look man, Max Schemling beat the crap out of Joe Louis the first time they fought, and in the rematch Louis knocked him the **** out in the 1st round! That's the nature of boxing and elite sports in general. Cotto and Pacquiao are the two most exciting fighters in the sport and if they fought each other 10 times, I would tune in to every one of those fights.
Pac would still murder Cotto! When Yuri was landing flush right hands, I thought he was gonna crumble.
Possibly but its a long shot. Pacquaio has the extra level as does Mayweather, but i do believe those are the only 2 who can beat Cotto right now. The Margarito loss has to be questionned, as anyone would be foolish to believe the Mosley fight was the 1st in which his hands were loaded. Id love to watch the fight but 14 out of 15 Pac wins.
It would no doubt be another exciting fight due to styles but I wouldnt expect any prizes for predicting the winner... the last fight wasnt close at all.
The first fight was an upset & Louis was favourite for the 2nd fight & proved why. Pac was favourite first time, showed why & would be again.
Cotto needs another couple of fights, maybe one against Spinks or Berto to rebuild his confidence and reaffirm his status as an elite fighter before he should be thinking about Mayweather or Pac.
I think as long as Cotto stick to boxing him he can pull it off. When they fought the first time Cotto was doing a good job while he was moving and sticking the jab. He lost because he probably thought since he's the bigger man he could slug it out, but pac is to fast for him to win that battle. I think Stewart and Cotto together could come up with a better game plan then what took place the first time. The heavier weight would probably make a big difference. Imagine if Pac had fought De la hoyle at 154 (where it should of been in the first place) the out come of that fight would of gone very different.
I think Cotto needs more time with Steward before facing Pac again. Maybe another fight first, and then fight at 154. It would be a pick 'em fight then.
I'd like to see it. The first one was good for the first 6 rounds, at a higher weight and with a better trainer it will probably be better for a longer amount of time.