Pacquiao-Cotto II: How do you sell this mismatch to the boxing public?

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  1. Earl-hickey

    Earl-hickey Boxing Junkie banned

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    By Chris Williams: I’m still hoping Bob Arum doesn’t select Miguel Cotto as Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent for June 9th. I’d prefer to see Pacquiao anyone in the division other than seeing him stomp Cotto again. I like to see new people get their chance and not have Arum pushing a fight just because it fits his bottom line of making money. How do you sell a Cotto-Pacquiao II fight? What will be the theme of it? “Maybe this time Cotto can win, even though last time he was manhandled and knocked out in 12 rounds.”


    How do you sell this? I guess you have to push it to the Filipino and Puerto Ricans because these are the guys that are so devoted to the two of them that they’d be happy with this pick. I’m not. I don’t want to pay $55 in this economy to see another mismatch between Pacquiao and Cotto.
    We already know how it’s end. How about putting someone new in that we don’t know? What makes Cotto so appealing to Arum is that Cotto is: 1.) One of Arum’s Top Rank fighters; 2.) He brings in Puerto Rican fans to purchase the fight on PPV.

    I don’t know how many people are going to want to see this fight the second time around. It’s a bad product in my view. It’s like serving up some month old meatloaf that you’ve had stored at the very back of your refrigerator.

    You’ve got some nice guests that are coming over and you want to impress them and keep them coming back, but you don’t want to spend the money on getting some food for them. So you pull out the meatloaf knowing that it’s inexpensive and hoping no one will notice.

    This is how I see this fight. Cotto hasn’t done jack since he was slaughtered by Pacquiao in 2009, as Arum has matched him up against two of his Top Rank stable fighters Yuri Foreman and Antonio Margarito, and then with 38-year-old Ricardo Mayorga.
     
    Earl-hickey, Jan 20, 2012
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  2. Bald_Toad

    Bald_Toad Ring Title Full Member

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    people pay to see pacquiao DUH
     
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  3. dvb

    dvb Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i hope all boxing fans boycott it.

    then send all kinds of hate to arum and top rank,and pacqiuao

    AND to smear it as an awful fight on tv,on radio,in public at press conferences and the weigh ins so no idiot sports fans go to it.
     
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  4. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    a pretty useless rematch
     
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  5. bballchamp11

    bballchamp11 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    neither contestant previously got beat bad by the other either dumbass
     
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  6. bballchamp11

    bballchamp11 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    take advantage of blind patriotism

    you already know ricans would be hopeful of cotto being able to avenge this loss even if it looks like there's no chance on paper
     
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  7. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    pac's die hards

    cottos die hards

    people who wanna one of the best around no matter what

    casuals who only know about manny and floyd
     
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  8. Chrisgabriel

    Chrisgabriel Active Member Full Member

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    People might want to see if Cotto can get his revenge.
     
    Chrisgabriel, Jan 21, 2012
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  9. canucks9314

    canucks9314 Iron Chinned ATG Warrior Full Member

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    Bob Arum has already said in the past that he doesn't care about hardcore fans as they don't make up close to the amount sales as casual ones, and this fight is actually very appealing to the casual fan.
     
    canucks9314, Jan 21, 2012
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  10. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Cotto improves with each fight and with a better corner who makes him focus on technique and less on machismo, it will be a much harder fight for Pac.
     
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  11. vengeex

    vengeex Boxing Junkie banned

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    #1 Welterweight in the World VERSUS #1 Light Middleweight in the World
     
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  12. Hecdog

    Hecdog Active Member Full Member

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    People will always pay Manny. He is loved world wide. he is the best. Everyone loves Manny. Everyone will pay to see this blessed man. God Bless Manny. Mayweather, your stupid ass mouth didn't get you a damn thing, so go to jail and rought away you worthless human being. Leave your woman's phone number though. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, Manny, we love you! You are the true P4P KINGOF THE RING!!!!!!!!!
     
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  13. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    cotto says "osdt up to the fight"....
     
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  14. FORMIDABLE

    FORMIDABLE Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Make it at JMW. Hype up Cotto's avenging win over Margarito, his new found confidence and disciplined boxing. Compare his situation to Lennox Lewis and his rematch wins over the only guys that beat him. This fight is not all about Pacquiao, I know you haters live for him and can't see anything else.
     
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  15. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    The answer to your question is in the thread title.

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    -Cotto II: How do you sell this mismatch to the boxing public?
     
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