When Pacquiao beats Cotto

[JT Rock]

Bullshit taeth

You will never pick against a athletic guy.. In the 3+ years I have been here you are like a fly in a bugzapper crazy creaming all over those type of guys

Fair enough and thats your opinion, but you ignore the true facts...

Pac is not tested LEGITIMATELY Past 135 and we have no earthly idea how he will assimilate Cotto's power and being clobbered by a 155 lb wrecking ball. Oscar was shot and capoot, couldnt even really land a glove on Manny let alone set and throw a power shot. Hatton got slaughtered because he tried jumping on pac without moving his head or jabbing.

Cotto will be fresher and functional at 145 than DLH, he has a high tight guard and he is effective and patient with his aggression to go along with an excellent jab.. Miguel can box and is a suberb counterpuncher who can fight forward and backwards seemlessly. Pac can try to dart in and out but he has to come into range sooner or later and when he does he will pay a stiff price that no one can say with conviction his body and chin can handle.

Cotto has battled adversity being beaten up with loaded gloves and coming back, also proved in the Clottey fight that he can swim in the deep waters

Basically Pac is going to get his liver knocked through his a$$hole

[CFH]

Bullshit taeth

You will never pick against a athletic guy.. In the 3+ years I have been here you are like a fly in a bugzapper crazy creaming all over those type of guys

Fair enough and thats your opinion, but you ignore the true facts...

Pac is not tested LEGITIMATELY Past 135 and we have no earthly idea how he will assimilate Cotto's power and being clobbered by a 155 lb wrecking ball. Oscar was shot and capoot, couldnt even really land a glove on Manny let alone set and throw a power shot. Hatton got slaughtered because he tried jumping on pac without moving his head or jabbing.

Cotto will be fresher and functional at 145 than DLH, he has a high tight guard and he is effective and patient with his aggression to go along with an excellent jab.. Miguel can box and is a suberb counterpuncher who can fight forward and backwards seemlessly. Pac can try to dart in and out but he has to come into range sooner or later and when he does he will pay a stiff price that no one can say with conviction his body and chin can handle.

Cotto has battled adversity being beaten up with loaded gloves and coming back, also proved in the Clottey fight that he can swim in the deep waters

Basically Pac is going to get his liver knocked through his a$$hole

I gotta disagree with what I bolded JT. Regardless of the ease with which he beat him, Hatton was a stern test for Pac. To continue the analogy, just because Pac aced it doesn't mean it wasn't a serious test.

[mnmc10]

My only issue is the weight. Why go ahead with 145 when 147 is so close and no question marks could be added if it were so?

cause if they fight at 147 then the advantage goes to cotto he being the bigger man. if they fight at 143 then advantage goes to pac being the smaller man.

if they fight at 145 then both of them has no advantage.

its just so hard for people to understand it. look if they fought at 147 then pac loses well thats because he is fighting a giant. if they fought at 143 and cotto loses then cotto is weightdrained. so to eliminate excuses why not fight at 145? so there would be no excuses. still hard to understand?

[OumaFan]

Hatton got beat because he was Ricky Hatton, I still have yet to see what he did that was so out of character in the Manny fight. He spent his career lunging in with the left hook. Manny is an all time great and Hatton was a good champion who couldn't hang, no shame in that, he only got beat by the best. And Luis Collazo Nah I actually scored that for Ricky.

[amat]

Life would be so much easier if I was just a fair weather boxing fan who watched boxing a dozen times a year, would make my life easier.

I like Pacquiao but people get so damned carried away. The win over Hatton was awesome and what he was supposed to do. He kept the fight in the center of the ring and he picked Ricky off as Ricky lunged in. Pac stepped up to the challenge and Ricky Hatton didn't. He may have trained well and been in top shape but tactically he was the same fighter. Following Roach's plan, I'm sure it came easy to Pacquiao especially with his sharp punching.

