Pacquiao vs. Bradley Results: Pac-Man Must Move on to Miguel Cotto

If Manny Pacquiao is going to continue his boxing career, he should do it against Miguel Cotto.

Forget about a rematch with Timothy Bradley, forget about a megafight with Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao should go head-to-head with Cotto, who was victim to Pac-Man's last knockout. 

Before diving into who Pac-Man should battle next, let me just make this clear. I wouldn't at all be surprised to see him retire, especially after Saturday night's debacle. 

Pacquiao clearly won the fight, but the judges awarded the win to Bradley. By now, you've heard all the necessary details.

Worst decision ever. Boxing is dead. The fight was rigged. Everything in the world is jinxed. 

And, well, it pretty much was as bad as people make it sound. So why then would Pacquiao risk his health and continue boxing?

Why would he continue training for months on end only to enter the ring, do what he needs to do to win the fight and be rewarded with a loss?

What's the point?

If a decision like this is going to be made, there is no point, and it would probably be smart of Pacquiao to simply walk away.

But he doesn't have to.

He has nothing to prove, sure, because Saturday night's loss wasn't really a loss, but Pac-Man, much like any prideful human being, probably doesn't want to end things like that. Coming out and showing he's still the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world would be a good way for him to end things.

But who to do it against?

He should forget about a Bradley rematch, even though his contract would allow it to happen if he wanted.

Why? Because if these two set up a rematch, the fans will continue to hate boxing and everyone involved even more. 

"The brokers are telling us if we make a Bradley rematch, no one will go," Arum said (reported by Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times).

Well, that seems pretty clear. What about the fight everyone so desperately seeks, Mayweather-Pacquiao?

That would be nice, but this "loss" will just serve as another reason for Floyd Mayweather to say, "No."

This fight is still intriguing, but more than ever, it's just a pipe dream.

That leaves Cotto, who recently went toe-to-toe with Mayweather, and although he lost, he probably would have come out on top if C.J. Ross and Duane Ford were judging. 

Pac-Man beat Cotto via TKO back in 2009, but this would be an intriguing fight to say the least. Against Bradley, Pacquiao actually looked the best he has since he fought Cotto, and Junito put up a very good fight against Money May. 

Is Pacquiao-Cotto something everyone wants?

Probably Not.

But is it something that will continue to kill boxing? No, and that's all we can ask for at the moment.

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