Miguel Cotto is not known for being very vocal before a fight. However, he has been very outspoken lately about his fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 14, 2009 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In previous interviews, he has expressed his confidence that he will beat the best pound for pound fighter. He believes that on November 14th, Puerto Rico will celebrate another victory.
Cotto is the bigger and stronger fighter but Manny is on top of his game having proven that he can beat bigger guys. Experts and critics believe this will be an exciting fight although some think Pacquiao will be too much for Cotto while some predict Cotto will use his size and strength and beat Pacquiao. But what does Cotto think about this fight? Is he underestimating Pacquiao?
In a recent interview with Manila Bulletin, Cotto showed confidence that he can beat Pacquiao and that he is not impressed with his recent victories.
"Pacquiao lost to Erik Morales in their first fight, had a draw against Juan Manuel Marquez and then a razor thin victory in the rematch. Pacquiao faced a very tired and aged Oscar De La Hoya, then Ricky Hatton, an overrated fighter. Against me the story will be different. It will be a war," said Cotto.
"His weaknesses are obvious to me. Hard training as always has been the key to my victories," Cotto added.
Cotto might only be conditioning his mind that Pacquiao is beatable which will motivate him to train harder. If he is underestimating the little fella from the Philippines, he may end up like De La Hoya and Hatton.
Cotto is the bigger and stronger fighter but Manny is on top of his game having proven that he can beat bigger guys. Experts and critics believe this will be an exciting fight although some think Pacquiao will be too much for Cotto while some predict Cotto will use his size and strength and beat Pacquiao. But what does Cotto think about this fight? Is he underestimating Pacquiao?
In a recent interview with Manila Bulletin, Cotto showed confidence that he can beat Pacquiao and that he is not impressed with his recent victories.
"Pacquiao lost to Erik Morales in their first fight, had a draw against Juan Manuel Marquez and then a razor thin victory in the rematch. Pacquiao faced a very tired and aged Oscar De La Hoya, then Ricky Hatton, an overrated fighter. Against me the story will be different. It will be a war," said Cotto.
"His weaknesses are obvious to me. Hard training as always has been the key to my victories," Cotto added.
Cotto might only be conditioning his mind that Pacquiao is beatable which will motivate him to train harder. If he is underestimating the little fella from the Philippines, he may end up like De La Hoya and Hatton.
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"They will beat manny"...That was they always says before the fight. But aftermath...they start a singing whole different tune. Cotto is no different from the rest. It will be either mosley or maywether could really give a toe-to-toe battle against The PAC. But as far as Cotto is concern, He doesn't have the arsenal to battle against the "Tazmanian Devil of Boxing".....
ReplyDeleteFrom underestimating to alibis...
ReplyDeletePac's weaknesses are obvious to Cotto. So he's got a gameplan? Can he execute it? Cotto's weaknesses are crystal clear to FR! He has a gameplan! and worst of all for Cotto, FR has a brilliant student that executes his gameplan perfectly!
ReplyDeleteA lot of people are confident that Manny will breeze through Cotto. I hope for Manny's sake he will not be over confident.
ReplyDeleteManny will win by Round 8 KO Vitory
ReplyDeletecotto will not get past 5.
ReplyDeleteCotto will be killed by PAC shampoo....
ReplyDeleteCotto will join the RETIREE'S CLUB OF MORALES, D. DIAZ, DE LA HOYA, AND HATTON..... At the end of Nov. 14, 2009.......
ReplyDeletecotto will be ko 6 rnd against manny
ReplyDeletecotto this is the end of your boxing career if you engaged toe to toe to pacman. you cotto puerta rico he he dead meat promise!
ReplyDeleteManny on the otherhand should not underestimate Cotto so he stays focued on his training. I believe Manny has never underestimated his opponent as he always trains hard before every fight. And his hard trainings have brought him to where he is right now.
ReplyDelete"everyone has a gameplan until they get hit" mike tyson... good luck cotto, ur chin is questionable at best...u halve grt recuperative powers and heart..that wont b enuff..dont be fooled into a brawl..ur the bigger man but pac has the bigger punch..
ReplyDeletewooooo....
ReplyDeletei like this... on a guy like cotto, it's the first time i heard him to be this way...
i smell blood now!
but evertime a fighter underestimates pac, saying that they have a gameplan to defeat him, belittling him on his victories.... they talk until they get hit and receive the 1st punch of pac...
w/c makes them fall face fisrt on the canvass....
fool people who think pacquio will toe to toe cotto....pls read and understand carefully as what fredie roach said that they will not stand in front of cotto trading punches meaning to say that plan a hit and run tactics so paky will run and run till round 12.....
ReplyDeleteIt's more like Pacquiao underestimating Cotto. Cotto is already conditioning himself to prepare for the fight while Pacquiao is still busy with other activities rather than begin preparations for the fight.
ReplyDeleteHow them niners, ay?
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