Against De La Hoya he had a flatfooted fighter who couldn't cope with Pac's speed and accuracy. Hatton or De La Hoya, neither were Cotto. No question this is his hardest fight yet. It just sucks that Cotto's biggest flaws are some of Pacquiao's biggest advantages but Cotto is fully capable of pulling this off. It is no certainty, Taeth you of all people should know it is foolish to assume ANYTHING in boxing.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Bullshit taeth

You will never pick against a athletic guy.. In the 3+ years I have been here you are like a fly in a bugzapper crazy creaming all over those type of guys

Fair enough and thats your opinion, but you ignore the true facts...

Pac is not tested LEGITIMATELY Past 135 and we have no earthly idea how he will assimilate Cotto's power and being clobbered by a 155 lb wrecking ball. Oscar was shot and capoot, couldnt even really land a glove on Manny let alone set and throw a power shot. Hatton got slaughtered because he tried jumping on pac without moving his head or jabbing.

Cotto will be fresher and functional at 145 than DLH, he has a high tight guard and he is effective and patient with his aggression to go along with an excellent jab.. Miguel can box and is a suberb counterpuncher who can fight forward and backwards seemlessly. Pac can try to dart in and out but he has to come into range sooner or later and when he does he will pay a stiff price that no one can say with conviction his body and chin can handle.

Cotto has battled adversity being beaten up with loaded gloves and coming back, also proved in the Clottey fight that he can swim in the deep waters

Basically Pac is going to get his liver knocked through his a$$hole

don't forget to mention that Cotto is a natural counter puncher, watch most of his early fights, he adopted the aggressive style pretty much around the Sosa fight, but he still counter punches pretty damn effectively and i know of one counter puncher who's given Pacquiao nightmares

[Taeth]

A flat-footed Oscar De La Hoya is faster than Cotto on his toes, he doesn't move quickly.

+ if you are talking about me, I watch more fights than 90% of hte people on here. Just because I spent more time watching the top end guys, or the guys who are up and coming wiht potential, doesn't mean I don't watch as much as you guys who watch c or d level guys a lot.

I read shit like JT is spouting that Pacquiao has never been tested above 135, then I guess Oscar's fights against Steve Forbes, Mayorga, and Mayweather count for nothing. It had absolutely nothing to do with how good Pacquiao that he won the way he did against Oscar. Or how he beat Ricky Hatton. Who is better than Ricky Hatton at 140? Nobody.

Who is better than Cotto who is still active at welterweight? Nobody.
Yes I think Cotto is better than more athletic guys like MOsley, Berto, and Zab Judah, but none of them are as good as Pacquiao.

People say I always pick the athlete, but I remember of late picking Oscar over Pacquiao, I thought Hatton-Pacquiao was going to be tough, but I was wrong both times, and even Pacquiao-Diaz I thought was going to be a really tough fight for Manny, because I thought he would be an easy target, but I was wrong.

You guys say I am getting carried away with Manny? I am not the one who things Cotto is a superb counter puncher. He's good at it, but its definitely not his bread and butter.

I am not assuming 100% that Manny wins, but I am sure like I was with Hopkins-Pavlik, Mayweather vs anyone(except Maybe Pacquiao), Calzaghe-Jones.

Pacquiao will win, but I already have my answer in regards to people. I already know 90% of you who don't like Manny will have excuses just like you did after he beat ODLH and Hatton. All I have to say is look back 3 years, I used to hate Manny, and there is a reason why I don't anymore, he has changed my mind.

IMO this isn't Manny's hardest fight, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera as complete fighters all brought more to the table than Cotto. I think Cotto is a great fighter, but his lack of durablity IMO takes him off ATG charts. Despite his great heart, he is too easy to hit, and too easy to hurt.

[ElTerribleMorales]

A flat-footed Oscar De La Hoya is faster than Cotto on his toes, he doesn't move quickly.

+ if you are talking about me, I watch more fights than 90% of hte people on here. Just because I spent more time watching the top end guys, or the guys who are up and coming wiht potential, doesn't mean I don't watch as much as you guys who watch c or d level guys a lot.

I read shit like JT is spouting that Pacquiao has never been tested above 135, then I guess Oscar's fights against Steve Forbes, Mayorga, and Mayweather count for nothing. It had absolutely nothing to do with how good Pacquiao that he won the way he did against Oscar. Or how he beat Ricky Hatton. Who is better than Ricky Hatton at 140? Nobody.

