It Will Be Really Interesting To See How Cotto Handles Pac's Speed

[Pullcounter]

when was Cotto hurt badly in the Judah fight??
The first round Judah stunned him but Cotto was throwing punches back

judah wacked cotto with a huge uppercut, then cotto hit judah with a lowblow that crushed his nutts.

[tito yuca]

It's true that Pacquiao really hasn't fought anyone with Cotto's size and power. The closest to a prime, bigger and stronger fighter Pac has faced would have to be Hatton. But Hatton is no Cotto. But it can also be said that Cotto has never faced anyone like Pacquiao.

The advantages that Pac has over Cotto are speed, stamina and agility. Obviously, Pac doesn't have more power than Cotto, but he can punch faster for longer periods of time and do it from many angles. Cotto has fought other boxers who were fast and were great athletes. Quintana, Judah and Clottey have fast hands. But let's use the fastest of them for example..

Judah. Judah, you ask? Yeah, Cotto did make him submit. As he did Quintana. But Judah has been the fastest opponent of Cotto's and was able to hurt him with his speed. When you compare fighters, in this instance, you want to compare their abilities. Zab and Pac do not have the same fighting style, but they are both great athletes who are incredibly fast.

Cotto was hurt badly by Zab, but he was successful large in part because Zab, in true Judah fashion, became less and less offensive. He began to retreat, allowing Cotto to get close to him by not using his boxing ability and speed avoid danger. Would Pac do the same?

We've never, ever seen Pac stay in the pocket and allow infighting. Hatton tried, but smothered himself going STRAIGHT to Pac. Cotto doesn't do that. He relies on power and a boxer/puncher style to get to the body to wear his opponent down. But, Pac stays on an outside perimeter where he uses his speed to strike and exit against larger opponents who are slower than him.

Cotto's best bet will be to counter punch Manny as he comes in, but to be effective, you need to be a quick and accurate counter punch who is a hell of a timer. Is Cotto that? If he can't do this, does he have the stamina to constantly track Manny down? Will he have the endurance to withstand stinging left hands as he does so? Remember, Pac doesn't have to be as powerful as Judah or Margarito to do enough damage to hurt Cotto. I'm not saying Cotto has ZERO chance. All Cotto has to do is land some CLEAN and HARD punches and he may be able to get Manny out of there. But the question is, will he be ABLE to?

I don't think he will. I think Manny will keep to the outside utilizing his improved boxing skills and tag Cotto continuously darting in and out of danger. I'm not sure he will be able to KO Cotto, but I'm leaning towards Manny for the win. But hey, if I'm wrong, I'm wrong and yall can bump this.

My prediction record for notable fights.

Mayweather > JMM by UD
Arreolla > Klitcho by KO (LOL)
Cotto > Clottey by SD
Pacquiao > Hatton by MD
Pacquiao > Marquez by UD
Malignaggi > Hatton by UD
Calzaghe > Hopkins by SD
Margarito > Mosley by TKO
Margarito > Cotto by TKO

Your record of predicting fights is pretty pathetic. Sure, you nailed some right on the head, but the ones you got wrong were SO wrong that they make you look like someone who has no idea WTF they are talking about.

The only thing I'll say about your topic is this - Manny HAS fought inside and in the pocket. He did it in the 12th round of the first Morales fight when Erik ******ly turned southpaw, and he was getting BLITZED by Manny.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

You mean Cotto or Pac? I assume you mean Pac as it's the lead hook but he never fought Corley....

i'm talkin about Cotto-Corley...there were numerous instances where that right hook was used effectively

[MindBat]

That's why I see this fight as a toss up at the moment. Though I pick Manny to edge Miguel out for a UD as well.

Both fighters raise questions based on their recent performances.

If there are any knockdowns, that will make this fight all the more interesting.

[loui_ludwig]

Hell with Oscar's "can't pull the trigger anymore". His weight during the night was his fault, not Pac. As far as His saying Pac was there to get hit, then how come when he threw punches he didn't land jack ****. Pac was using his speed and movement to get of the punches of Oscar.

[Jone2ts]

**** speed **** timing, Cotto gotta be able to take the punch. He is gonna get tagged from that speed and we all know it, the only question is can he take the punches and if he can how big of trouble is Pac in. If Cotto can't take the punches he will get beat in a fashion that will be Hatton like, too much speed for a guy with his defense. His chin is all that matters in this.

[oc9979]

judah wacked cotto with a huge uppercut, then cotto hit judah with a lowblow that crushed his nutts.

by the time Cotto hit him with the low blow Cotto wasn't stunned. watch the fight

the upper cut was at 1:40 of the first round and the low blow was at 1:17. 23 second later and Cotto was already on the attack again

[The_Demon]

same way he handled judahs and mosleys probably
manny is more explosive than those 2 but a lot smaller compared 2 mosley and slightly sloppy compared too judah

[BMWM3P]

How people quickly forget Cotto's ability to get off hard, crisp, short punches.

You make predictions of a fighters body of work not just their last few fights. Anyone thinking that Pac is that leagues than when he fought Marquez is just buying into the hype.