Comments Thread For: Miguel Cotto Ready: "I'm Not Afraid of Manny Pacquiao"

[mariobrotherpr]

So what?

He might as well not be afraid of Mike Tyson for all I care for.

Stop talking, start training, let go of the booze and broads, then - MAYBE - you might still have one elite fight left.

[fdotorres]

No. Blame Bob for not protecting Miguel and making Manny fight at 147. Manny still makes the same money. For Bob to only allow Cotto to make his biggest payday ever by fighting at 145 is sickening.

cotto had the choice to say "no" and stay firm on it, regardless of what arum and pac's team insisted on

[TxHustla]

Cotto will get beat down again if this fight is at catchweight.

i think it'll be good over 150lbs..Cotto was great at 147..nobody here can say Cotto needs to be at 154..

yup the 1 extra pound he had to shed made him into a poor boxer despite him saying he was at his best.....

it doesnt matter if the fight is at 140, 145, 150 or 154, pac will always beat cotto down because he is a far better boxer

R u on shrooms? Cotto has way better boxing skills than Pac..thats almost like a hands down kinda thing..Pac is just fast,strong and throws alot..but actual "boxing" technique goes to Cotto.

Pac always beats Cotto if he wants to stand and trade with Pac. It's possible Cotto wins with boxing skills if he uses them the entire fight and not try and go toe-to-toe.

Yup..i remember being at the fight and yelling..COTTO DUDE WHAT R DOING!! U DONT TRADE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING WITH A GUY WHOS FASTER THAN YOU!!!! He needs to box and box and stay disciplined..and with Steward there, i think it'll happen.

Well, although i agree you can't come at Pac toe to toe, that's just how Cotto fights, he can't fight effectively moving backwards without taking a lot of shots as well. Cotto should be afraid of Pacquiao, until he stops fighting with his head up in the air without any d, he's always going to be destroyed by high volume punchers that move forward effectively.

Are u kidding? he fought backwards vs Judah and Mosley..and won both..with 1 being a KO..he fought backwards vs Rito and schooled him the 1st 6 rounds...he's an above average counter puncher.

[fdotorres]

i think it'll be good over 150lbs..Cotto was great at 147..nobody here can say Cotto needs to be at 154..



R u on shrooms? Cotto has way better boxing skills than Pac..thats almost like a hands down kinda thing..Pac is just fast,strong and throws alot..but actual "boxing" technique goes to Cotto.



Yup..i remember being at the fight and yelling..COTTO DUDE WHAT R DOING!! U DONT TRADE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RING WITH A GUY WHOS FASTER THAN YOU!!!! He needs to box and box and stay disciplined..and with Steward there, i think it'll happen.



Are u kidding? he fought backwards vs Judah and Mosley..and won both..with 1 being a KO..he fought backwards vs Rito and schooled him the 1st 6 rounds...he's an above average counter puncher.

he didn't fight going backwards against judah

[Mr.Smith]

cotto had the choice to say "no" and stay firm on it, regardless of what arum and pac's team insisted on

I agree...but if he says no and stands firm. Do you think people will really see it his way and not that he is ducking Pac? Plus, who else was he going to fight and make that kind of money?

[The Big Dunn]

cotto had the choice to say "no" and stay firm on it, regardless of what arum and pac's team insisted on

Then he wouldn't of made his career payday. Cmon dude be for real. This is a busineess and Cotto got kids to feed. He had no other options to make that kind of money.

[mariobrotherpr]

Plus, who else was he going to fight and make that kind of money?

Margarito in Mexico. Guaranteed it will sell out. Biggest fight in Mex since Chavez vs Camacho.

[Mr.Smith]

he didn't fight going backwards against judah

I don't think he did either. Maybe when he got stunned but, I think that's when the low blows came in. I'd have to watch that fight again.

[The Big Dunn]

Margarito in Mexico. Guaranteed it will sell out. Biggest fight in Mex since Chavez vs Camacho.

Not now, then.

[mariobrotherpr]

Not now, then.

Didn't Margarito sell out the venue in his last fight against a tomato can?