Freddie Roach: "We're going to knockout Cotto"

Freddie Roach doing it again.

Despite the fact that contracts have yet to be signed by either fighter, world-renowned trainer Freddie Roach has already come on record to give his prediction regarding the highly-anticipated clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. "We're going to knockout Cotto," he informed Carlos Gonzalez of Primera Hora.

"I don't have anything bad to say about Cotto. I believe he's an excellent athlete that is always well-prepared for his fights, but I have trust in the abilities of Manny and I believe that we're going to knockout Cotto", Roach stated during a telephone interview. Indeed, Roach is no stranger to making accurate predictions when it comes to Manny Pacquiao as he correctly foretold the 9th round stoppage of David Diaz. He also confidently predicted that Pacquiao would knockout both Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, although he was technically off by one round in both bouts.

"Without doubt, there will be a war! Manny and Miguel have many similarities in their styles, but the speed of Manny will be too much for Miguel", Roach continued. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Freddie Roach knows boxing and given his recent track record when it comes to Pacquiao's fights, you would be wise to listen to his analysis. If you've ignored his predictions in the past, this time, maybe you shouldn't! Don't be afraid to lay some money down on Manny Pacquiao by stoppage!

Hi XaduBoxer ;D

Till now, his bold predictions have been quite accurate, I think that we shouldn't sentence him too fast would it be only for that reason. Besides, this is an intriguing fight and to me, the thing that plays the most into Pacman's favor is that Freddie is a 5 stars trainer and Cotto is now with his nutritionist... which raises a lot of questions for such an important match.

Roach once again heavily banking on the speed of Manny to overwhelm Cotto.

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Originally Posted by odaks

Roach once again heavily banking on the speed of Manny to overwhelm Cotto.

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But still works damn fine till now hehe

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Roach once again heavily banking on the speed of Manny to overwhelm Cotto.

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But still works damn fine till now hehe

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So far Roach is pretty accurate in predicting the outcome of a Pacquiao fight.

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Hi XaduBoxer ;D

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I guess he feels that if he doesn't use his three favorite smileys of ;) ;D and :lolhaha:, followed by a period on the last line, that we wouldn't figure it out.

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Hi XaduBoxer ;D

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I guess he feels that if he doesn't use his three favorite smileys of ;) ;D and :lolhaha:, followed by a period on the last line, that we wouldn't figure it out.

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I've been trying to figure out if his name is some sort of anagram.

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Hi XaduBoxer ;D

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Hello mate. ;D What do you think of Roach's prediction?

sad ko is the best I could come up with :confused:

I dislike Freddy Roach almost as much as I dislike Xaduboxer (or whatever the fuck he's calling himself now), but he's bang on in his prediction IMO.

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sad ko is the best I could come up with :confused:

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"Sad" definitely fits.

I see he is also showing the same disrespect towards Saddo, for coming right back, and doing the one thing that kept getting himself banned. Pathetic.

IMO Manny's most potent weapon for this fight will be the right hook to Cotto's chin/cheek. Miguel doesn't protect his left cheek/chin as much as his right cheek/chin.

Manny's right hook/right jab to Miguel's chin/cheek are the punches that travel the shortest distance.

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IMO Manny's most potent weapon for this fight will be the right hook to Cotto's chin/cheek. Miguel doesn't protect his left cheek/chin as much as his right cheek/chin.

Manny's right hook to Miguel's cheek is the punch that travels the shortest distance.

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Cheek punches are overrated imo. He should aim for Cotto's left buttocks then throw an uppercut to his medula oblongata:) JMO of course.

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IMO Manny's most potent weapon for this fight will be the right hook to Cotto's chin/cheek. Miguel doesn't protect his left cheek/chin as much as his right cheek/chin.

Manny's right hook to Miguel's cheek is the punch that travels the shortest distance.

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Cheek punches are overrated imo. He should aim for Cotto's left buttocks then throw an uppercut to his medula oblongata:) JMO of course.

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It's not advisable to do against Miguel since Miguel will retaliate immediately once being played dirty or being roughed up.

its xaduboxer im sure of it. his only two threads have been about pac. can he just be banned again please.

