just rewatched manny-cotto

[Nuckin Figga]

no
but Cotto just bigger than Barrera, not better

man you're not gettin Larry's point at all.

[Nuckin Figga]

he beat the shit out of both in similar fashion
Barrera is simply better than Cotto
so Barrera I is a better performance
are you dense? :laugh:
Pac wasn't as good then as he was in 09
but he wasn't 1 dimensional in that fight
he unleashed an arsenal of everything
he solved Barrera's tactics easily

Im gettng pissed off at your ******ity, to the point where i got to go to the fridge and get me something to eat, to calm down.

[AFighter4U]

and people who say he isnt a smart fighter and cant adjust are either blind,have a low boxing iq or just refuse to give him any credit..in the 1st 2 rounds expecially the second cotto was out boxing him and beating him to the punch..but by the 3rd he had adjusted and started using differant angles and started pressing cotto taking him out his comfort zone...he took his time and broke cotto down..i think when he got on the ropes in the 4th he mentally broke cotto..that was a mind game move..to show cotto not only am i gone take your shots..imm turn and put you on the ropes and then put u on your ass.cotto didnt look bad he actually looked good...the differance is manny looked great.....that was probally his best performance of his career considering cottos size,skill set and toughness...

thoughts??

you are absolutely right in that what pac fought with cotto was not just a physical one, but a mind game as well.

Personally, i think Pac took a great risk in purposefully going to the ropes. Remember that it was questionable if Pac could actually take cotto's punches at that time since cotto was able to knock out bigger fighters than Pac.

its always good to read about others appreciating Pac's fighting skills and his fighting I.Q., especially the latter since people tend to assume that he's merely an overexposed brawler.