Manny Pacquiao V Miguel Cotto

[jambojr]

So.. Fight of the year? Probably..

Who you guys taking?

In my opinion Migue Cotto takes this, Hes been training real hard for this, The guy has a lot of heart and basically is as hard as nails, Manny wont get on him as easy as he did with Hatton.

Im not taking anything away from Manny but hes beat a cut & old De La Hoya & Ricky Hatton who is... Crap.. And hes a world beater.. If he wins dont get me wrong, if he proves me wrong tommorow night I can say he is the greatest boxer on the planet at the moment.. But i think tommorow night is 1 step too far, Cotto is a natural WW and his Body shots are a little too much for Manny.

Dont get me wrong, its gonna be a close fight, but i see Cotto taking this, Maybe a K/O , but that I dont know at 11/5 On PaddyPower Miguel Cotto is an absolute steal.

This is the toughest fight Manny has ever had, and at 144lbs Cotto is looking as good as David Haye did last week, Cotto is ready for WAR and overall im just hoping for a great 12 round fight.

Good Luck To The Both Of Em, Great Fighters & Great For Boxing.

My Verdict ; Cotto Win @ 11/5

(Cotto Training At 144lbs) ( I Aint Seen Manny Yet, Ill Hopefully Post Some Pictures After The Weigh In Tonight If It Helps)

[HastGill1]

Was reading a bit about the fight on bettingzone i think it was, they seemed to think about 95% of the money on the fight is on Manny..good luck, dont know enough about boxing to get involved personally..

[jambojr]

Im just gonna put a Treble On The Footie Tommorow With Cotto On The End Of it

Im just hoping for a great fight, I just cant see Manny winning tbh, But who knows,

Heres to a great fight :p

[slick]

I'm looking forward to this, its been a long time since I've seen a decent fight and this has the makings of a classic, I aint got a clue who will win allthough i understand why most money will be on Pacquiao because he utterly destroyed Hatton but lets no kid ourselves here as Hatton had a lot of lucky escapes in his career and was not exaxctly the world beater the british media made him out to be, much the same way Nazeem was hyped up to fcuk then got destroyed as soon as he met a class fighter in Barrera.
Hatton had one decent fight against an aging Kostya zyu or however u spell it then seemed to go down hill, thats taking nothing away from Manny mind as he looked awesome on the night and his career has shyed away from nobody albeit the bigger names were a bit passd it later on as he went up in weight.

Cotto on the otherhand is used to fighting at the heavier weight and should be more suited to Welter, as mentioned he's as hard as nails and if he connects Pacquiao will probbaly go down, but thats the big question will Pacquiao have to much skill for Cotto as he is the better boxer imo. it has the makings of a great fight the like of we have not seen for a long while.

I can't pick a winner between these two but looking at the odds I'd opt for Cotto value wise as I don't see that much difference between them, each has their own style and if it comes off on the night either can beat the other. the differnce in odds does not seem to show that.

straight win is..
Manny Pacquiao 1.33
Miguel Angel Cotto 3.40

at those odds I'd say a wee wager on Cotto is well worth a bet as he stands every chance if he can get close enough to Pacquiao.

its one of those fight where if the odds were reversed I'd have a wee dabble on Pacquiao as this fight could so easily go either way.

Both of these fighers are class

[CPFC]

Incredible, Pacquiao is so aggressive, but so quick.

Bring on Mayweather It'd be legendary.

I'd so love to see Pacquiao steamroll Floyd and make him look like a mug.

[stereoman]

I'd love for that to happen but Mayweather is too smart and will try to get the fight on his terms most likely to the disadvantage of Pacquiao and it will affect Manny.

Could be a step up too far in my opinion. It'll happen though as money talks and all that.

[jambojr]

Cotto used to the Ricky Fatton tactic, Is hed of kept his chin in, and not sung sily punches after round 2, hed of done ok, Good fight overall,

But still hasnt changed my opinion on Money May sorting him out.

[slick]

I Bleeding fell asleep at half 3 didnt I and missed it, I'll find somewhere to download it and watch it later.
I've not read no reports so i can watch it from a neutral perspective, All i know is Manny won in the 12th, whats that no his 6th or 7th title at different weights? unbelievable really as the weights he's fought at filled with decent boxers unlike the heavier divisions, as mentioned if the Mayweather fight comes off it should make another classic bout, not since the days of Hearns, Hagler , Leonard and co have we had so much excitement and quality, the likes of Amir Khan should avoid this lot for as long as possible.