By Ryan Burton
Leading up to Manny Pacquiao's demolishing of Miguel Cotto, a lot was written about Miguel Cotto's trainer Joe Santiago, and his lack of experience. An experienced corner and quick reflexes were thought to be Pacquiao's biggest advantages. All of those advantages were proven to be true on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Cotto started out strong in the first round but he didn't and/or couldn't make the adjustments necessary to win the fight and a lot of that has to fall on Santiago. In reality a different trainer wouldn't have changed the final outcome but the fight may have been more competitive.
On the other hand, Pacquiao tasted Cotto's power and knew right away that he could take the punches. With the help of his corner, he was able to adjust and dominate the fight.