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to be honest i pretty much agree with you on this.
Pacman is just too small. leading up to the margarito fight so many margarito fans (and/or cotto haters) said that margarito is too big and a beast and would KO him in 8 or less (a lot of people were predicting very EARLY KO/TKO wins for margarito)...
instead cotto fought a smart first half of the fight; out boxing and outclassing margarito. making him look silly...especially at the end of round 2.
and in rounds 8 and on he fought with a ton of courage. often not putting much effort into BOXING margarito. instead chose to slug with him. and he had his moments even then...but he kept slowing down and slowing down.
now with someone of pacmans size you wonder if a KO is even possible.
The way i see it is pacman is going to fight the margarito fight...just with more speed and defense. because pacman can NOT go into the fight and assume he's going to brawl with cotto for a win. it just wont happen. i promise you that.
if pacman comes in looking to brawl then cotto puts him down. simple as that.
However the only thing that makes me disagree with you is the fact that pacman is very fast and you have to factor speed into these things. he very well could put cotto down with speed or catch him with a big punch he never sees coming (most likely a overhand left) and that could put him down.
i think cotto has a bigger advantage in this fight though. he's a better BOXER, better counterpuncher, and a better body puncher.
those 3 skill sets (in my opinion) will be his keys to victory against pacman.
Cotto MUST BOX pacman. pacman is fast and has great handspeed. cotto needs to pick his spots on the outside.
LOOK TO COUNTER. he's got to fight a smart fight and sit back and wait for pacman to throw and counter it.
and he's got to go to the body to slow pacman down. no question that has to be in his gameplan. if he doesnt then pacman could wear him down by the late rounds (especially if cotto is constantly chasing him).
so thats my opinion.Comment
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