If they fight now (one month away from fight night), who wins and why? It basically comes down to who is in better fighting shape NOW.
My pick is Cotto to win if they fight now. Cotto team is running a better camp and are better focus for the upcoming fight. PAC has too many distractions including some unfortunate devastating typhoons that came in the Philippines and killed many people. Many storms are still forecast on the horizon. This could possible be PAC's worst camp since training under Roach and could also be his toughest fight. The camp distractions are widely publicize in the Philippines.
Well, going off the fact that Freddie Roach has said that Pacquiao isn't looking good yet, I'd have to go with Cotto, purely off strength. I haven't hear how Cotto is looking thus far talked about, so I'd have to go off that.
"if you train hard the fight is easy" - pac so far he wasnt able to focus on training due to typhoon thats coming in and out on the philippines.
I really can't say, I think Manny has been looking dame good lately, while Cotto still looks like he's shaken up from his lost to Margarito. Cotto is the stronger out of the two and shows a lot of heart, so that tells me he will be competive once he steps in the ring with Manny. Cotto is gonna have to break him down early to take some of the steam out of him, if he does not suceed with doing that, I see Manny taking him in the later rounds.
Hard to say, if forced to choose I would say Cotto right now as he has been training longer, but no way to be sure.
2 days later Pac is giving Shawn Porter fits: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/223102/pacman-shows-deadly-form "Pacquiao was so dominant that Porter’s trainer and father Ken kept on hollering in frustration over his son’s anemic performance against the very same fellow who was just a shadow from his best two days ago."
Cotto and i got cotto for the win cotto left the ring w clottey and went straight to training pads speed bags and heavy bags