The Keys To Winning Pacquiao Vs. Cotto
By Manny Masongsong
I am an avid boxing fan and watched fights for over 50 years. I travel on business practically almost all my professional life and every time I had the opportunity, I watch boxing matches on TV in my hotel room, at the Sports Bar, theater and so on. In most of the fights that I have watched, it seems common sense prevails. If you don’t hurt your opponent and do not avoid getting hit, you will lose. This is what I have to say about the Cotto-Pacquiao fight on HBO Pay Per View.
I watched almost all of Pacquiao’s fights, either on DVD or live on TV or theater (I can’t afford to fly to Las Vegas to watch him fight live there). I have been noticing the improvement in Pacquiao’s techniques, from his early punch-til-you-die technique to his smart combination of boxer-slugger-defensive moves.
In his wins against Barrera, Marquez, he dominated by using a great volume and speed of punches. He just kept moving forward when he gets going with these punches. In the Diaz fight, that is when things seemed to have changed. He became an intelligent boxer, using his speed as a boxer, going in and out, then in again with combination’s.
He did the same with De La Hoya and Hatton. Both De La Hoya and Hatton had the advantage of weight and size and they had the belief that they could out-muscle the little guy. But Pacquiao was quick on his feet with evasive movements and sneaky counter attacks with his straight left hand and with his right cross or hooks. He tried to avoid being hit and he steps away when his opponent starts to attack. Then he steps forward and counter attacks with quick, but hard punches.
One thing common about these fights, if you will notice, is the force and energy behind Manny’s punches, especially with his left. I still can’t figure out what’s in those gloves aside from his fists. This guy is seemingly deceptive with his punches. They are very innocent looking, but extremely powerful. I remember the very first round against both Hatton and De La Hoya, when he hit them with the quick right and left, things suddenly changed in Manny’s favor.
De La Hoya seemed to have been affected by that surprise straight left that came too fast but did not appear hard. Yet it did carry so much energy that I noticed the stunned look on both De La Hoya and Hatton’s eyes – the look of sadness and an anticipation that things would not go right.
Remember my words, when Pacquiao hits his opponent with those right hooks and straight left, the fight seem to immediately tilt to his favour and the end would just be a matter of time. For a small guy, Pacquiao’s punches not only seemed to be fast, but, for some reason, seem to carry so much weight. If Cotto is hit by a couple of those bombs early in the fight, I think that will be the beginning of his end. This is specially true with Pacquiao’s killer instinct. Do not let him sense that you are hurt, otherwise, he will come at you with those quick non-stop punches and there is no way to avoid them.
There are no two ways about it – Cotto is a very good fighter, one of the best in the arena, but he has to hit Manny hard at the early stages of this fight, maybe right after the First Round bell rings. At the same time, he must avoid those quick, but innocent looking punches from Pacquiao. If he can hurt Manny with his strong body shots and famous left hooks, of course, without getting hit, that will dictate how he could win this fight. If he doesn’t do that, it will be Pacquiao within 3 or 4 rounds, maybe earlier than that.
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Miguel Cotto all the Way to the top baby!
Numero uno!
LOL Manny Masongsong go sing karaoke, next time write an article that is un bias all you did was praise pacman.
Manny KO Cotto in 9th.
I could KO Pacman in 3 rounds no way Pac can KO cotto in 9!
More like Cotto KO Pacman
I’m a Cotto fan but after reading this article, this Manny guy makes sense. I hope Cotto will win but this Pacman is inhuman.
Theyre both gonna land shots, it will ultimately come down to chin.
The guy that walks trough the other guys best punch will go forward, the one going forward wins.
This is one of the better blogs on the fight I’ve read on the internet- an analyis that is well thought out and written. You make Perez and Santiago look even more stupid.
Manny Masongongochongdongbonlongtwonghong
lol at that name!hahaha
LOL you make pacman out more than he really is, all he done was fights drain fighters
Do you know who Carlos Ortiz is?
Do you know who Wilfredo Benitez is?
Learn Boxing History!
wilfredo benitez? carloz ortiz?
who are they? did they received 6 titles? if not then i dont give a damn! pac all the way! here we go again.. how many times will everyone say this is the guy who will bring pac into his knees? morales? barrera? marques? dela hoya? hatton? solis? diaz? velasquez? how many boxers? huh?
Oh! No! The bull lester’d salvaor’d on his legs…
The Bull must have E. coli infection…..
