Cotto is underestimating Pacquiao

I knew exactly what you were talking about. But there are too many variables to consider. you cant just mention the most skilled fighters of the higher divisions and compare them to hat pacquiao has faced at 147-140. DLH was done. Hatton always sucked. Paul Williams at 154-160 and 147 is the livest SOB out there. BHOP is cagy and so on. What im trying to get at is that Pacquiaos oppositon wasnt that impressive. If David Diaz can get further than DLH and Hatton. that tells you a lot. If Cotto fought BHOP at a catchweight of 158-160. I would give Cotto a good chance to win what is the excuse now? cotto is damaged goods ? or pac is on roids?

How does an underdog underestimate his opponent :s

I think he is just being confident. Good for Cotto.

Cotto ain't underestimatin anything. Pac is a lil guy movin up to his turf, tryin to take his belt. I'm sure Cotto will bring the heat.

I honestly think Cotto CAN beat pavlik. but even Pavlik has somewhat of a solid defense and solid chin. Whenever you see Pavlik throw a punch he always has his opposite hand up to protect himself. Face it Ricky Hatton has always been overrated. The guys was made to order for anyone with speed and or counterpunching ability. I knew exactly what you were talking about. But there are too many variables to consider. you cant just mention the most skilled fighters of the higher divisions and compare them to hat pacquiao has faced at 147-140. DLH was done. Hatton always sucked. Paul Williams at 154-160 and 147 is the livest SOB out there. BHOP is cagy and so on. What im trying to get at is that Pacquiaos oppositon wasnt that impressive. If David Diaz can get further than DLH and Hatton. that tells you a lot. If Cotto fought BHOP at a catchweight of 158-160. I would give Cotto a good chance to win

Im talking about Pacquaio fighting cotto is equal to Cotto fighting any of those fighters in higher weight class. If i want to compare ricky hatton to any of the fighters in the higher weight class then i would've mention kelly pavlik. I honestly think Cotto CAN beat pavlik. but even Pavlik has somewhat of a solid defense and solid chin. Whenever you see Pavlik throw a punch he always has his opposite hand up to protect himself. Face it Ricky Hatton has always been overrated. The guys was made to order for anyone with speed and or counterpunching ability.

He can't be underestimating him if he started training early.

if bhop or pwill come in lighter than cotto. I dont see why he cant beat them they would be punching bags. You cant compare Ricky Hatton to any of the fighters youve mentioned because Hatton lacks fundamental skill. chad dawson joe calzaghe paul williams bhop. all are light years ahead of what ricky hatton will ever wish to accomplish. it was a nice effort but you have to be realistic about who floyd has beaten above 140 , a smaller man came in and did the job quicker and in a more impressive fashion. Im talking about Pacquaio fighting cotto is equal to Cotto fighting any of those fighters in higher weight class. If i want to compare ricky hatton to any of the fighters in the higher weight class then i would've mention kelly pavlik.

you're usually wrong it seems You don't get the point. cotto is getting in shape by working out in the gym with his conditioning coach... so people think he spends 10-12 weeks in training Manny keeps himself fit by working out in his own ways such as playing basketball, being active in his other careers and working out in the gym. He spends 8 weeks with Roach when he is already in good shape for a long grind of training which would probably be the same period of time Cotto spends training with Santiago...

Cotto isn't underestimating Pac at all,but he deserves to be confident,after all he edged Mosley,who is bigger & stronger & just as fast as Pacman!!I think it's the whole Pacman stans not fans that forget who Cotto is & has fought & show him no respect!!Real fight fans know this fight is for the taking by either!!:boxing:

lol, he's underestimating him by starting a full month ahead of Pacquiao while Pacquiao is shooting movies, possibly training in Ph. to continue doing his nonboxing things while training. If anything, Pacquiao might have the taper off mentality in his mind already. I was wondering how long could he possibly keep going with the hunger as if he's going for his first world championship. After covering his fights since first Barrera fight, this is first time I think I see some bend in his attitude towards boxing. Either he fully believes Cotto is what he saw in the Clottey fight, or he just is losing the hunger finally.

