Pacquiao initially installed as the 2 to 1 favorite against Cotto

[odaks]

Pacquiao is favored 2 to 1 to beat Cotto. Is this surprising? How do you see the betting odds will pan out nearer to fight night?

This is a similar odds of Pacquiao-Hatton.

[Gandalf]

I hope this isn't a Xadu-esque retread. I get the fear of god whenever I step forth into a Manny Pac thread these days.

As for the fight. Well, I think Manny is being built up on his great wins over the almighty David Diaz, needle marked DLH and "Ooh, I forgot to open my skull and put my brain in" Hatton. Whereas, Cotto lost to Margarito and had a close scrap with Clottey.

I can understand why Manny is favourite, but I give Cotto a very decent shot at knocking ten bales of hay out of the weird dwarf. Cotto is significantly bigger than Hatton, hits harder and can actually keep his hands up a fair bit. I would love to see how Manny takes Cotto's shots.

I'm hoping for Manny to be blown out of the ring and hopefully into orbit never to be seen again.

[odaks]

I hope this isn't a Xadu-esque retread. I get the fear of god whenever I step forth into a Manny Pac thread these days.

As for the fight. Well, I think Manny is being built up on his great wins over the almighty David Diaz, needle marked DLH and "Ooh, I forgot to open my skull and put my brain in" Hatton. Whereas, Cotto lost to Margarito and had a close scrap with Clottey.

I can understand why Manny is favourite, but I give Cotto a very decent shot at knocking ten bales of hay out of the weird dwarf. Cotto is significantly bigger than Hatton, hits harder and can actually keep his hands up a fair bit. I would love to see how Manny takes Cotto's shots.

I'm hoping for Manny to be blown out of the ring and hopefully into orbit never to be seen again.

This is the initial odds and it could even up or widen come fight time. I remember Pacquiao-Hatton widen to almost 3 to 1 after the weigh in.

[skel1983]

Manny was around 2/5 to beat Hatton, I think them odds are pretty fair to be honest maybe 4/7 Pac would be about rite, but Cotto didnt look great last time out if im honest.

[odaks]

Pacquiao is 1/2 to defeat Cotto at skybet.com

[Gandalf]

I'm not sure how the odds might change....but probably going more towards Pac as he is the man with the momentum and the more noticeable performances.

[Rican]

Manny was around 2/5 to beat Hatton, I think them odds are pretty fair to be honest maybe 4/7 Pac would be about rite, but Cotto didnt look great last time out if im honest.

Man Cotto did some great things in his last fight against Clottey. Cotto knocked down Clottey with a jab (no one has ever knocked him down!) and fought with a gaping hole above his eye for nine rounds and managed to make it a close fight as opposed to one sided in favor of Clottey. Cotto even roughed Clottey up by picking him up and throwing him down (that boy's strong!) and even made Clottey a whining bee-atch later in the fight. Manny is in for a very long, difficult and brutal fight, whether he wins or loses.

[DaxxKahn]

Speed will be the factor as in all of Mannys fights as of late, if Cotto comes in weight drained he will be in trouble

[ElTerribleMorales]

Speed will be the factor as in all of Mannys fights as of late, if Cotto comes in weight drained he will be in trouble

speed isn't everything, as evident in Jones/Tarver II, timing can be used to neutralize speed, and IMO Cotto's ability to time punches is phenomenal, and IMO he's gonna be too much for Pacquiao

[Steelie]

Pacquiao is favored 2 to 1 to beat Cotto. Is this surprising? How do you see the betting odds will pan out nearer to fight night?

This is a similar odds of Pacquiao-Hatton.

Actually, I see it more like Pac v DLH.

In this instance though, I don't think Pac is going to take Miguel out. Cotto may have some miles on the clock now but he's far from washed up. Over-rated, but not over the hill imo...

[Fenster]

Those odds are about right. Hopefully, nearer the off, loads of money will come for Pac so Cotto will drift to a backable price.. even though I think Pac will KO him.