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Pacquiao has the legendary Freddie Roach in his corner, and a recent departure with Cotto splitting from his Uncle and trainer, Evangelista (who played a significant role in Cotto’s camp)… I can’t help but to wonder if the timing for Cotto couldn’t come at a worse time in his career? Cotto and his uncle spilt back in April of this year.

Evangelista was replaced by Joe Santiago. I can’t tell you how well the two will pair (Cotto and Santiago), but I can tell you that Roach and Pacquiao are the best well oiled machine in the business.

In this day and age of boxing we seldom get to see big fights with two action fighters like Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao. The reason why this is a rare fight is because of the caliber of fighters involved and their respective styles. First you have Miguel Cotto a rugged tough Puerto Rican with a strong left hook body shot who has good fundamentals, he could be labeled as a  boxer – puncher, his biggest flaw is his face being wide open for straight punches and his questionable stamina during the later rounds.

Next you have the Filipino sensation known as the “Pacman” Manny Pacquiao, a ball of energy a non stop, quick punching, awkward southpaw with good punching power and stamina that enables him to be just as fresh in the last round as he is in the first round.

To many this fight is pretty even a pick em fight, this is how you know this is a great fight because  you can make a case for  either Cotto or Pacquiao to win, this is the opposite of  Floyd Mayweather Jr who is taking on a man 2 weight classes below him in Juan Manuel Marquez.

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Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr. is still undefeated by winning an unanimous decision against Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez.

At the beginning of the fight, it showed that Mayweather is really faster, bigger and heavier (having 146 lbs. vs. 142 lbs) than Marquez. He even hit Marquez on the 2nd round but the Mexican got really a heart in fighting and managed to finish to match up to the 12 round. But his effort to succeed against Mayweather is not enough and later Mayweather was announced the winner of the fight.

Mayweather abruptly knocked down Marquez midway through the second round when Marquez walked into a left hook, but Mayweather largely stuck to his jab, leaned back in his familiar defensive posture and picked apart another opponent.Marquez had a bloody nose by the bout’s midway point, and Mayweather landed several hard shots late in the sixth.

Whenever Marquez appeared to land a combination, Mayweather invariably backed away with a grin.The fight is over, and the undefeated still remains to be the undefeated, Floyd Mayweather Junior defeats Juan Manuel Marquez in the fight which was dubbed the Number One vs Numero Uno battle. A fight which the Number One of America has owned and taken with unanimous decision.

For these two future Hall of Famers, all that really matters is what happens when the bell rings on Saturday, July 18 and with Mayweather’s return to the ring in a quest to reclaim his pound-for-pound title by taking on Marquez, a man looking to add once again to his amazing legacy, this is a true mega-fight which will determine who is the premier boxer of this era.

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Many people think that Manny Pacquiao is completely at a disadvantage against Miguel Cotto, since the Puerto Rican champion is a natural welterweight. He has greater size and power over Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is a natural junior lightweight or lightweight, which places him way below Cotto.

Cotto seemed to have had a hard time against Joshua Clottey, only because the latter is actually a very strong fighter. Joshua Clottey is a really tough boxer, and it is not surprising why Cotto had a rough time against him.

Ultimately, Pacquiao will be in big trouble if he faces a fighter like Cotto (at 147lbs), who was able to beat Clottey.

However, Pacquiao can take advantage of Miguel Cotto’s weaknesses. The Puerto Rican boxer, Miguel Cotto, has a weakness in defense, especially on his middle section. Cotto’s defense has his gloves so wide leaving a space between for a punch to enter straight through.

If Manny Pacquiao can be able to throw a punch right between Cotto’s gloves, the Filipino boxing star has a chance of winning the bout. Pacquiao will have to put his timing, instincts, stamina, balance and speed to the test. He has to establish his rhythm and solid defense to get an even chance of winning against Cotto.

But it is not fair also give Manny Pacquiao the clear edge over Cotto on their November 14 fight. If Manny Pacquiao underestimates Cotto he will have a big problem, and vice versa.

With regards to the ‘title fight issue’: I think, in order to make you an official welterweight champion you have to fight for it at the natural weight. But if it is just an ordinary fight, and not a title fight, then it is just fine to have the bout at a catch weight.

However, if Cotto refuses to put the welterweight title on the line (at 145lbs) it will surely reflect on the kind of fighter that he is. If the WBO insists on a title fight (at 145lbs) it will reflect on Pacquiao as the kind of fighter that he is. In the end they are in a deadlock.

Cotto can always walk away, he is still in the position to freely decide his fate.

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