Manny Pacquiao has been cherrypicking

At the very least, I believe Miguel Cotto vs Manny Pacquiao is a fight that could happen, and in the benefit of Pacquiao's legacy, should happen.

Imagine Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto at 140lb? Given how vunerable Miguel's punch resistance seemed at that weight, I'd probably expect the Manny of May 2nd to have stopped 140lb Cotto.

Should a fight at catch weight be consider ludicrous?

 

I hope my opening post has put this thread into perspective.

Manny Pacquiao has been taking on gigantic challenges as of late, so I don't see why he would stop now?

I think he should challenge the winner of Miguel Cotto vs Joshua Clottey. Clottey wouldn't bring enough to the table you'd suspect, so it would only happen if Miguel won that fight.

I think it makes money sense for both fighters, HBO, and is a winnable fight for Manny.

 

Not only against Torres was Cotto on ***** street, who is a genuine puncher at 140lb, but the light hitting Corley had Cotto on unsteady legs also.

I would like to clarify, I would make Miguel Cotto the favorite if he was to ever square off with Pacquiao at any weight above 140lb, but this is no reason to believe it wouldn't be a competitive equation. Manny has already proved me wrong more times than I care to remember, and it would be an exciting fight, both combatants have great fanbases.

 

Radab, I am not making Manny Pacquiao favorite against any of the top dogs up at 147lb. I'm just discussing whether or not in the context of his already Hall of fame bound legacy, that taking on these challenges would do more good than harm.

If Pacquiao loses to Cotto, he lost to a very good fighter who is naturally bigger than he is. No shame in that. His legacy is secure. If he beats Miguel Cotto, that would be a serious deal.

 

I wanted video evidence of Manny Pacquiao displaying extra-ordinary hand speed in a competitive bout. I still consider his handspeed an overrated aspect of his game, but this is no slight on a tremendous fighter.