By Edri K. Aznar
AMERICAN promoter Lou Dibella believes Puerto Rican world champion Miguel Cotto will destroy Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao this November.
“If you are going to bet, bet the odds and the odds are Cotto by knockout,” Dibella, a former head of programming for HBO Sports, said in report posted at FightHype.com.
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Dibella cautioned people who think the 30-year-old Pacquiao will have an easy time against Cotto should think again.
“Don’t disrespect Cotto; he is a strong fighter. I love Manny and I have great respect for Manny, but anybody who believes Manny is a lock against Cotto is not paying attention,” said the owner of Dibella Entertainment.
Dibella’s gauge of Cotto’s ability against a speedy fighter like Pacquiao was when the 28-year-old Puerto Rican battered Dibella’s ward Paulie Malignaggi in 2006.
Cotto handed Malignaggi his first loss via unanimous decision.
Malignaggi was also knocked down in the second round and suffered a broken eye socket and cheek bone due to the powerful blows of Cotto.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on October 9, 2009.
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