@ 154 Who Has A better Chanc Against Manny? Canelo Or Cotto?

I would have to go with Canelo, he is the natural bigger guy and while both guys have decent boxing skills we saw what Cotto's boxing got him against Manny and I think Canelo throws tighter punches which should help him avoid getting countered somewhat. Plus there is the whole mental side of it, tough to come back from a beating like Manny gave Cotto and just be able to operate at 100%, Cotto was able to do it against Margarito but Margarito ain't no Pacquiao and there was the whole wrap issue which could have given Cotto confidence there isn't that same sort of issue with Manny that could allow Cotto to just move past that beating. Canelo is a young hungry and confident guy with no such mental hang-ups, it would certainly be his toughest test and Manny might be able to break him but I think it would be easier for Manny to break Cotto a second time than the break a totally new guy. I think Canelo stands a good chance but it really comes down to me not giving Cotto much of a shot at all against Manny. how often do you get your predictions right? there is no semblence of a style analysis here, you think canelo will win on size alone basically you lot will never learn, haven't you realized a fighter who looks to block rather than move his head vs manny will eat a combo, not to mention canelo's shtty defence which seems to be standing just out of range like to see how out of range he manages to stay when he isn't fighting blown up bums, not even blown up fighters worth a damn what do you think will happen, pacquiao will stand there with his hands up and let canelo unleash a combo on him while laying on the ropes? canelo will dance around and box manny, and when pacquiao explodes on him he'll circle? or will he throw those wide danny garcia-esque hook counters on pacquiao who comes straight down the shoot? you think he wont eat leather? you think he's got a chin as good as margarito or bradley? lol a less shot shane mosley who looked like he was ready to go from floyd mayweather potshots and pacquiao's one hits, managed to stick around taking flush combo's for the full 12 vs canelo yet canelo is so big, so strong and such a monstrous puncher that he'll just overwhelm pacquiao with size and ko him, is this what's going through your little heads? canelo is a big puncher, right, a big puncher against who? most fighters have ko's starting their careers off vs completely unmatched opponents, only difference with canelo is he seems to want to stick those training grounds he can punch, but he's not a knockout artist, you'll see when he steps up in competition i'd love some breakdowns

Cotto easy. What has Canelo done to show he can hang with Manny at all at any weight class? He has a distinct size advantage, but he gets touched by most of his opponents. Manny will touch him, and he has the power to hurt him. When Canelo beats a legit opponent close to Manny's class, then I'll reconsider.

Canelo I believe would put a beating to pacquiao. Canelo has much more power behind him and he is very composed when he fights. Pacquiao might have speed on Canelo, but Canelo would use his size, power and boxing skills to take Pacquiao to his edge, hurt him and finish him!

There should be a option c which says they both get ktfo

A 100% focues, motivated ,and cramp free Pac destroys Canelo and Cotto on the same night... :crazy::crazy::crazy::crazy:

While I don't think either would beat Pac. The best chance goes to the guy actually willing to fight good fighters- COTTO

I would have to go with Canelo, he is the natural bigger guy and while both guys have decent boxing skills we saw what Cotto's boxing got him against Manny and I think Canelo throws tighter punches which should help him avoid getting countered somewhat. Plus there is the whole mental side of it, tough to come back from a beating like Manny gave Cotto and just be able to operate at 100%, Cotto was able to do it against Margarito but Margarito ain't no Pacquiao and there was the whole wrap issue which could have given Cotto confidence there isn't that same sort of issue with Manny that could allow Cotto to just move past that beating. Canelo is a young hungry and confident guy with no such mental hang-ups, it would certainly be his toughest test and Manny might be able to break him but I think it would be easier for Manny to break Cotto a second time than the break a totally new guy. I think Canelo stands a good chance but it really comes down to me not giving Cotto much of a shot at all against Manny.Well said. I agree.

A 100% focues, motivated ,and cramp free Pac destroys Canelo and Cotto on the same night...

Canelo is a better and more dangerous fighter than Cotto at this point in his career

I think Canelo has a much better chance to beat Pacquiao than Cotto does. I am a Canelo fan and I hope he gets to fight Cotto next May which might answer this question since Pacquiao won't fight either of them at 154.

Canelo becuz he's got most skill and brains than Margarito, so he won't get hit as much, will have a much easier time landing, and if he Margarito could stun Pac to the body, Canelo could stop him I might even favor Canelo in that fight

At 154 lbs , Canelo. Cotto only fought four times at 154, he is smaller than Canelo, and has a shorter reach. Canelo is bigger and a bit taller. Younger and hungrier. At 154 he also has more power, and Manny is not as fast as he used to be 2 or 3 years back. Howeverm I don't think Manny will fight at 154 again.

Alfonso Gomez was giving some problem to Canelo in his fight.

I would have to go with Canelo, he is the natural bigger guy and while both guys have decent boxing skills we saw what Cotto's boxing got him against Manny and I think Canelo throws tighter punches which should help him avoid getting countered somewhat. Plus there is the whole mental side of it, tough to come back from a beating like Manny gave Cotto and just be able to operate at 100%, Cotto was able to do it against Margarito but Margarito ain't no Pacquiao and there was the whole wrap issue which could have given Cotto confidence there isn't that same sort of issue with Manny that could allow Cotto to just move past that beating. Canelo is a young hungry and confident guy with no such mental hang-ups, it would certainly be his toughest test and Manny might be able to break him but I think it would be easier for Manny to break Cotto a second time than the break a totally new guy. I think Canelo stands a good chance but it really comes down to me not giving Cotto much of a shot at all against Manny.

Cotto would. Cotto was actually touching Manny in the first half of the fight but realized he wasn't fighting the right style to defeat Manny. In fact, I think he busted Pac's eardrums and swelled his face as well. Just like Bradley did, in the 2nd half of the fight, Cotto made adjustments. If he couples his adjustments in the 2nd half of their fight (sticking and moving), I feel that would give him the better chance. I pick Cotto because he has experience against Pac. Whereas with Canelo, I have no idea how he fights southpaws or how he handles tough opposition. We just don't know. It's Cotto for me. Well its an informed opinion atleast.