Cotto Vs Pac official 145lb the agreed weight

[JT Rock]

Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao agree to November showdown - ESPN

Cotto by Ko

[Manuel "Chubby" Medina]

It gonna be a tough fight for both of them,I cant wait.

[Kel]

Cool can't wait. 145 seems a little pointless to me and I know that will go againsed Pac if Cotto looks terrible but I can't see it affecting him. It would just rule out any excuses afterwards.

Wonder what the percentage split was?

[Diane]

All I can say is......











I don't think there's a need to say who I am picking.

[ukansodoff]

If its guna be at 145 why not just make it at 147 so its a proper Welterweight fight against a legitimate Welterweight world champ.

Pacmans guna be quicker than Cotto, Cotto looks to have slowed down a little since the Margarito loss. And i dont care what anybody says Pacman hits hard.

But, ive said this constantly, had Hatton fought a smarter fight and just managed to live with Pacman a few rounds im convinced Pacman would seriously struggle with Hattons power. And Cotto hits harder, alot harder. No matter how perfect you fight and no matter how good your defence, unless you take your opponant out very early your guna get hit at some point.

And i just cant see Pacman doin to Cotto what he did to Hatton. Its gotta be a Cotto win by KO.

[belakbox]

Good news. I'm glad both men came to an agreement and made the fight. I can't wait to see it.

[iwng100]

Good news. I'm glad both men came to an agreement and made the fight. I can't wait to see it.

Damn right, this should be one of the best FOTY at the end of it.
I don’t really care who will win because I like the both fighters but I have a feeling that this time Pac bit more than he can chew, I mean he can get a decision based on his high workrate if he can take Cotto punches but I have some doubts here and I don’t see Pac stopping Cotto either.

[JT Rock]

If its guna be at 145 why not just make it at 147 so its a proper Welterweight fight against a legitimate Welterweight world champ.

Pacmans guna be quicker than Cotto, Cotto looks to have slowed down a little since the Margarito loss. And i dont care what anybody says Pacman hits hard.

But, ive said this constantly, had Hatton fought a smarter fight and just managed to live with Pacman a few rounds im convinced Pacman would seriously struggle with Hattons power. And Cotto hits harder, alot harder. No matter how perfect you fight and no matter how good your defence, unless you take your opponant out very early your guna get hit at some point.

And i just cant see Pacman doin to Cotto what he did to Hatton. Its gotta be a Cotto win by KO.

I agree to a certain extent... Cotto is a Boxer puncher who thankfully can more than live with Pac.. Hatton was born and bread a swarmer and he only knows one way.

I agree I think Manny will have a hard time ascertain Cotto's power. Miguel is a seriously underrated counterpuncher. He did it to Mosely, Margacheato and even to tight defense Clottey. I really think Pac is going to get F**ked up in this one, Way to much to bite off

[El Kabong]

It should be at 147, it's a shame it isn't....Pacquiao may be in BIG trouble, however, Cotto caught some shots off of Judah that didn't sit well with him, he's going to have to be on point to beat Manny, that's for sure!

This is going to be like Hagler-Hearns, only I have no clue who the hell is Hagler

[Majesty]

Pacquiao is going to beat him.

Cotto from his last performance takes a lot of punches lately a lot more and seems to wilt if he can't get you out of there, Clottey isn't nearly as fast as Pacquiao and probably doesn't hit as hard either. I can see Pacquiao overwhelming Cotto down the stretch. He just has too much power and too much speed against a Miguel Cotto who seems to forget what defense was since the beginning of his career. Cotto at this stage in his career needs someone he can walk down or someone that will fade late. Pacquiao he is going to do neither to. Pacquiao only gets stronger as the fight goes on and Cotto can't afford to take the middle rounds off in an attempt to come on late because Pacquiao can come on late. Cotto's neutralizer is his power and body punching, the body punching that Marquez seemed to slow Pacquiao with. But I really can't see Cotto coping with the multiple punches thats going to be raining down on his head. He got hit way too much in his last fight, if that was Pacquiao in the ring with him he'd have been knocked out before the 8th. So if Cotto is going to win this he needs to stop going in with the mentality that he'll eventually knock him out. Regardless I'm going with Pacquiao via 8th round stoppage. You need to have a strong mind to beat someone like Pacquiao and Cotto's mentality hasn't been the same since the Margaritop fight. When Pacquiao's starting to rain in punches on him and doesn't stop then he's going to wilt again. Cotto has power no doubt, but he doesn't have the mental strength anymore like Marquez did to deal with Pacquiao. Cotto especially after the Clottey fight is probably in mental strays. He loses to Margarito then the issue with the gloves comes up builds him up a little then he wins his next fight, and then he goes in against Clottey and starts to get busted up again and until Clottey slowed down late he started looking like the Cotto who was wilting against Margarito. Pacquiao is much faster then Clottey and hits harder, he just isn't as big. But Clottey didn't exactly have to impose his will on Cotto to hit him so that isn't much of a factor.