Quickness = explosiveness = power
It should not be surprising that Pacquiao’s quickness hurts. Quickness, explosiveness, and power are synonymous and are derived from a high fast twitch ratio– ie, a high strength to weight ratio.
Pacquiao is so quick because he is so strong for his size. Not many people know this, but Pacquiao can bench press 315 pounds. Most fighters weighing 150 pounds would be considered strong if they can press 225.
MOMAR why you lie For?
Pacman can barely bench pressh 75 pounds! even roach siad pac dont even do push up cause he has a weak shoulder.
Pac is small its Cotto who is build like a Mack Truck.
This like UZI submachine gun VS. 357 magnum.
who wins?
Nice article Manny! I’m a big Pacman fan and I hope his speed will make a big difference!
I like your analogy BisDak… But I see PacMan as a 357 magnum-type UZI!!!
I read a blog about the PACMAN every day and thus far, this writer did really made a fair and balance assessment for both fighter and he is not bias like damn Perez. I can’t wait for the D’Day. This well be a very exciting fight. If Cotto can hit the PACMAN with his best shot then he probably have a chance… otherwise PACMAN will take him down with his automatic and supersonic weapon! KAMAO
Good Luck Cotto, Pac will beat you up but you still gonna earn millions so that’s ok
Do you know who Carlos Ortiz is?
Do you know who Wilfredo Benitez is?
HEY MR SALVADOR WE DONT CARE ABOUT THIS MORONS.
BECAUSE IF THEY ARE REALLY BOXING GREATS? THEN WE HAVE KNOWN THEM. DO YOU KNOW MANNY PACQIAO? 6TIME WORLD CHAMP SOON TO BE 7 TIMES IN SEVEN DIV. 4 LINEAL CHAMP. SEVERAL TIMES FIGHTER OF THE YEAR AWARDEE. P4P NUMBER 1 INTHE WORLD. TIME MAGAZINE COVER. NIKE ENDORSER. ONE OF THE HIEST PAID ATLEATE OG FORBES MAGAZINE. ETC.ETC. EVEN C O T O DOESNT HAVE THAT. AND NOW YOU ARE ASKING
US Do you know who Carlos Ortiz is?
Do you know who Wilfredo Benitez is?
WE DONT CARE WHO THEY ARE!!!
If Manny Pacquiao will win this coming Saturday, I would like to see him on his last fight on another weight class on the super welterweight division for his eight weight division title. Mayweather doesn’t want to fight him because of the money issue, although it is much wanted to see.
you’re right Mr. Masongsong! You’re right!
Mr. Masongsong isn’t a biased.He is simply a thinker…
i would like to share a bit of info of the young Pacman. My father is a friend of pacman’s trainer when the young boxer spent a year or two in our province(Davao Sur)representing and winning elementary boxing championship. But the story is his mother was more than upset at him when he was around 8 yrs old in their native GenSan because he felled all the banana trees in their backyard. His power really did grow with him.
Pacquiao within 3 or 4 rounds, you must be out of your mind, you don’t know s……. about boxing….Cotto by KO!!!!!
Cotto keep on saying that manny had 3 losses already and he had only 1 loss, but manny is ahead by 15 fights to cotto…..do you think if cotto will have another 15 fights he will surely win those fights???? manny had those losses happened when he was a tiny,skinny and malnourished young boxer aspiring to become a world champion someday…….And now this is the time! He is now a true champion!!!
Manny,
I would like to let you know that I have been following all the progress regarding Pacman’s fights. Your analysis of this this particular fight is the best ever I have read so far.
This is the strategy Pacman is always doing – to ensure the opponent will get to know immediately that he is dominating the fight.
Roger
You can watch online and live from
http://www.pacquiaovscotto.info
I salute Miguel Cotto for being a gentleman! I never thought the PACMAN would win but Pacman beat the hell out of Cotto to wrest the WBO welterweight belt.
I say get an education. Become an electrician, a mechanic, a doctor, a lawyer — anything but a fighter. In this trade, it’s the managers that make the money and last the longest. With that said congratulations to Pacquiao. Here’s another piece of valuable information I found.
http://ketiva.com/Arts_and_Humanities/pacquiao_conquers_cotto_for_tko_win.html
nonot,tell me about your knowledge in boxing ur full of shit,,,,,,,ha joshue//////////////