing.
so let’s just watch the fight and see what happens. winks winks
De La Hoya also predicted that he would KO Pacquiao and that Hatton would do the same.
cotto 2 big and strong for manny? rubbish, manny knock hatton sparc out and he was more or less a welterwieght. put your house on a manny victory
ex boxers are notoriously lousy pickers but just think about it. a blown up super light weight against a welter champ probably in his prime. I give pac a lot of credit
Oscar Delahoya is a confused man, since when did his predictions ever become right. He was bloodied by Manny and he quit on his stool. Pacquiao’s hands are lethal
oscar…. heard Victoria has a sale today…..
Didnt Oscar predict Hatton would knock him out? When is he ever right?
i thought cotto would win but now i hear oscar de la hoya is backing him, im not so sure!when was the last time oscar was right?
VERY DUMB ARTICLE AS USUAL PEREZ.DE LA HOYA IS THE SAME GUY WHO SAID HE CAN BEAT PACQUIAO,IN WHICH HE GOT INNIALATED.HE FELT HIS PUNCHES HE JUST DONT WANNA ADD INSULT TO INJURY.THIS IS THE SAME GUY WHO PREDICTED MARQUEZ TO BEAT MAYWEATHER LOL ANYONE WITH ANY COMMON SENSE KNEW THAT WASNT GOING TO HAPPEN.SO TO TAKE PREDICTIONS FROM OSCAR IS NOT VALID IN MY POINT.HE SHOULD JUST STICK TO PROMOTING,AND THIS WILL BE A GREAT FIGHT BUT IM GONNA GO WIT THE PACMAN.
Yah , mate just like Gladiators Cotto’s face will be hit by barraged of punches and his face will soften like a bubble gum, then he’ll hit the canvas again and again, till he’ll just stick to the canvas coz he can’t takkeee it no more.Pacquiao by K’O at Round 3.
yeah but de la hoya predictions are always wrong.. hence this prediction
To Everybody:
regardless who your favor boxer is, Just by looking the way this guys fight. There is noway you can tell me that pac is better than cotto. no way. Cotto is by far the better fighter, better boxer, more power, more talent, skillwise just better. What make you think pac will beat him? thats a joke.
I not a paq man fan but he is a good fighter so perez lay off. He overrated you know, I know, and one day so will the rest of the world will but to hate him because of his success just make you a hater. I glad you see it but let the rest figure it out on their own. You hate injustice in the boxing world and I will forever respect you for that but let this subject die.Peace
Didn’t Oscar say he was gonna knock Pacman out? Didn’t he also say Hatton will knock Pacman out? Didn’t Pacman beat the crap out of these 2 guys? Wait a minute didn’t this writer picked Oscar and Hatton to knock Pacman out? Come to think of it Oscar and this writer are losers.
Another well written article.
i feel bad for all the boxers and future boxers you gonna side with on the future… i dont know what do you have, a curse or something, maybe they are right, a kiss of death! they always lose. tsk tsk poor boxers
ok. before i thought manuel perez is a dumb but now he is purely stupiddumb. why? only idiot will believe the losers who says things reverse to the truth. but i wont blame oscars about his statement coz he has to place a bet to manny. so he have to make believe all idiots like manuel perez the pacman is not good just to win the bet in favor of him. nice work oscar! do you understand manuel???
See from the expert, used to be golden boy , who become punching bag boy, now humiliating defeat , an expert ? Says who ? You another expert ? World gone crazy he mate . If the fight goes the distance on 12 it will only Pacquiao becouse Cotto is snail slow, never mind Mosleys opinion , coz he does not want Manny to win for there be no fight with him coz Cotto the snail beat him , he’s too stationary. I don’t see how Cotto will win honestly the “percieved ” advantage he have is the slight height , slight strentgh , aside from that no tangible advantage . Now logic dictates that the faster, well experience, and skillful will win so Pacquiao will win K’O on 3 . Yah mate.
we boxing fans can look at soo many things by lookin at the past fights,by the end none of us know whats ganna happen.but,one thing i have been lookin at by seeing the last few fast of both.that pacman seem like a better boxer,not wild punshing,and i wouldn’t say faster cuz he allways been fast.weakness that i notice,is he chin,look at the marques fight he could have knock him out,or knock him down with more time.and marques dnt hit harder then cotto.and cotto allways knew how to box ppl can knock u out with a head shot or body,look at he’s last fight with clottey one jab put him down,he’s first in he’s career.now thats power.cotto weakness to me wen he goes 12round,it seem like if he gets tired. my pick cotto by knock out be 4 the 10th,thats how i can play it out.
