Cotto vs Pacquiao and the similarities of Hopkins vs Trinidad

[Rabbit ♠]

cotto ain't as good as bhop and pac's better than tito.

We know that now looking back on it as Tito became one of Bhops best wins but the situation is very similiar. Very few people gave Hop a chance back then and many expected a Tito steamroll.

[Pullcounter]

We know that now looking back on it as Tito became one of Bhops best wins but the situation is very similiar. Very few people gave Hop a chance back then and many expected a Tito steamroll.

yeah, that's similar, but other than that there is none

[Bushbaby]

The ts made it clear not compairing the fighters,but the situation & I do believe he is quite accurate with the comparison!!

[larry x]

cotto should throw down the pinoy flag in manilla....j/k

[Akyra]

he is accurate with the comparison. some apparently did not develop basic reading skills growing up.

it's a fair comparison when talking about their situations heading into a big fight like this one.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

In this situation. Not career wise, style wise, or anything else. You're taking it out of context Mak.

Hopkins was a reigning, undisputed MW champ that was at his peak...he hadn't lost in years and on an unbelievable roll.....Cotto just barely squeaked by Clottey and lost to Margarito...


i can see the tito-pac aspect tho

[IMDAZED]

The upcoming bout between Cotto and Pacquiao reminds me so much of the fight between Hopkins and Trinidad. Cotto being Hopkins and Pacquiao being Tito. Keep in mind I'm not talking about fighting styles, but about the situation.

-Tito was on top of the world and was a heavy favorite to win the fight despite a few naysayers who thought Tito was biting off more than he can chew.

-He was coming off two spectacular wins over Vargas (TKO) and Joppy (early K.O.).

-Trinidad had a very strong legion of Puerto Rican fans who thought their man was unbeatable.

-Everyone was so confident that Tito would win that they were looking past the Hopkins fight for a future superfight with fellow p4p king Roy Jones Jr.

I'm sorry if someone has already pointed this out (I'm sure I'm not the first). I just thought the similarities were striking and I for one believe history will repeat itself. If it doesn't then hopefully we can see the biggest fight of our era with Pacquiao vs Mayweather.

I've been saying this since the fight was signed. Eerily similar. Except Cotto isn't quite Hopkins and Bernard hadn't just recently been demolished.

[Pullcounter]

Hopkins was a reigning, undisputed MW champ that was at his peak...he hadn't lost in years and on an unbelievable roll.....Cotto just barely squeaked by Clottey and lost to Margarito...


i can see the tito-pac aspect tho

tito ain't no pac.

[sneaky jepoy]

The upcoming bout between Cotto and Pacquiao reminds me so much of the fight between Hopkins and Trinidad. Cotto being Hopkins and Pacquiao being Tito. Keep in mind I'm not talking about fighting styles, but about the situation.

-Tito was on top of the world and was a heavy favorite to win the fight despite a few naysayers who thought Tito was biting off more than he can chew.

-He was coming off two spectacular wins over Vargas (TKO) and Joppy (early K.O.).

-Trinidad had a very strong legion of Puerto Rican fans who thought their man was unbeatable.

-Everyone was so confident that Tito would win that they were looking past the Hopkins fight for a future superfight with fellow p4p king Roy Jones Jr.

I'm sorry if someone has already pointed this out (I'm sure I'm not the first). I just thought the similarities were striking and I for one believe history will repeat itself. If it doesn't then hopefully we can see the biggest fight of our era with Pacquiao vs Mayweather.

i agree with you on the situations. very similar indeed.

[Exciterx30]

What's the basis for saying that Pacquiao is a better fighter than a prime Trinidad? People seem to forget who Trinidad was, Pacquiao is great but I think he still needs to achieve more. A lot of fans are caught in the hype and are starting to think Pacquiao is a top 10 ATG or something. I think he has the tools to maybe achieve a lot of greater things than what he has already, but I think some get caught in the moment and are seeing Pacquiao as invincible, which he isn't. That's my take on this and before some hugger goes all "wiseguy" on my post, I think Pacquiao is a great fighter himself.