Who is better than Cotto who is still active at welterweight? Nobody.
Yes I think Cotto is better than more athletic guys like MOsley, Berto, and Zab Judah, but none of them are as good as Pacquiao.

People say I always pick the athlete, but I remember of late picking Oscar over Pacquiao, I thought Hatton-Pacquiao was going to be tough, but I was wrong both times, and even Pacquiao-Diaz I thought was going to be a really tough fight for Manny, because I thought he would be an easy target, but I was wrong.

You guys say I am getting carried away with Manny? I am not the one who things Cotto is a superb counter puncher. He's good at it, but its definitely not his bread and butter.

I am not assuming 100% that Manny wins, but I am sure like I was with Hopkins-Pavlik, Mayweather vs anyone(except Maybe Pacquiao), Calzaghe-Jones.

Pacquiao will win, but I already have my answer in regards to people. I already know 90% of you who don't like Manny will have excuses just like you did after he beat ODLH and Hatton. All I have to say is look back 3 years, I used to hate Manny, and there is a reason why I don't anymore, he has changed my mind.

IMO this isn't Manny's hardest fight, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera as complete fighters all brought more to the table than Cotto. I think Cotto is a great fighter, but his lack of durablity IMO takes him off ATG charts. Despite his great heart, he is too easy to hit, and too easy to hurt.

Manny isn't too hard to find himself, and is completely ineffective while being backed up, which IMO he'll be doing plenty of against Cotto

[OumaFan]

A flat-footed Oscar De La Hoya is faster than Cotto on his toes, he doesn't move quickly.

+ if you are talking about me, I watch more fights than 90% of hte people on here. Just because I spent more time watching the top end guys, or the guys who are up and coming wiht potential, doesn't mean I don't watch as much as you guys who watch c or d level guys a lot.

I read shit like JT is spouting that Pacquiao has never been tested above 135, then I guess Oscar's fights against Steve Forbes, Mayorga, and Mayweather count for nothing. It had absolutely nothing to do with how good Pacquiao that he won the way he did against Oscar. Or how he beat Ricky Hatton. Who is better than Ricky Hatton at 140? Nobody.

Who is better than Cotto who is still active at welterweight? Nobody.
Yes I think Cotto is better than more athletic guys like MOsley, Berto, and Zab Judah, but none of them are as good as Pacquiao.

People say I always pick the athlete, but I remember of late picking Oscar over Pacquiao, I thought Hatton-Pacquiao was going to be tough, but I was wrong both times, and even Pacquiao-Diaz I thought was going to be a really tough fight for Manny, because I thought he would be an easy target, but I was wrong.

You guys say I am getting carried away with Manny? I am not the one who things Cotto is a superb counter puncher. He's good at it, but its definitely not his bread and butter.

I am not assuming 100% that Manny wins, but I am sure like I was with Hopkins-Pavlik, Mayweather vs anyone(except Maybe Pacquiao), Calzaghe-Jones.

Pacquiao will win, but I already have my answer in regards to people. I already know 90% of you who don't like Manny will have excuses just like you did after he beat ODLH and Hatton. All I have to say is look back 3 years, I used to hate Manny, and there is a reason why I don't anymore, he has changed my mind.

IMO this isn't Manny's hardest fight, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera as complete fighters all brought more to the table than Cotto. I think Cotto is a great fighter, but his lack of durablity IMO takes him off ATG charts. Despite his great heart, he is too easy to hit, and too easy to hurt.

Err, yeah I think it kinda does. Because the majority of the really hardcore fans that watch all of the "D and C level fights" also watch the big names and prospects that you watch. They don't consciously limit themselves to fighters Taeth thinks are crap.

[OumaFan]

A flat-footed Oscar De La Hoya is faster than Cotto on his toes, he doesn't move quickly.

+ if you are talking about me, I watch more fights than 90% of hte people on here. Just because I spent more time watching the top end guys, or the guys who are up and coming wiht potential, doesn't mean I don't watch as much as you guys who watch c or d level guys a lot.

