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BERT SUGAR'S BREAKDOWN: PACQUIAO VS. COTTO
Bert Sugar is quick to an opinion, but you can be assured it'll be an entertaining one... Every major fight, he breaks down the fight and let's you in "under the hat." Here's his take for Pacquiao vs. Cotto.
Nov 11, 2009 - by Bert Sugar with Steve Small (http://www.hbo.com/boxing/bios/bert_sugar.html)
STRENGTHS OF BOTH FIGHTERS
MANNY PACQUIAO
- Pacquiao has greatly improved in the past two years--in tactics, in angles given opponents, in head movement, and the use of his right hand.
- Faster and with more than one-punch power than Cotto, Manny Pacquiao has become the Evel Knievel of Boxing, able to leap over tall divisions in a single bounce and still bring his explosive knockout power north with him.
- The PacMan has a secret weapon: trainer Freddy Roach, who has devised battle plans for Pacquiao that woud have brought tears to the eyes of Robert E. Lee--such as the battle plan for Pacquiao against De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, his last two fights.
- Pacquiao has the edge in the "home cookin'" arena, having fought ten times in Vegas including his last five fights, while Cotto's home court is Madison Square Garden in front of his adoring fans , his one loss coming to Margerito in Vegas.
MIGUEL COTTO
- Cotto is a big, tough natural welterweight, bigger and physically stronger than Pacquiao. - A bul-like fighter, Cotto tends to walk through his opponents' punches, all the better to land his own.
- A gritty, gutsy performer, Cotto overcame an early clash of heads and the resuting nasty cut to stay the course and outpoint Joshua Clottey in a battle of wills in his last fight.
- Cotto throws some of the most crippling body shots in boxing, thudding punches that have the sound of surf hitting shore which have the effect of breaking down opponents.
WEAKNESSES OF BOTH FIGHTERS
PACQUIAO
- Pacquiao has no inside game, his fight is all from the outside.
- Paquiao's style, which is one of offense, offense and more offense, not defense. He tends to come charging in with his hands held low and his chin raised after he punches and coud be an inviting target for Cotto.
- In Pacquiao's only fight in which he has fought a "bulying" opponent, Agapito Sanchez, Pacquiao had difficuty dealing with Sanchez. Cotto's style of crowding his opponent as Sanchez did, coud present problems for Pacquiao, disrupting his rhythm and offsetting his speed.
- In previous fights there has been a question of Pacquiao's focus and how he dealt with his many distractions. Now, before his fight with Cotto, Pacquiao has spent time in the Philippines doing humanitarian work helping his fellow countrymen battle typhoons and torrential rains and has spent only two weeks at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles preparing for this fight and the question arises again.
COTTO
- With little or no head movement and hands held high, Cotto tends to lean in with his head, not roll with it, leaving him vunerable to uppercuts.
- Cotto doesn't so much throw a left hook to the body as an uppercut, which works well with his right-handed fighters, but not left-handers-which not incidentally, Pacquiao is.
- Although he has a sturdy chin, Cotto has been wobbled by Ricardo Torres and Chop-Chop Corley and hurt by Zab Judah. And the question before the floor is whether he'll be able to take Pacquiao's best punch.
- Cut badly in his last fight against Clottey, there is no telling whether his healed cut can take Pacquiao's punches.
WHAT EACH MUST DO TO WIN</U>
PACQUIAO
- Pacquiao must throw his 1-2, or 1-2-3, or 1-2-3-4 combinations, then move to his right and to Cotto's left, away from him.
- Pacquiao must use his jab to keep Cotto at arm's length.
- When Cotto throws his left hook to the body Pacquiao must come over with a quick counter right as he did against Hatton.
COTTO
- Cotto must keep Pacquiao in front of him, throwing a wider left hook to keep Pacquiao from moving away in angles.
- Cotto must use his stronger upper body to "muscle" Pacquiao and get inside, where he has the advantage.
- Cotto must move his head more and try not to come barreling in, head down, all the better to evade Pacquiao's punches.
