ANTONIO MARGARITO: "Pacquiao Will Beat Cotto"

[BOOMbip]

How many experts picked Pacquiao to beat the dog **** out of Dela Hoya?

Who won the fight?


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[DLT]

Ah Ha, I so love what ****m said. Its what I say on here all the time. Pac was a fake little man. He was never a small guy. He just killed himself to make weight. Stop trying to make him sound like this guy is so small and Floyd is so big. Even Roach says that people are dumb for talking about it. Before the Hatton fight he said that everyone keeps talking about how Pac has to gain weight but in all actuality, Pac has to lose alot of weight to make 140. He's not small and I wish people stop trying to play him as that. Coming in at 147 pounds while fighting at SFW? Come on now.

[deanrw]

Manny is what he is, a beast. Cotto though is being written off very prematurely. Cotto is a beast too. Everyone seems to be taking Cotto lightly, but I think he is the most dangerous opponent that Manny has fought in his career, even more-so than JMM.

Both of these guys deserve credit for putting it all on the line here. Cotto is quick and accurate enough to spoil Manny's day. If Cotto's timing is on, Manny will have an uphill battle, especially early. The longer the fight goes, Manny becomes the favorite due to Cotto getting tired late and his scar tissue over his eyes getting exposed.

[El Chicano]

Good research & great post.

[El Chicano]

I've probably been more surprised by Nacho's remarks more than any of the others. I wonder if he means Pac will put him on the canvas by rounds 5 or 6 for good as in lights out or just simply that he'll at the very least taste the canvas. Does he believe JMM has a stronger beard than cotto?

Styles make fights and Marquez' style will always give Pac trouble. Manny will KO Cotto by the end of the 6th.

[Buckfever]

Of course Margarito would love for Cotto to lose so that it would dilute the plaster wrap su****ion. I'm baffled by euphoria surrounding pac. Don't get me wrong, it would be unbelievable for Pac to beat Cotto and then fight Mayweather. But I'll be extremely surprised if Cotto doesn't knock him out.

[Sox8055]

keep drinking that Pac-Man K00l Aid...haterzz...

am even p1ssed at Mayweather saying that he has to lean towards Pac.

He should have just said, it's a gamble...

[Benncollinsaad]

Yet if it were Mosley, the opinions would be far more divided. And why? We know the answer-because Mosley is American! And black. They can all keep sucking Pacman's **** for all I care, but they gonna eat their words when Miguel destroys Pacman in november! What makes guys like Margarito and Tyson experts? Just because they have been in the ring many times doesn't mean they KNOW who is gonna win.

[LA BAD BOY]

WARRRRRRRRR BOXING GOD PACQUIAOOOOOOOOOoooo

[Fights]

It is easy for any of us to pic Manny to win the fight. After all Manny is riding an incredible wave while Cotto is just starting to gain momentum back in his.

The first reaction for anyone might be well Manny has been busting guys up and disproving the doubters all along. Cotto has recently been shown to be very human.

There are intangibles here though that need to and will get addressed. Cotto while still putting his pieces back together is still far above and beyond Manny's last three opponents. He has better timing and ability than Manny's last 3 opponents put together.

This fight could go either way people. For me it will depend highly on Cotto's timing and jab. If he gets those together to time Manny's rushes, it could end up to be a long night for Manny. What Manny has to do is use the blueprint he used against DLH in this fight. Use those legs and every square foot of that ring. If Manny tries to start too fast, he might end up on his back. He has to box, pick his spots till the mid rounds and then increase intensity.

Many like to write Cotto off, but he is still very game. I say by the third round, one of them will get their game on and it will be an uphill battle for the other from that point on. Once one of them gets the momentum in their favor, the other one will start to falter and make mistakes.

This would be a good fight, that's for sure.