By Dan Ambrose: Manny Pacquiao’s wife Jinkee told philstar.com “He wants Cotto.” I don’t know how much weight Jinkee has when it comes to having inside information about Pacquiao’s next opponent, but that sure does make sense because Cotto fits all the criteria that Pacquiao’s promoter likes in an opponent: A. Cotto fights for Top Rank on a fight by fight basis. B. He’s a big PPV attraction. C. He’s no threat to beat Pacquiao; D. He has a big fan base.
Cotto vs. Pacquiao
Arum likely to keep Cotto happy by giving him Pacquiao fight next May or June in a catchweight bout
(Cotto seen here looking beat up in Pacquiao fight from 2009)By Dan Ambrose: As Dan Rafael astutely pointed out in his column at ESPN earlier today, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) will very likely be facing WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s) next in a rematch in May or June at a catchweight of 150lbs.
Does Cotto deserve a rematch with Pacquiao?
By Dan Ambrose: It’s been two years now since Miguel Cotto was battered and bruised in losing to Manny Pacquiao by a 12th round TKO in November 2009. Cotto looked awful in that fight after the first couple of rounds and seemed to be in the survival mode until being blasted out in the 12th round under a stiff bombardment from Pacquiao With help from his promoter Bob Arum, who has set him up with three winnable fights, Cotto has won his last three rounds and now feels he deserves a big money rematch with Pacquiao next.
Can Cotto defeat Pacquiao?
By John F. McKenna (McJack): World Boxing Association (WBA) super light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s) was impressive in his win over former WBA/WBO/IBF welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO’s). Cotto trained for a tough fight and was prepared for the relentless pressure that he knew Antonio would bring to the fight.
Does Cotto deserve a rematch against Pacquiao?
By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is starting to make noises about a rematch with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and even said that he thinks he can beat Pacquiao on Tuesday. Given that Cotto and Pacquiao fight for the same Top Rank stable, there is a very good chance that Cotto could end up facing Pacquiao sometime in 2012 if not in his next fight.
Cotto wants rematch with Paquiao, thinks he’ll beat him this time
By Dan Ambrose: It looks like WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is going to try and use his expiring contract with Top Rank to try and get a rematch against Manny Pacquiao, who defeated Cotto with the help of a catchweight in 2009.
Cotto thinks he would beat Pacquiao in a rematch: Who would want to see that fight?
By Chris Williams: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) would like to get a second stab at Manny Pacquiao in the future, and likes his chances in rematch with him. Cotto previously fought Pacquiao in November 2009, and was completely out-gunned and slowly and methodically beaten to a pulp. The fight stopped being interesting after the first round when Cotto started running just to survive.
Arum says that he’ll look at putting together Cotto-Pacquiao II next year – News
By Jason Kim: You may not be too eager to see a rematch between Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao, but that’s likely what you’ll be seeing next year. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who promotes both Cotto and Pacquiao, said that he’ll look to put them together depending on how Cotto does in his next fight.
Will Cotto-Pacquiao II do as well on PPV as last time?
By Jason Kim: Given how one-sided their fight was last year in November, it seems almost ridiculous that Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao are being matched up against each other again so soon. It’s only been eight since Cotto and Pacquiao have fought, and yet it’s looking more and more like Cotto and Pacquiao will be going at it again in what will likely be as one-sided a fight as the first time. Pacquiao dominated early and often, knocking Cotto around the ring, reddening his face and doing anything he wanted to in the ring. However, the bout did well on pay-per-view, producing 1.25 million buys.
Will Pacquiao make Cotto fight at another catch weight?
By Dave Lahr: I’m not even thinking about the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight happening. I know it won’t. I see Bob Arum matching Pacquiao up against his plan B option, WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto for a needless rematch. I see this fight taking place with another one of those god awful catch weights being involved, so that Pacquiao will have a handicap as he goes for his 8th world title. Last time Pacquiao fought Cotto, he had a similar handicap in going for Cotto’s WBO welterweight title.