Let's see what they have to say about the Pacquiao-Cotto fight. Who they're rooting for and who they think will win.
Early Pacquiao-Cotto Insider Picks
By Brent Matteo Alderson
STEVE FARHOOD (Showtime Analyst & Former Editor and Chief of Ring Magazine)
I like Pacquiao. I think he’s too quick, too fast. I think Cotto maybe a little bit on the down side and I don’t think Cotto’s size advantage is as big as big as an advantage as Pacquiao’s speed advantage. He’s [Pacquiao] just more today, he’s more now. Unlike most great fighters he seems to be getting better. And if that improvement continues I can’t see him losing to Cotto.
ANDRE BERTO (WBC 147 Pound World Champion)
I like Pacquiao. It’s going to be a good fight for Pacquiao, but at the same time, but if he doesn’t come on his game it might be a short night for Pacquiao.
MICHAEL MARLEY (Boxing Manager/Owner of BoxingConfidential.com)
I love Manny in the fight, but I think he is going to have some rough moments. People are used to the fact that he's been going through guys, he flattened Hatton, that he beat up on Oscar. I think Cotto was devastated mentally by the Margarito thing. Now in his own mind he thinks he never lost, he thinks Margarito cheated in the fight. So much of the game is mental and he’s tough mentally. Bruce Trampler said Pacquiao has too much speed for Cotto. I think Manny will win a decision.
MICHAEL ROSENTHAL (Editor of Ringtv.com)
I think Pacquiao will win by a late knockout. Pacquiao will have more trouble with Cotto than he did with David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton because he's a legitimate 147-pounder in his prime. However, Pacquiao's superior ability and speed will wear and cut Cotto down until he can no longer fight.
BRENT MATTEO ALDERSON (Editor of FighFanNation.com/Ring Magazine’s Bi-lingual Correspondent)
I think Miguel is going to whip on Pacquiao. De La Hoya was dead at the weight and Hatton got caught by a good shot from a southpaw just like Sambu Kalambay got caught by Michael Nunn in 1989. Now don’t get me wrong if they were the same size I would favor the Pac-man, but I don’t how Pacquiao can beat a strong welterweight in his twenties unless Miguel is completely shot. I hope I’m wrong because a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight would be good for the sport, but I’m so confident in a Cotto victory that I’m going to make a significant wager on the fight. I only bet on boxing once every couple years, when I feel like the odds are based on a false perception held by the majority.
DAVID AVILA (Veteran Writer: Uppercut Magazine, La Prensa Newspaper, SweetScience.com)
I like Pacquiao by Knockout. I think he’s going to knock Cotto out. I think he’s at that point, he’s unbeatable right now.
ARMANDO MUNIZ (Former Welterweight Contender, Fought Sugar Ray & Jose Napoles)
I think Pacquiao will win the fight because he moves forward, forward, forward, and Cotto has the habit of going backwards too much in recent fights. You can’t win a fight going backwards running.
HENRY RAMIREZ (Professional Trainer of Stable which includes Chris Arreola)
It’s a tough fight. I think Pacquiao is going to win. He’s the favorite, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Cotto won. I want to see my man Mayweather. .
CISSE SALIF (Heavyweight boxer 23-16-2)
I think Pacquiao will beat him by decision.
RICO RAMOS (Undefeated 122-Pound Prospect 12-0)
I like Pacquiao because of his speed and movement. Cotto is Puerto Rican too, but he’s too slow.
SHERMAN LAMB ERT (Boxing Historian/FightFanNation.com Staff Writer)
I like Pacquiao because I think Margarito took something out of Cotto. I think an undefeated Cotto might have been able to take Pacquiao, but he’s not the same guy. It will be interesting to see if he can stop Cotto. If he can overpower Cotto, Mayweather is in for trouble.
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It seems that the boxing world believes that Manny Pacquiao will again emerge victorious on November 14.
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