There is a quiet confidence among Cotto nation. Miguel
Cotto’s training camp has been off and running for quite sometime now, and barely a peep has been heard. The Puerto Rican brawler isn’t much of a talker anyway, he lets his hands to his talking for him, which most boxing fans can appreciate.
Cotto understands clearly just how big a victory this would be for his career. A win over the pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao would launch his stock through earth’s atmosphere and beyond. Most people favor Pacquiao to win this fight, however there is a slightly growing trend that is leaning toward a Cotto upset.
In order for an upset to happen, Miguel Cotto is going to have to hit Manny Pacquiao hard enough to take him out of his groove. When Manny attacks, Cotto will have to be able to hit him hard enough as to where Manny thinks twice about stealing the real estate. If Cotto can make Pacquiao pay for getting in too close, it may turn the tide in his favor. The problem with that is, Pacquiao is so fast that Cotto will have to be able to catch him to hit him.
You can take it to the bank that Freddie Roach has the plan, and I am guessing that they will keep turning Cotto all night long, and they will refrain from too many inside slug outs. Pacquiao will have to get in, and get out fast, he can’t stick around and bang with Cotto. If Cotto can land flush shots on Manny, it could be a very interesting night.
Manny will have to stick with the game-plan to the letter, no mistakes. Miguel Cotto is a dangerous fighter that cannot be taken lightly. Cotto on the other hand will have to fight a perfect fight, and he will have to capitalize on any mistakes that Pacquiao makes. Cotto cannot take rounds off, he has to steal as many rounds as possible in order to win this thing.
According to reports out of the Philippines, Roach says that Manny is 40 percent ready. Roach has also changed his mind, and is predicting a Pacquiao knockout. Roach unlike me is usually right, so put your money on Roach.
