My Random Cotto vs Pacquiao ranting

[vilongo]

I really don't understand why people who wish to be considered serious 'boxing analyst" would permit their cultural, national, or ethno prejudices influence the logical way of perceiving the obvious. I hear so many people whine about how, "oh, this boxer ran so damn much;" "oh,that boxer sucks now because he didn't throw as many combinations as he did last time;" or "oh, this boxer doesn't want to get inside because he knows he might get killed;" or "oh, that boxers thinks he the shit, therefore, I'm going for the other guy;" or "ah, that boxer isn't like Mike Tyson." Look, if you want to see amateur 'boxers' fight then I suggest you head to youtube and search for 'kimbo slice' or 'UFC', or keep ESPN classics on favorites (boxing), they have plenty. When you turn on the T.V and switch to 'ppv big fights', or 'hbo fights', you're going to see 'Professional' boxers at work, and the makeup of a professional boxer is to use his/her 'head' in order to win a fight. That doesn't mean they 'suck', on the contrary, it means they're smart, good, and it's one of the main reasons why they've made it where they're at today. It's called being 'technical', if you'd like to use 4-5 letter word semantics to influences others to seeing your way, then by all means do, but whatever you do, never make a bet or think you'll be correct when trying to predict any fight, or even think others will take you serious.

Pacman is a right handed southpaw with a serious left; his speed is up with floyds, his power is irrefutable, and his aggression is unmatched in his weight division. I don't see who'd argue with that, much less prove it to be wrong; someone like an Erik morales, to me, is the boxer for manny at this point. Cotto, lets face it, is to me not going to last very long. Cotto has major aggression, yes, he does have speed, but he lack defense technique and I think you'll have to see it in every bout he's had. Cotto, I'd argue, would be a decent contender to manny, but not an equivalent. A Timothy Bradley would be a considerable opponent for pacman I think, Timothy has it all, plus a flawless record--not that that means much-- to which pacman can get a bit jealous of.