Pacquaio vs Cotto Re-match. I think Pacquaio struggles.

What the first fight proved is that Packy can wobble and hurt Cotto while Cotto couldn't and cannot trade with Packy punch for punch regardless of the diminish footwork.

Now if you are suggesting that Cotto can win, of course he can with Packy's now diminish footwork. The way Cotto is going to win is not because of power or being stronger or macho.

Cotto needs to box from the outside and be on the run but he needs to do this early and not get punish early on like he did on the 1st fight, that way he can keep doing it in the mid and later rounds and still stay fresh.

Basically the bottomline is, the only way for Cotto to beat Packy is if he fights a shot or dminished Packy.

Prime for Prime. Pacroid> Cotto

 

I thought Cotto got tired after 6 and as soon as he got tired he got on his bike.

 

I agree with what you're saying, to a fair extent.

My view on the first fight is that Cotto maybe won round 1, but lost every round after that. He got dominated by a faster, better fighter. And he obviously wasn't drained at all.

But, the crux of the matter is that Pac is not the same fighter now. As you say, a key to his victory was his movement, and he doesn't possess that anymore, not to the same extent.

If they fought again, it would be a dogfight, very close indeed, as opposed to a one-sided beatdown like last time. Pac has the potential to hurt Cotto at any time, but Cotto has the potential to keep Pac on the end of his jab now.

I'd still favour Pac to win ultimately, but it'd be much closer, for sure.

 

I agree, Pac has slowe in foot speed, not so much hand speed. I wish \
Pac was the same fighter he was in 2009 but that version of Pacquiao would beat Bradley.

As far as Cotto goes the Cotto that fought Money beats the Pac that fought Bradley. I know it doesnt work like that but id like to see a rematch for sure.

I prefer Cotto V Pacquiao than Marquez #4

 

wow, haven't seen haters posting yet on this..

 

That's beacuse it's a well thought out post that doesn't have "health first" or "pacroid" etc

 

wait!

here are some important *****-Logic:

after Floyd beats Cotto: he's "never the same" :rofl

Cotto shot before Pac, and rejuvenated after Cotto-Marg 2 :rofl

the un-shot Cotto :rofl

 

:yep

 

Of course he does. Cotto is now a more dynamic mover, is more comfortable on his feet, has better balance, and is punching in more fluid combinations. His ability to combine defensive boxing behind a jab with offensive rushes of bullying inside bodywork would, when employed right, give Manny hell. Pacquiao is fighting a bit smarter, I noticed against Bradley; triggering & anticipating counters and moving past them to get the angle to land his left straight, keeping better balance on his offensive lunges, stepping over on an opponent circling out on the outside instead of following him around; but even so, the loss of foot-speed is a factor, as you've stated. This is why part of me wants to see Manny face Bradley again, to see if he can still attack explosively having something to prove, without ceding sharpness. It's his greatest asset, and it will only make the battle against Cotto harder.

And assuming Cotto's still as passionate with Diaz, I'd give him a shot to make Floyd struggle a second time as well.

 

are you sure you KSAB?

 

Cotto might play it safe, move his feet more and make it a closer fight. Ultimately tho, styles clash and you'll see more or less the same thing happening. Cotto's problem aside from styles is that he has problems with guys who can take his punches and not be backed off. But then again Pacquiao is looking very faded, and he might have lost just enough for Cotto to outbox him, maybe .

Either way, this is a pointless fight , and the better guy won when it mattered.

 

do you think now that pacs legs are not as explosive cotto may be able to back manny to the ropes with his plunging jab and work on the inside where manny would be out of his depth?