Alex Ariza: Pacquiao Fought Cotto Injured!

[Heru]

Nobody can take a puncher better than Paulie but you gotta to think about numbers. In the Cotto/Malignaggi fight---Paulie took 169 power shots from Cotto. Against Pacquiao Cotto only landed 93. Big difference if you we're talking about damage being given.

Cotto landed 172 punches.

The difference is that most of them were jabs against Pacquiao and against Malignaggi, I rarely saw Cotto even throw a jab.

You need very good power to break jaw, but it's a freak purposeful accident and Cotto had 10 pounds on em. Malinaggi is an idiot either way.

[Left Hook Tua]

And that's why Pac ate most of Cotto's Jabs?

you mean the jabs where pacquiao would go over with his right hook and crack cotto with?

[MakeDamnSure]

I think it is full of shyt because it it was true why would Roach let him play basketball. Wouldn't Roach tell him to rest it? Playing basketball might get it worse.
If the injury was right after Hatton fight. It has been six month since that fight. I would think 6 months would be enough time to heal it.

He injured his knee during a basketball game. He had time to rest but they didn't expect that it would bother him in the training. It's not really that serious anyway that require surgery or whatsoever.

They handled that injury properly.

[illmatickid]

no wonder Manny's movement wasn't the same when he did fight Oscar and Ricky. Knee injury, that really hurts a lot for sure.

ROFLMAO!

duuude your avatar is CLASSSIC!

[Puntoyhauf]

This time Roach needs to be strict at Pacquiao's training, he should not let Pacquiao do other stuffs aside from what is given in the training program.

[rao007]

Cotto landed 172 punches.

The difference is that most of them were jabs against Pacquiao and against Malignaggi, I rarely saw Cotto even throw a jab.

You need very good power to break jaw, but it's a freak purposeful accident and Cotto had 10 pounds on em. Malinaggi is an idiot either way.

Just talking about power connects specifically. Paulie just got hit a lot more than Pacquiao. For the most part, Pacquiao blunted Cotto's offense with movement and decent defense Paulie was just keeping his hands down the entire fight. I don't know why he does that.

Got these stats from Compuboxonline

Cotto vs. Malignaggi:

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI (put major league whuppin’ on game Malignaggi, who was cut from accidental headbutt in 1st round. Cotto then dropped Paulie in 2nd. Overall, Cotto landed 34% of his 50 punches per round and 40% of his power shots. Malignaggi’s face was a swollen mask by fight’s end. Cotto had 203-136 edge in total connects and 169-73 edge in power connects. Scoring: 116-112 2x & 115-112.)

Cotto vs. Pacquiao:

The final CompuBox numbers were indicative of “The Pac Man’s” dominance. The Filipino landed 336 of 780 (43 percent) to Cotto’s 172 of 597 (29 percent) and although Cotto prevailed in jabs (79 of 297 to 60 of 227 – both 27 percent) it was Pacquiao’s comet quick power punching that determined the outcome. In that department the new champion was 276 of 560 (49 percent) to Cotto’s 93 of 300 (31 percent) and the round-by-round numbers demonstrated Pacquiao’s escalating command.

[rao007]

so Pacquiao hurt his leg 6 months ago. he was still hurt for the fight?

Apparently he complained of pain.

[rao007]

just like these 2 reports. They are 1 day apart.

Ariza: "Cotto's Shots Ruptured Pacquiao's Ear Badly"
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23515

Manny Pacquiao's Ear Injury is No Cause For Concern

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23498

That's all boxingscene. They recycle a lot of their material and add a new headline.

[Titing Kabayo]

Manny is scared of injections

Yes, but he's not afraid of injecting someone... like Ms Ranillo..