The question on whether or not Miguel Cotto is damaged goods or not has been echoed throughout many boxing talks lately. You pick up the latest Ring Magazine and Cotto's bloody face is on the cover with the look of a beaten fighter there for the taking. You go to the message boards and the writings are all there, everyone seems to think that Cotto is a damaged fighter.
In Cotto's next fight he will take on the quickest deadliest storm of them all, Manny Pacquiao. No doubt about it that going into this fight, Cotto has way too many negatives on his side. We have that nasty gash that must stay closed but we all know that Pac-Man will be right there to jab at it, we have the wear and tear from all his tough battles, I mean outside the ring Cotto is younger than Pacquiao but inside the ring Cotto is the much older fighter, and the biggest negative of them all is the fact that Cotto will be going into a war with a trainer that is way too green for a fight of this magnitude.
You can bet that Pacquiao is going to be looking to take fully advantage of the three negatives mentioned. Now do those three negatives mean that Cotto is expired? In my opinion, I say NO. If Cotto was damaged goods like they say he is then this fight would be taking place at 147 and not 145. I also feel that Cotto is a way better fighter now than he was when he fought Judah. Cotto to me is alot more well rounded now.
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Source: www.diamondboxing.com
By: Albert Alvarez
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