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Manny Pacquiao will stop Miguel Cotto in their November 14 showdown in Las Vegas. That’s according to 51% of respondents on my poll so far (to vote, click here).
The next biggest block of voters, at 25%, believe the Pacman will win the fight on points; then 12% are backing Cotto to stop Pacquiao; 8% are going with a draw and then finally 4% see a Cotto victory on points.
Another way of interpreting the results is that 63% reckon the fight won’t go the distance.
Right now, I’m sitting on the fence. I want to see the photos (and hopefully some video footage too) from the weigh-in to check how drawn Cotto is. That’s when I’ll make make my final pick.
But if a gun were placed to my head and I were forced to choose, I’d have to go with Pacquiao … but only just.
The only certainty is that this bout will be far more competitive than Pacquiao v Ricky Hatton, and even Floyd Mayweather v Juan Manuel Marquez for that matter.
And that’s what we boxing fans want from boxing – a fair fight; not something we know the result beforehand. Mind you, no matter the result of Pacquiao-Cotto, there’s going to be a chunk of supporters who’ll be able to say: “I told you so!”
Source: http://blogs.timeslive.co.za/longdrop/2009/10/15/manny-pacquiao-to-stop-miguel-cotto/
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