Pacquiao-Cotto: Manny's Weight Shows Size Difference

[RodBarker]

****en Pacquiao, always having all the advantages in fights making fighters drain.

2 pounds is not weight drained , the advantages in this fight are all with Cotto , big respect for Pac taking the challenge and it just shows again with another of your dumb posts your more about hate than boxing .

[Iceta]

With all the things that Pacquiao is having to deal with Cotto is going to look bad if he doesn't get the KO over Manny. The only honorable loss Cotto could suffer is getting stopped because of that cut from the Clottey fight not getting all the way healed up. I really don't think that one pound is that much of a difference even though it is a historical taint on Pacquiao's resume by winning a Welterweight title below 147.

[baya]

Would you please refer me to the (your) sources. Because I could SWEAR that Hop-DLH was a 160 (norm MW) fight.

Thank you.

sir, the young man you refer to is sitting on his source.

[rao007]

Would you please refer me to the (your) sources. Because I could SWEAR that Hop-DLH was a 160 (norm MW) fight.

Thank you.

I thought you would never ask.

Chavez-Whitaker:

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/11/sp...avez-draw.html

Oscar-Hopkins:

http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/sports/2004/03/05/2004-03-05_de_la_hoya_getting_ready_for.html

[project xxx1]

i agree and the weight will make the difference,when cotto starts to land to the body and then the head will fall with a beautiful ko

[Al Haymon]

I thought you would never ask.

Chavez-Whitaker:

http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/11/sp...avez-draw.html

Oscar-Hopkins:
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/...ready_for.html

Thanks a lot.

[Blue Heffner]

This Pacquiao guy is a hot mess.

[prsi]

****en Pacquiao, always having all the advantages in fights making fighters drain.

Cotto will not be wieght drained at 145

If Pac beats someone bigger they say the big guy was weight drained. If he beats a smaller opponent then he's beating up on little guys. Does that sound right to you?

I hear you and good point but the same thing will be said about Cotto if he beats Pacman, They'kk say he was too small.

wow... 165 thats crazy... it really makes ya think about the drainin part... if manny wants the belt he should of done 147 not no catch weight bs...

165 is his normal weight before the training making 145 iwll not be a problem, that's why he started to exercise (not full training) a little sooner.

do the haters know that Manny is the smaller fighter moving up to fight a bigger fighter?

Normally the advantage goes to the bigger fighter, in this case it does too. Why are there people crying about 2lbs? Manny is still moving up 5.

You said it right "Normally". If 2 boxers are very similar all around the advantage will benefit the bigger fighter, but the only advantage that Cotto will have is that he will be the heavier fighter in the ring.
Pacman will have advantage in speed, stamina, movements, home court advantage and even a better corner. While both fighters have the same reach and Cotto is only 1/2" taller.

As you see in this case the "Normally" doesn't apply because the "smaller" fighter has more advantages.

This will come down to how each fighter can adapt to the style, skills and strenghts of the other fighter while making their adjustmenst to impose their own stlye, skills and strenght .

[ELPacman]

LoL, Cotto putting on 10lbs? Going down to 145lbs comfortable, I think he'll easily rehydrate nearly 15lbs. This is no joke for Pacquiao and I hope he understands it. I'm sure he feels comfortable fighting big guys as he spars with them daily when he's training, but this is without the headgear on against a very strong puncher. Cotto is strong than Hatton and Oscar were, he's faster than both at this point in his career and theirs, and he's got a crazy will to win as he's shown in the past. I honestly don't know how Pacquiao will get over this hill.

[GameBullDawg]

THIS IS AN HISTORICAL FIGHT FOR THE CENTURY !!!!!!!

Manny Pacquiao will surpass any fighter in History by defeating Miguel Cotto in a passionate Welter Weight title Fight !!!

Manny Pacquiao will reach the top of the hill in ALL TIME BOXING "IF" he defeats Cotto for his title.

Boxingfans are told to hang on to their seats !!!!!!!

I for one will be shouting at and for Manny Pacquiao , I will be jumping chairs, bellowing like a wild bull,,,,,,,,especially if Manny takes Cotto out with an early KO but more especially if Pacman GRINDS COTTO TO A HALT CAUSING COTTO TO QUIT ON HIS STOOL !!!!!!!!!!

*****FIREWORKS***** BOMBS DROPPING , AT THE END THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE, dat be de Pacmang !!!!!!!!!!