Ivan Calderon's analysis on Cotto-Pacquiao

[ydnam2]

Link

http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/boxeo/accion_deportiva/cotto_debe_ganar_la_pelea_por_nocaut/344101

It is in spanish though if anyone cares to translate please.

[ydnam2]

Bump!! Bump!!

[Animalistic 5.0]

I was among the many who thought at first a fight against Manny Pacquiao would be very difficult for Miguel Cotto.

But, after analyzing several Pacquiao fights, I concluded that Miguel Cotto should win the fight by knockout.

If it goes to decision it will be tight, because Pacquiao is a fighter who throws a lot of punches and he can steal the attacks in the early rounds.

But what most do not understand is that Pacquiao is not really a boxing guy. What happens is he throws punches like a madman out of control. However, Cotto has the ability to stay calm and find look for his momment. He doesn't quit and goes forward.

That will be the key to Cotto: do not lose your temper and go to your step, until you get to connect.

One need only watch the first fight of Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, who is a fighter that boxing is much finer that the Filipino boxer, and look what happened. Pacquiao threw him down three times in the first round, but Marquez kept working him until the fight ended in a draw.

Cotto has not only the finer boxing but also has a big advantage in weight.

Manny Pacquiao will go on the day of the fight at 147 pounds, while Miguel Cotto up like in 158 or 160 pounds.

So Manny is going to hit Miguel, but he is not not going to hurt him. It will be very difficult.

Many people are carried away by what happened in the fights in recent fights of Cotto at 140 pounds.

The reality is that the weight was no longer adequate. It was a lot of sacrifice and did not have the strength to hold the shots.

At 147 pounds, Cotto has been punished, but it has absorbed without problems, has not fallen and, with everything he has received, has gone forward successfully.

[Dambala]

Good, Calderon has a point but I wouldn't base my opinion on the old Pacquiao he's much complete as a fighter. Also, he has a good point about Cotto's durability as a JRW.

[ydnam2]

Translation


"I was among the many who thought that at first glance fight against Manny Pacquiao would be very difficult for Miguel Cotto. But, after analyzing several Pacquiao fights, I concluded that Miguel Cotto should win the fight by knockout. If it goes to a decision, it will be tight, because Pacquiao is a fighter who throws a lot of blows and he can steal the attacks in the early rounds. But what most do not understand is that Pacquiao is not really a boxing guy. What happens is that he starts throwing punches like a madman, out of control. However, Cotto has the ability to stay calm and find his moments. He does not let go and keeps going forward. That will be the key to Cotto: do not lose your temper and go at your step, until you connect. One needs only to watch the first fight of Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez, who is a fighter which has much fine boxing technique that the Filipino boxer, and look what happened. Pacquiao threw him three times in the first assault, but Marquez kept working until the fight ended in a draw. Cotto not only has that fine boxing skill but also has a big advantage in weight. Manny Pacquiao will go on the day of the fight at 147 pounds, while Miguel Cotto should go up like in 158 or 160 pounds. So Manny is going to hit Miguel, but not going to hurt him. It will be very difficult.

Many people are carried away by what happened in the recent fights Cotto at 140 pounds. The reality is that the weight was no longer adequate. It was a lot of sacrifice and he did not have the strength to take the punches. At 147 pounds, Cotto has been punished, but he has has absorbed them without problems, has not fallen and, with everything he has received, he has been successful. "

[ydnam2]

Animalistic you beat me to it. Thanks.

[prsoldado]

Here is my translation:


I was one of the many people that at first thought that the fight against Manny Pacquiao would be very tough for Miguel Cotto. But after analyzing various Pacquiao fights, I came to the conclusion that Miguel Cotto should win by knockout.

If it goes to a decision, it will be very close, because Pacquiao is a boxer that throws a lot of punches and his attacks can rob you of the early rounds.

But what the majority of people do not understand is that Pacquiao is really not a guy that boxes. What happens is he throws punches like a crazy, uncontrollable guy. However, Cotto has the ability to keep his calm and find his moment. He doesn't quit and he moves on forward.

That will be the key for Cotto: that he doesn't lose his cool and goes his own way, until he is able to connect.

One only has to look at Pacquiao's fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, who is a fighter that has much better boxing skill than Manny, and watch what happened. Pacquiao knocked him down three times in the first round, but Marquez was working him until the fight ended in a draw.

Cotto not only has that boxing skill, but also takes with him a big advantage in weight.

Manny will go up to 147 pounds on the day of the fight, while Miguel Cotto will go up to 158 or 160 pounds.

So Manny is going to hit Miguel, but he is not going to be able to hurt him. It is going to be very hard.

A lot of people are being influenced by what happened in Cotto's last fights at 140 lbs.

The reality is that he couldn't adequately make the weight anymore. He sacrificed a lot and he didn't have the strength to take the blows(I'm not sure about the last three words but you probably get the gist of it.)

At 147 lbs, Cotto has received punishment, but has taken it with no problem, has not fallen, and with all that he has received, has continued on with success.

There you go bro! Spanish speakers feel free to correct me if some of my translation is off.

[ydnam2]

Bumpy Bumpy!!

[Pullcounter]

here's my translation:

Cotto is an elite WW and there's no way a former 106 lber should be able to last 6 rounds with him.