Miguel Cotto Will Defeat Manny Pacquiao
IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight champion Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao will fight WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Cotto (34-1, 27 KO), whose only "loss" came at the illegal hand-wraps of a cheating Antonio Margarito in July 2008, is a gritty and powerful fighter and he will give Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) more than he can handle this weekend.
"I consider this one of the hardest fights in my boxing career," said Pacquiao, 30, who is rated by Ring Magazine as the greatest pound-for-pound boxer in the world.
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Largely because of the manner in which Pacquiao brutalized Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KOs) and Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs) in his two previous bouts, "Pac-Man" is a decided favorite to defeat Cotto, 29.
Pacquiao suffered his last defeat as a professional when he lost a unanimous decision to Erik Morales (48-6, 34 KOs) in March 2005.
Pacquiao emphatically avenged his loss to Morales, 33, on two separate occasions the following year.
In their initial rematch in January 2006, Pacquiao overwhelmed Morales and earned a decisive tenth round TKO victory.
Later that year in November 2006, Pacquiao utterly destroyed Morales and he knocked out the man ranked No. 49 on ESPN’s 50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time in the third round.
Many analysts contend that Cotto is a worn fighter who will never entirely recover from the brutal wars he recently waged with Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs) and Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs).
Cotto has firmly declared that he is healthy and readily prepared for his much-publicized match-up with Pacquiao.
Still, skeptics have expressed doubts that Cotto will be able to compete with Pacquiao’s renowned speed.
Cotto has scoffed at notions that Pacquiao’s speed is something that he will be unable to overcome.
“You’ll find out on the 14th how I am going to deal with his (Pacquiao’s) speed,” said Cotto with complete assuredness. “It’s not going to be a factor even though everyone thinks it is.”
Cotto is a naturally bigger man than Pacquiao and he possesses ample speed himself.
However, Cotto is vastly stronger than Pacquiao and his significant advantage in power will prove to be very troublesome for the “Fighting Pride of the Philippines.”
“He is coming from a lower weight division and if he thinks he is going to have the same power as Miguel Cotto, his thinking is very wrong,” said Cotto.
The impending fight with Cotto will indeed be "one of the hardest fights" in Pacquiao's career as a professional prizefighter.
“I am here for any boxer that wants to fight Miguel Cotto,” Cotto added.
Pacquiao “wants to fight Miguel Cotto” and one can expect the “Pac Man” to endure his first defeat in nearly five-years tomorrow night in Sin City.
Cotto will “deal with” Pacquiao and his speed and he will emerge victorious with a ninth round TKO to defend his WBO welterweight title.
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