Pacquiao shouldn't be favorite against Cotto

Oddsmakers/betting houses in Las Vegas did install Pacquiao as the early 2 to 1 favorite to defeat Miguel Cotto...
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Odds is not a factor on actual fights.

Being favorite only means that more gamblers is picking Pac to win. No big deal.

 

Big task for Pac.

 

Despite his size disadvantage, I still favor Pacquiao because of his much more formidable tools. Cotto is a good, solid fighter with no stand-out attributes and a leaky defense. Pacquiao is ever-improving technically, and has some of the most impressive singular capabilities of any fighter alive. I think his overwhelming offense, combined with his more than adequate defense (which is actually more sound than Cotto's IMO) and technical skills will eventually take its toll on Cotto down the stretch.

Pacquiao, as I've said over and over, is a physical marvel in how well he's able to adapt and succeed at such a wide variety of weight classes. Not neccessarily a fighter I'd favor over the best at any particular weight, but one capable of beating a lot of top fighters regardless of size. Truly a pound for pound warrior, though not neccessarily the best boxer in the truest sense of the word.

In that I mean he's more capable of performing admirably at different weights than a lot of his foes or past contempararies, but I wouldn't neccessarily favor him over them at their best. Regardless of weight, he still has flaws that are capable of being exposed by the best technicians, provided they're not being fought to their disadvantage. I do believe he'd be capable of testing the very best moreso than I used to to believe, though. His ability to continuously improve is what puts him in the highest stead for me in an all time sense. A truly great fighter (better than I ever thought him capable of being, admitedly), and I think he'll prove it conclusively against Cotto.

 

I agree that Manny shouldn't be a fav....Many shouldn't have been the fav vs Ricky either....or DLH. The last fight he should have been a Fav in was Diaz in PAC's first and only fight at 135.

 

I think Pacquiao is also favored in this board... Haven't checked the latest poll results and it's also too early, the fight is still more than 2 months to go... There could be more swing votes...
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hatton was bigger, hatton was stronger...we all know what happened.

 

Paq is faster better stamina and has been KNOCKING MOTHER ****ERS OUT:dead...
Cotto- was smoked by Margo, barley barley beat clotty, many people though Clotty won:deal, and Cotto also barley got by Mosley...
Cotto is easy to hit, tires late and is vastly over-rated, Paq is gonna stop him..

 

Pacquiao should be favored ... he's the more accomplished fighter, he's the current p4p king, and he's on an incredible win streak.

His last (official) L came 4 yrs ago ... he has won 10 straight since the loss to Erik Morales, he has moved up 3 weight classes ... he also has won 3 championships and 2 linear "ships" in the process. Many people question Morales' win over Pac man ... so if thats the case then his last loss would've came 10 yrs ago.

I would favor him over many fighters (except Money May)

 

I'm rooting for MP to win this match. As far as who the betting favorite is concerned, I don't put too much importance in it (unless I'm betting money on it.) ODLH was a huge favorite over Pac and Tyson was an even bigger favorite over Douglas and look what happened.

 

Robinson wasn't favored against maxium. The size advantage is vast in this fight as it was in the last few fights for Manny, but Cotto is prime and at his overall best as a boxer. Ricky was too but stylistically I knew it was a bad match up for Rick. DLH was a great fighter but he definitely was not in his prime. But I don't think he was shot or weight drained. I think its just hard for folks to give Manny credit for how one sided it was. I can't really blame them b/c I gave PAC NO chance at all to beat DLH.

 

The size advantage isn't that big of a deal ... first of all Cotto is going to have to cut some muscle in the process ... and hell I wouldn't be surprised if Pacquiao came in weighing just as much as Cotto or more than Cotto. I think the fact that Pac walks around smaller he won't be held back by cutting muscle ... and he can rehydrate better than Cotto.

Cotto has the power advantage, but i'm not sure about that either because I haven't truely seen Pac hit a "live" welterweight.

 

Cotto has had defensive issues for quite some time, which is why I have in the past picked Mayweather to pick him apart. For the same reason, Pacquiao will get bombs through and likely stop Cotto. I am a Cotto fan, but I feel Pacquiao holds the stylistic advantages. Pacquiao's only disadvantage is size.

 

cotto can beat paquiao indeed skilwise he has the tools but the problem lyes on his head before the figth whit margo i would have picked cotto by brutal ko now its difrent