I would probably say ever since Cotto was rocked by Demarcus Corley WAYYYY back, he has always been the underdog going into any fight according to some of you guys. He is never ever slated to win. Well maybe not never ever, alfonso gomez stood no chance and neither did michael jennings, other than that, he is always being doubted and proves himself time and time again. I personally think he may beat pacquiao. Cotto is still an olympic boxer who can fight from both south paw and orthodox. He has showed the ability to neutralize speed in both zab judah and shane mosley. He took 11 rounds of punishment from Margarito who may or may not have had bricks in his gloves lol and whose obviously much bigger than pacquiao. People used to want to see Mayweather/Cotto, suddenly Pacquiao comes and now everyone forgets Cotto and moves on. Cotto will win.
I don't know where you been cause when Cotto was undefeated, he was the favorite to beat Torres, Corley, Paulie, Quintana, Mosley, Margarito, Clottey. I think this is the first time Cotto will be the underdog going in the Pacquiao fight.
I believe he was the favorite coming into his fights with Judah, Mosley, Marg, Clottey & Paulie. He's rarely the underdog. As far as his past experiences neutralizing speed, Shane Mosley followed Cotto around and didn't move his head. Zab Judah didn't throw enough punches. As I stated the flaws of those 2 fighters, as you should already know, Pacquiao does NOT have those problems:deal
Pac beats down Cotto in brutal fashion. But only after Cotto gives him a low blow and throws him on the floor.
I'm not talking about only in vegas. Cotto was the favorite in all of those fights by vegas, ny, boston, chicago, boxing writers, boxing forums. In the Pacquiao fight this will be the first time that Cotto will be the under dog.
He wasn't the underdog going against Clottey and was a favorite in some of his big fights. And going in against Pacquiao, give some time for all opinions to be expressed. I'm sure he'll go in with 50-50 odds or more. I hope he goes in as the betting favorite though.
Just because SOME people pick against him, it doesn't make him the underdog. This will be the first time he's the betting underdog and probably the first time on this board where he's the underdog. Cotto-Mosley was a pick-em on the boards, and Cotto was the slight fave betting wise.
