Opinion: Cotto Is Easiest To Beat Among Possible Opponents Of Pacquiao

[Iceta]

I pretty much agree with this. This is why I've never wanted to see a Floyd-Cotto fight, because Cotto is the weakest link at 147. I don't respect Mayweather for bypassing all the top Welters, but in my opinion Paul Williams, Shane Mosley, and Joshua Clottey would have given Mayweather a better run for his money and stood a better chance of beating him than Cotto. They just don't bring as much money to the table, that's all.

[WhoreUs]

that's ridiculous... cotto struggles against 2 massive WWs and now people are writing him off.

come on people!!! Pac's not even a WW... against hatton he weighed 138 lbs.

if cotto can't beat pac, he might as well give his boxing gear to roger, so roger can pour gasoline on it and throw it in the trash can.

pull , out of the 3 possible welterweight opponents......may , shane and cotto who will be the easiest for pac?

mosley? mayweather? i think not.

cotto may ktfo pac but that doesn't mean he's not the easiest of the 3 for manny.

[WhoreUs]

On paper Probably, in relality, besides The believe that Cotto is damage goods, Pacquiao doesnt really stan a chan IMO.

FLoyd is not offensive enough, Mosley likes to brawl too much, and JMM is too small right now.

Cotto is the more complete boxer, who happends too be the stronger and he can brawl and box.

Cotto will make a lot of peopl look dumb on nov 14!!!!!!!!!

even if he wins........and he damn well should , that doesn't mean he's not the best matchup for pac at 147.

cotto might be the only 147 fighter that pac can beat.

[WhoreUs]

I agree with Floyd...but Mosley, I think not...Cotto was out jabbing and even outboxing Shane (which surprised me) So he would do the same if not more top Pac than Mosley.
As for Marquez, I agree that Pac had trouble with JMM. The thing is that whatever Marquez is good at Cotto is just as good or better.
Pressure is applied by both equally well.
Guess what ? If you watch the highlights of the Pac vs. Marquez bouts. Marquez was catching Pac with left hooks and Right crosses.....Guess which two punches Cotto specializes in. He religously catches every one with those two punches and is stronger than Marquez....do the math....Cotto within 6.
Cotto fought going bacwards against two Strong fighters in Marg. and Clottey and people forgot he is a seek and destroy typr fighter.

there is NOTHING cotto is better than marquez at.

cotto might beat marquez and pacquiao but it's because of the size difference.

skillwise , cotto ain't got nothing on marquez.

[Dubious-Dutch]

pull , out of the 3 possible welterweight opponents......may , shane and cotto who will be the easiest for pac?

mosley? mayweather? i think not.

cotto may ktfo pac but that doesn't mean he's not the easiest of the 3 for manny.

The easiest opponent would be a slowed down Mosley. Don't let his destruction of Margarito fool you. Antonio was smothered in the clinches which nullified his work rate on the inside. Margarito being stationary allowed Mosley to do that. Cotto showed movement and a good right hand to the aging Mosley which earned him the win. Manny has better foot work than Cotto and left that could disrupt Shane's rhythm. People forget that Mayorga gave Shane plenty of problems in their bout.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

even if he wins........and he damn well should , that doesn't mean he's not the best matchup for pac at 147.

cotto might be the only 147 fighter that pac can beat.

Not really. You people are just blind because of how Shane looked against margarito and how Cotto looked against Clottey.

Shane is a easier fight, because he can be out box, and he was willing to go to 142, that **** alone makes Mosley the easier fight. Plus Mosley is a senior citizen

[Dubious-Dutch]

Not really. You people are just blind because of how Shane looked against margarito and how Cotto looked against Clottey.

Shane is a easier fight, because he can be out box, and he was willing to go to 142, that **** alone makes Mosley the easier fight. Plus Mosley is a senior citizen

The truth

[WhoreUs]

The easiest opponent would be a slowed down Mosley. Don't let his destruction of Margarito fool you. Antonio was smothered in the clinches which nullified his work rate on the inside. Margarito being stationary allowed Mosley to do that. Cotto showed movement and a good right hand to the aging Mosley which earned him the win. Manny has better foot work than Cotto and left that could disrupt Shane's rhythm. People forget that Mayorga gave Shane plenty of problems in their bout.

if mosley smothers pac and sneaks in that fast right hand of his in between clinches pacquiao will have no answer.

pacquiao can't hurt or back up mosley either.

i think pacquiao has enough power to stun or hurt cotto.

[Dubious-Dutch]

if mosley smothers pac and sneaks in that fast right hand of his in between clinches pacquiao will have no answer.

pacquiao can't hurt or back up mosley either.

i think pacquiao has enough power to stun or hurt cotto.

Pac wouldn't allow Mosley to do that. He is too quick footed. Remember, Margarito only was smothered due to him being flat footed and slow. Shane isn't even that much of a pressure fighter. Cotto is far more devastating at cutting off the ring.

[WhoreUs]

Not really. You people are just blind because of how Shane looked against margarito and how Cotto looked against Clottey.

Shane is a easier fight, because he can be out box, and he was willing to go to 142, that **** alone makes Mosley the easier fight. Plus Mosley is a senior citizen

i don't base my opinions off of one fight.

you might , i don't.

i've seen mosley since his days at 135 and cotto will never be as good as mosley was. ever.

i think senior citizen mosley ktfo pacquiao. i think he can beat cotto in a rematch as well. people act like cotto blew mosley out or something.

that fight could have gone either way and mosley had barely came back to 147 at the time.