if bhop or pwill come in lighter than cotto. I dont see why he cant beat them they would be punching bags. You cant compare Ricky Hatton to any of the fighters youve mentioned because Hatton lacks fundamental skill. chad dawson joe calzaghe paul williams bhop. all are light years ahead of what ricky hatton will ever wish to accomplish. it was a nice effort but you have to be realistic about who floyd has beaten above 140 , a smaller man came in and did the job quicker and in a more impressive fashion. ive said it plenty of times but somehow it gets ignored. David diaz went further than both haton and dlh. that right there should be a sign of how good of quality they were

let see cotto can beat Bernard Hopkins, Paul Williams at middle weight, Joe Calzaghe, Chad Johnson, Adamek since that would be equally what pacquaio is doing right now fighting cotto. if bhop or pwill come in lighter than cotto. I dont see why he cant beat them they would be punching bags. You cant compare Ricky Hatton to any of the fighters youve mentioned because Hatton lacks fundamental skill. chad dawson joe calzaghe paul williams bhop. all are light years ahead of what ricky hatton will ever wish to accomplish. it was a nice effort but you have to be realistic about who floyd has beaten above 140 , a smaller man came in and did the job quicker and in a more impressive fashion.

thats what gives pac the edge, when people under estimate him and become overconfident not realizing that in boxing, anything can happen... and more often that not, the over confident fighter takes the fall.

Pacquiao is always fit so he doesn't need to be early in the gym working out. Cotto isn't training yet i believe. He is just getting in shape to be ready for a long grind of TRAINING. If Pacquiao keeps himself fit by playing basketball, Cotto gets in shape through working out in the gym. So you can't say Cotto is not underestimating Pacquiao because he is training earlier than Manny.

let's see. cotto's training and manny's filming movies but cotto is underestimating...wtf the fight is 3 months away. Pacquaio dont start training until 8 weeks before the fight. Pacquaio is known to be i the gym alot to keep fit.

Cotto has every right to scrutinize pacquiaos last 2 wins. because everyone who knows boxing knows DLH and Hatton were ready for the taking. dlh was the taller man but weighed less on fight night. Hatton was always overrated. theres a reason why pacquiao can beat floyd mayweathers biggest wins at 147. because floyd pads his record and fights bums. Lets see pacquiao fight clottey mosley and margarito. see if he can pull the same type of performances he did with hatton and dlh let see cotto can beat Bernard Hopkins, Paul Williams at middle weight, Joe Calzaghe, Chad Johnson, Adamek since that would be equally what pacquaio is doing right now fighting cotto.

Bullshit, if there is someone underestimating it's Pacquiao. The little man makes movies and events that are not related to boxing. Cotto on the other hand is training hard before pacquiao, and works with a highly regarded Conditionning trainer. He just answers to the very disrespectful comments the roach said about him. The roach should shut the hell up like he did before, he's not the one who will be in the ring. The roach is starting to look like Floyd Senior.

If he usually trains early then how is that underestimating anybody he fights? hmmmmm Please check the topic and the quote... I did not base it from his early training but from his statements on Manny's previous victories...

Okay Maybe he is not underestimating Manny, but only a fool won't be impressed by Manny's notable victories over future hall of famers, and take note, he beat bigger guys. Cotto has every right to scrutinize pacquiaos last 2 wins. because everyone who knows boxing knows DLH and Hatton were ready for the taking. dlh was the taller man but weighed less on fight night. Hatton was always overrated. theres a reason why pacquiao can beat floyd mayweathers biggest wins at 147. because floyd pads his record and fights bums. Lets see pacquiao fight clottey mosley and margarito. see if he can pull the same type of performances he did with hatton and dlh