Cotto-Pac - Who wins? Fact.

[The Fightfan]

I've been thinking Pac all along. But now i'm thinking Cotto. I don't like the apparent unrest in Team Pac (even if it's been sauced up for 24/7).

The good thing is.. whoever wins it's gonna be a great fight.

Couldn't have said it any better. I too thought Pac but with the 24/7 and all the B.S. in Pac's camp. To me this is damn near a no brainer. I think Cotto will stop Pac-Man. My original prediction was Pacquiao on cuts of course I could still see this but I think alot of Pac's speed will be gone by about the fifth round do to Cotto's body punching. Cotto TKO.

[fan johnny]

Here's what I see, Cotto is overconfident. It's in his words. He may have started training for this fight early but that's basically because of the $1 million per pound penalty. So basically he started early to make sure he comes in at the weight. Not because he is preparing to face Pacquiao. He repeats the same line that Hatton made and that he is too big for Pacquiao. "He's never faced a true natural welterweight".

Pac wins this one.

[Youngblood]

I'm voting Cotto ( ya relax Fenster I'll go hit the button in a minute ), but who knows. How many times have we been wrong about Pac before?

He's a bit of a freak of nature, doing what's he's done already, so I ain't putting anything past him, in spite of conflicts or what have ya.

Been a Cotto fan for a while. Bit off topic, but I'd like to give Margarito a kick in the nuts with a plaster boot! (It would obv serve no good hitting him in his dumb rock-filled head)

[Diane]

Here's what I see, Cotto is overconfident. It's in his words. He may have started training for this fight early but that's basically because of the $1 million per pound penalty. So basically he started early to make sure he comes in at the weight. Not because he is preparing to face Pacquiao. He repeats the same line that Hatton made and that he is too big for Pacquiao. "He's never faced a true natural welterweight".

Pac wins this one.

There's no $1 million per pound penalty for this fight, that was only with Oscar. He started camp early, so he can take the weight off safely, which is the smart thing to do.

Overconfident? Cotto says the same thing for every fight. "Fights are won in training camp". "We will be prepared for anything he brings", etc, etc...

The only new stuff is about Manny not facing a true welterweight, which is true.

[Kirkland Laing]

I'm going with Bob Arum's matchmaker on this one. Arum wants a fight where Manny wins and his matchamker (forget the name right now) has a proven history of getting it right, knows the two fighters and where they are in terms of current ability etc., and he advised Arum to make the fight. Top Rank are expecting a Manny win, I'm going with them.

[fan johnny]

Here's what I see, Cotto is overconfident. It's in his words. He may have started training for this fight early but that's basically because of the $1 million per pound penalty. So basically he started early to make sure he comes in at the weight. Not because he is preparing to face Pacquiao. He repeats the same line that Hatton made and that he is too big for Pacquiao. "He's never faced a true natural welterweight".

Pac wins this one.

There's no $1 million per pound penalty for this fight, that was only with Oscar. He started camp early, so he can take the weight off safely, which is the smart thing to do.

Overconfident? Cotto says the same thing for every fight. "Fights are won in training camp". "We will be prepared for anything he brings", etc, etc...

The only new stuff is about Manny not facing a true welterweight, which is true.

Ah.. yea there is! You can hear it from Larry Merchant radio interview for that LISTEN NOW: CINTRON ACCUSES MANNY OF “STEROIDS” ON “RING TALK RADIO”

or read it here: Cotto to Pay Pacquiao $1 million per Pound for Excess Weight

[kingfrnk]

i would love for Cotto to pound the shit outta Manny but that wont be the case. Pac by stoppage

[CFH]

Pacquiao is going to stop Cotto. I hope I'm wrong.

[sumkalambay]

pac by decision. different class of fighter.

[HattonTheHammer]

Pacs speed vs cottos power

Cotto can hurt manny, he can hurt manny bad. He has to stay out of the way of his quick hands though and not make it a fight as manny will love that. If he doesnt fall into the same trap hatton did and hasnt underestimated pacquiaos ability like ODLH did i see cotto possibly taking manny out late on.

Has to be very sensible early doors and look to lead with the jab. Make manny chase the fight and use your superior strength advantages to wear him down on the counter.

Cotto in 11

[BIG H]

22 For Cotto vs 21 for Pac on the vote at the moment

21 of you are gonna be wrong

[rjj tszyu]

22 For Cotto vs 21 for Pac on the vote at the moment

21 of you are gonna be wrong

Make that 22 of us now

[BIG H]

22 For Cotto vs 21 for Pac on the vote at the moment

21 of you are gonna be wrong

Make that 22 of us now

22 v 22 - not often we get a split like that.

[Dizaster]

It's now 22 vs 23 after my vote...

Seriously though I looked at the voting and expected Pac's side to be the whole Saddo Pac army, but it's mostly subjective posters... You can intelligently or theoretically argue for either fight and no one can say your a clueless moron...

I would say Cotto to big and strong, and if he ends up being that, then it'll probably seem so obvious and everyone will wonder how they hell they didn't see it coming..
On the other hand if Pac had an absolute blinder and can do a DLHesque dismantling over the 12 rounds, then people will probably feel how obvious that result was also...

It's a pickem fight, until the end, when we'll also sit back and go,,, Duh! Of course that was how it was going to go...

[rjj tszyu]

It's now 22 vs 23 after my vote...

Seriously though I looked at the voting and expected Pac's side to be the whole Saddo Pac army, but it's mostly subjective posters... You can intelligently or theoretically argue for either fight and no one can say your a clueless moron...

I would say Cotto to big and strong, and if he ends up being that, then it'll probably seem so obvious and everyone will wonder how they hell they didn't see it coming..
On the other hand if Pac had an absolute blinder and can do a DLHesque dismantling over the 12 rounds, then people will probably feel how obvious that result was also...

It's a pickem fight, until the end, when we'll also sit back and go,,, Duh! Of course that was how it was going to go...

Thats exactly how I see it. I am leaning slightly for Pac although you have to remember Oscar was not anyhting like his old self that night and Cotto could be in his prime right now.