What on EARTH has Pac done that allows him to be the favourite over Cotto?

Cotto was one of the fastest boxers around not so long ago. I remember threads on phantom punches and the like. This Pac hype is ridiculous.

cotto should be the favorite. these gamblers don't understand that pac is a small dude and that cotto only struggles against big WWs.

If Pac does whip him then that is awe inspiring. However, I am anticipating a Jenning's style beatdown. Cotto has a far better chin than Hatton and it used to taking plaster in the face. Pac's shots will feel almost good, caressing his skin gently. Cotto is one of the best boxers around, regardless of weight. Same with Pac. However, it's the RIDICULOUS Pac Hype that has got me rattled. Cotto is a good fighter, but he's not got the speed to find Pacquiao and he will find it difficult to get off all night long. He won't be able to pin him against the ropes either. Cottos got a punchers chance for the first 6 rounds against Pac, but Pac's chin is pretty solid. It will end up looking similar to the DLH/Pac fight but not quite as one sided.

If Pac does whip him then that is awe inspiring. However, I am anticipating a Jenning's style beatdown. Cotto has a far better chin than Hatton and it used to taking plaster in the face. Pac's shots will feel almost good, caressing his skin gently. Cotto is one of the best boxers around, regardless of weight. Same with Pac. However, it's the RIDICULOUS Pac Hype that has got me rattled.

but im still doubting it!!!! Cotto by KO

it's the way he disposed of those three (Diaz, DLH, Hatton) that has everyone a little hesistant to bet against him. difference here is that Cotto is a REAL welterweight in his prime, so if Pac whoops him i will be in awe of the man.

Ricky didn't see the shot coming, and caught it flush on the chin. It was a monster of a shot and it may not have KO'd everyone at 140, but it would KO quite a few. Pacquiao won't be able to do the same to Cotto but he will definitely bloody him up and force a stoppage. Yes, another has spoken. The Pac detractors are starting to make this interesting again. I guess the Hatton crow wasn't too filling? I love these threads, especially after the fight. I wonder if Cotto will be shot, weight drained, distracted, etc.. Hatton lost his "punch resistance" after the fight. Apparently Floyd "ruined" him. Hahahaha!

Everybody's down on Cotto cuz he had a tough time wit Clottey. Who don't have a tough time wit Mr Jewshua? I don't get Pac as favorite either. He's too little.

You guys are funny arguing back and forth. Why make a big deal of hyping Pacquiao's tune up fight? :fing02:

Absolutely not. Hatton's chin had totally gone, he was BADLY HURT AND READY TO GO AGAINST INACTIVE, SHOT LAZCANO. He was stumbling around the whole Pac fight because he was stunned and hurt from the first shot. Hatton's chin had to turned to mulch by numerous beatings culminating in the PBF decimation. Ricky didn't see the shot coming, and caught it flush on the chin. It was a monster of a shot and it may not have KO'd everyone at 140, but it would KO quite a few. Pacquiao won't be able to do the same to Cotto but he will definitely bloody him up and force a stoppage.

Don't complain, just mortgage your cardboard box and put it all on Cotto to win, hell you could double it easy. Word.... Put your house on Cotto. "Easy Money" LOL!!!

Don't complain, just mortgage your cardboard box and put it all on Cotto to win, hell you could double it easy.

YESSSS!!!!!! Finally the thread we have been waiting for.!!! Don't forget this after the fight yall.

I'm not saying Manny didn't look impressive against the Holy Trinity - he did. However, Cotto brings the pain.

