HOLLYWOOD – When he opens his doors to the media at noon Tuesday, Miguel Cotto will face some serious questions about the coming fight, probably as serious as pronouncements that he’s going to be knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in the first round.
Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, has been clamoring for an early stoppage on the night of Nov. 14, when the two great champions from different weight divisions collide in what should be the biggest fight of the year.
Just the other day, Roach spoke to Brad Cooney, and said that based on his studies, the WBO welterweight champion from Puerto Rico, dubbed as the younger, bigger and stronger boxer between the two, may suffer the same fate of Ricky Hatton. ( Related story on A-27)
Hatton, of course, is the British cyclone who was undefeated at junior welter until he got to face Pacquiao and got knocked out last May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was the kind of knockout that should push a fighter into retirement.
“Cotto makes the same mistakes as Hatton does. We are going to destroy Cotto, he won’t be able to hit us,” said Roach.
What those mistakes are he never really mentioned, but it probably has got something to do with Cotto’s tendency to drop his right hand when he lunges at his opponent or goes for that trademark left hook to the face or the body.
That should leave him open for Pacquiao’s vicious left, the very same punch that brought Hatton down for good.
“Cotto makes mistakes, and he’s been hurt in the first round before. If Manny Pacquiao hurts him in the first round like others have, believe me, he will finish him,” added Roach.
Cotto will face questions surrounding Roach’s bold pronouncements when he holds a media workout at the Pound4Pound Gym in South La Cienega Blvd here in Los Angeles. He faces the media at noon then proceeds with his workout.
Cotto is expected to fly in from Las Vegas. He arrived in Sin City last Sunday after a few weeks in Tampa, Florida, and a few more in Puerto Rico.
Pacquiao holds his own media workout Wednesday at the Wild Card Gym. On Tuesday, he resumes with his sparring, and is expected to do 10 rounds after doing 12 hard rounds against Shawn Porter and company last Saturday.
He did 16 rounds, non-stop, with Roach on the mitts Monday.
On Wednesday, Pacquiao is on tap to make a live appearance in the Jimmy Kimmel along with Cotto. It will be the first live appearance for Pacquiao in a nationally-televised talk show in the United States.
Pacquiao is closer to perfection as he moved just 11 days to the fight. He now has 130 rounds of sparring in the book, and has shown tremendous improvement handling someone as big, as fast as Porter as Cotto is.
In sparring, Pacquiao has gone far in impressing Roach who, before the camp opened, said this should be the toughest fight ever for the 30-year-old pound-for-pound champion, and that he sees 12 hard rounds in the ring.
Now he’s saying it could be over in one.
Source: philstar.com
MR Rouch the only KO IS GOING TO BE , IS WEN MANNY HITS THE FLOR. what are you going to do .Talk some more BS.By the way you talk i can see that you have underestimated MIGUEL COTTO.
ReplyDeleteISANG PINDOT PATAY COTTO.
ReplyDeleteISANG PINDOT PATAY PACQUIAO
ReplyDeleteCOTTO WILL DEFEAT PAC!
FOr XUre Cotto Will Be destroyed!!!!
ReplyDeletepacman will ko cotto, then cotto retires..
ReplyDeleteEasy fight for Pacman. He can connect at Cotto at will the WHOLE round
ReplyDeleteTalking w/ Cotto's punching speed:
Cotto is too SLOOOW for Pacman.
Cotto's had come against speedy opponents before and beat them.
But Pacman is different.
Pacman has the speed and ACCURACY w/ his punches. not just punches but LOTS of punches.
If Pacman had the speed and accuracy then he can deliver effectively his firepower.
Or trade punches.
"you give me 1 power punch then i trade with 3 power punches"
then whose the winner?
it may not be a knockdown but still earning points.
Win by knockdown or by decision is just the same. Its still a win!
As everyone says,
Cotto throws his knockout punch this Sunday
This punch will expected to land on Tuesday.
That too slow!
Coz compare to Pacman, he throws his knockout punch today and it will expected to land on the same day.
One point in a fight about mid and late rounds Pacman urges Cotto to trade punches.
Like "Common bring it on" Common lets trade punches!
as Cotto start moving away from Pacman around the ring. (back pedalling)
I can read Cotto's face saying:
No NO NO, Im losing the trade of punches! I can't take it any more! I need to survive till 12 rounds"
Talking w/ Cotto's power:
I notice Pacman at one point of a time just dare to take punches from Cotto,
Pacman is not insane!
because he knows that he can take those or trade to Cotto's punches.
Talking about Cotto's chin:
BEFORE the fight i predict this fight will be winning by decision. No knockdowns.
As both sides can take strong punches and a had a thin chance of a knockdown.
DURING the fight I never Expect this and i hate to say, but Cotto's has been knocked down by Manny!
A legitimate knockdown (not a slip!) that make Cotto's hit his gloves in the canvass.
Where's the durable chin now?
During Cotto's knockdown:
I can see at Cotto's face saying,
"this is not a joke! He's got the EFFECTIVE combination and SPEEED to deliver his firepower,
Manny is too slippery for me. I CAN't hit him with better shots. How can i deliver my own firepower?"
The last question is the Big question fo Cotto!
Talking w/ Cotto's jabs:
I found Cotto's jabs more strong, efficient and stingy. but it's not that effective against a moving
target like Pacman. It would hit Manny, and yes it stunned Pacman, several times during the fight.
but jabs cannot knockdown a boxer like Pacman. Be REAL!
Cotto's needs not just jabs and combinations to deliver his power
but jab and GOOD EFFECTIVE combination.
This is a trainers job..
Cotto's Trainer:
Manny has a good trainer than Cotto.
Roach has more experience in teaching Manny what is the most EFFECTIVE combination.
Like selecting the right weapon in the fight. Cotto's trainer doesnt have.
Somebody still dont know that boxing is also a mind game and teamwork.
Chances of winning starts at the training camp and finishes in the ring! its a team effort.
Manny training camp has the right people to unleash his strenght against his opponents.
Cotto had two trainers. you may 2, 5, 10 trainers. but are they the right ones?
Experience had serve at it's BEST!
PACMAN has:
SPEED - Before the fight Cotto still underestimate this advantages of Pacman.
Cotto insist that he beat speedy opponents before.
But he forget to consider that together with speed theres something else after the word:
SPEED w/ ACCURACY
SPEED w/ STAMINA to SUSTAIN
SPEED w/ ADJUSTMENT (type of opponent)
SPEED w/ POWER
and it KILLS!
you may had the firepower but sluggishnes and imprecise where to hit your target is not effective boxing.
you can take and TOLERATE those accurate and power punches
You can stand on power punches.
you have a durable chin for power punches.
but this is not the way of winning a round in boxing.
Others may say that its also effective in tiring your opponents.
BUT PACMAN is a promising 12 rounder boxer!
its more recognizable in past fights that he can go 12 rounds.
Pacman can sustain that speed, power and accuracy until you had enough of it.