Pacquiao versus Cotto fight will be the last great fight for the year. Pacquiao decided to fight Cotto on November 14 this year of 2009. The big question will be: ‘Will this big fight could prevent a bigger fight from happening?’
If you are to give a question to everyone who is involved in the the sport of boxing, there will be a united answer: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao would be the best of the best fights that could happen. Given that Mayweather will win over Juan Manuel Marquez this coming September, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao will sure happen this year, but it will not happen anymore because Pacquiao will fight Cotto instead. It will surely take the big fight in jeopardy, isn’t it?
Will it realy matter? Why would Manny take the risk?
Pacquiao might find the weight of 147 lbs too big for him and there has to be a fence at some period that Manny Pacquiao can’t step over. As we all know, Cotto is a full-fledged welterweight who is at his strongest at 147 lbs. Remember, this is not Oscar De La Hoya’s case anymore where the Golden Boy has to pull down his weight to 147lbs for the first time in seven years. Cotto could put a wall to Manny in that weight this time.
Bob Arum put the pressure on Mayweather to fight the winner- on his own conditions by matching both fighters. With regard to Manny Pacquaio, Arum is creating a good demand to make Mayweather no choice but to face the winner between Manny Pacquaio and Miguel Cotto.
Cotto can position himself to have a choice on whatever fight he likes if he wins against Manny. They would be a big impact because of the collision in the same way as to Pacqiao and Mayweather. By then, It will be win in any case for Arum.
Now, Let’s say, Pacquiao wins over Cotto, Cotto will have lost in all time great. Cotto’s title will not be at risk since the fight will not be under welterweight. He will be an HBO champion on November whatever the result maybe. He can still fight against Mosley for the divisional championship in his next fight.
A victory for Pacquiao will ensure one more mega-fight before he retires, the winner against the winner of Mayweather vs. Marquez bout. If it’s Marquez, then we will be able to see the conclusion of the controversial fight that made Manny Pacquiao win over Marquez with just one point. If It’s Mayweather, then we will be able to conclude who’s supreme between the two most hailed fighter in the boxing arena in our era. It’s going to be the face-off which will be my preferred on to watch.
If Pacquiao loses, there’s still a stron possibility that he will fight Marquez because Marquez has earned points with their 2004 draw fight despite that Marquez was knocked out thrice in the early rounds.
Pacquiao maybe risking the biggest fight of the decade by accepting Cotto in the ring, we can only hope that he wil realize that there’s more inline to come than ever before if he really wants bigger fights. If he does, it will be more rewarding for him and his fans.
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