This is Why Miguel Cotto will defeat Many Pacquaio...

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  1. horst

    horst Guest

    I can definitely understand why some people would think Cotto in this one, as he is bigger, stronger, and has good fundamentals.

    But the key to this fight is speed. Pacquiao's speed of foot movement means he will be very very hard for Cotto to pin down and land on, and both his speed of foot and hand movement means he will be inside hitting Cotto and back out before Cotto has even lifted his guard up to block.

    Speed kills. And it will. Pac by KO. :good
     
    horst, Oct 20, 2009
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  2. FinalBELL

    FinalBELL Well-Known Member Full Member

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    If Pac can't back Cotto up he loses. If Cotto can take Pac's punching power, than that will be a huge factor.
     
    FinalBELL, Oct 20, 2009
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  3. blastmaster122

    blastmaster122 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The jab won't be a key for Cotto, because Pacquiao and Roach know how to force their opponents to abandon the jab.
     
    blastmaster122, Oct 20, 2009
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  4. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    it'll be interesting to see if Cotto can take on to land one of if he is forced to give up his offence when Pac is throwing punches.
     
    PH|LLA, Oct 20, 2009
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  5. venomus_p4p

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    I see your point you need atleast 2 Pac's to beat cotto i see... Now that makes sense
     
    venomus_p4p, Oct 20, 2009
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  6. Spitfire7

    Spitfire7 Gadfly Full Member

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    :lol:

    Two. Bobby & Manny.
     
    Spitfire7, Oct 20, 2009
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  7. DAVEMAKER

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    if fights were won on hunger, james toney would be the heavyweight champ
     
    DAVEMAKER, Oct 20, 2009
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  8. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Please learn the sport before saying such ridiculous things. Pac has never had a good jab and it's one of his biggest flaws.
     
    Pimp C, Oct 20, 2009
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  9. charlievint

    charlievint Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    We shall see......I don't think Cotto's "speed" will be a factor given how much faster PAC is. But the hook to the body PAC will be very aware of and the right hand will be difficult to land on Manny based on his movement and speed. It should be a good fight!
     
    charlievint, Oct 20, 2009
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  10. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    You can never consider Pac's jab as excellent. But underrating his jab is stupid imo

    Its not his strong point but i bet pac can employ a very good jab if needed
     
    HyperBone, Oct 20, 2009
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  11. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    The point is he's never shown one. So saying he can just employ one now at 30 is highly unlikely.
     
    Pimp C, Oct 20, 2009
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  12. Bazooka

    Bazooka Pimp C Wants 2 Be Me Full Member

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    it looks like Pacquiao already understands his role in this fight
    This content is protected
     
    Bazooka, Oct 20, 2009
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  13. boxbox

    boxbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he seemed to abandon the jab this late in his career. He was using it more often when he only had a 1-2 punch. Maybe he doesnt need it as much as he learned other useful tricks.
     
    boxbox, Oct 20, 2009
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  14. boxbox

    boxbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    aww man you ruined it! that was a great poster!:fire
     
    boxbox, Oct 20, 2009
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  15. ecdrm15

    ecdrm15 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He put Clottey on his ass with one! If Cotto lands a good hard flush jab on Pac hes flying out of the ring!:yep:bbb
     
    ecdrm15, Oct 20, 2009
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