How do you see Cotto-Pacquiao playing out?

[strugler]

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Chess match with both guys measuring each other...slow paced tactical fight

Brawl with both guys trading power shots for the most part

High speed chess match with very good action at times...competitive fight

One sided domination by one man for the most part...

Boring fight with not much action/ **** em both Money May All Day!

Other

Cotto stalking early...................Pacquiao throwing tentative jabs with the occasional right hooks..................ropes...........Cotto tries to bodypunch......................pacquiao moving away...................after acouple of rounds BOOM.............one connects with either a left hand................or left hook to the body..........its anybobdys guess who......LOL

[Silencers]

This is how I see it playing out.

First few rounds I think will be cautious, I think Pacquaio will be on the outside using his movement, Cotto will be the one coming forward, Pacquiao will try to throw combinations, darting in and out while Cotto tries to figure out and time Pacquiao with his jab. The intensity of this fight will go up as the rounds go on. I think Pacquiao will win the majority of the first 4 rounds because it normally takes Cotto a few rounds to really get going and figure his opponents out, while he's trying to figure Pacquiao out, Pacquiao will be doing all the flashy stuff, throwing combinations, moving side to side, in and out and doing enough to win the rounds.

This is a little out there but I also expect Pacquiao to get to Cotto early, Cotto has defensive lapses and knowing Pacquaio and Roach, they'll want to get Cotto's respect early and hard so I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see Cotto hurt early in the fight, maybe not to the point of getting knocked out or even knocked down but hurt enough to make him respect Pacquiao's power.

The mid rounds should be the best of the fight, Cotto would have warmed up and Pacquaio always fights for 12 rounds, Cotto's jab and timing I think will give Pacquiao problems here but Pacquiao's speed, explosiveness and angles will make things very interesting and competitive, I expect to see quite a lot of vicious exchanges in this part of the fight. I expect one or even both of them to get cut around this time of the fight, both have shown that they can fight through cuts but it takes Pacquiao a bit longer to recover from getting cut, Cotto just works through it. I think it'll be a very even fight by the end of 9.

In the late rounds, meaning 10-12, I think Cotto will start to fade, the weight making while not that drastic will have an affect on Cotto and he has a habit of fading in his really tough fights, I think this will be a really tough fight for both of them, Pacquiao hasn't faded in the past, Cotto has. I think roles will be reversed in the last few rounds with Pacquiao coming forward and Cotto moving around on his bike, noticeably trying to run out the clock and maybe try and steal some rounds. But I don't think he'll be able to.

So, I think Pacquiao wins this fight close decision, somewhere along the lines of 115-113 to 116-112 but I wouldn't count out a late stoppage win for the Pacman when Cotto fades.

To answer the thread question, I think it'll be a high speed chess match that becomes a brawl on occasion.

[strugler]

This is how I see it playing out.

First few rounds I think will be cautious, I think Pacquaio will be on the outside using his movement, Cotto will be the one coming forward, Pacquiao will try to throw combinations, darting in and out while Cotto tries to figure out and time Pacquiao with his jab. The intensity of this fight will go up as the rounds go on. I think Pacquiao will win the majority of the first 4 rounds because it normally takes Cotto a few rounds to really get going and figure his opponents out, while he's trying to figure Pacquiao out, Pacquiao will be doing all the flashy stuff, throwing combinations, moving side to side, in and out and doing enough to win the rounds.

This is a little out there but I also expect Pacquiao to get to Cotto early, Cotto has defensive lapses and knowing Pacquaio and Roach, they'll want to get Cotto's respect early and hard so I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see Cotto hurt early in the fight, maybe not to the point of getting knocked out or even knocked down but hurt enough to make him respect Pacquiao's power.

The mid rounds should be the best of the fight, Cotto would have warmed up and Pacquaio always fights for 12 rounds, Cotto's jab and timing I think will give Pacquiao problems here but Pacquiao's speed, explosiveness and angles will make things very interesting and competitive, I expect to see quite a lot of vicious exchanges in this part of the fight. I expect one or even both of them to get cut around this time of the fight, both have shown that they can fight through cuts but it takes Pacquiao a bit longer to recover from getting cut, Cotto just works through it. I think it'll be a very even fight by the end of 9.

In the late rounds, meaning 10-12, I think Cotto will start to fade, the weight making while not that drastic will have an affect on Cotto and he has a habit of fading in his really tough fights, I think this will be a really tough fight for both of them, Pacquiao hasn't faded in the past, Cotto has. I think roles will be reversed in the last few rounds with Pacquiao coming forward and Cotto moving around on his bike, noticeably trying to run out the clock and maybe try and steal some rounds. But I don't think he'll be able to.

