Why is Pacquiao willing to fight Miguel Cotto but wants no part of Shane Mosley?

[The_Italian]

I believe Pacman wants Cotto over mosley because:

A) NOT money (mosley is the bigger name...plain and simple...i read a handful of posts that claim this was the reason...mosley is a future HOF'er...he brings the numbers over cotto)

B) Cotto beat mosley (he wants cotto as it would be a bigger statement win since cotto beat mosley)

C) cotto is closer to pacquiaos size (and fighting style)

D) and because he might see a vulnerability in cotto since he lost to margarito.


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im not accusing him of anything but he could view cotto as the safer fight.

[El Chicano]

I think it's because Cotto does not hit as hard as Mosley and Cotto does not take a punch as well as Mosley does. Pacquiao and his people probably believe they can hurt Miguel Cotto at sometime during the fight.

[Da Hammer]

cotto probably more money but mosley is more glory.

cotto quit against margarito in a fight he was winning while mosley destroyed margarito from round 1 on

I think beating Cotto would get him more glory from the average fan just because he is in his prime. I agree with you that beating Mosley is the bigger feat but i just think that the general public would consider beating Cotto a bigger deal considering that what most average know about Mosley right now is that he is an older fighter and that he used steroids. again i dont agree with that thought at all but i think thats what it is. Oh and i dont agree that Cotto quit but well anyways 2 judges had Margarito up 2 points before the 11th rd and one judge had it even so Cotto wasnt winning.

[andrewcuff]

Money dude. Mosley wont even bring half the money Cotto will. Simple as that. Its just pure bussines. And since Cotto is a bit smaller than Mosley, and is close to Pacquaios height they think he is more beatable. Wich I think is ridiculous, because any of the top 8 WWs Will Kill Pac!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Pacquiao shouldn't be fighting either of them, IMO. Too big, too strong.