With the upcoming fight between Cotto-Pacquiao, alot of people are riding the Pacman bandwagon because of his explosive wins over De La Hoya and Hatton. Needless to say, I didn't give Pacquiao much chance againest De La Hoya, I saw De La Hoya becoming the bigger man with his left hook hurting the little man. Of course, De La Hoya came in noticeably weight-drained and had no answer for Pacquiao's speed. I for one, give Pacquiao the credit in the world for doing what he did that night. Nobody gave him a chance ; so whether De La Hoya was weight-drained or not, it's a legit win. In the Hatton win, Pacquiao became the first to knock out the 140 champion in his natural weight division and in a fight where Hatton was "renewed", "improved" and the "bigger" guy. We've seen Pacquiao improve alot since his early days to become a force and it really showed in that fight. Now Pacquiao is in the ring with Cotto.. You would think Pacquiao has no chance in this fight. Cotto is a younger, fresher in-his-prime skilled boxer with power who has been in there with the heavy hitters and won big fights. A speed boxer is also nothing new to Cotto. The only problem is, what will be Cotto's gameplan? I say this because while I know Cotto is comfortable with Joel Santiago there is indeed a problem. What was Cotto's gameplan during the Clottey fight? Can you really say Joel Santiago was the reason Cotto won that fight? I'm sorry but no. Cotto won that fight on his own skill and will. People tend to forget Cotto fought Clottey with a very bad cut and still stood on his fight and fought back. Cotto took advantage of Clottey's ridiculous workrate and stole rounds. I had it 114-113. Back to the point, againest a boxer like Pacquiao, who has improved alot and has the speed to kill - you need a gameplan. You can't expect to go into training camp to work on mits, weight, sparring with the idea of a jab ; hook to win the fight. You need more, you need a experienced trainer who knows you very well and has guided you success. Which we come to the conclusion ladies and gentlemen - Cotto needs to reunite with his uncle. Joel Santiago can't take Cotto over the bridge of what he once was ; only his uncle can. Cotto needs to either put aside the differences and get his uncle back or come November 14, he's in for a rude awakening. I feel Santiago doesn't bring ringsmarts with him while Evangelista knows what he can do with Cotto out there. This is a guy who knows Cotto up and down, grew up with him and led him to success. Evangelista can get Cotto back to where he was preMargarito where has an unstoppable force. Another option for Cotto is Emmanuel Steward, rumored to be willing to help Cotto but hasn't gotten contacted yet. Steward is one who does well with a power puncher who lets them get to boxing basics and use the jab to set up everything esle well. Cotto's stiff jab is probably one of the best in the game and I feel that is truely the key to this fight. I just hope Cotto gets his corner game mapped out without Santiago cause Pacquiao isn't someone who will fold againest the bigger guy. He'll take advantage of Cotto's lack of a gameplan and possibly knock Cotto out. This is Cotto's biggest fight to date, he wins his career continues to superstardom ; yet if he loses he lost to the smaller guy who while yes a great fight one Cotto can beat and also puts his future of his career in question.
Very interesting. I will have to agree that he needs to get back with his uncle.
I love how Cotto is the huge underdog, tis going to be a big surprise when he pulls the huge upset.
Yeah, i figure Manny' been kickin' ass for so long and and in so many divisions, it's his turn. He might have bitten off more than he can chew. I respect Manny's achievements quite a bit, but it's obvious who I'm rooting for.
he should get manny steward
He's the last one i would ask after he shit talked Cotto in his fight with Clottey...fuk Steward. He should get Nacho...Like Ranger said. And he speaks spanish...that's a BIG plus.
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Just read peyk's post...so much for Nacho...what about Nazeem Richerdson... i don't know many trainers, but i heard he's one of the best.
Dam...Pull might be right... he might be better off with Steward if he can't get any better than him.
Still too much afterburn to get his uncle back...dam.
What was Cotto's game plan vs Margarito? Why was no one there from his corner watching Margo get wrapped? Why wasn't his uncle helping him during training? I agree with some, **** his uncle, anyone is better option at this point.
Why not get with Ignacio Beristain? He knows Pacquiao very well, cotto and Nacho both speak spanish. This seems like it'll be a good combo.
Cotto doesn't like Beristain 'cause he already predicted beforehand that Pacquiao will KTFO Cotto in the 6th rd.
Mayweather Sr. is just a phone call away. He can teach Cotto how to move his head while goin' forward like the way Hatton did when he fought Pacquiao.
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I think its safe to say him and his Uncle are never going to work together. He's still trying to sue Miguel, how in the hell does anyone expect them to get along?
i agree with the article ive been waiting for someone to post something like this. he needs his uncle back cause if he ever hires emmanuel, i dont think theyll get along. that might cause problems in his training camp