Why doesnt Cotto get criticized?

Pac has proven himself capable at 140 and 147, that's the fundamental difference although I see the point you're trying to make. I think people constantly starting threads about these matters in order to split hairs is becoming a little tiresome though.

 

Bias

 

Because Manny has fought at 147 and 140 before so they know he is a world class opponent there. Oscar may not have offered much opposition but Manny clearly is as good there as he is at superfeather. Plus he will be a significant underdog and is making a sacrifice by going down 2 pound. Mayweather is making a opponent jump 2 divisons (even though he had only being a lightweight for about a year) and who is 37. Plus people just love to hate Mayweather because of the way he comes across. It makes $$$ sense, while Cotto is much more himself and likeable to boxing fans. In his last 5 fights he fought 3 hugely avoided boxers, you can't say that about Mayweather.

 

Again I see your point but had Pac jumped straight up to Mayweather then you would've heard the same things. Do you give JMM any chance in this fight?

 

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It's just another double standard when it comes to Mayweather.

After Floyd destroys Manny they'll call him an overrated smaller fighter just like they did Hatton.

Mayweather will make Pac look that bad.

 

I think people are just going to have to accept Floyd upsets a lot of people with his attitude. Nobody should feel bad about this as Floyd has chosen to embody this persona in order to sell tickets.

 

Based on Pacquiaos past performances, people regard him in a different light. When the fight with Oscar was made, plenty of people were criticising DLH for picking on a small guy. We were all proved wrong.

Also, Pacquiao called out Cotto and no-one would criticise Mayweather for taking a Pacquiao fight either, while JMM just went life and death with Juan Diaz at 135.

 

First . . . because Miguel Cotto didn't pushed for this fight . . . it was team Pac.

Second . . . Pac has shown and proven he has it to fight at 140 by KOing out Hatton . . . weight difference between Pac and Cotto is not that much. JMM's last fight was at 135 he is now fighting at 144 against PBF. That's a big difference.

Third . . . Cotto hasn't bragged just like Mayweather does. It's the guy's character. :deal

 

Yeah, falls in the same bracket. If he wasn't perceived as an arrogant loud mouth I can guarantee people would have less of a problem with this fight. Don't you agree?