Pacquiao via late stoppage around the 8th round. Cotto is a good good fighter but he mentally isn't the same, and its that edge that he lacks that's gonna cost him.

[levi#1BoxingFan]

If its guna be at 145 why not just make it at 147 so its a proper Welterweight fight against a legitimate Welterweight world champ.

Pacmans guna be quicker than Cotto, Cotto looks to have slowed down a little since the Margarito loss. And i dont care what anybody says Pacman hits hard.

But, ive said this constantly, had Hatton fought a smarter fight and just managed to live with Pacman a few rounds im convinced Pacman would seriously struggle with Hattons power. And Cotto hits harder, alot harder. No matter how perfect you fight and no matter how good your defence, unless you take your opponant out very early your guna get hit at some point.


Whens the last time you saw Pacquiao knocked down? I love Cotto and he's one of my favorite fighters but he can't knock Manny out! Cotto is excelent offensivly but doesnt have quite the chin Pacquiao does. This is a win lose situation for me. I love these two guys and they would make an awsome fight but I hate to see them beat each other up.

Winner Pacquiao KO by the 11th!

And i just cant see Pacman doin to Cotto what he did to Hatton. Its gotta be a Cotto win by KO.

Whens the last time you saw Pacquiao knocked down? I love Cotto an he's one of my favorite fighters but he can't knock Manny out! Cotto is excelent offensivly but doesn't have quite the chin Pacquiao does. This is a win lose situation for me. I love these two guys and they would make an awsome fight but I hate to see them beat each other up. Pacquiao just seems to be unstopable as of late and i'm not jumpin off the train until someone can do something to at least put up a resistance!

Winner Pacquiao KO by the 11th!

[C-Lo]

All I can say is......











I don't think there's a need to say who I am picking.

Oh boy! It's official! We're in civil war now!

...but just for the fight. May the best man win...

Nobody knew De La Hoya was that shot. Hatton-Pacquiao was a win-win fight for me no matter who won. I flipped a coin for it. Tails for Pacquiao. Heads for Hatton. It came up heads. Hatton than goes out and tries to make his own head land on his fiances lap. And Marquez did beat Pacquiao. As will Cotto

You thinking one good body shot puts Pac in retreat mode and he gets broken down with repeat attacks?

I just can't see Pacquiao hurting Cotto. He'll connect. Cuz he is fast. And Cotto ain't exactly hard to hit. But Cotto's been hit before. He's been hurt before. He knows what to do. He'll bide his time. And eventually impose his will on Pacquiao. I have serious doubts about Pacquiao being able to take Cotto's punches.

Cotto has been hit and hurt before but if Pac has Cotto in trouble, he knows how to finish the job. I don't think Cotto has fought anyone with the angles and punches in bunches that Pac will throw his way.

Pac being able to take Cotto's punches is the biggest problem IMO. Cotto's power will be something Manny has never felt before. I HOPE he can handle them. If not, it's goodnight Manny.

I honestly can't make a prediction. I want Pac to win of course, but it all depends on who gets in serious trouble first cause both men can finish fights when the opportunity arises. This is going to be a tactical brawl cause both men are punchers deep down but have very underrated boxing skills. They will respect each other early on but the deeper the fight goes, the more advantageous it will be for Manny. But TBH, I don't think this one is going the distance.

[Nameless]

All I can say is......











I don't think there's a need to say who I am picking.

Like most trolls, Pacman?

[bcollins]

I hope Cotto's recent cuts don't play a big factor, but with Pac's speed he could open Cotto up early. Cotto did a great job persevering with Clottey, but I'd hate for Cotto/Pac to end on cuts. I really can't wait to see how this fight plays out.

[blegit]

I do think this fight should have just as well been at 147. It would eliminate excuses or a possible tactic. But I still think at 145 Cotto will overwhelm Pac. But if Pac works on boxing circles he can convincingly outbox Cotto. His footspeed is too fast. Cotto is susceptible right down the middle but Pac doesn't have to use that. Its much easier to outbox Cotto with the ability Pac has. And Cotto has been looking closer to ordinary as of recent. I think Pac very much liked what he saw in the Clottey fight. But maybe that cut was the neutralizer and Cotto will come back to Cotto of pre-Margarito. I like Roach as a trainer and I would guess he saw the ability to outbox Cotto right there but for some reason I think Pac will be gunning and that will make for a tougher fight and I think Cotto will eventually overwhelm him. Either way, I like the fight being made. If only there was a super six welterweight tournament!