I read shit like JT is spouting that Pacquiao has never been tested above 135, then I guess Oscar's fights against Steve Forbes, Mayorga, and Mayweather count for nothing. It had absolutely nothing to do with how good Pacquiao that he won the way he did against Oscar. Or how he beat Ricky Hatton. Who is better than Ricky Hatton at 140? Nobody.

Who is better than Cotto who is still active at welterweight? Nobody.
Yes I think Cotto is better than more athletic guys like MOsley, Berto, and Zab Judah, but none of them are as good as Pacquiao.

People say I always pick the athlete, but I remember of late picking Oscar over Pacquiao, I thought Hatton-Pacquiao was going to be tough, but I was wrong both times, and even Pacquiao-Diaz I thought was going to be a really tough fight for Manny, because I thought he would be an easy target, but I was wrong.

You guys say I am getting carried away with Manny? I am not the one who things Cotto is a superb counter puncher. He's good at it, but its definitely not his bread and butter.

I am not assuming 100% that Manny wins, but I am sure like I was with Hopkins-Pavlik, Mayweather vs anyone(except Maybe Pacquiao), Calzaghe-Jones.

Pacquiao will win, but I already have my answer in regards to people. I already know 90% of you who don't like Manny will have excuses just like you did after he beat ODLH and Hatton. All I have to say is look back 3 years, I used to hate Manny, and there is a reason why I don't anymore, he has changed my mind.

IMO this isn't Manny's hardest fight, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera as complete fighters all brought more to the table than Cotto. I think Cotto is a great fighter, but his lack of durablity IMO takes him off ATG charts. Despite his great heart, he is too easy to hit, and too easy to hurt.

Manny isn't too hard to find himself, and is completely ineffective while being backed up, which IMO he'll be doing plenty of against Cotto

Not true. Maybe old Manny but the newer version has added great movement and can fight on the back foot. Anyway he moves side to side more than he does straight back.

[amat]

A flat-footed Oscar De La Hoya is faster than Cotto on his toes, he doesn't move quickly.

+ if you are talking about me, I watch more fights than 90% of hte people on here. Just because I spent more time watching the top end guys, or the guys who are up and coming wiht potential, doesn't mean I don't watch as much as you guys who watch c or d level guys a lot.

I read shit like JT is spouting that Pacquiao has never been tested above 135, then I guess Oscar's fights against Steve Forbes, Mayorga, and Mayweather count for nothing. It had absolutely nothing to do with how good Pacquiao that he won the way he did against Oscar. Or how he beat Ricky Hatton. Who is better than Ricky Hatton at 140? Nobody.

Who is better than Cotto who is still active at welterweight? Nobody.
Yes I think Cotto is better than more athletic guys like MOsley, Berto, and Zab Judah, but none of them are as good as Pacquiao.

People say I always pick the athlete, but I remember of late picking Oscar over Pacquiao, I thought Hatton-Pacquiao was going to be tough, but I was wrong both times, and even Pacquiao-Diaz I thought was going to be a really tough fight for Manny, because I thought he would be an easy target, but I was wrong.

You guys say I am getting carried away with Manny? I am not the one who things Cotto is a superb counter puncher. He's good at it, but its definitely not his bread and butter.

I am not assuming 100% that Manny wins, but I am sure like I was with Hopkins-Pavlik, Mayweather vs anyone(except Maybe Pacquiao), Calzaghe-Jones.

Pacquiao will win, but I already have my answer in regards to people. I already know 90% of you who don't like Manny will have excuses just like you did after he beat ODLH and Hatton. All I have to say is look back 3 years, I used to hate Manny, and there is a reason why I don't anymore, he has changed my mind.

IMO this isn't Manny's hardest fight, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera as complete fighters all brought more to the table than Cotto. I think Cotto is a great fighter, but his lack of durablity IMO takes him off ATG charts. Despite his great heart, he is too easy to hit, and too easy to hurt.

Taeth how do you know you watch 90% more fights then anybody else on here? That isn't going to endear you to anyone here and just makes you sound pompous. There are a lot of people here who are clued in who don't give a shit how much boxing you think you watch. Also, I'm sure there are people who have watched A LOT more boxing then you who you think you know a lot more then. Why the insecurity?

