There was a lot of questions for me about Cotto going into this fight: how much did he have left mentally and physically after the Margo fight, would coming in at 145 effect his already questionable stamina, etc. but the biggest question was whether him and his relatively inexperienced trainer be able to implement the right strategy for this fight. I always thought the worst thing he could have done against Pac was to try and impose his "strength" by chasing him or exchanging with him...Cotto simply didn't have the speed or stamina for that kind of fight. To beat Pac you have to counter him by drawing him in...and especially for a fighter like Cotto, it was very important that he try and control the tempo of the fight in the first half so he doesn't gas out. Now, that is easier said than done against a relentless fighter like Manny....but Cotto needed to use that jab constantly and do his best to catch Manny coming in. He did that well for about a round or two. None of this is to take anything away from Manny...he was relentless and showed he could take Cotto's best shot. You just have feel sorry for Cotto with what has happened to him in the last year. Would he have been the same fighter if the Tony fight didn't go down the way it did? maybe. Would that have made a difference against Pac? maybe not.