CompuBox Punch Stats: Manny Pacquiao Batters Cotto
Las Vegas - Manny Pacquiao batters Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand, stopping him in the twelfth and final round to capture the WBO welterweight title.
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CompuBox Pre Analysis: Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto
By CompuBox - If Mayweather-Marquez was the pay-per-view appetizer, Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao may be the main course because unlike the former one can’t easily predict the result of the latter. Pacquiao’s attempting to become just the fifth fighter in history to win five titles in five different weight classes. Oscar de la Hoya (six titles in six different weight classes), Thomas Hearns, Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather are the Fantastic Four. Pac’s a 2 ½-to-1 favorite to win Cotto’s WBO welterweight title, but do the CompuBox numbers support that contention? Let’s find out. Cotto vs. Speed: The last two times Cotto encountered world-class speed was against Shane Mosley and Zab Judah. Against Mosley’s “power boxing,” Cotto’s attack was fairly balanced as he landed 34 percent of his jabs (98 of 288) and 39 percent of his power shots (150 of 387). Against Judah, a solid hitting southpaw who stresses speed like Pacquiao, Cotto’s percentages were similar (38 percent jabs, 45 percent power) but the distribution tilted heavily toward power shots as he went 78 of 202 in jabs and 214 of 481 in power punches. Therefore, look for Cotto to impose his superior size and strength on offense. That approach carries considerable risk. While Cotto defended well against the jabs of Mosley and Judah (16 percent connects for Mosley, 14 percent for Judah), both landed a high percentage of power shots (53 percent Mosley, 57 percent Judah). Thus, Pacquiao – never a strong jabber – should use his speed to establish a pattern: Dart in, fire flurries, dash out, reset and repeat.
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CompuBox Stats: Manny Pacquiao Aiming For History
Manny Pacquiao, who won his first title at 112 lbs.-eleven years ago, is attempting to join Oscar delaHoya, Thomas Hearns, Ray Leonard and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as the only fighter’s in boxing history to win five titles in FIVE DIFFERENT weight classes. (delaHoya won six title in six different weight classes.) Here’s a look at the titles won by the above mentioned fighters.
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CompuBox Stats: Chad Dawson Beats Glen Johnson
A ho-hum win for Chad Dawson, who landed 56% of his power shots (142 of 252)- just not enough of them. Dawson never looked to finish the soon-to be-41 yr. old Glen Johnson, who landed just 25% of his total punches. Dawson averaged 42 jabs thrown per round, but landed just 12 power shots per round.
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CompuBox Stats: Alfredo Angulo Destroys Yorgey
A brave corner and dumbfounded ref allowed this fight to continue into third round. Junior middleweight Alfredo Angulo knocked Harry Joe Yorgey cold after landing 30 of 35 power shots in round three after landing 52 of 81 power shots in round two.
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CompuBox: Dawson vs Johnson Rematch Analysis
Before Chad Dawson fought the rematch with Antonio Tarver, everyone outside of Tarver’s team wanted Glen Johnson to be standing in the other corner. All will get their wish Saturday when they will finally settle their differences. Dawson is a 3 ½-to-1 favorite to repeat his April 2008 win but Johnson is just as strong a favorite to make him work for it. Factors that may sway the result include:
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CompuBox's Greatest One-Sided Plus/Minus Beatdowns
Moments after Floyd Mayweather’s statistical masterpiece vs. JM Marquez, HBO’s Jim Lampley asked the question had there ever been such a one-sided beatdown in a major fight in CompuBox’s 25-yr history. The answer is no, as the list below illustrates. Mayweather and Jones twice achieved a +40 ratings.
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CompuBox Punch Stats: The Juanma vs Mtagwa War
Major League brawl, as Juan Manuel Lopez made it a war by averaging just eight jabs thrown per round. Rogers Mtagwa had a 62-34 edge in power shots landed over the last two rounds. Too little too late for the Philly brawler. How much did this fight take out of Lopez?
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CompuBox Pre-Fight Analysis: Junama vs Mtagwa
So far WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez has been nothing short of sensational. The 26-year-old has shown speed, savvy and sock as he defeats steadily improving competition. This Saturday his evolution continues as he defends against Rogers Mtagwa, a tough Tanzanian who never stops coming. Will talent win out over tenacity? The numbers may offer a clue.
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CompuBox Post-Fight Analysis: Klitschko-Arreola
In hindsight, it was fitting that HBO showed Vitali Klitschko’s 10th round TKO over Chris Arreola immediately after the replay of Floyd Mayweather’s pasting of Juan Manuel Marquez. Both bouts weren’t competitive fights but rather virtuoso displays of dominance over celebrated but ultimately limited opponents.
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