Early Pacquiao-Cotto Insider Picks

[WhoreUs]

I'm picking Cotto to win, but I want Pacquiao to win.

pachater....

[Chups]

The latest Issue of Ring Magazine asked about 30 people their opinions (fighters, writers, commentators) and I do believe the final tally was 26 picks for Pacquiao and 4 for Cotto (or it could have been 24-6).

20 people. I thinks it's 16-4 or 14-6.

[DLT]

Frankly I'm not convinced that Mayweather woulfd fight Manny if he beats Cotto convincively. Mayweather in the last few years has built his repetitation carefully fighting smaller guys who still have some marque value left to them but are not as dangerous as they used to be and not in their prime, Heck he fought Marquez who was 2 weight divisions below him and still came in overweight. Name one in his prime welterweight of elite quality that Mayweather has beaten, there are none!! Lets see, a over the hill puggy Hatton, little Marquez and Dela Hoya who I won't even honor with a comment about if anyone thinks he was legitimate. mayweather is a good fighter but those who classifiy him as great don't know boxing or it's history he's still unproven when you attach great to his name. Ya gotta fight in their prime greas to be great yourself and not rely on a PR guy to do it for you. Manny deserves the # 1 status he has today and has fought a better caliber of prime fighters in his weight diviion or by moving up, because of this history should see him as a far, far better fighter based on accomplishments then Big Mouth Money Mayweather who I'm sure will once again fool the public by fighting another washed up smaller guy. How about a Hatton rematch or even Dela Hoya for Mr Money?

Homer. You act like Pac just didnt get mad credit for beating those same guys you ripped Floyd about. What about the giant Pac that was coming into the ring at 147 pounds for SFW fights at the same time Floyd was coming into the ring at 146 pounds for WW fights? Who was picking on the small guys then? Pac fought a ton of guys at the time who were past there prime and had just lost. He lost to EM, then EM gets shut out cold by Raheem and Pac beats him after that but people make a big deal about it. Then he has the nerve to fight him a 3rd time with no one saying anything about it and he beat him again. The guy was clearly shot. Larios? Come on now. Diaz was the worst champ by far at LW. Oscar was a corpse. Floyd had just stretched Hatton. Alot of people think he lost both fights to JMM, e****aly the 2nd one. Dont act like your boy Pac is so great and has done so many great things while Floyd is nothing because thats a lie wether you want to admit it or not

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Early Pacquiao-Cotto Insider Picks
By Brent Matteo Alderson

STEVE FARHOOD (Showtime Analyst & Former Editor and Chief of Ring Magazine)
I like Pacquiao. I think he’s too quick, too fast. I think Cotto maybe a little bit on the down side and I don’t think Cotto’s size advantage is as big as big as an advantage as Pacquiao’s speed advantage. He’s [Pacquiao] just more today, he’s more now. Unlike most great fighters he seems to be getting better. And if that improvement continues I can’t see him losing to Cotto.


ANDRE BERTO (WBC 147 Pound World Champion)
I like Pacquiao. It’s going to be a good fight for Pacquiao, but at the same time, but if he doesn’t come on his game it might be a short night for Pacquiao.


MICHAEL MARLEY (Boxing Manager/Owner of ******************.com)
I love Manny in the fight, but I think he is going to have some rough moments. People are used to the fact that he's been going through guys, he flattened Hatton, that he beat up on Oscar. I think Cotto was devastated mentally by the Margarito thing. Now in his own mind he thinks he never lost, he thinks Margarito cheated in the fight. So much of the game is mental and he’s tough mentally. Bruce Trampler said Pacquiao has too much speed for Cotto. I think Manny will win a decision.


MICHAEL ROSENTHAL (Editor of Ringtv.com)
I think Pacquiao will win by a late knockout. Pacquiao will have more trouble with Cotto than he did with David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton because he's a legitimate 147-pounder in his prime. However, Pacquiao's superior ability and speed will wear and cut Cotto down until he can no longer fight.


