Manny Pacquiao Faces Biggest Challenge of His Career in November Bout Against Miguel Cotto

I know very little about prize fighting. However, I do know that boxing is an important sport in Puerto Rico. Therefore, I decided to post this story on Topix. Why did boxing become so popular in Puerto Rico? I notice that most Puerto Rican boxers are lighter weight classes. There seem to be no heavy weight boxers. Or am I wrong?

Yeah you might be right, but this is also part of ur history so its a good post. Who should I bet on? Cotto or Pac Man?

Yeah this is a good post, but who should I put my money on?

Upfront Yankee wrote:

I know very little about prize fighting. However, I do know that boxing is an important sport in Puerto Rico. Therefore, I decided to post this story on Topix. Why did boxing become so popular in Puerto Rico? I notice that most Puerto Rican boxers are lighter weight classes. There seem to be no heavy weight boxers. Or am I wrong?

John Ruiz is a Puerto Rican who held one of the many world heavyweight titles in the last 4 or 5 years.

I watched Cotto be beaten to a pulp by Maragrito. Cotto never stopped, never backed down. His uncle/trainer threw in the towel and wouldn't allow the final round to take place. Cotto would have gone out there and gave it everything if he hadn't. I have always wondered who Tio Evangelista was thinking of when he did that.

Many believe Maragrito's gloves were loaded for that fight since Margarito was caught before the start of the Shane Mosley fight wrapping his hands with dry plaster cast wrappings.

Now that Cotto has a new trainer he should have a slightly new look. His boxing skills have improved with every fight he has had as a professional. He has the heaviest punch in his weight class.

But weight is the problem here. Cotto agreed to a maximum of 143 pounds for this fight. He has had weight problems below 147, his perfect weight. Pacman will make the weight without any problem.

I've never seen Pacquiao fight but he is supposed to have a significant speed advantage and a big punch. Cotto has been vulnerable to the uppercut in his past fights and has been cut above the eyes in his last two fights.

If Cotto remembers the Margarito fight and doesn't head hunt so much, works the body with his tremendously heavy left hook, he might just pull this off. If he's beaten too badly, his championship career might be over.

The thing I have never understood about boxing is the promotion. Bob Arum promotes BOTH of these guys. He has been the promoter for almost every big name opponent Cotto has faced. It's like having two of your own roosters fighting each other.

It seems a situation just ripe for exploitation by the promoter. They often pit a fighter on his way up against a fighter on his way down. And a fighter on his way down isn't worth much future money to a promoter.

This should be a GREAT fight.

should be a great fight. cotto will win though.
cotto was beaten by margachetos loaded gloves, not margacheto the fighter.

thanks