Quote Originally Posted by Chutebox View Post
hmm .. doesnt Cotto come to the ring at 160 ?!?

Thats a 12pound weight advantage

Manny may be able to dart in and out for a few rounds
peppering Cotto with right jabs and lead lefts but what happens
if Cotto times him just once with a clean hook to the body or chin ...



I think Manny would be shaken up and Cotto would jump on him.

Remember Mannys success in moving up weight
is hit and not getting hit back and Iam sure Cotto would tag him.

Although would love to see the fight at say 143 or so ...

What happens when Pacquiao landed 20 punches for every one that Cotto does?

Size isn't that big of a factor, sure Cotto might be 15 pounds heavier than Pacman but he needs to be able to impose that size and Pacman wouldn't be there for him to do so. Mayweather was likely 15 pounds lighter than Oscar in their fight and he wasn't destroyed by every punch.

Cotto is a hard puncher, but it still took him 11 rounds to stop Judah who is way easier to hit than Pacman(can't believe the roll reversal here), and he didn't keep Cotto honest by throwing punches of his own. Cotto doesn't hit harder than Oscar, and as long as he wasn't abusing Pacquiao the way he did to Quintana and Judah I don't think he would be able to stop Pacquiao without landing a lot of leather, I mean Marquez and Morales landed so much on Pacquiao that his durability is unquestionable, people need to stop thinking about hte 113 pound teenager who got stopped when he was badly weight drained.

Cotto is a lot bigger, but like if he fought Mayweather maybe even more so because Manny moves more, you can't impose your size on empty space which is all he would be able to catch. I actually think he has a very similar offensive mind as Marquez but he goes to the body more, I just don't think he has that footspeed Marquez had to get in after Pacquiao would make a mistake.