Given his superb performance against Ricky Hatton and given Miguel’s not-so-superb performance against Joshua Clottey, my initial reaction is that Manny will be a solid favorite to beat Cotto—maybe within the distance. Cotto will not like the variety of weapons Manny has in his considerable arsenal, including a strong jab, right hooks to the head, left hooks to the jaw, brutal uppercuts (remember Margorito), speed, and in-and-out movement the likes of which Cotto has never before gone up against. Cotto, on the other hand, will show Manny nothing he has not seen before. In some respects, this has the makings of a Pacquiao-Hatton repeat

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Given his superb performance against Ricky Hatton and given Miguel’s not-so-superb performance against Joshua Clottey, my initial reaction is that Manny will be a solid favorite to beat Cotto—maybe within the distance. Cotto will not like the variety of weapons Manny has in his considerable arsenal, including a strong jab, right hooks to the head, left hooks to the jaw, brutal uppercuts (remember Margorito), speed, and in-and-out movement the likes of which Cotto has never before gone up against. Cotto, on the other hand, will show Manny nothing he has not seen before. In some respects, this has the makings of a Pacquiao-Hatton repeat

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I'm picking Pac to win, but Cotto not looking great against Clottey didn't surprise me. No one looks good against Clottey.

I could see Cotto getting tko'd but he'll make it competitive for 8-9 rounds. He won't be stupid like Hatton and rush in that's for sure; I think Cotto will make him come to him and try to counter; whether he can handle the speed and angles from Pac is entirely debatable. He dealt with Judah's speed ok but Judah didn't have as many weapons and he's a quitter anyways.

Annoying as he can be Roach is not too far off the mark in his recent predictions. All part of hyping the fight which is why in answer to another post one of the reasons this fight will pull in more viewers.

Just 'cause he says it don't make it so.....but then again.

LOL at you Miguel Cotto, work all you want on your cheek defense, too little too late.

It seems weird that Cotto has less backers then Hatton or De La Hoya did. I wonder when Pacman stops looking like Super Man and everyone tastes reality. I want Cotto to win and I think he has a lot better shot then most think. Still, he's open down the middle especially to the left hand and that is worrisome.

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It seems weird that Cotto has less backers then Hatton or De La Hoya did. I wonder when Pacman stops looking like Super Man and everyone tastes reality. I want Cotto to win and I think he has a lot better shot then most think. Still, he's open down the middle especially to the left hand and that is worrisome.

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I think Cotto has a much better chance of beating Pac than ODH or Hatton did. However, it seems like many people are easily swayed by a fighters most recent performance (somewhat justifiably). ODH looked good against Forbes in some peoples eyes (not mine) and his previous fight had been a close-ish decision loss to the best P4P fighter in the sport. Hatton, while looking a little subpar versus Lazcano, had been impressive in his victory over Malignaggi. Cotto, disregarding the Jennings fight (which meant less than ODH - Forbes), has been knocked out and scraped out a decision many felt he did not deserve in two of his last three fights.

Im totally expectin Pac to win by KO.:-\

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It seems weird that Cotto has less backers then Hatton or De La Hoya did. I wonder when Pacman stops looking like Super Man and everyone tastes reality. I want Cotto to win and I think he has a lot better shot then most think. Still, he's open down the middle especially to the left hand and that is worrisome.

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I think Cotto has a much better chance of beating Pac than ODH or Hatton did. However, it seems like many people are easily swayed by a fighters most recent performance (somewhat justifiably). ODH looked good against Forbes in some peoples eyes (not mine) and his previous fight had been a close-ish decision loss to the best P4P fighter in the sport. Hatton, while looking a little subpar versus Lazcano, had been impressive in his victory over Malignaggi. Cotto, disregarding the Jennings fight (which meant less than ODH - Forbes), has been knocked out and scraped out a decision many felt he did not deserve in two of his last three fights.

