Cotto beats Pac: Deep Analysis

Caliboxing · Jul 20, 2009

I think that Cotto is a tough fight for Pac. No one has had an easy fight against Cotto and if Pac manages to do it then he's is truly one of the greatest.

igor_otsky · Jul 20, 2009

This is a tough fight for the two fighters. On fight night, Cotto balloons up to 160 while Pac weighs at his optimal weight at 148. Cotto will bring his power in this fight but pac, with his speed and body movements, will cause problems on Cotto.

Alo2006 · Jul 20, 2009

I'm picking Cotto to win.

Reilence · Jul 20, 2009

PowerPuncher said: ↑

Disagree on Cotto having a better defense, Pacquaio has been hard to tag clean outside of Marquez/Morales fights, Cotto always gets tagged clean, you cant miss him. Timing I'm not sure about but Pac used to be able to be timed with his predictability, not sure he's as predictable now

Size - Cotto will weigh more but a bit of this will be a higher bodyfat

Workrate/Stamina - Pacquaio by far

Angles - Pacquaio

Footspeed/Athleticism/Movement - Pacquaio

Cotto's only chance is timing his jab/right and bullying the body, but if its close after 6, Pacquaio is knocking Cotto out because Pacquaio has the far better stamina
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Yep :good

BENNY BLANCO · Jul 20, 2009

I'm picking Cotto aswell in this matchup, but Cotto will have to weather the storm early in the fight to win it but I feel confident he will be the the winner.

BrooklynMumin · Jul 20, 2009

jianne said: ↑

:good thats better analysis!
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Much better analysis and i'm a bias Cotto fan.

Ray Mercer · Jul 20, 2009

I can't believe so many people are picking Cotto. I think oddsmakers will have Pacquiao as an easy favorite and rightfully so. Cotto gets hit a lot and Pacquiao is just too fast and throws too many punches. I think this fight will be a mid round stoppage with Evangelista tossing in the towel once again. Pacquiao has obliterated everyone he's faced aside from Marquez who is one of if not the best tactical fighter in the game.This fight is easy money.

igor_otsky · Jul 20, 2009

50/50 for me.

Ray Mercer · Jul 20, 2009

milmascaras1 said: ↑

i think fans are badly underestimating cotto's boxing skills which i think are top notch. i see cotto ko'ing pacquiao inside five rounds.
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That is an absolute joke. Cotto will be lucky to see the 8th round. He was brutalized by an arm punching Margarito, wobbled and hurt badly by a wild Torres and hurt by a smaller Corley. Manny will simply overwhelm him with speed and straight punches. I hope a lot of people place money on Cotto because this fight is the easiest super fight to call since Hopkins Pavlik.

Ech110 · Jul 20, 2009

Tuno said: ↑

I agree with you in most points, such as, size, speed, timing, and defense, as for ring generalship and power.....

Well, Cotto likes to move forward when he can but against Margarito and Clottey they pressured him into moving backwards often. Now I am not saying Pac have the strength to move Cotto backwards, but he does have the relentlessness and power to do so. Pac is also one of the best finisher regardless of what you think from JMM fights and DLH, the props goes to JMM for humongous heart and willpower not because of something Pac lacks. DLH chin have been tested and proven against much bigger opponents, even Hopkins didn't put DLH down without the liver blow.

I wouldn't say Pac have more power than Cotto, I think they are closely matched in that area if Cotto doesn't edge him out. But the KO ability of Pac doesn't come strictly from his power, it is the angle the throws it plus his speed that catch people off-guard. Punches you don't see are the most dangerous, because you can't negate any of the power and can't prep yourself to take the damage.

Too many people discredit Pac's victory over DLH, which may or may not be fair. There are things people have to consider, when someone gets their ass kicked so badly, of course they would look like ****. Same with Pac-Barrera I, everyone would have though Barrera was completely past it til Barrera rematched Morales. I do agree that DLH was way past his prime for the Pac fight, and he was also for the Mayweather fight which he gave Floyd a very competitive match still. As for the weight drained dehydrated issue with DLH, it isn't quite as valid when DLH was getting dominated same from round one til he quit on his stool, effects from weight drained and dehydration shouldn't be quite that huge of a factor til later in the rounds when it takes its' toll.
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Very nicely put.

doubleplaidinum · Jul 20, 2009

you're leaving an awful lot out of this analysis... if you're gonna make a "deep" analysis on this board you better have your **** together. :-((

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