Pacquiao needs to fight Foreman if he destroys Cotto
June 1st, 2010
By Chris Williams: If WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman puts the finish on Miguel Cotto this Saturday night, and if Manny Pacquiao isn’t able to have a fight put together between him and Floyd Mayweather Jr., then I think Pacquiao needs to fight Foreman next rather than someone else like Antonio Margarito. It’s only fair. Pacquiao is ready to take on Cotto if he beats Foreman, so why not fight Foreman if he beats Cotto?
I have a pretty good idea. It’s probably because Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach have both seen how good Foreman is and don’t want any part of him. I can understand that and Pacquiao’s reluctance to fight Foreman is the highest form of respect that he could give him. Forget about Foreman being too tall. That isn’t what it is.
He’s just too dammed good and Pacquiao doesn’t want any part of the talented Rabbi in training Foreman. In can respect that. Foreman is very talented and will probably do a real number on Cotto this Saturday night at the Yankee Stadium, in New York. Roach and Pacquiao probably already have a good idea that Foreman is going to win, and that’s why he’s not even being considered as an opponent. That’s too bad, because I think Foreman would literally box circles around Pacquiao all night long and batter and beat him.
Pacquiao is good against fighters that stand in one place all night long and let him get his shots off unimpeded. But Foreman will be moving constantly around the ring, shooting jabs, landing hooks and piercing Pacquiao’s mediocre defense with powerful stinging right hands.
Pacquiao likes to work in close and land his shoe shine punches, but the tall Foreman would wrap his arms around Pacquiao in a tight clinch and prevent him from getting his shots off. Once they’re separated, Foreman would continue to land hard jabs from the distance, tagging Pacquiao in the face repeatedly and then coming at him with hard right hands followed by a clinch. This isn’t the kind of opponent that Pacquiao can succeed against and that’s probably why he doesn’t want to fight him.
But with Pacquiao getting all kinds of awards left and right for being such a great fighter, it’s time that he start earning these awards by taking on tough fighters like Foreman to prove that he’s the real deal and not someone that has been put in with a bunch of fighters that have been coming off loses or are near retirement. You can’t get much better than Foreman with his unbeaten record of 28-0. By Saturday night, Foreman could be 29-0, and ready for a fight against Pacquiao, if he would only step and fight him.
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@ Macca pacquiao needs to fight evander holyfield to secure his legacy…lmfao!!!
You’ll be saying pacquiao needs to fight Hopkins next!
who else should Manny fight? David Haye? or maybe a rematch with Cotto who he destoryed within 12 rounds? Stupid suggestions
Foreman is a light middleweight and Pacquiao is probably a natural light welterweight
foreman is trash.. Cotto will destroy him
Ali, that’s your opinion and you’re entitled to it. My personal opinion is that Mayweather would wipe his ass with Pac and that what you’re saying is nonsense. But, you sound like a person that’s probably been following the sport for less than a couple years, so that’s expected. These guys have been fighting since they were kids. Fighters aren’t “scared” to fight anyone. And what media are you talking about? Mayweather has overtaken Pac on the majority of “media” P4P lists for #1 and Pac is considered a massive underdog. I think YOU and the rest of the Pactards would love to think what you’re spitting is gospel, but its actually a bunch of nothing.
even if pacquiao do what mayweather wants floyd won’t fight pacquiao, mayweather sr. doesn’t want to see his son suffered like cotto did. did you see how terrified the old guy was when he was interviewed after manny demolished cotto. forget about mayweather, most people in the boxing world knows he ducking again even the media people.
Arb, if Mayweather fought Foreman, he’d be destroyed by media and fans for fighting an inferior fighter. Of course, some feel that Foreman is a mismatch for Pac. How funny is that? And that’s not the issue. Just like the blood testing, its not Pac saying he doesn’t want to do it, its the lame reasons he’s giving. He (his team) says he won’t fight Foreman because he’s too tall. But, he’s gonna fight Margarito if the Mayweather fight falls through and Margarito is the same height and has a longer reach than Foreman. So if he’s willing to fight Margarito, he should be willing to fight Foreman. Of course, those residing in Mutantville, Pacland will disagree.
nope, he needs to accept the test and fight floyd, stop the excuses pacnuts
guys, the reason why chris williams wants pacquiao to fight yuri coz if manny wins, him and mayweather can fight at 154, where floyd is comfortable. but it’s not going to happen coz manny wants to fight now in welterweight. nice try chris.
Why are you asking Pacquiao to fight Foreman when Manny already declared he will have one last fight before he retires? You know there is a big height and reach difference between the two. Why not ask FLOYD MAYWEATHER to fight Yuri Foreman? Is it because you don’t want your favored fighter to enter the ring with a marked disadvantage? Or is it because you are afraid that he will expose himself by asking more unreasonable demands?
yeah mr williams IF your mum wasnt your dads sister you wouldnt be inbread
Destroy? don’t you think that’s a little extreme? Foreman couldn’t destroy santos who was out of shape, slow, and looking like he eat a happy meal @ mickey’dees before the bout. You really think he’s gonna destroy cotto? HAHAHA! Look clown you should quit writing article and do stand up comedy, cause your one hella comedian!