This talk of Pac knocking out Cotto is boarding on ridiculous. Nay, it IS ridiculous. Pac has done NOTHING to warrant him being a favourite over Cotto. Who has he fought about 130? The Holy Trinity of Diaz, DLH and Hatton? Garbage. Diaz was a non-top 5 punch bag who's only positive attribute was a big heart and good chin. Hatton was shot to shit after PBF took his soul during that 10 round beating. Journeyman Lazcano had him stumbling all over the ring, the corrupt referee allowing Hatton to tie his laces saved him. DLH should have been in HOSPITAL that night, not in a boxing ring. Pac's last fight at 130 he was outboxed, outfoxed and generally beaten up by Marquez. The cut and numerous welts on Pac's face coming from the sensational work of 35 year old Marquez's gloves. Cotto will be STRONG, FIT and READY TO FIGHT come November. He could have stripped for the Clottey weigh-in and been nearly 145. While Pac has been feasting on bums and getting his face tagged by Marquez, Cotto has been honing his skills as an elite warrior. He has fought all the guys that noone wants to fight: Mosely, Margarito and Clottey and beaten two of them (albeit narrowly). Obviously, there is MASSIVE suspicion that Margarito cheated in that fight in which case you have to grant Cotto the distinction of still being undefeated on even fighting terms, although we will likely never know. Can you imagine Pac versus any of the prime warriors Cotto fought (Mosley, Quintana, Margarito or Clottey)? LMFAO. The beating would be SEVERE, PROLONGED and CAREER WRECKING for Pac. This is going to be an awesome fight but Pac is in for a serious beating. We all know he is going to retire soon and that Arum needs a new superstar - well who better to fit the bill than Cotto? The guy was on the verge of it coming into the Margarito fight, no doubt. This will be sanctioned murder. I am not going to backpeddle and argue that hatton was not humiliated in his bout against PBF. He was humiliated in top fashion but I would hardly call it a beating either. That's not to boost Pacquiao's status either because I never though tmuch of hatton. I just don't think he was shot going into the bout with Pacquiao. I concede that DLH was probably weight drained (but he did it to himself being too hungry for revenge) and it sapped him in that fight. I did not want Oscar hurt, but I wanted him KTFO and instead he quit on his stool. Someone, I cannot remember who, posted that regardless of DLH's condition that Pacquiao looked very good that night. I think even a primed Oscar would have been challanged by him that evening. Pacquiaos annhilation of hatton was impressive not because of who hatton was but because of the brevity of the bout. Usually even gatekeepers don't get knocked out that fast. Now, I expect Cotto will win. I hope Cotto will win. I love that we have a fight where NEITHER boxer is a trash talking buffoon. Manny's speed may keep Cotto from landing enough or even that one body punch to knock Manny on his rump, but Cotto should win. I expect both fighters will fight so hard they earn the respect of the members of their opposing camps.

Absolutely not. Hatton's chin had totally gone, he was BADLY HURT AND READY TO GO AGAINST INACTIVE, SHOT LAZCANO. He was stumbling around the whole Pac fight because he was stunned and hurt from the first shot. Hatton's chin had to turned to mulch by numerous beatings culminating in the PBF decimation.

That shot which KO hatton would KO anyone in the 140 division and maybe some at 147. I agree for the most part tho but wtf is up with the abuse to pac "little runt" etc? **** that bullshit its down right disrespectful to a great fighter.. Odds are probably like this cause like me everyone is fed up with going against Pac and losing lol! i have done for the last 2 fights. Im gonna have to go against him again this time ya know 3 rd time lucky :D Cotto unlike Hatton has very good boxing skills and unlike Dela Hoya wont be drained and slow, this is why this time i think Pac will be beaten. If Cotto is supposedly elite he really should step up and win this, if he doesn't you can only assume Marg beatdown has finished him or he wasn't that good to begin with.. LMFAO. I'm sick oh hearing that shit. Pac has thrown numerous wild hayemakers against other guys. He put's people like Marquez, Morales down sometimes from them but they get back up and are ready to fight. Hatton was splayed out on the canvas for as long as the actual fight lasted. The guy's chin was TOTALLY GONE.

Nothing was stacked against Pac in those fights. DLH was close to death, Hatton was shot to **** and Diaz was a bum. I am well aware of those facts.

What on EARTH has Pac done that allows him to be the favourite over Cotto? Well, besides the fact that he beat a washed-up old and gay DLH , and a sick and dying Hatton.. he has also fought lots of fighters from Mexico and the Philllipines. I can't remember their names, but I'm sure they were good fighters.. I was looking up his record, it shows he even fought a dominican once, the fight ended up a draw. that's right , "a hungry dominican boxer" and it was a draw.

LMFAO. The P4P King. I don't give a shit about some P4P Hype Ranking. If Pac thinks he is a WW then lets see him fight a beast like Clottey or Mosely. Death would be certain.