Cotto started the fight in very good form, very aggressive and landing big shots. Pacquiao took the strong shots and fired back good angled shots to knock Cotto down in the 3rd and 4th round. The first knockdown was not very strong but it caught Cotto entirely off guard. The second one was a good power shot. Cotto's corner gave no advice in between rounds and he changed his style to boxing from brawler. He started backing up and throwing occasional shots, falling right into Pacquiao's hands. Pacquiao kept the pressure up while taking breaks for upwards of ninety seconds at a time. All this helped cement Pacquiao as the top fighter in the world.
Cotto might be finished. In the same arena as his loss to Antonio Margarito, he started to fade in the late rounds just the same. Many critics, including Freddie Roach, said that Cotto is a different fighter after his loss to Margarito, I guess they were right. Cotto will definitely take a break and says he still wants to fight. Maybe he can come back and still fight, we just have to wait and see.
Pacquiao had a great victory and in my opinion his best victory ever. With that said, who will he fight next? Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the one everybody wants, everybody except for Golden Promotions. They want the winner of Mosely-Berto (which will be Shane Mosely) to fight him. Golden Boy doesn't have a chance unless Mayweather and Pacquiao can't hammer out a contract. For the sake of argument we'll discuss possibilities of both fighters as opponents.
Shane Mosely would be a good fight for Pacquiao because he has more speed than Cotto. He is a tough vet who is very cagey 38 year old. How much longer can he do it is the real question. Speed is the first thing to go with old age so he might be on the downward side of his career. However if he is still as good as he is now then he put up a great fight. He is not as quick as Mayweather but he has power that Mayweather doesn't. He actually could knock out Pacquiao. IN all realism this fight probably won't happen because it is not what the public wants.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was the fastest fighter before he retired and during his comeback fight he didn't get a chance to showcase his speed. Does he have the speed he had before his retirement? Only he knows. He was definitely the slickest, smoothest, quickest fighter out there. HE could be slick enough to dodge all of Pacquiao's great angles. HE would not get a knock out and it would not be a busy fight but Mayweather would probably win. He was able to beat quick fighters like Diego Corrales and Zab Judah so he has a real good chance of beating Pacuqiao. Whoever Pacquiao fights it will be a huge draw. Maybe he really is the king of Boxing.
Also on the under-card Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr. fought a horrible fight. His opponent Troy Rowland was handpicked to get knocked out and it didn't happen. The fight went all 10 rounds and respect has to be given to Rowland. He put up a great fight. Chavez Jr. on the other hand, looked horrible. He proved that his only skill is his father. He has no fighting skills and should not be the draw that he is. HE lives through his father. If you ever watch a commercial for Chavez Jr. the camera always shows video of Chavez Sr. He has 41 victories and zero defeats but he has fought nobody of any real skill. With that said, good job Troy Rowland.
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