CompuBox Pre Analysis: Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto

[StrangerInTown]

Whatever happens, these guys should be regarded as the best in the sport. They fight anybody at their height, they win most, and even in defeat, they come back strong. Win, lose, or draw, both men are better for boxing than Floyd "I Don't Have Anymore Money So I Came Back to Boxing" Mayweather.

I hope they get into a trilogy. Boxing needs a good series. It's been a while.

Here is a man who knows what time it is. A perfect expression of the situation at hand or shall I say fist.

[C.Y.]

That's what I've been trying 2 say... mosley got robbed

naw mosley lost, its easy to see. Mosley got outboxed and didnt use his spped to his advantage..
we'll see if pac can use his speed to win and get his fifth belt in 5th different weight class

[Allucard]

naw mosley lost, its easy to see. Mosley got outboxed and didnt use his spped to his advantage..
we'll see if pac can use his speed to win and get his fifth belt in 5th different weight class

No, Mosley won the fight. Explain to me how did he lose if he landed more jabs and powershots? Plus he dominated the latter rounds which should have settled any doubts. He got robbed.

[GRUSTLER]

Damn, I ain't even a Cotto fan and I see everyone is sleeping on
Miguel Cotto. If Cotto comes in with his A game then he should
be able to stop Pac in 6/7 rounds. Cotto is a big puncher with a
decent beard, a great jab and knows how to cut off the ring bringing
pressure offensively. If Pacquiao thinks he will move in and out
tagging Cotto then he will be eventually put against the ropes.
Cotto fights his best offensively and Manny is not known to be
an aggressor in his fights but rather wait for his opponent to
come in. Manny hasn't even fought a guy with the size, power
and skill set of Cotto yet, how can people make him such a betting
favorite? Big ass Margarito couldn't even put homes out and he
could of had some help. Manny is going to need to pressure
Cotto inorder to beat him and that's not his game plan or style.
It's not like Manny is a defensive fighter either and sure he will
taste some of Cotto's power shots. Man I can't wait till this
weekend because frankly, as much as I like and respect Manny
Pacquiao, this Pac mania is off the chain. It can go either way
but am leaning towards Cotto just off of experience at WW alone.

[prsi]

this is the ist time in boxing history that a 108 pounder could reach a welterweight and won a tittle. that is greatness.

Actually he started his boxing career at 105lbs fighting guys like Ivan Calderon and others in the 90's and I agree with you that it is Great!!!

However Cotto has not been the only one. Pacman started his boxing career at 106 and in the 90's also. That too is Great!!!

Oh I'm sorry, where you actually refering to Pacman on your post?????

I guess that they are both great than!!!!!LOL

[zzat]

3 more days and all this yik-yak gonna stop. A lot of people done gone and lost their minds over this ****. Nov 14 is almost here.

[rskumm21]

No, Mosley won the fight. Explain to me how did he lose if he landed more jabs and powershots? Plus he dominated the latter rounds which should have settled any doubts. He got robbed.

Because fights are scored by rounds. He may have landed more overall, but on a round by round basis, Cotto won more rounds. In the rounds Cotto won he landed more than Mosely, and in total it was more rounds. In the rounds that Mosely won he was more busy, but unfortunately for him it was less rounds that this occurred in.

[Allucard]

Because fights are scored by rounds. He may have landed more overall, but on a round by round basis, Cotto won more rounds. In the rounds Cotto won he landed more than Mosely, and in total it was more rounds. In the rounds that Mosely won he was more busy, but unfortunately for him it was less rounds that this occurred in.

Mosley landed more punches than cotto in rounds 2,3,4,7,10,11 (total of 6 rounds) with the 12th a tie... while cotto only landed more punches in the 1,5,6,8,9 (total of 5 rounds only!!!!).

mosley landed more power punches than cotto in rounds 1,2,3,5,7,9,10,11,12.

[-Lowkey-]

Because fights are scored by rounds. He may have landed more overall, but on a round by round basis, Cotto won more rounds. In the rounds Cotto won he landed more than Mosely, and in total it was more rounds. In the rounds that Mosely won he was more busy, but unfortunately for him it was less rounds that this occurred in.

exactly i mean just for an example mosley could have landed say 26 punches in the first round to say cottos 9

but if cotto again lands 9 punches in the second and third round round and mosley only lands 5 in each that woud be 2 rounds to 1 for cotto dispite mosley landing more in total in those 3 rounds (not actual numbers from the fight)

to say mosley was robbed is dumb i think even SSM admited he lost the fight. yes it was close but cotto edged it

[-Boxzilla-]

ya i just rewatched the fight about a week ago and cotto won it in a close but clear decision, no where near a robbery in that one ....