Anyways, I think you are trippin hard if you think Oscar was faster then what Cotto will be. Maybe old school Oscar who could rip those combinations off so quickly but not the Oscar who couldn't "pull the trigger" against Pacquiao, especially on the feet.

You might be right that Morales and Marquez are both harder on Pacquiao but he lost to both of those guys. I agree that Cotto is there to be hit, and it's not exactly a tossup fight but Cotto is far from eliminated.

[ElTerribleMorales]

A flat-footed Oscar De La Hoya is faster than Cotto on his toes, he doesn't move quickly.

+ if you are talking about me, I watch more fights than 90% of hte people on here. Just because I spent more time watching the top end guys, or the guys who are up and coming wiht potential, doesn't mean I don't watch as much as you guys who watch c or d level guys a lot.

I read shit like JT is spouting that Pacquiao has never been tested above 135, then I guess Oscar's fights against Steve Forbes, Mayorga, and Mayweather count for nothing. It had absolutely nothing to do with how good Pacquiao that he won the way he did against Oscar. Or how he beat Ricky Hatton. Who is better than Ricky Hatton at 140? Nobody.

Who is better than Cotto who is still active at welterweight? Nobody.
Yes I think Cotto is better than more athletic guys like MOsley, Berto, and Zab Judah, but none of them are as good as Pacquiao.

People say I always pick the athlete, but I remember of late picking Oscar over Pacquiao, I thought Hatton-Pacquiao was going to be tough, but I was wrong both times, and even Pacquiao-Diaz I thought was going to be a really tough fight for Manny, because I thought he would be an easy target, but I was wrong.

You guys say I am getting carried away with Manny? I am not the one who things Cotto is a superb counter puncher. He's good at it, but its definitely not his bread and butter.

I am not assuming 100% that Manny wins, but I am sure like I was with Hopkins-Pavlik, Mayweather vs anyone(except Maybe Pacquiao), Calzaghe-Jones.

Pacquiao will win, but I already have my answer in regards to people. I already know 90% of you who don't like Manny will have excuses just like you did after he beat ODLH and Hatton. All I have to say is look back 3 years, I used to hate Manny, and there is a reason why I don't anymore, he has changed my mind.

IMO this isn't Manny's hardest fight, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera as complete fighters all brought more to the table than Cotto. I think Cotto is a great fighter, but his lack of durablity IMO takes him off ATG charts. Despite his great heart, he is too easy to hit, and too easy to hurt.

Manny isn't too hard to find himself, and is completely ineffective while being backed up, which IMO he'll be doing plenty of against Cotto

Not true. Maybe old Manny but the newer version has added great movement and can fight on the back foot. Anyway he moves side to side more than he does straight back.

Pacquiao even did it in the Hatton fight, he jumped straight back into the ropes, i can guarantee you that if he does that crap of getting on the ropes against Cotto he's gonna pay a dear price

[amat]

No doubt Pacquiao is much better at using angles both in his attack and in his defense. In the De La Hoya fight he was excellent at backing out intelligently, never at the same angle and he never let De La Hoya get a countershot in.

[OumaFan]

LOL I'm not arguing that he doesn't move back from time to time, who doesn't? Saying he's "completely ineffective" when he's getting backed up is what I'm arguing, that's way off. He let Hatton take the lead, he moved and fought off his back foot some and that worked out ok

[MIKAY]

Manny isn't too hard to find himself, and is completely ineffective while being backed up, which IMO he'll be doing plenty of against Cotto

Not true. Maybe old Manny but the newer version has added great movement and can fight on the back foot. Anyway he moves side to side more than he does straight back.

Pacquiao even did it in the Hatton fight, he jumped straight back into the ropes, i can guarantee you that if he does that crap of getting on the ropes against Cotto he's gonna pay a dear price

Gotto to agree with that. Hatton did Tag Pac abit while the fight lasted but Pac had way to much fire power and skill for Ricky. On the other hand if Cotto is able to cut Manny off, and likely will if Hatton can, hes in for some real pain.

This one is up in the air. No one can say Mannys gonna win or Cotto's gonna win as there are too many variables. Going to be a hell of a fight.