Cotto May Use Calderon To Emulate Pacquiao

[JM1]

one boricua told me before that miguel can use calderon as a sparring partner but i dont think its a good idea. calderon is too small and he might get badly hurt in sparring

[Samadafish]

I think it's a pretty good idea so that way he can go ajusting to the speed & constant movement he will need to beat PAC, cuz ain't gonna just stand there & allow himself to get rapped. So I'm glad cotto will train hard for this fight just hope PAC does also.

[lcheezy]

good choice for cotto. this will help him deal with that south paw quick movement. this will be a great fight. cotto can take a punch and pac can't hit harder than clottey and margacheato with or without the concrete wraps. cotto wins in 7.

[Spacey1991]

Bad idea IMO, Calderon is a lot smaller than Pacquiao, yes speed and movement wise it is good but I can't say it is a good idea cause Pacquiao is even a lot bigger than Calderon... plus from what I have seen of Calderon his style isn't much like Pacquiao... just because he is fast and has good movement doesn't mean he is a great sparring partner.

I aint saying he shouldn't spar with Calderon, just what I mean is its a good idea to have a few other sparring partners too... and I mean good ones.

[Spacey1991]

one boricua told me before that miguel can use calderon as a sparring partner but i dont think its a good idea. calderon is too small and he might get badly hurt in sparring

Very good point... like I said, sparring a little would be fine but if Calderon is used as his main sparring partner then that is a bad idea.

[lcheezy]

its a good thing because this is dealing with the positioning of the south paw stance and pacs quick south paw movement.forget the calderon is not bigger than pac situation. this is about positioning and movement. i'm sure cotto will have someone in camp that can hit hard so he'll be ready

[Luis12]

they're hiring a runner to emulate pacman. lol

a runner?? do you know anything about boxing?

Calderon can very well emulate Pac's style..the slick slipping, Southpaw, and the footwork...of course the size and power is MUCH different..but the speed is pretty similar..Cotto will have others i'm sure to emulate the speed+power combo..

Ivan Calderon is a good preparation sparring partner for Cotto..

good post

hahaha cotto is out of his mind

mayol almost beat this guy

:gay:

[prsi]

Calderon has very fast hands and that is what they will be training for. Obviously, Ivan has no power to show but footwork, and speed is something that Calderon will bring to the table. Besides most people don't believe the Pacman will stay infront of Cotto or press Cotto...angles and boxing is what a pure boxer like Calderon will help prepare Cotto for when he faces Manny. I'm sure boxing is a gameplan of Roach because they have to be prepared for a Cotto that cuts off the ring and pursues Manny relentlessly. Calderon will make Cotto sweat his ass off in the ring to keep up with his ass.

This is a very good choice for cotto. For all of u ignorant and dumb readers, obviously hes not picking Calderon for power, hes picking this guy for speed. He is one o the fastest fighters out there if not maybe even the fastest, taking into consideration his weight. Very good choice for Cotto because not even mosley could catch this guy when he was out here for the De la hoya vs Mayweather fight when they had a couple rounds of fun!!

Agreed on both post above. Very well summarized.

one boricua told me before that miguel can use calderon as a sparring partner but i dont think its a good idea. calderon is too small and he might get badly hurt in sparring

I had mentioned this on the forum like 3 weeks ago just because of the fact that Calderon was a sparring partner for DLH and he's a good friend of Cotto. One of Calderon's team had mentioned this possibility to me in the past and it's even easier when there's a friendship involved.

Regarding the worries of Calderon being hurt, remember that they will be more focused on timing(JAB), counter punching, cutting of ring and footwork, not necessary body punching because that's were Calderon cn get seriously hurt because he will be using his head protective gear.

Regarding the worries of emulating the power and attack from Pacquiao, remember people that Boxers usually have at least 3 or 4 sparring partners in training camp to emulate the different styles, power and speed that his opponent might bring to the ring adn i'm sure that Cotto will have some good sparring partners.

[clint horace]

even if cotto uses superman still he dont have a chance to win againts the pacman..

[prsi]

maybe cotto wants to fight pbf instead of manny. Lol ^^, floyd and calderon are much similar in their running style lol ^^

ouch low blow!!!!!!! Lol