How did pacquiao "drain" cotto????????????????

[Jam Jars]

the cw benefited cotto more than it did pac - cotto weighed in only a pound less than his previous fight.

pac, however, weighed in i think 6 pounds higher than his previous fight - therefore cotto was actually destroyed by a bloated pacquiao.

How would going lower in weight than he had in years benefit Cotto? LOL

[Jam Jars]

Cotto has said it affected him, Pacquiao himself explained that 1lb can make all the difference and affect a fighter a lot in the ring............... but still we have Pac fans that have never had to make weight telling everyone (including the fighters themselves) they are wrong and 1lb doesn't make a difference...........

[lfc19titles]

Cotto weigh in at 146 because he had he max of 147, for 145 he had to drop down to 143-144 to make sure he weigh in at 145.

The man wasnt at his best period!!

And like everybody says of the catchweight didn't matter why ask for it???

**** pacquiao and his catchweights

Shows how much you know?

Because pac was a 140 fighter, cotto offered pac the catchweight

the only thing cotto was forced to do was putting his belt on the line which he did not want to do

[Bushbaby]

Shows how much you know?

Because pac was a 140 fighter, cotto offered pac the catchweight

the only thing cotto was forced to do was putting his belt on the line which he did not want to do

This entire post is shamelessly fabricated.

[Beater_of_ass]

Cotto fought Margarito at a CW of 153, with 160 rehydration cap. That's not even a real weight class.

There was no 160 limit on the day of the fight, so just STFU. Why did Margarito use bricks in the first fight?

[ALG United]

Cotto weigh in at 146 because he had he max of 147, for 145 he had to drop down to 143-144 to make sure he weigh in at 145.

The man wasnt at his best period!!

And like everybody says of the catchweight didn't matter why ask for it???

**** pacquiao and his catchweights

This is a ****** argument, i'm pretty sure Cotto was way above 145lbs the day before the weigh in... And then after the weigh in, Cotto must have been around 160lbs at fight night, maybe out-weighing Manny by 10-12lbs at fight night... If it was a same-day-weigh-in then you all Manny haters have an argument, but it's not, Cotto only has to take care of his weight at the weigh in then he can grow back as big as a middleweight at fight night which he did... Cotto in comparison was even way more faster when he fought Manny than when he fought Floyd... So this argument of weight draining has no weight at all....

[Bermuda]

the fact is cotto hasn't to this day specifically said that the catchweight was the sole reason he lost the fight...even after cotto lost, cotto gave his respect to pac by saying he was the best fighter he had ever fought up to that point..

[WESS]

PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME !?!?!?!?!?

ALL DAY IM READING BLAH BLAH HE DRAINED HIM AND WANTS TO DRAIN HIM AGAIN

WELL HERE ARE THE FACTS!

pac came in at 144 lbs against cotto thats 6 lbs heavier than his previous fight (138 vs hatton ) and his heaviest ever and up to 16 lbs heavier than some of his previous 8 fights

cotto came in at 145 ONLY 1 POUND lighter than his previous (146 vs clottey) and 1.5 -2lbs under his previous 8 fights

would u rather have to lose a pound or gain 7 b4 a fight ? i.e. Marquez vs mayweather

one pound is not a "drain" !

odl vs pac was a drain yes but that was Oscars choice he thought he had an easy night vs the midget

think about it

if Danny Garcia (140) fought Broner (130) at a 139 lb "catch weight" who would u be giving the advantage to??????????????

am i the only one who is sick of this ****** bs , yes manny asking for cotto at 150 now that he has grown in to 154 can be considered draining but i personally think 150 is to big for manny an they would be at an equal disadvantage

If weight is not an issue or that important to Pac, why demand it? Why is Pac still demanding a weight stipulation for Cotto who just lost to Mayweather at 154? Why is there always a weight stipulation if it's not a big deal? Why can't he just fight the man?

Hey, rumors are that Cotto demanded extra testing. So maybe it wasn't about the weight, maybe Pac refused the drug testing again? Since you think weight isn't that big of a deal, maybe you are correct. Maybe Pac just denied taking any extra tests once again.

[ALG United]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): In the lead up to the May 5 fight between former WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KO’s) and new WBA light middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KO’s there was a crescendo of commentary claiming that Miguel was was weight drained when he fought WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) in November 2009.

Whenever there is a huge fight coming down the pike there are claims coming out of both camps and from the media, most of which are designed to hype the upcoming fight. The Cotto ?Mayweather fight was no exception. Let’s take just a moment to look at the facts.

Just prior to his match against Pacquiao, Miguel stated in an HBO 24/7 segment that he would not be weakened by coming into the ring against Manny at a catch weight of 145 pounds. And let’s be real, Cotto fought at the welterweight limit of 140 ?147 pounds when he faced Pacquiao. In his most recent match prior to taking on “Pacman? Cotto entered the ring at 146 pounds against Joshua Clottey.

The cold hard truth is that Cotto lost to Pacquiao not because he was weight drained, but because Manny is faster, hits harder and is a better ring tactician than Miguel is. That is not what Miguel’s fans want to hear, nor is it what Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to hear, but the truth is often an inconvenience. It makes us look at things the way they really are and not the way we went them to be.

“Pretty Boy?wanted to promote his fight with Miguel as if it were two undefeated fighters going at each other. Cotto did not really lose his fight against Margarito because Antonio’s gloves it was alleged were loaded. And Miguel, according to Floyd did not really lose to Pacquiao because he was “weight drained?

If anyone is foolish enough to think that Cotto lost to Pacquiao because he was weight drained, do some research. Then go back and watch the fight again.

The reality is that anyone can convince themselves of anything they want to. Floyd has convinced himself that because he is 43 and ??he is the greatest fighter of all time. Greater than Dempsey, Louis, Ali and “Sugar?Ray Robinson.

[Jam Jars]

By John F. McKenna (McJack): In the lead up to the May 5 fight between former WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30 KO’s) and new WBA light middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KO’s there was a crescendo of commentary claiming that Miguel was was weight drained when he fought WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) in November 2009.

Whenever there is a huge fight coming down the pike there are claims coming out of both camps and from the media, most of which are designed to hype the upcoming fight. The Cotto – Mayweather fight was no exception. Let’s take just a moment to look at the facts.

Just prior to his match against Pacquiao, Miguel stated in an HBO 24/7 segment that he would not be weakened by coming into the ring against Manny at a catch weight of 145 pounds. And let’s be real, Cotto fought at the welterweight limit of 140 – 147 pounds when he faced Pacquiao. In his most recent match prior to taking on “Pacman”, Cotto entered the ring at 146 pounds against Joshua Clottey.

The cold hard truth is that Cotto lost to Pacquiao not because he was weight drained, but because Manny is faster, hits harder and is a better ring tactician than Miguel is. That is not what Miguel’s fans want to hear, nor is it what Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants to hear, but the truth is often an inconvenience. It makes us look at things the way they really are and not the way we went them to be.

“Pretty Boy” wanted to promote his fight with Miguel as if it were two undefeated fighters going at each other. Cotto did not really lose his fight against Margarito because Antonio’s gloves it was alleged were loaded. And Miguel, according to Floyd did not really lose to Pacquiao because he was “weight drained”.

If anyone is foolish enough to think that Cotto lost to Pacquiao because he was weight drained, do some research. Then go back and watch the fight again.

The reality is that anyone can convince themselves of anything they want to. Floyd has convinced himself that because he is 43 and “0” he is the greatest fighter of all time. Greater than Dempsey, Louis, Ali and “Sugar” Ray Robinson.

So we should believe a writer over the fighters themselves??? LOL