By Peter Wells: Despite my article earlier in the week, saying I predicted Manny Pacquiao to take a close points decision. Well suddenly reading all these articles, from boxing websites and magazines, and watching the HBO Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7 series, I’ve suddenly had a blank. It’s a fight I can see going either way, but it could be one of those fights were anyone can win.
One round Cotto’s pounding Pacquiao with left hooks, and next thing you know Pacman’s slamming in hard combinations on Miguel’s chin. It could end up being a flash knockout, were one of the fighters is going to get the perfectly timed shot and get the KO, and I honestly don’t know who that’ll be.
When this fight was first announced, I went for Manny straight away, mainly because of his superior speed advantage, and seeing Cotto, slightly struggle to be Joshua Clottey. Suddenly I don’t know if my own prediction will be right, and I just couldn’t pick between the two. Cotto looks in the greatest shape of his life, and has been training for over a month more than Pacquiao, but Manny looks stronger and quicker than ever. I doubt now that it’ll come down to who is the better fighter, more of who can get the best punch in at the right time. I can only predict that this will be a cracker, and won’t disappoint at all. I also don’t really have a favourite here, so I can’t go with my heart, and my brain can’t decide who will have their name read out at the end of the bout.
It could well be a very bloody battle in which both fighters will leave with their battle scars, but both will walk out with their heads held high.
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