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

Cotto will win this match up and stop Pacman. I am so confident that I would bet on it. Cotto is a significant step up from Pacman's last 3 victims because make no mistake that is what they were. Pacman will be up against a technical boxer puncher with skills, underrated speed, body punching ability and variety who knows how to fight southpaws.

 

Yeh this could be a strange fight actually, he who takes the initiative here could get KO'd, Cotto was very slick defensivly against Mosley which shocked most pundits & Pacman was getting countered 2 death by Marquez in the 1st 3 rounds of the 2nd fight.

Cotto's defence seems 2 unravel a bit after about 7/8 rounds & Cotto is a bit of sharp shooter in the early rounds, this could turn into a chess match & may not open up until the last 3rd of the fight when Cotto's stamia may let him down allowing Manny 2 get his rapid combo's in, all providing that Manny is still there of coarse, as you rightly pointed out he's never been in with an excellent timer of punches as Cotta.

This fight is going 2 be a lot closer than people think trust me, all providing Cotto dose'nt get CUT:smoke

 

I have not changed my mind D

 

I think Cotto wins but i'm not happy that he has to go to 145 in my opinion if Pacquaio wants to beat Welterweights fight them at Welterweight and people who say it's only two pounds really don't know how important two pounds is to a fighter. I feel Cotto has the skills to beat Pacquiao he punches from different angles and puts combination's together and uses a good jab. Pacquaio won't have it as easy as he had with ODLH and Hatton.

 

I see Pacquiao wining this in about five or six rounds.... via brutal KO or stoppage. I think that Manny's too fast, too experienced and too strong mentally for Cotto. Pacquiao is a true throwback in his attitude towards fighting and if Cotto don't do well against fighters like that if they can also match him in skill.

 

damn, this is gonna be a war! its gonna be something from a saw movie, my stomach hurts just thinking about it

this fight has so many intangibles, to me its all about cotto and in what way he chooses to fight, is he methodically gonna hunt down manny in which case he could be made to look like he's fighting in slow motion, will he box on the back foot and try and counter pacquiao with his vicious left hooks or will he mix it up.

Cotto has shown he can fight in different ways and has many strings to his bow, he does everything well although not many things outstandingly, he's deceptively quick and strong, he counters well, can circle and box on the backfoot. Cotto is also a natural southpaw with a good right which will be key against the the style of manny along with his very good body punching

both these guys have been in many wars, the weight could make a difference, i need to make a thorough analysis and breakdown before making a decision, but i'm leaning towards cotto

 

I have a feeling this is gonna be a major upset and Pac's gonna crumble quite easily. I hope it stays just a feeling though, even if I think Cotto's brilliant.

 

Paquiao takes this and it wouldn't even be close. Cotto is worse than De La Haya was and the weight issue would affect him the same. Cotto gets picked apart and stopped later on. His constant stalking without head movement plays right into Pacquiao's hands.

 

Pacman TKO 10. Cotto drops Pacman early but he rises and steadily cuts up Cotto and the ref stops it late after Cotto doesn't defend himself from Pacm,an's bunches of punches and his face gets bloodier. Wait and see:good. Cotto will give a good account of himself, IMO. Who ****ing knows, though, we're all just guessing for Christ's sake!

 

Nope yep

 

I was thinking about this earlier funnily enough. My stance is getting more ambiguous by the day:think. Nobody from 130 up has connected properly with Pac and Cotto isn't going to fall over so then you ask yourself how Pacquiao will cope if and when a real welterweight opponent (save 145 for the general) like Cotto lands.

Obvious as it may be, I think Pacquaio's speed will be the deciding factor in the fight. I'm changing to a Pacquaio UD but a close one. Who knows, next week I might pick Cotto by KO in the first.

 

That is exactly why I'm going for Cotto to win early.