Cotto-Pacquiao: How does the Brit Forum think this will go?

Pacquiao would win.

 

Pac by stoppage for me. Cotto has a suspect defence which I think Pacquiao could exploit.

 

Pac will stop Cotto late in the fight.

I agree with what another poster said on another thread, Cotto looks on the slide (still better than most) but he was there for the taking against Clottey.

 

People forget that Pac's chin has barely been tested above 130, not sure if he'll have the chin to cope with Cotto's punches. I'd love to save enough money to get to Vegas for this though.

 

Cotto via pts.

 

Cotto late TKO or UD

 

Cotto quits on one knee.:deal

 

Cotto is too big and skilled for Pacquiao - this fight is all wrong for him. Cotto's powerful jabs and straights would grind Pac down, with Cotto continually moving and working the body with hooks.

In this fight, Cotto's range is all important - he can hit from from the outside and hurt him when Pac moves in. I think Pacquiao would get KOd here.

 

Pacquiao via late stoppage for me but I can see him going down from a stiff Cotto jab.

 

Tough points decsion for pac

 

And you think this fight is all right for Cotto?

I give Cotto a 30% chance in this fight, will making catch-weight have a problem? speed, power and workrate also a problem to Cotto?

 

I dont see the evidence for this at all. Granted he lost a fight, but there is no shame in losing that one. And the first 6 rounds were still phenomenol from Cotto.

Since his defeat he's whooped Jennings, no surprise there even if he was shot. And got a (deserved) decision against a very tough fighter who is very hard to look good against, and that was with a horrendous cut from round 3.

I was actually really impressed with the way he held up in that fight, and if he was on the slide as some are claiming im pretty sure he'd of gone down at some point.

I cant say he's at his best now because theres not really been much chance to see it due to him fighting someone he's lightyears ahead of and that cut against Clottey, but equally I dont see anything to suggest he's on the slide at all.

I think he's got plenty left, though will probably end up similar to Hatton at some point.

 

**** knows but I hope they make it. That would be a fight worth a flight to Vegas.
My money will be going on whatever master Roach predicts.

 

Nah. Forget about being big. Big don't beat Pacquiao, unless you do something ridiculous like match him with Pavlik. Big often correlates with being slower than what Pacquiao is accustomed to, whilst also making his speed even more of a killer.

Cotto's defence isn't very good, its easy to punch right through his guard. That is going to be an absolute killer for him against the speed of a sharpshooter like Pacquiao.

You are presuming Cotto can even impose his fight on Pacquiao. Very difficult to do, if Pacquiao uses his movement.

I think Cotto would be a punchers chance. A better than average punchers chance mind, because Cotto is an excellent timer of punches, and is the hardest puncher Pacquiao will have fought. Far better of a chance than Hoya or Hatton were, in which I picked Pac both times.