Could Cotto have ever won?

[Pugilistic]

No. I had Cotto winning beforehand cuz I didn't think Pacquiao could take his power. Once it became obvious that he could it was over for Cotto. Boxing is not Cotto's greatest strength. It was only a matter of time before Pacquiao broke him down.

Agreed.

I picked Cotto because i didn't think the small Pacquiao could deal with his power.

After watching the fight for a few rounds, i knew it was over for Cotto.

[BoxingChaos]

Cotto could have won if he only would have gone to the nuts a few times. Everyone knows Manny has big nuts. The both times Manny was stopped were caused by low blows.

Damn you Cotto

He went from low blotto to running man

Where was that cheating Cotto I once knew?

[awdleyfuturehalloffamer]

I thought pac's losses were one from a low blow and one from a punch to the liver.

[p4pking]

If you mean could he have done anything differently on Saturday to win, almost certainly not... Of course he can punch and so that slim chance was always there, but since Manny could stand up to his power and saw everything coming, slim may have left town after the first couple of rounds. If your asking could he have won if he were a couple years younger and never lost to Margarito, I have no idea how much more likely it would've been, I guess at least significantly... Thing is that people assert the loss to Margo ruined his confidence, but it was sort of that same bravado that got him in huge trouble against fighters he should've beaten in Corley and Torres. I think Cotto was always going to get lured into a brawl with Manny one way or another, and that's not a fight he would have ever won.

[KananKrus]

Yes, certainly he could have. Miguel Cotto does own the skillset and innate ability to beat Pac, however, it was not to be last Saturday night.

He simply was ill-equipped, and under-prepared for the overwhelming assault looming, put forth for him that night in the person of Manny Pacquiao.

Watch the seventh round of their fight, clean up a bit of Cotto's mistakes due to fatigue, and uniformly apply that for twelve rounds, then you have something that can possibly beat the PacMan.

Biggest question though, would anyone have the right size of "heart" to support a cardio-work that stressful and gruelling to sustain for the full duration of the fight, as exhibited by Miguel in the seventh round?

Maybe Junior? Nah!

Cotto had a chance because he can take a punch, and equally, had the big heart to risk harm in order for the chance to attain success.

Cotto is not done, he can even get better.

Rebuild with a better team around him than the one Saturday, then it will not surprise me one bit, if success comes to him a knockin', to this time, stick a tad bit longer.