Pacquiao vs Cotto

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I didn't really wanna commit my opinion so soon as im still trying to figure it all out but im going with Cotto by a slow brutal knock out.

I fully understand Cotto is open to the left hand, susceptible to the southpaw style and not favourable against fighters with good movement. However, in Cotto, Pacquiao is facing someone who possesses more heart, skill, size & power combined than what Pacquiao has seen since the 2nd Marquez fight... at Super feather weight.

Now to flip that on it's head... Cotto is facing someone who im pretty sure he knows he can hurt. And of course i mean really hurt. And for me that is key to Cotto's mentality.

Cotto has faced some big guy's lately and in those fights, had to conceed that thing that made him look like such a killer. All that movement and flurying is kinda new to see... Okay it looked impressive to see Cotto outboxing Mosley/ Margarito/ Clottey but he ended up giving ground against Mosley/ Clottey and basically hit the canvas running against Maragito.

But against Pacquiao, im sure we'll see the Cotto who dared to flirt with disaster a little just to get at his man in more ways than one.

I'll say that this wont be the finest bit of boxing by Cotto, but he will break Pacquiao in one of the most typically Cotto-esque performances to date.