BERT SUGAR'S BREAKDOWN: PACQUIAO VS. COTTO
Bert Sugar is quick to an opinion, but you can be assured it'll be an entertaining one... Every major fight, he breaks down the fight and let's you in "under the hat." Here's his take for Pacquiao vs. Cotto.
Nov 11, 2009 - by Bert Sugar with Steve Small (http://www.hbo.com/boxing/bios/bert_sugar.html)
STRENGTHS OF BOTH FIGHTERS
MANNY PACQUIAO
- Pacquiao has greatly improved in the past two years--in tactics, in angles given opponents, in head movement, and the use of his right hand.
- Faster and with more than one-punch power than Cotto, Manny Pacquiao has become the Evel Knievel of Boxing, able to leap over tall divisions in a single bounce and still bring his explosive knockout power north with him.
- The PacMan has a secret weapon: trainer Freddy Roach, who has devised battle plans for Pacquiao that woud have brought tears to the eyes of Robert E. Lee--such as the battle plan for Pacquiao against De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, his last two fights.
- Pacquiao has the edge in the "home cookin'" arena, having fought ten times in Vegas including his last five fights, while Cotto's home court is Madison Square Garden in front of his adoring fans , his one loss coming to Margerito in Vegas.
MIGUEL COTTO
- Cotto is a big, tough natural welterweight, bigger and physically stronger than Pacquiao. - A bul-like fighter, Cotto tends to walk through his opponents' punches, all the better to land his own.
- A gritty, gutsy performer, Cotto overcame an early clash of heads and the resuting nasty cut to stay the course and outpoint Joshua Clottey in a battle of wills in his last fight.
- Cotto throws some of the most crippling body shots in boxing, thudding punches that have the sound of surf hitting shore which have the effect of breaking down opponents.
WEAKNESSES OF BOTH FIGHTERS
PACQUIAO
- Pacquiao has no inside game, his fight is all from the outside.
- Paquiao's style, which is one of offense, offense and more offense, not defense. He tends to come charging in with his hands held low and his chin raised after he punches and coud be an inviting target for Cotto.
- In Pacquiao's only fight in which he has fought a "bulying" opponent, Agapito Sanchez, Pacquiao had difficuty dealing with Sanchez. Cotto's style of crowding his opponent as Sanchez did, coud present problems for Pacquiao, disrupting his rhythm and offsetting his speed.
- In previous fights there has been a question of Pacquiao's focus and how he dealt with his many distractions. Now, before his fight with Cotto, Pacquiao has spent time in the Philippines doing humanitarian work helping his fellow countrymen battle typhoons and torrential rains and has spent only two weeks at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles preparing for this fight and the question arises again.
COTTO
- With little or no head movement and hands held high, Cotto tends to lean in with his head, not roll with it, leaving him vunerable to uppercuts.
- Cotto doesn't so much throw a left hook to the body as an uppercut, which works well with his right-handed fighters, but not left-handers-which not incidentally, Pacquiao is.
- Although he has a sturdy chin, Cotto has been wobbled by Ricardo Torres and Chop-Chop Corley and hurt by Zab Judah. And the question before the floor is whether he'll be able to take Pacquiao's best punch.
- Cut badly in his last fight against Clottey, there is no telling whether his healed cut can take Pacquiao's punches.
WHAT EACH MUST DO TO WIN</U>
PACQUIAO
- Pacquiao must throw his 1-2, or 1-2-3, or 1-2-3-4 combinations, then move to his right and to Cotto's left, away from him.
- Pacquiao must use his jab to keep Cotto at arm's length.
- When Cotto throws his left hook to the body Pacquiao must come over with a quick counter right as he did against Hatton.
COTTO
- Cotto must keep Pacquiao in front of him, throwing a wider left hook to keep Pacquiao from moving away in angles.
- Cotto must use his stronger upper body to "muscle" Pacquiao and get inside, where he has the advantage.
- Cotto must move his head more and try not to come barreling in, head down, all the better to evade Pacquiao's punches.