Pacquiao- Cotto by the numbers

Pacman "Pacman" Pacquiao Latest News from diamondboxing.com Tue, 13 Oct 2009

On the eve of his golden birthday Miguel Cotto is riding the support of fellow ex-champs such as Kendall Holt and Paulie Malignaggi, who call the victory in favor of the Boriqua bomber, into the last month of preparation for his super battle with Filipino icon, Manny Pacquiao. The Puerto Rican will turn 29 years old on October 29th, which is just about two weeks shy of fight night, November 14th.

The Caguas, Puerto Rico native, plans to bring a size and power advantage into the gun fight. Although their physical appearances, on paper, does not look that wide, you will need to trust that an eight-fight welterweight will rationally cruise through all power comparisons over the natural lightweight. But in the end, making the claim that Pacquiao is a natural lightweight is also cause for arguments considering his short stay in that division. As of right now, I’m not too sure where he belongs, but I don’t think it is 147 (welterweight).

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