Roach Lines Up Some Tough Sparring For Pacquiao

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Urban Antillo is a good sparring partner IMO. Size to emulate Cotto and style as well. Hard hitter with an aggressive style.

[Dave Rado]

I think prime JLC beats Pac, don't know about by ko though

Chavez, maybe. Duran, probably. But Castillo? Come on!!!!

[killacash]

I dont know why Roach chose antillon for pac's sparring partner. Pac is just going to knock him out on the first day just like Valero did.

[peyk-peyk]

youre starting to lose your credibility as a poster

He doesn't have any credibility since the start.

[Pullcounter]

I dont know why Roach chose antillon for pac's sparring partner. Pac is just going to knock him out on the first day just like Valero did.

antillon gives pac a good work out i guess.

[shadeyfizzle]

I cant wait to see the sparring videos with Rigondeaux

[Kevin Jesus]

Could it be coincidence you saw a different fight than most or could we just assume your hating on Cotto as usual.

Cotto almost didn't go at Margo body at all, he probably thought he was gonna get him out with the head combos he was hitting him with. He was not trying to get inside of Margo, Margo's pressure put him there. As for him going to Mosley's body...just watch the fight again

So he did a good job on Mosley's body in that fight? Then why was he playing Runaway Bride for the last 4 rounds?

I think if you do some good work with body shots, that means 'breaking down' your opponent, and your opponent is supposed to be running away from you, not the other way around. Cotto vs Quintana, Cotto vs Judah, Cotto vs Gomez are good examples of good inside work/breaking down your opponent, not Cotto vs Mosley. Don't be nutthuggers please we have too many of those on here already.

[philb]

So he did a good job on Mosley's body in that fight? Then why was he playing Runaway Bride for the last 4 rounds?

I think if you do some good work with body shots, that means 'breaking down' your opponent, and your opponent is supposed to be running away from you, not the other way around. Cotto vs Quintana, Cotto vs Judah, Cotto vs Gomez are good examples of good inside work/breaking down your opponent, not Cotto vs Mosley. Don't be nutthuggers please we have too many of those on here already.

LOL, so true, some cotto fans are just ridiculous, most are reasonable i guess tho. To be honest i was pissed at both cotto and mosley, cause that fight wasn't even a fight, it was more like a sparring session....mosley did stun cotto tho at one point.

[SceneSpectator!]

get who you want for sparring but cotto will come out on top in this one,mannys a great fighter but this time hes in a fight with a real fighter in his prime.no washed up or overrated fighters will be in the ring this time.the fight wont go past the 9th round unless manny starts to punch and run which ive never seen him do so it will be a war which the smaller man losses.

Not a wash up? How many times i read that the opponents of manny was not a wash up, but when they were beatin' there are so many excuses surfaced. Against ODLH, many tells that Manny was suicidal, he will be taken out into stretcher, his wife will be widowed, his ass will be kicked and so on. But when ODLH was badly beatin' by the "midget" as many called him, suddenly he became old, past his prime and dehydrated! Then when Hattons came who was regarded then as undisputable at 140lbs and many believes Hatton would whip Manny's ass, but when Haton humiliated from 2 rounds KO from Pac, suddenly he became an over-rated or overhypes fighter! Now, Cotto is on the line and if he will be beatin' too, I'm just wondering what excuses surfaced for him too.