Quote Originally Posted by Taeth View Post
Are half of you finally going to accept how good he is? People were saying that if he beat Hatton they would respect his p4p standing, even willingly place him in the top 20 p4p AT, but now people are making excuses for every single win he has had. So my question is...

When Pacquiao beats Cotto, and if he beats him very one sidedly, will you guys finally give him the credit he deserves? Or will you hide behind the weight, and the fact that Cotto was washed up, even though he clearly isn't?

I am just saying I have a strong feeling this could be a lopsided win for Manny, and it seems like the more impressively he wins the bigger the excuses get. I am not saying he is far and away better than Cotto, IMO maybe only Mayweather can say that, but that Pacquiao's style is terrible for Cotto's skill set.


I give him credit right now. I never thought Hatton had a snow balls chance in hell of beating Pac. That was the quickest, worst beating of a supposedly elite fighter I ever saw; it wasn't even a fight. I knew he would win but damn

Oscar was drained but too bad that was his own ego and lack of regard for Pac, and he got beat silly. I'd still think Pac could beat Oscar without the weight issues; maybe not a prime Oscar mind you, but a hydrated Oscar of the last few years.

I actually did get impressed with his pummeling of Diaz. Diaz granted wasn't a GOAT candidate but Pac knocked out a guy in a higher division who had only been stoped once and it was a one sided affair from a guy who started at fleaweight fighting a big LW. I actually thought Diaz would win due to his chin and just being bigger; dumb prediction.

If he pulls off this win against Cotto how can anyone take credit away? I don't like the 145 thing personally; because if you want the title and stupid trinket to wrap around your waist, then play within the rules. But Cotto doesn't have a problem with it, nor the governing bodies, so it's on and if he wins it's massive; I won't rain on his parade. I think he wins a decision in an epic fight.