Did Cotto expose any weaknesses in Pacquiao

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  1. VictorinKCK

    VictorinKCK Member Full Member

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    I have always been a PacMan basher. I thought DLH was to past his prime that poor Steve Forbes exposed him and maybe retired him, but Pac eventually did it. Hatton was like Roach said a poor champ. I really thought Cotto would wear Pacquiao down, actually it was the opposite. My praises to Pacquiao, you have a new fan (not that you need anymore). BUT Cotto hit Pacquiao flush a couple of times, looks like Cotto's strength hurt Pacquiao, but Pacquiao with a great trainer adjusted. What do you guys think?
     
  2. Zaryu

    Zaryu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No he did not expose any weaknesses, if anything he brought out a virtue because Pacquiao showed he can take a powerful welterweight punch and still fight back and hurt his opponent with counters.
     
  3. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I noticed one thing, when Cotto was working around the ring he was actually catching pac, which could be a factor since that's how mayweather boxes.
     
  4. chatty

    chatty Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He gets caughtdown the middle a lot and has no guard whatsover when he is on the offense, cotto hurt pac a couple of times but i was impressed overall how well pac took cottos punches. every fighter has weaknesses, its just how well their opponent can take advantageof them.
     
  5. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    Of course Cotto hurt Pac a couple of times. Cotto is a tough ****. Cotto is and never was a bum. The question in this thread is ridiculous. Pacquiao did exactly what he was supposed to do, and so did Cotto. It turned out Pac's best was better. Cotto exposed no weaknesses. Being the great fighter he is, he simply hung in there. Cotto is an impossible guy to look flawless against.
     
  6. r2d2

    r2d2 HATERS GONNA HATE! Full Member

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    did anybody saw pacmans hand in the air then smiles......NOPE, not this fight.
     
  7. Rooney

    Rooney Boxing Junkie banned

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    :good:good

    Cotto did a poor mans version of a master boxer.
     
  8. T-smooth

    T-smooth Member Full Member

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    Cotto did show a weakness in Paq but not something he could expose himself! When cotto began to retreat in the last four rounds Paq had a very hard time catching him to finish off the fight. Paq couldnt really corner him cause it was easy for cotto to slip away with good lep movement but cotto can't throw good punches while running though. Therefore, cotto had no chance but I know somebody who could run from U but in a split second shoot a lead right right at ur dome. That fighter is floyd mayweather.floyd will keep the fight at a perfect distance fitting for himself and pick paq apart with lead rights until paq starts getting frustrated then Floyd will catch him being careless. Can Paq overwelm Floyd? Possibly and that's when the fans will see if Floyd has heart or not and this moment I can't tell U he does but I am picking Floyd to win a close boring boxing show
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    You can find Pac's chin with an uppercut at short range.

    But he doesn't give a ****. :lol:
     
  10. BOXING/MMAFAN

    BOXING/MMAFAN The Fan Full Member

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    ya pacman has some weaknesses that cotto may have exposed but didnt take full advantage of, mayweather on the other had will do the very thing cotto did that was effective and has the head to keep it going and not get out of the game plan. Pac has weaknesses, every fighter should, i dnt think we know mayweathers yet though but maybe a fast unorthodox puncher like paquiao can be the very thing needed to beat mayweather OR just get pacman into trouble and possibly finished, goes both ways
     
  11. lobk

    lobk Original ESB Member Full Member

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    People are reading way to much into the punches Pac allowed Cotto to land when Cotto was circling (running for dear life). Pac at that point didn't give a **** about defense and was looking to end it. Yea it was easier to land cause Pac was looking for one thing and that was to throw them hands at Cotto's head.
     
  12. chimba

    chimba Off the Somali Coast Full Member

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    Mind boggling stuff last night. Cotto tee'd off on him.. I mean teed off a few times and dug that body at least 10 times in a minute span.

    now when Pac post fight says he wants to test Migs power, he aint lying
     
  13. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    yup i was surprise at how pac could take a punch against a big welterweight like cotto. What also surprise me is how much power he has at welterweight. So many haters try to dismiss his KO win over hatton by saying hatton punch resitance is gone. Cotto has taken punches from mosley and didn't go down but against pac he went down twice.
     
  14. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    I dont think he showed anything more than what we've seen already...
     
  15. Wordup

    Wordup Big Stiff Idiot Full Member

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    Yes, compassion. Pac backed off a little in the 11th, it was like he wanted Cotto to make into the 12th