Manny Pacquiao is set to fight Miguel Cotto on November 14, 2009 (November 15 in the Philippines).
If Pacquaio had not fought Oscar dela Hoya or Ricky Hatton in the past, I would say that this is a terrible mismatch in favor of Cotto. I would say that Cotto is bigger and stronger and that Pacquiao would not be able to last the whole 12 rounds. I would say that Pacquiao's speed would be neutralized by the body shots of Cotto and that the latter would win by knockout.
But Pacquiao did fight Oscar de la Hoya and won by TKO. Pacquiao also fought Ricky Hatton and won by a second round knock out. Everyone, even the greatest of trainers from Angelo Dundee to Nacho Beristein underestimated the speed of Pacquiao and bet their horses against the opponents.
They all forgot that with speed comes power. With Pacquiao, comes the greatest fight that the world will ever see. And I think that with Manny, we are just seeing the tip of the iceberg. More is yet to come.
Cotto did not fair well during his last fight which he won by decision but I believe that we will see a better Cotto fight on November 14. Every boxer, after fighting Pacquiao has become a different boxer afterwards. Either they become better, or they slid back to the limelight and sometimes retire. Either way, they walk away a different fighter. Looking at the brighter side, training to fight Manny would have to make boxers better because they know they have to train harder, run faster, work longer, punch the mitts squarely and more precise, and be more alert than before. This is the reason many boxers would have to be better fighters after fighting Manny.
Everyone is saying Miguel Cotto is a different fighter after he fought the Tijuana Tornado. But that match is still mired in controversy as Margarito is said to have used illegal plaster before he put on gloves.
I think this is still a good fight. Compared to Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto is much stronger and a bigger body puncher.
So I you are ready, I am ready, let's get it on!
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