How Pacquiao vs Cotto will play out

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

I meant he was a Hatton fan...I aint!!!

I see, my bad - good man!

[TRAVI$]

All will be revealed as soon as Manny takes a clean shot to the head.

[whirlwind]

Ok i'm going with Pacquiao in this one regardless of what weight the fights at. It can be at 143,144,145,146,147 and Pacquiao will still be victorious in the fight. I dont see Cotto being able to get Manny pinned onto the ropes to get a sustained attack on him, Mannys just to fast on his feet. I'm not saying Mannys a runner here but he gets himself out of range of the counter very quickly.

If you look at the Hatton fight (Hattons faster on his feet than Cotto) Hatton really thought going in that he'd be fast enough to match Manny around the ring, this obviously wasn't the case....It became aparent very quickly he wasn't when he started trying to grab Manny and force his body onto the ropes.

Freddie will tell Manny the same as he's told him the last 3 fights, "the ropes are hot, as soon as you feel your back touch them get the hell out". Now, i know with Manny being a southpaw he's coming straight in towards Cottos left hook which is his money punch but even if Cotto does manage to land this how is he going to finish a guy who will be out of range before he can follow it up?

Another thing is Cottos stamina, he's not strong after 6 rounds in a fight and for me this is the biggest key to Mannys victory. For the first half of the fight Manny is going to be coming in and out crazy fast with a variety of shots from different angles, and as good as Cottos timing is its near impossible to time a fighter as good and as fast as Manny has become.

Cottos going to waste a lot of energy early on in this fight just trying to keep up with Pacquiaos intensity while trying to pin him down. After the 6 round mark i think Manny will go up an extra gear just as Cottos going down one, he'll throw more power shots, more combos and really break Cotto up.

I look for this fight to end around the 9th-10th by either Cottos corner stopping the fight or by ref stoppage. Manny just has to much speed, power, stamina and intensity for a fighter who fades down the stretch like Cotto.

Well said! Cotto usually fades in later rounds. Pac to beat Cotto he should first able to take Cotto's punches if something lands big or use his speed to avoid it at all cost being hit cleanly. Also he should develops his uppercuts into a deadly weapon (Cotto suckers on this one) then use the Oscar and Hatton game plan combined. Hit and not to be hit then try to land repeatedly the punch that koed Hatton then go for the kill when Cotto fades in later rounds.

[kristiany]

This will be a crazy fight indeed! I see Cotto being fast the first couple of rounds and then slowing down the later too.. Maybe he will be slow at first and then explode on the later rounds as he expect Pac to overkill himself in the first couple of rounds. Who knows you can see both boxer fights and will see that when in trouble they will take action and change the game situation. If Pac uses his uppercuts means he will be too close to Cotto in the fight, if he throw one upper and go back.. rest is obvious...