Surely by now, any writer worth their salt will stop questioning Pacman’s size, power, speed etc. He is proven against peoplem who are top fighters and not weight drained either. Lets not forget, Hatton was ring magazine champ when he fought Pacman and at his preferred weight. He too had a good chin (walking onto a knockout in the 10 by FMM is not evidence of a weak chin) had a brave heart and look what happened. ODLH has made awful guesses, including the one where he thought cutting so much weight and fighting the P4P King of the time would be a good idea. I like Cotto, he is a top fighter, good hands good heart, but he is simply a younger, bigger version of Hatton. Those two would make a good match up, but this I’m afraid is going the same way as the Hitman. Down early.
The only way I see Pac winning this fight is by backing Cotto up. Which I dont see happening. Yeah he has the speed advantage but Cottos jab and counters will neuterlize that. Also we all now that Pac is a aggressive fighter and that will cause him in this fight. I predict a Cotto win by the 9th round.
Dela Hoya also said he would beat Pacman when they met on Dec 2008.
likes manny , a loads of money. dislike manny , they loose their money. hey,perez you never taste a win coz you always looser.
De la Hoya also thought that he could win against the Pac and got humiliated and forced to retire by Pacquiao? How could you believe this guy who thinks like manuel perez???
Get real Perez both guys will be losers becasue they aren’t American, they’re just limited foriegn fighters.
I hope Oscar is right and Cotto wins. Unfortunately he thought Marquez would beat Mayweather? And maybe more confusingly picked Hatton to beat Pacquiao even after Pacman had beaten him up. Hopefully whoever wins it will be entertaining and i doubt its going the distance.
The wise chose is bet against Oscar choice. I respect Oscar as a boxer but his betting IQ is below retarded that the winner is always the opposite of his picks.
I think this is the same mistake like ” Hopkins vs Pavlik”. Cotto wins.
Mr Perez,
I cant believed ,you saying I have great knowledge
in Pacman n Cotto/s skills level. You really are a
something undescribable. Where do you get all this
knowledge? Keep it up Perez, keep posting after Nov 14, of course with your excuses.
the same Dela hoya that said Hatton will win and Marquez will win.
Cotto can stand against thousand punches from Pac but it’s not sure if Pac can handle the hardest hit from natural welterweight.
According to Mosely Cotto hits harder than Margarito and with significant speed negating Mosely’s known speed advantage. Cotto isn’t a champion for no reason.
Pac is actually a blown=up featherweight trying to fight with natural welterweight. The decision is Nov.14. Only one man will stand.
Lets be fair, when was the last time Oscar got a prediction right? It was probably when he last won. He’s been making predictions based on the boxers on Goldenboy, or whoever Pacquiao seems to be facing next. He’s always going to pick Pacquiao’s opponent to win whoever it is, because he’s still humiliated by his own defeat.
Yeh, De la Hoya was a punchingbag for Paquiao, then picked Hatton to beat Pac, hell he even picked Marquez to beat Mayweather. Something tells me Hoya will always side with the South American fighters.
de la hoya said hatton had nothing to worry about pacquiaos power yeah yeah
har har har Dela Hoya??? I think ODLH is still reeling from the pain inflicted to him by Pacman. Of course he will support Cotto since his beautiful wife is also Puerto Rican.
lolz.. I was reading this thing like about 1/3 of it then as soon as it said “an expert like delahoya” I was like whoa more like expert talking crap so I went to see who wrote the article and found it out to be the timewaster hehehe.. huff didnt bother reading the rest coz I could summarize this whole thing up for you and it wouldnt take u more than one second to read it and it is that Mr. Perez was saying “B.S. B.S. B.S.”
Idiot Manuel Perez said:
“Clottey gave Cotto a lot of problems with his fast hands, which are probably every bit as fast as Pacquiao’s hands.”
Hahahaha, what a retard.
Quoted from dela Hoya: “Pacquiao doesn’t hit hard enough to knock anyone out in the welterweight division.”
Yeah Oscar. But it was hard enough to make your face SWELL like a marshmallow, and too hard enough for you to THROW THE TOWEL on the 9th round.
All your predictions now sound like a KISS OF DEATH. You predicted Hatton to win, yet who won? Now you sided for Cotto? Now that is scary!