Should Pacquaio get credit for beating Cotto at 145

[SweetPea]

Cotto is one of the 10 best fighters PFP in the world. Anytime you beat a Top 10 PFP fighter, you deserve credit for it.

Cotto will likely weigh 160+ on fight night. Pacquiao will likely weigh in the high 140s. Anytime you can beat a Top 10 PFP fighter who outweighs you by 10 pounds on fight night, you deserve a lot of credit for it.

If Pacquiao beats Cotto, he deserves a lot of credit for it. I don't see how anyone could suggest otherwise.

[levi#1BoxingFan]

It's just two pounds! I can understand if your having to make a 10 pound weight change, but come on its two meesly pounds, When i wake up in the morning I lose two pounds from taking a dump, so yes he should get credit!

[Pavlik]

Ofcourse PAC should get credit!!! My oh My just over a year ago PAC was just a superfeatherweight

[Rican]

I will give Manny credit if he beats Cotto at 145. First, Cotto can make 145 without being seriously drained. Second, at 145, Cotto will be fast and still STRONGER than Manny. Three, I believe Cotto will inflict Manny's worst beating as a boxer. Many people are forgetting that only physical, pressure, strong fighters give Cotto trouble. Speedy fighters with some pop or less power get brutally destroyed. Manny may have some pop at that weight and definitely speed, but he will not out physical/pressure Cotto. Just listen to Freddie Roach's comments. When Manny fought de la Hoya and Hatton, he had no doubt Manny would win. He publicly spelled out the blueprint to beat de la Hoya and he predicted a brutal KO of Hatton. If you read Roach's comments concerning a probable Cotto fight, they are more respectful and cautious. Roach has said that it will be a tough fight for Manny and he has also said that he believes Manny will win, but what trainer ever says his fighter will lose? At first, Roach was campaigning hard for the fight to be at 142. He later said 145 was OK, but maybe he realized that he was sounding too concerned publicly for Manny's health. Late round TKO by Cotto in my opinion.

[itouchpinoy]

Hell yah! remember Pacquiao is a natural 130 to 135lbs fighter. His fighting 10 lbs more... Any fighter who fights bigger guys should be credited!

At fight night Pacquiao will be 148lbs and Cotto will be 160lbs! So, 145lbs is no big deal...

[Dr. Steelhammer]

Cotto is slowing down drastically. His last 3 fights will prove that. Pac will spin him around all night and destroy slowly until Cotto's legs gives up. Pac by 10th.

[Cortez The Killer]

so, haven't read any of the other responses, but..

A year ago matching Cotto and Pacquiao would have been seen as a huge mistach for Cotto's benefit.

It's weird now. A couple weeks back I was reading on the Cotto forum and the posters there were saying Arum wanted Cotto to be a sacrificial lamb for Pacquiao. Whaaaaa?

If Pacman and Cotto ever meet, then Pac should get amazing credit for defeating Cotto if that is the outcome.

It's a big deal.

[KKisser]

i think people are giving pac way too much credit for the de la hoya and hatton wins. if those fights didn't happen i'm sure they'd be saying cotto will destroy pac even at 140lbs. lol

[Rantcatrat]

i think people are giving pac way too much credit for the de la hoya and hatton wins. if those fights didn't happen i'm sure they'd be saying cotto will destroy pac even at 140lbs. lol

not after the beating Cotto took from Margarito. prior to that beating, yes, i would agree.

in addition, absolutely destroying Hatton in basically one round at 140 - where he never had lost a fight before - is quite an accomplishment. and that knockout was easily a candidate for the knockout of the year.

after seeing odlh drained for the fight, there is a point in what you say, but remember prior to the fight, pac was the heavy underdog. many boxing fans, including myself, criticized odlh for fighting the much smaller pacman, and avoiding margarito and other fighters more his size. boy were we wrong.

[Dr. Steelhammer]

At 28? Hell no. Cotto is nowhere near someone's sacrificial lamb. He still so many things ahead of him if he gets pass Pac. But I can almost guarantee though, that Cotto will be the underdog in this fight.