So Manny Pacquiao is going to fight who I believe to be the #1 Welterweight in the world Miguel Cotto on Saturday. This must be what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. I have heard many different scenarios play out and they are all pretty much the same “Pac is too fast” or “Cotto is too strong”, but in my humble opinion skill, adversity & experience will be the deciding factor in this fight. When I look at each fighters resume leading up to now I can’t help but look at each of their last opponents and draw a comparative analysis from what I observed within those fights. Going back numerous fights in the past really doesn’t help in shedding any light on this particular upcoming bout.
Lets start with the Pound for Pound #1 Fighter in the world Manny Pacquiao. After watching Pacquiao-Hatton again I pretty much reassured myself that Pacquiao is very fast with his footwork and his hand speed. I for one did not expect The Pac Man to KO Hatton in 2 rounds, nor did I expect Hatton to bull rush the much better technical fighter in Pacquiao. All it took was one left hand to send the beloved Ricky Hatton crumbling to the ground like a house of cards. It was over before you could get through the entire rendition of “There’s Only One Ricky Hatton”. It is hard to judge the level that Manny is at now or was at when he fought Hatton because that fight wasn’t competitive by any stretch of the imagination. It was as we say in Los Angeles “Just Manny being Manny”
Now on to Mr. Cotto, just recently I revisited the Cotto-Clottey fight again (I had Clottey winning), but one thing that stood out to me was how tight Clottey’s defense was. Cotto was unable to penetrate his defense which might be his problem with Mayweather if they ever decide to fight. However with that being said, Cotto had a huge cut over his eye and still was aggressive coming forward, throwing combinations, utilizing both left & right hands and landing very explosive body punches throughout the fight. Cotto will undoubtedly be the stronger of the 2 fighters come Saturday night, can the Pac Man handle being hit by a stronger fighter? I believe the reason people say Cotto doesn’t look the same as he did prior to the Margarito fight was because of the match up that he was presented with. Manny Pacquiao was sitting ringside and was probably thinking “Well if Joshua Clottey can hit Cotto, then I should be able to hit Cotto”. One problem with this is that Manny doesnt have the nearly the defense that Clottey has and leaves himself very open for counter punches, whether Cotto can exploit this remains to be seen.
My Prediction is that Manny will want to make this a fast paced fight and will try to bait Cotto into having this kind of fight. Manny might be faster than Cotto initially for the first few rounds but I don’t believe this will change Cotto’s strategy and he will box Pacquiao not slug or brawl with him. Pacquiao’s last 3 opponents never actually “boxed” him, the last opponent to do so was Juan Manuel Marquez and we know how Manny struggled with that “boxer”. I believe Cotto will be patient and will walk the smaller Pac Man down pounding him with hard shots to the head and body eventually slowing Manny down and putting a stop to the unstoppable force known as Manny Pacquiao. Cotto by KO in round 9
Commentary: Let see if Cotto really is immovable...Pacquiao beats Cotto!
Source: Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto: Unstoppable Force meets Immovable Object
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