Boxing-vs-UFC/MMA

[JrRawlins]

reading is fundamental..... Is Hatton a big time boxer? and while Hatton was decent at 140.... he always struggled with speed doesnt move his head at all and was an easy target for Manny.... name a bigtime fighter Hatton has beaten besides Kostya Tszyu....i'll wait.........

That actually wasn't your question, but whatever. You think Cotto will beat Manny?

again..... reading is fundamental...... and i DO think Cotto will beat Manny if the fight is at 147......i think its too big of a weight jump for Pac... he beat Hatton at 140, but that doesnt really impress me given Hatton's weaknesses (porous defense, lack of head movement and lack of hand speed)..... I think Cotto should be able to bully Manny around the ring if he can deal with his speed, and i dont think Manny's power will translate up to 147 pounds against a elite welterweight.... DelaHoya said while he couldnt see the punches... they werent truly hurting him..... if Cotto can deal with his speed, i think the PAc-Man Cotto fight will be much like Cotto's fight against Zab Judah who is also uber-quick and likes to mix it up much like Pac-Man but leaves himself open to counter-punching.... also the longer this fight Cotto the more Cotto's size will matter at 147, Cotto can be a dominant body puncher.... i am not certain this is the best fight for Pacquaio.... but styles make fights and i guess we will see in November....

 

[Liquidrob]

I watch some of the fights. I didn't watch the Cotto fight. I used to follow the sport, but now it sucks so I don't so much. So you think Cotto will beat Manny?

Tough to pick against Manny at this point, he is doing some amazing things, but how big is to big? Remember he started his career off at 107! thats insane

This fight against Cotto will be at 147, just a year and half ago Manny was still fighting 130, Cotto has been in there with guys like Mosley and Margarito, his only loss was to Margarito and he put Cotto down in 11 and that was more than likely with loaded gloves, but Cotto looked great in the first half of the fight

Cotto is a great fighter, only thing that concerns me about him was he looked slower and less explosive in his last fight with Clottley which I thought he lost by the way

Its a tough fight to pick, I havent made a decision yet, maybe Mannys team is taking this fight because Cotto looked slower in his last fight and they think they can exploit that, but Cotto has heart and can take a hit, he basically fought Clottley with 1 eye for the entire, but it seems like the Margartio beating has took a little out of him