Pacquiao Looking Stronger Than When He Fought Hatton

[GRUSTLER]

I think Cotto takes him. Pac is not defensive enough and Cotto
can take a punch to give one and did drop Clottey with a jab.
Cotto is stronger than a lot of people is giving him credit for.
I'm not even a fan of Cotto and I know he has more of a good
chance to take this fight. I haven't seen Pacquiao get hit by
a big man yet, so don't know how exactly he will do when it
happens. Cotto is a pretty decent boxer so not like Pac is
going to be running rings around Cotto. Both guys are good
and the fight can go either way but I just feel like Cotto
should have enough to put lil man out.

[Ravishing]

I'm gonna send Freddie a 5% cut of the winnings I'm going to get Nov 14th. I know for a fact the odds are going to start sky rocketing in favor of Pacquiao.

Freddie FTW!!!

[D-Omonist]

I think Cotto takes him. Pac is not defensive enough and Cotto
can take a punch to give one and did drop Clottey with a jab.
Cotto is stronger than a lot of people is giving him credit for.
I'm not even a fan of Cotto and I know he has more of a good
chance to take this fight. I haven't seen Pacquiao get hit by
a big man yet, so don't know how exactly he will do when it
happens. Cotto is a pretty decent boxer so not like Pac is
going to be running rings around Cotto. Both guys are good
and the fight can go either way but I just feel like Cotto
should have enough to put lil man out.

Good post! Yes a lot of peepz are underestimating Cotto's power. I will admit Cotto seemed stronger when he was younger, but it seems he has traded some of that strength for better boxing skills. Does he still have power? Definitely...and I guarantee he will try to use all of it the night of the fight.

[BMWM3P]

LOL...I think he could possibly beat both of them at the same time.

He wouldn't even break a sweat knocking Hatton the *** out.

[shade darkar]

He wouldn't even break a sweat knocking Hatton the *** out.

yeah just like the last pressure fighter he fought ey??! maybe when he has beaten a defending champion instead of squating on vacant titles and fought some proper fighters you can talk. coz last time i looked, he quit against tony, fought a bum in gomez, fought another bum in jennings and fought an ok welterweight in clottey which he nearly lost. cotto is wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll over rated.

[IMDAZED]

Pac is just amazing. Countless divisions later, he's stronger, faster and peaking physically at an age where smaller fighters begin their descent. I wish we could find out what's going on in the Cotto camp.

[GRUSTLER]

Good post! Yes a lot of peepz are underestimating Cotto's power. I will admit Cotto seemed stronger when he was younger, but it seems he has traded some of that strength for better boxing skills. Does he still have power? Definitely...and I guarantee he will try to use all of it the night of the fight.

Don't be surprised we witness a similar exposion as Floyd/Marquez.
Cotto is good and Pacquiao is good BUT Cotto is bigger and is proven
to be durable, Pac still has a question mark about how sturdy he is
against a bigger puncher, Cotto doesn't have one.

[borikua]

THis fight wouldn't even be competitive. Pac will make Cotto fight underwater.

Cotto is a fool for accepting this fight in the 1st place. Cotto's face is going to get smashed to pieces. Poor Cotto

Want to bet those 8 Mills you got there?

[Machingo69]

I think Cotto takes him. Pac is not defensive enough and Cotto
can take a punch to give one and did drop Clottey with a jab.
Cotto is stronger than a lot of people is giving him credit for.
I'm not even a fan of Cotto and I know he has more of a good
chance to take this fight. I haven't seen Pacquiao get hit by
a big man yet, so don't know how exactly he will do when it
happens. Cotto is a pretty decent boxer so not like Pac is
going to be running rings around Cotto. Both guys are good
and the fight can go either way but I just feel like Cotto
should have enough to put lil man out.

Great analysis !!! I agree 100% Cotto can box, switch back and forth to south paw, very analytical and patient. His jab will be the key to keeping Pacquiao from coming in with those crazy combinations. Like Grustler said, if Cotto was able to knock Clottey down with one jab, could you imagine little Pacquiao taking that same jab ??? He would probably fly out of the ring LOL...

Cotto got this... Am just very disappointed that people are counting him out so quickly. Cotto has been in very tough battles with world class elite boxers and people seem to forget all of that. All of the focus is on Pacquiao. Everyday you log into boxingscene or ********* etc and all you read is articles on Pacquiao.... It seems that Cotto doesn't even exist. But it's OK. My boy is focused and getting the training that he needs without any distractions. This Puerto Rican will KO Pacquiao.

[vrodz]

Just a matter of time before steroid accusations start

I was thinking the same thing. But the comments in the article and the way Manny has come up in weight are kind of fishy if you ask me.