@hitking60,
Preach brotha preach!!
the fact is, most heights in boxing are actually in real fact inflated, or in some cases ‘deflated’. pacquiao is closer to 5’5 barefoot and for him to vs a guy who is 5’11 strong, maybe even taller, would be a total mismatch, coupled with yuri’s boxing style. Im pinoy, but yuri would win if he ever fought pacman. Pacman would never vs a guy taller than 5’9 aka de la hoya’s height the limit.
@hitking- I agree 100%. Pac is dodging anything that would be executed RANDOMLY.
–A slick boxer would be tough for him to calculate, because they would tee off RANDOMLY.
–An OSDT would be tough to calculate, because they show up RANDOMLY.
Therefore, he has a preference for slower, flat-footed boxers and a known testing schedule.
Makes sense….
The fact is, if Pac is gonna shoot for a belt in an 8th division, needs to seek out the best beltholders. At 122, he fought Ledwaba instead of the recognized champ Paulie Ayala. At lightweight, he fought David Diaz instead of Casamayor (then lineal champ) or Campbell (was holding three major belts.) At welterweight, he fought Cotto instead of Mosley who was seen as the top beltholder at the time. Right now, Sergio Martinez is clearly the top beltholder at 154. So in reality, if Pac wants to try the 8th major belt, it needs to be Martinez and the Cotto-Foreman winner shouldn’t even be in the discussion.
I dont think id wana see him face either of them. The job he did on Cotto was pretty decicive and theres bigger fights to end your career on than Foreman.
To Peiro! if cotto fights hard enough the size shouldn,t make a difference.
I DON’T THINK PAC “NEEDS” TO FIGHT FOREMAN. BUT THE EXCUSE THAT HE IS TOO TALL IS LAME SINCE MARGO IS PLAN B IF PAC/MAY DOESN’T WORK OUT.
waik up chris these is not fantaboxing. you are bad informed .
for kam uk: you dont understand : nobody of the top5 will fight pacquiao if he does not blood test the day of the fight.chris will be served as rosted piglet with an orange in the mouth and a big eggplant you guys know where.
if if if chris。 then cotto never complain about sizes . but sure your wife or girlfriend does when he see you naked.
Right Tiger, Raheem wasn’t a PPV draw. Was David Diaz a PPV? Because Pac damn sure fought him instead of Casamayor or Campbell. And what does PPV draw have to do with fighting the best. When Mayweather fights the bigger PPV draws, who are coming off wins BTW, he’s ducking. When Pac does it, against guys coming off loses, you excuse it. I guess that’s logical in Mutantville, Pacland.
Tiger, if Mayweather has ducked every fighter that poses a threat to him, he’s the luckiest fighter in the history of boxing. Because he’s beaten the then #1 fighter in 5 divsions. So if all of them were bums, he’s the most fortunate mofo in the history of this great sport. On the other hand, Pac never fought “Too” Sharp Johnson at flyweight. He never fought Ayala at 122. And he never fought the fighters mentioned in my other posts. All of which were rated higher than the fighters he did fight in those divisions. So who’s the ducker again?
zahir raheem would not draw ppv buys manny cant fight him wast of time .not a ppv draw !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fm ,s history is known for ducking all the fighters that pose a threat .
If Mayweather-Pacquaio doesn’t happen next and Foreman beats Cotto, hell yeah Pac should fight him. Pac has a history of avoiding long, slick boxers. Zahir Raheem totally outclassed Erik Morales. Instead of fighting the winner of that fight, Pac rematched the loser. You had somewhat slick boxers sitting there on top at lightweight in Casamayor (then lineal champ) and Campbell (was holding three ABC belts.) Pac bypassed them for David Diaz. Now, he’s saying that the 5’11 Margarito is his Plan B if Mayweather doesn’t work out. And he’s also talking fighting Cotto for a belt in an 8th division if he beats Foreman. I don’t see why he wouldn’t fight Foreman if he pulls off the upset. But, Pac’s history shows he avoids slick boxers. Come on Pactards, I looking forward to seeing how you can twist those facts.
Roach doesn’t fancy the foreman fight, foremann’s style will pose manny problems thats why there sending in Cotto to do the dirty work if he wins pacman will destroy him and take that 8th world title.
There are 3 things crossed to my mind upon reading this article especially when you said, “I think Pacquiao needs to fight Foreman”. I don´t understand what is the necessity and special about that bout but again maybe because it is truly what you believe. Have you read Pacquiaos statement after Clotteys fight? He said, he´ll stay in 147lbs, he believes that it is his division and limitation. I wonder if your symphaty for Foreman concluded this is like a “must” fight. It seems to me that you really want Pacquiao to loose and be humiliated for being ambitious taking the fight. But I don´t believe Pacquiao loosing to Foreman will gain him any recognition beating a small man, if recognition is what you are hoping for. Although Foreman may have the payday he may never have and earn for the rest of his life, that I´m pretty much sure he will gain in that fight. Sometimes we have to be careful in every wishes we are praying for, because it doesn´t give always a happy ending we are longing for. Don´t underestimate Pacquiao, you might be surprised. Many of his critics and enemies expected his downfall but all of them end up disappointed so far!