BRENT MATTEO ALDERSON (Editor of FighFanNation.com/Ring Magazine’s Bi-lingual Correspondent)
I think Miguel is going to whip on Pacquiao. De La Hoya was dead at the weight and Hatton got caught by a good shot from a southpaw just like Sambu Kalambay got caught by Michael Nunn in 1989. Now don’t get me wrong if they were the same size I would favor the Pac-man, but I don’t how Pacquiao can beat a strong welterweight in his twenties unless Miguel is completely shot. I hope I’m wrong because a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight would be good for the sport, but I’m so confident in a Cotto victory that I’m going to make a significant wager on the fight. I only bet on boxing once every couple years, when I feel like the odds are based on a false perception held by the majority.


DAVID AVILA (Veteran Writer: Uppercut Magazine, La Prensa Newspaper, SweetScience.com)
I like Pacquiao by Knockout. I think he’s going to knock Cotto out. I think he’s at that point, he’s unbeatable right now.


ARMANDO MUNIZ (Former Welterweight Contender, Fought Sugar Ray & Jose Napoles)
I think Pacquiao will win the fight because he moves forward, forward, forward, and Cotto has the habit of going backwards too much in recent fights. You can’t win a fight going backwards running.


HENRY RAMIREZ (Professional Trainer of Stable which includes Chris Arreola)
It’s a tough fight. I think Pacquiao is going to win. He’s the favorite, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Cotto won. I want to see my man Mayweather. .


CISSE SALIF (Heavyweight boxer 23-16-2)
I think Pacquiao will beat him by decision.


RICO RAMOS (Undefeated 122-Pound Prospect 12-0)
I like Pacquiao because of his speed and movement. Cotto is Puerto Rican too, but he’s too slow.


SHERMAN LAMB ERT (Boxing Historian/FightFanNation.com Staff Writer)
I like Pacquiao because I think Margarito took something out of Cotto. I think an undefeated Cotto might have been able to take Pacquiao, but he’s not the same guy. It will be interesting to see if he can stop Cotto. If he can overpower Cotto, Mayweather is in for trouble.

none of these fools must've watched teh pbf/jmm fight.... SIZE ADVANTAGE IS A HUGE FACTOR!!!

[freeloada]

I dont understand the whole Cotto's loss to marg took something outta him... so if cotto would have finished the fight then he would still be the same old cotto? im confused.. Cotto is still the same fighter he was before and after margs.. except with more attitude and more tattoos.. i hope the odds go higher for pac cause i want to put my money on Cotto and win out a huge ass payday.. crossing my fingers thats it goes 5-1 odds before the fight with all this delusional **** riding that some people are doing..

[Ravishing]

Oh man this is getting better than I expected!!!!

Let them odds hit even 5/1 in favor of Pac!!!

Wooooo!!!! Amsterdam here I come!!!!

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I wonder how many of these same people picked Dela Hoya to beat up Pacquaio.

[zalez787]

Styles make fights. Most Cotto opponents have had a style which favored him heavily , others were able to make it to 11 or 12 rounds , and one had the style to beat him , the other one had the skills but neither the heart or knowledge , Cotto being the underdog shoulnt be based on previous fights , but styles , and skills , paquiao's style is very difficult for a lot of ppl , I am Puerto Rican and want nothing more than a Cotto win , but I am a boxing fan first , and i love , appreciate , and have a lot of respect for the pac-man , he is an awesome exciting very skilled fighter which is not an easy opponent for anyone. Anyone who bases his Pac win over cotto on previous fight is a dumbass , non of them have faced a fighter like they are about to . Cotto- has never fought a fighter like paquiao , and the other way around , paquiao has the skills , ring experience , and heart to put on a one-sided show in there. I Pick paquiao to win , but i want Cotto to win. I wish it want Pac destroying cotto , but if it happens then it happens.