Pac-man: Cotto having tough time to make 145

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by thechampizhere, Nov 9, 2009.


  1. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    you become an atg by fighting fighters way above your fighting limit. :good
     
  2. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    lol my heart is with cotto my wallet is with pac. from the guy who said cotto is almost shot. i know what you are doing. you want to label cotto as very big underdog so that when he wins, it's like buster beating iron mike.
     
  3. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    What you're forgeting is that Pac will be at most 150 come fight night while Cotto will come in at 160,and you're complaining about one pound cmon man.
     
  4. pngo

    pngo #1Contender Full Member

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    I don't see why people are against this catchweight. I think it's only fair, Cotto is the bigger guy, this just evens it out. Cotto himself said that he was in great shape,
    if he loses it won't be because of the weight.
     
  5. Blue_Ray

    Blue_Ray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What's bad about catchweights when the two fighters agree to it. Come on, it is as if catchweights happen only on Pac's fights. It's as old as the sport itself.
     
  6. Ricky369

    Ricky369 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Manny didn't reak rules. I didn't say that. He asked, nothing wrong with asking. It's not his fault they are giving everything he wants. But the fact is still the same. If it wasn't because of HBO money and power Cotto wouldn't agree to 145lbs. Why?? Because he didn't have to!!! The only reason here is BIG PAY DAY!! Who pays???? HBO!!! Come on!!! IS not rocket science!!
    That said, I say again, I don't think Cotto will have any problem making 145lbs. I, one more time, see this as a 50/50 fight. I don't think Manny is that small. He went up in weight the right way. Just like when Evander Holyfield when up to heavyweight. He did it by putting up some muscle mass. Not like Oscar and Tito, they went up in weight by keeping some fat. And they paid the price. The element that will decide this fight is Cotto's training. Which I have been saying since before the MArgarito fight its very suspicious. I don't think Cotto trains as hard as he should. Not making excuses for him. That his business and he is getting a lot of money. If he losses he can retire and enjoy his life.
     
  7. thechampizhere

    thechampizhere Well-Known Member Full Member

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    im not comparing cotto to diaz but pac is a machine who puts relentless pressure on fighters and cotto just cant fight going backwards similar to diaz and he is susceptible to the uppercut like diaz...he cant take body shots and his mind is not the same....this is not the cotto that beat mosley and quintana,juda,torres.....this cotto is battle scarred mentally...mosley offered to fight manny at 140-143 but they turned that down because cotto is the easier fight after the bludgeoning he took from marg....mledrick taylor was never the same fighter after chavez and thats how i feel about cotto after marg....just my opinions coming from someone who has watched boxing for 25 years
     
  8. Blue_Ray

    Blue_Ray Well-Known Member Full Member

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    145 was not proposed by HBO, it was proposed by Cotto himself. :deal
     
  9. thechampizhere

    thechampizhere Well-Known Member Full Member

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    so why didnt manny fight mosley at 140 when mosley hasnt fought there in almost a decade and mosley is an atg who was willing to drop to his weight class and fight
     
  10. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    pacquiao was already considered an ATG by many even before he asked cotto for a catchweight fight. and besides, he doesn't need to fight cotto. he could have went straight for floyd by waiting.
     
  11. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    What fights of Cotto have you seen?

    Cotto can fight going backwards very well,even in the Margo fight he did it for the first six rounds and was doing great his only problem was when he stayed on the ropes .
     
  12. thechampizhere

    thechampizhere Well-Known Member Full Member

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    listen arum runs cotto...if arums says 145 its 145...cotto just has to take it or leave it...u really think cotto said 145...arum saw big bucks and proposed that weight....even the pinoys at yankee stadium were yelling 147 for the fight...
     
  13. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    **** your complaining about Cotto losing one pound but you want Mosley to fight at 140 :patsch
     
  14. DaDeRailer

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    i dont understand why you guys still posting this... he'll be ok making 145.. he faught clottey @ 146.. he'll weight 149-150 come fight night :yep
     
  15. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    i can't even imagine mosely at 140. :lol:

    pac and cotto = top rank babies

    easier fight to make and we all know arum is evil.