Pacquiao, Cotto hype machine at full speed
By Glenn Wilson
The big fight hype machine is up and running and we are still a month away from Pacquiao-Cotto. This is the part of the fight game where the promoters and backers of the fighters work overtime to spew superlatives about their fighters.
Apparently, Manny Pacquiao is getting so fast that last night he cut the light out in his bedroom and was asleep before the room got dark. ( With respect to Ali). Rumors are leaking out that when hitting the speedbag, Manny’s hands worked at such a high rate of speed that a sonic boom was heard over the Pacific.
Of course the Cotto camp is also leaking out some news. Miguel has been obliterating heavy bags at an alarming pace. Team Cotto has recently begun filling their heavy bags with cement, unfortunately Miguel has jackhammered those into mere dust.
Reports have surfaced that King Kong was brought in as a sparring partner and quit after one round. “I was shot at by planes and fell off of the Empire State building, and let me tell you, that was like landing on a bed of feathers compared to being hit by Cotto”, said Kong.
Now lets deal in reality. Pacquiao probably looks great and so does Cotto. They are at the top of their games and nothing less should be expected.
Jose Luis Castillo was brought in to be one of Manny’s sparring partners. He was a great champion at one time, but the key word is “was”. Castillo is 4 and 0 this year against guys that have a combined record of 118-91. Not exactly world class competition. Castillo’s last major fight saw him stopped by Ricky Hatton in four rounds by a bodyshot.
Cotto also looks in the best shape of his life. Even if there was a problem, it would not find it’s way out to the media. Sparring partners will be asked at fight time about the shots they took, of course they will say they have never been hit so hard before.
Sparring partners are paid to take a beating. It helps the main fighter work on things and also builds his ego. Freddie Roach recently said that when Pacquiao knocked down a sparring partner that it meant nothing. That is so true.
Pacquiao’s sparring partner was not named Cotto and Cotto doesn’t have a sparring partner named Manny Pacquiao. That is the reason these great fighters are working so hard. Because in November they wont wear headgear or big gloves. Thank goodness for that.
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This is an article of a jealous Moron. De La Hoya explained why he credits Pacquiao with having the quickest hands he has ever faced: “His punches (Pacquiao) don’t come from your basic boxing style,” stated De La Hoya, adding: “they come from all sorts of weird angles. That’s what makes him difficult.” So idiot this is coming from an elite fighter. The legendary Lou Duva said it best, ” Pacquiao is going to hit this guy so many times, and he’s going to be throwing punches from angles Cotto won’t be able to deal with.” This is an expert boxing expert not a fckn keyboard jackass. Freddie Roach was quoted:
“Manny has two advantages over his opponents. He’s in better shape, and he’ll take a punch. He averages 3,000 sit-ups and 44 sparring rounds per day; he runs about eight miles every other morning, uphill. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something inside of him. When he gets hit, he taps his gloves together as if to say, “Here I come.” He gets after an opponent after he takes a shot, as if he liked it. You gonna call this 3 time Boxing Trainer of Year a Liar. Harold Lederman“There’s not much doubt in my mind that if he catches him right, he can knock Miguel Cotto out,” an extremely blunt Lederman predicts. “Miguel Cotto’s not the easiest guy in the world to knock out but he has been dropped and stunned by guys like [DeMarcus] ‘Chop Chop’ Corley, Ricardo Torres, and Antonio Margarito and he can definitely be hurt. Pacquiao is in his prime and he is a very strong puncher, so if he pressures him and catches him he could cause a surprise.” This guy gots more credibility then your stupid opinions!!
Bill must be a Filipino Pac Tard
Bill seems really touchy. I understood the article, it sounds like every other training camp every other boxer has ever had. They (boxers) all look better than ever before. The writer joked both camps…maybe next time he could joke Bill about not being able to understand an article or Bill’s obivious lack of a sense of humor.
Hey Bill, why are you so sensitive man?
That article was done with a sense of humor, chill out.
No one is INSULTING YOUR IDOL! stop treating pacman like a GOD.
I am pro Pacman too, but let’s just wait and see who’s gonna win on Nov.14! I guess it’s not for us to say who’s gonna win, so we just have to wait…