So, I think Pacquiao wins this fight close decision, somewhere along the lines of 115-113 to 116-112 but I wouldn't count out a late stoppage win for the Pacman when Cotto fades.

To answer the thread question, I think it'll be a high speed chess match that becomes a brawl on occasion.

i can see that too...........if PAC catch Cotto big......you think he survives???.i dont see Pac surviving if Cotto catches him........your thoughts?

[-MAKAVELLI-]

This is how I see it playing out.

First few rounds I think will be cautious, I think Pacquaio will be on the outside using his movement, Cotto will be the one coming forward, Pacquiao will try to throw combinations, darting in and out while Cotto tries to figure out and time Pacquiao with his jab. The intensity of this fight will go up as the rounds go on. I think Pacquiao will win the majority of the first 4 rounds because it normally takes Cotto a few rounds to really get going and figure his opponents out, while he's trying to figure Pacquiao out, Pacquiao will be doing all the flashy stuff, throwing combinations, moving side to side, in and out and doing enough to win the rounds.

This is a little out there but I also expect Pacquiao to get to Cotto early, Cotto has defensive lapses and knowing Pacquaio and Roach, they'll want to get Cotto's respect early and hard so I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see Cotto hurt early in the fight, maybe not to the point of getting knocked out or even knocked down but hurt enough to make him respect Pacquiao's power.

The mid rounds should be the best of the fight, Cotto would have warmed up and Pacquaio always fights for 12 rounds, Cotto's jab and timing I think will give Pacquiao problems here but Pacquiao's speed, explosiveness and angles will make things very interesting and competitive, I expect to see quite a lot of vicious exchanges in this part of the fight. I expect one or even both of them to get cut around this time of the fight, both have shown that they can fight through cuts but it takes Pacquiao a bit longer to recover from getting cut, Cotto just works through it. I think it'll be a very even fight by the end of 9.

In the late rounds, meaning 10-12, I think Cotto will start to fade, the weight making while not that drastic will have an affect on Cotto and he has a habit of fading in his really tough fights, I think this will be a really tough fight for both of them, Pacquiao hasn't faded in the past, Cotto has. I think roles will be reversed in the last few rounds with Pacquiao coming forward and Cotto moving around on his bike, noticeably trying to run out the clock and maybe try and steal some rounds. But I don't think he'll be able to.

So, I think Pacquiao wins this fight close decision, somewhere along the lines of 115-113 to 116-112 but I wouldn't count out a late stoppage win for the Pacman when Cotto fades.

To answer the thread question, I think it'll be a high speed chess match that becomes a brawl on occasion.

brilliant analytical breakdown, as always, Silencers...i could definitely see those scenarios playing out...especially the 'role reversal' in the championship rounds

[PACBOY]

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[onetwopunch]

I see Pac coming out strong for the first 3 rouunds with Cotto landing an occasional good body shot here and there (money in the bank), and occasionaly stopping Pac in his tracks with his hevy jab, but by the 6th rd Cotto will start looking like the bigger stronger guy breaking Pac down and most likely stoping Pac in the 9th or 10rd.

[Talisayen]

Definetly a high speed chess match wherein Pacquiao using his advantage in speed and overwhelming Cotto with right hooks and straight lefts to the face. On the 6th round cotto's face will be full of blood and still figthing with one eye open and eventually taking a knee to bring to an end the non-stop pounding of Pacquiao (and of course to take a glimpse of pacquiao's nuts) .

[-EX-]

Silencers always comes in and ****s on everyone else's analysis...

[ThunderWolf]

Check the poll for choices...

Chess match with both guys measuring each other...slow paced tactical fight

Brawl with both guys trading power shots for the most part

High speed chess match with very good action at times...competitive fight

One sided domination by one man for the most part...

Boring fight with not much action/ **** em both Money May All Day!

Other

High speed chess match with very good action at times...competitive fight

[Silencers]

i can see that too...........if PAC catch Cotto big......you think he survives???.i dont see Pac surviving if Cotto catches him........your thoughts?

Well it depends on how hurt Cotto is, Pacquiao is a very good finisher, if he catches Cotto big and really, seriously hurts Cotto then it's very possible that Pacquiao can finish him because Cotto doesn't know how to clinch, he elects either to fight back or cover up, if he fights back when hurt his reflexes would be slower meaning he wouldn't be able to get out of the way of Pacquiao's quicker shots, if he just covers up Pacquiao can just flurry him till the ref stops it. But of course if he isn't hurt badly and knows where he is and stuff, he can survive.

Same thing applies to Pacquiao really, it depends on how hurt he is, he's been in some wars in the gym so he should know how to survive, he knew how to survive when hurt before.