cotto should not sign the contract...

[mnbv]

Yeah we don't even know if he could of handled Hatton's power for that matter, because Hatton was out of there before he could inflict any damage. I just don't know if folks are thinking Pacman will do a repeat on Cotto of what he did to Hatton? Are they thinking that Manny hits harder than Mosley, Margarito and Clottey? Are they banking on Cotto never landing?

No disrespect to Manny, but this is a huge step up in terms of the type of power he'd be facing.

Boxing is not just about power. it's about skills, footworks, speed, power, stamina, and what strategy you'll gonna use on a certain opponent.

[el malo]

He has definitely said he believes Margarito has used them before, and that you know what a trainer puts in your gloves. He says it in a sly and respectful way, though. He has definitely talked about that multiple times in interviews.

thank you. cotto dont make excuses but he does belive margarito cheated as does his fans on here. but **** that it doesnt change the loss on the record, im waiting on the rematch.

[Silverfox]

IMHO, at this stage, Cotto needs a great trainer. He never used to roundhouse punch so much.
I believe the BIG fights are taking their toll on him.

[Technical_Skill]

As i said before, the fight will be won and lost on footwork.

If Pacquaio is able to find space to fire the lead and step out, then he will probably win the fight big, cotto's taken some real punishment and I think its beggining to take its toll.

For cotto to win he has to corner manny or get right infront of him and smother him, he can't allow manny to get on his bike. Manny isnt that great moving backwards, so if cotto can establish his jab and hook to the body off that, then manny is getting ko'd.

Remember weight advantage means more when you land your punches, even at 147, if cotto cant get set to get leverage on his shots, manny still might take him out.

[Buckfever]

I been reading this kind of posts before the Dela Hoya and Hatton fight. That Pac wont take their punches..

I'm not saying that he can't take the punches, we just don't know yet because the 2 bigger guys he fought, couldn't hit him.

[mdportorock1]

i'm not saying that he can't take the punches, we just don't know yet because the 2 bigger guys he fought, couldn't hit him.

he wont be able to because he got hit like 5 times total by an old weight drained delahoya and pacquiao didnt like it and grimaced so it hurt hit its going to be totally different fighting a healthy welterweight and the best welterweight at that whos argubly the hardest hitting welterweight

[Buckfever]

Boxing is not just about power. it's about skills, footworks, speed, power, stamina, and what strategy you'll gonna use on a certain opponent.

Oh I agree, I was speaking only to the power issue.