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I understand that but even in losing to Margarito and getting by Clottey (which he certainly did imo) he has looked much more capable then Hatton ever did. Yeah Hatton jabbed more against Malignaggi but other then that Cotto is clearly the more multi talented fighter. In fact, he could have a more diverse bag of tricks then Pacquiao. I wouldn't be surprised to see him try to box and counter off the backfoot.

I cant believe how most people are writing Cotto off and making Manny favourite. You have to remember Cotto is a beast at welter and only looked bad in his last two fights because he was fighting guys with abnormaly strong chins and stamina. Manny may have a good chin and stamina at lower weights but he is in a whole new territory with Cotto.

Cotto is a prime welterweight Champ and a true P4Pder and has all the tools to be Manny. Hes fast, exellent timing, KO power, good technically & has a decent chin and the only advantage Pac has is speed. You cant use the Hoya & Hatton fights as a benchmark becuase they are nowhere near the level of Cotto or in there prime like Cot. Dont get me wrong Pacs one of my favourite fighters but imo id have Cotto as favourite.

Cotto round 6 knockout

(Although AMir Khan would beat both handidly :) )

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I cant believe how most people are writing Cotto off and making Manny favourite. You have to remember Cotto is a beast at welter and only looked bad in his last two fights because he was fighting guys with abnormaly strong chins and stamina. Manny may have a good chin and stamina at lower weights but he is in a whole new territory with Cotto.

Cotto is a prime welterweight Champ and a true P4Pder and has all the tools to be Manny. Hes fast, exellent timing, KO power, good technically & has a decent chin and the only advantage Pac has is speed. You cant use the Hoya & Hatton fights as a benchmark becuase they are nowhere near the level of Cotto or in there prime like Cot. Dont get me wrong Pacs one of my favourite fighters but imo id have Cotto as favourite.

Cotto round 6 knockout

(Although AMir Khan would beat both handidly :) )

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Good post, actually thought you found religion, until that blunder about Khan.

The problem with looking at the last few fights for someone is open to personal preference and favouritism.

Some will say Pac was just too good for Hatton and DLH, on the other hand some say they were not good enough and were overated. So you have one side saying Pac won because he was soo good and others slagging off the opposition making a nothing of his wins.

Then we have the last few Cotto fights, were most people are claiming that his opposition was higher so that was what made him look bad.( or at least not particularly good)

At the end of the day the one thing that will tell is the end result, whoever is left standing should get the kudos.......that is until we start using the weight argument again to suit the needs of whoever lost and then we go round again.

It should be a great fight, I think it's a 50-50 shot for either fighter. Both guys have had trouble taking power punches although it hasn't cost them too many losses.

I think Cotto is a savvy enough boxer to give Pacquiao problems, sure he's lacking in handspeed but he's good at timing his opponents, I think he will beat Manny, because the "best outcome" (really depends on who you are cheering for in this case) RARELY happens in boxing...I think Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ONLY looking at fighting Pacquiao and if Cotto was to win he wouldn't take that fight.

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It should be a great fight, I think it's a 50-50 shot for either fighter. Both guys have had trouble taking power punches although it hasn't cost them too many losses.

I think Cotto is a savvy enough boxer to give Pacquiao problems, sure he's lacking in handspeed but he's good at timing his opponents, I think he will beat Manny, because the "best outcome" (really depends on who you are cheering for in this case) RARELY happens in boxing...I think Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ONLY looking at fighting Pacquiao and if Cotto was to win he wouldn't take that fight.

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This is true. I think they're both at the elite level it's pretty much 50/50. I like both fighters so I won't be devastated if either wins. I'm am rooting for Cotto though because, like you mentioned, I want to see if Mayweather would accept a fight with him.

I heard somewhere that Cotto was making this his last fight win or lose. If it's true I'd like to see him go out on a win.

HAHA! That definitely WAS Saddoboxer! It must be killing him that he can't post on here when there is a major Pacquiao bout coming up. That makes me feel that much better...

First Roach was saying that this would be Manny's toughest fight and then campaigning hard for Cotto to come in at 143. Now Manny is going to KO Cotto. I like Freddie Roach a lot and do know that his recent predictions have been right on. But he also did not give as much praise to Oscar or Hatton as he is giving to Cotto. We shall see.