Even if Pac beats Cotto, I still feel that Pac's permanence at WW isn't exactly certain.
If he gets knocked out badly and looks like he didn't belong at WW to begin with, and is visibly outmuscled and outsized the whole fight, then Pac should probably go back down to light WW or lightweight.
Even as a pac fan, I personally think he doesn't belong at 147 as of right now.
Thing is, even if he wins I'm still not so sure he really "belongs" at WW. It's not so much that I want to see one of my favorite fighters protected from the true heavy hitters at WW. If Pac wins against Cotto, and goes on to sign a big fight against another legit WW I'd be all for it. But at the same time it just doesn't sit right.
I get the same vibe from Pac as I do from a Roberto Duran that moved up a little too much in weight and got shattered back down to reality by Hearns. Meaning that at 147, I just get the gut feeling he's one bad match up away from being brought back down to earth. There's only so much muscle you can pack onto a 5'6" frame with a midgets reach. I can't even imagine him sizing up against a tall WW with a much larger build like a Margarito. What do you think?
If he gets knocked out badly and looks like he didn't belong at WW to begin with, and is visibly outmuscled and outsized the whole fight, then Pac should probably go back down to light WW or lightweight.
Even as a pac fan, I personally think he doesn't belong at 147 as of right now.
Thing is, even if he wins I'm still not so sure he really "belongs" at WW. It's not so much that I want to see one of my favorite fighters protected from the true heavy hitters at WW. If Pac wins against Cotto, and goes on to sign a big fight against another legit WW I'd be all for it. But at the same time it just doesn't sit right.
I get the same vibe from Pac as I do from a Roberto Duran that moved up a little too much in weight and got shattered back down to reality by Hearns. Meaning that at 147, I just get the gut feeling he's one bad match up away from being brought back down to earth. There's only so much muscle you can pack onto a 5'6" frame with a midgets reach. I can't even imagine him sizing up against a tall WW with a much larger build like a Margarito. What do you think?
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