Pacquiao In The Eyes Of His Fellow Fighters

victor by Correspondent Written on October 12, 2009
LAS VEGAS - MAY 02:  Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines celebrates after knocking out Ricky Hatton of England in the second round during their junior welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena May 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Philstar reports:

“Cotto will end up stopping him because he’s too big and too strong,” said Holt, quoted by Joseph Santoliquito in The Ring Magazine. “Cotto has shown he can deal with the fastest fighters in the world, beating Zab Judah and Shane Mosley. Pacquiao beat a dried-up Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton was made for him. Pacquiao’s victories definitely fooled the general public."Philstar reports:

Former WBO Lightweight champion Kendall Holt was right in saying Miguel Cotto is the bigger man and, naturally, must be the stronger man than Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao and Cotto are slated to face each other in the ring on November 14 in Las Vegas for Cotto's Welterweight Title.
Holt was also correct in stating that Cotto was able to defeat the sports' fastest fighters in Shane Mosley and Zab Judah.
But Pacquiao fooled the general public with his victories...he's going to need a better personal record than 25W-13KO-3L-2D to be credible at that.
His sentiments would be in total contradiction with Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins' statements with regards to Pacquiao.
Hopkins is a Pound for Pound List resident at 4th place, and at the age of 44 is still a force to reckon with in the sport. He's GBP's co-promoter, and his opinions with regards to an upcoming fight is sought after as for most the time, they make the most sense based on factors involved, and normally goes beyond what most pundit realize.
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