what happens if cotto offsets manny's speed

[shadeyfizzle]

Cotto has KO all the southpaw's he has faced and his timing kills speed.

Power - Cotto
Boxing Ability - Cotto
Strength - Cotto
Chin - Cotto
Defence - Cotto
Experience - Cotto

I could go on and on but in the end Pacquiao only advantage is his speed and don't come here with that crap that Pacquiao has better defence the man faced Zombi De La Hoya, Crappy Hatton and Bum Diaz in his last 3 fights, off course he will look like a million bucks. Watch how many times Marquez hit that ass and come back to me.

Disagree with the bolded. Pacquiao has much more experience than Cotto. Especially with the fight in vegas Pac has way more experience on the "big stage"

Chin you can feel free to disagree with me but I feel Pacquiao's got the better chin. For a guy who was knocked out at 112lbs to come all the way to welter and even spar with guys who are 160+ in preparation for this fight with no signs of slowing down is almost humanly impossible. I'd say Pacquiao is the overall tougher guy.

And you left out the X factors like Pacquiao having a much better trainer to prepare him for the unforseen and make adjustments mid-fight. handspeed, crowd support, and ability to come back from behind. which all give the nod to Pacquiao.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

But is he the all-round better fighter?

Ofcourse!!!!

And november 14 will prove me right!!

[DAN916]

Depends what you mean by offset. If he can slow down Pac's workrate by making him miss or timing him with power punches, then I think he has a much better chance at winning.

You can't rule out the fact that Manny's been through these battles before. I know it was at a lower weight, but it's a mentality thing. the Morales fights were brutal. The Marquez fights were tough. He gets hit and fires back.

Its going to take more then a strong mentality to beat Cotto cause hes going to make it a physical thing aswell. He hast been in the ring with someone 155lbs+ dont expect to see Pac willing to take one to give one in this fight.

[KingTito]

Cotto will, and he'll TKO Manny in round 10.

[handwraps]

he's really not that much bigger. He'll be a four or five pounds bigger than hatton was.

i think hell be alot bigger then hatt, remember ricky couldnt handle the 147 divison which is why u went back to 140 collazo even rocked him. Cotto 's more grown into that weight.

[nystate0fm1nd]

in anticipation for what i think will be a great fight, ive thought of different scenarios that can take place in the ring.one of them is what happens if cotto can somewhat offset mannys speed. we know manny doesnt have the best defense and can be hit flush. how do you see this playing out if it occurs?

Cotto wins by mid-round stoppage.

[Stickman]

If Pacman wins, it'll be a decision. If Cotto wins, it'll be a KO.

Toss a coin.

Also, for those of you who think Cotto is a far better boxer than Manny....Pacman has come a long, long way in the last several years, his skill has improved by leaps and bounds, and he's no longer the one-trick pony he used to be. Cotto is a better counter puncher than Manny, but otherwise their skillsets aren't that far apart. Miguel also has a tendency to get caught by right hooks from southpaws, so there is a chance for Manny to win by KO, albeit a fairly small chance, but it's there, nevertheless.

I think Cotto will committ to body work early in an attempt to level the playing field later on, as far as speed goes. If he's successful, he should take home a KO win. If he's not, he should lose a reasonably close decision. Wildcards are Manny's right hook (if he gets Miguel badly hurt early in a round, he's a good finisher and has an excellant chance of a KO), and Miguel's timing and counterpunching (if he gets Manny's straight left timed early on he could win by KO before middle rounds).

That's my analysis, do with it what you will.