Does Bob Arum think we are that stupid?

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Does Arum think we are actually that stupid as boxing fans that we'll buy him trying to sale a Cotto vs Pacquiao fight and yet try to put Mayweather down for fighting a smaller guy in the same press conference?

Yeah but the difference is that Pacquiao has a much a better chance of beating Cotto than JMM does Floyd. In fact on the 'Pac Calls out Cotto' thread pretty much everyone thinks Pac would beat Cotto.

I do agree with this, but on the same hand I think it mainly just highlights the fact that Floyd is held in a higher regard than Cotto, and is a better fighter. Now of course you can say Pac has a better chance of beating Cotto than Marquez would which is perfectly valid, but at the same time I think JMM poses some threats to Floyd which Manny wouldn't, and is virtually the same size so that is a bit of a double standard. Basically Pacquiao's style and athletecism just make him better suited to deal with a bigger stronger opponent; still Floyd is not a giant at all compared Marquez, as Cotto would be somewhat to Manny.