this version of cotto would destroy pacqiou

[THE THIRD MAN]

Actually i believe Cotto is tailor made for Pacquaio, he never beats him.

[Leighton]

Cotto looked amazing last night, and he was mentally strong coming in after a win over margarito, he was in great shape, didnt fade, and wasnt weight drained. I think that version of cotto beats pac

He didnt fade because he was not being hit any where near as much as a fight against someone like Pac, Margo. He slows with punches. He was slowing in the last Margo fight before Margo got pulled out. I think the same thing would happen if he faced Pac again accept maybe he might be able to reach the end of the fight.

[Althugz]

Cotto looked amazing last night, and he was mentally strong coming in after a win over margarito, he was in great shape, didnt fade, and wasnt weight drained. I think that version of cotto beats pac

I don't know about "destroy"..... but I agree with you. Last night's Cotto would've beaten Pac. Personally, I would put the odds at about 60-40 in Cotto's favor. Too bad a rematch will probably never happen.

Exactly what I thought when I saw this fight - I hope this puts to bed that argument that the weight didn't matter when Pac fought Cotto. There was a 9lb difference. That's MASSIVE.
This Cotto especially with Diaz in the corner would be favored to beat him. You have 60-40 about right imo

[Althugz]

Did any of these guys start out at the same weight as PAC? So why should PAC be expected to jump up 30 weight classes?

Pac wants belts at 147 and 154? So why should any champion be expected to drain themselves AND put their belt on the line because he doesn't feel confident enough making the actual weight limit?