Thread: Pac-Man Vs Cotto

Quote: Originally Posted by Makunouchi Roll your eyes all you want but boxing is well known for dodgy and controversial decisions by judges, that's why you want to beat your opponent to the point where there can be no doubt of your victory. It's all very well to say he had won by the 7th now we know how the judges scored, that's called hindsight. I stand by what I said. What, he won by 9 points, and that WAS the judges being...

Quote: 1. Manny Pacquiao (140) 2. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (147) The Pound-for-Pound Top Fifty http://boxing.about.com/cs/rankingsc.../top_fifty.htm Has to be?

Quote: Originally Posted by Brum Man What were the fight night weights for the two of them? I think Pacquiao was 1lb lighter than Cotto, can't remember exact weights

Quote: Originally Posted by drunkenmaster I think Pacman was offering the corner a way out, throw the towel in, he showed a different intent this round, had the ref not stopped it, it would have been round 9 all over, was the right call. Pacman started that round looking for blood and there was zero reply when Cotto was cornered. That was a truly awesome display, that performance was so completely dominant its really the first time I've...

Quote: Originally Posted by Shicky Didn't he kill another boxer during his amateur days? Who? Pacquiao? No.

I don't know why it was stopped, Cotto wasn't in anymore trouble than he has been already, he should have been allowed to finish the fight. Pacman was superb, yet again.

Sad end to see Cotto like that but that was awesome from Manny. Well worth staying up for. Bring on Floyd now.

They are contracted to not start before 4am.. So even if all the undercards get 1st round knockouts, (which has happened before) they will have to still wait to at least 4am.. Most probably 4:30am DVR it, if you think you are going to fall asleep.

Quote: Originally Posted by Makunouchi He still has a lot of work to do tightening his guard if you ask me, when he goes into 'swing' mode he leaves himself completely open, and the only reason he keeps getting away with it is because his opponents are too busy trying to avoid his flurries of punches. Also his guard tends to lower over the course of a fight, which of course is natural as you get more tired but usually with boxers of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smit Is he the best in the world today? I'd say it's 50/50 with Mayweather but would put Pac as #1 P4P based on achievements but think Mayweather would beat him. I would have agreed before this fight that I think Mayweather would win but now I can't bet against Pacquiao What possible gameplan would Roach go in with in a fight vs Mayweather, he's never even looked in trouble in a fight has he? I...