A boxing expert hoping for a Pacquiao vs. Cotto fight in 2009

[XaduBoxer]

Oh man it's such a bizarre experience this forum now. At the start of the year Manny Pacquaio was a superfeatherweight who was lucky to get a victory over Juan Manuel Marquez and whom had endured a series of criticisms about his training, or lack of and his seeming lack of commitment to the sport of boxing. He was chasing mayoral office in the Philippines, rolling with celebs and clubbing it up.

People were saying he was past his prime and not as good as he was.


Now at the end of the year people are saying he could fight Zab Judah, (3 WEIGHT CLASSES ABOVE SUPERFEATHER) as a TUNE UP (!!!) and they get shot down because it's a pointless fight and Zab should go for bigger name opponents like Miguel Cotto, a fight that most now seem to think Manny would win

They are already talking past his fight with Hatton, even though a year ago such a match was seen as a mismatch and an easy win for the Hitman.

Now it's already assumed Manny will beat Hatton at 140 and people want him to fight Floyd and Cotto at 147 to take a proper challenge.

Seriously when was the last time an established fighter grew in stature and reputation so much in a single year?

No one I can think of master...

Just consider this, last year boxing people won't dare to mention a Hatton vs. PAC fight coz they will be heavily cursed since it's the general perception that PAC has no chance at all beating Hatton...

Today, PAC is already installed by Vegas oddsmaker as the favorite to beat Hatton...

What a difference a year can make...
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[XaduBoxer]

This news is just in ....

"BECAUSE of the impossibility of a Margarito-Cotto rematch, Top Rank big boss Bob Arum has lined up Filipino ring icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao as a possible opponent for former world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto.

With Antonio Margarito’s one-year suspension, Arum has three prospects in mind for Cotto after his match with Michael Jennings for the vacant World Boxing Organization welterweight crown this Sunday at the Madison Square Garden, namely, Pacquiao, Kermit Cintron and Shane Mosley.

“I think you’d have to say that the rematch is on hold for this year, there’s no question about that. That being said, we would have to look for Cotto and the three that pop to mind—Cintron, Mosley, and maybe Manny Pacquiao,” Arum told BoxingTalk.com.

Epic fight

Arum, who promotes both Pacquiao and Cotto, believes that if both superstars face each other, it would be an epic fight.
“I think that he (Pacquiao) against Cotto would be an absolutely huge match,” said Arum."