5 Reasons Why Manny Pacquiao would beat Miguel Cotto

Speed – Its an old boxing adage that “speed kills” and right now no one has more speed than Manny Pacquiao.  Its not just that Manny is fast with his hands, but as seen in his match with Oscar De La Hoya, he also has fast feet.  Cotto was able to keep up with Shane Mosley’s hands, but doesn’t have the quickest pair of feet in town.  He is often caught against the ropes and that would play right into Pacquiao’s speedy hands.

Wear and Tear – Cotto took a brutal beating against Antonio Margarito and even though he got by Joshua Clottey, he still showed signs of weariness in the later rounds. That would be a sure fire way to lose against a top conditioned athlete like Manny Pacquiao.  Pacquiao would apply relentless pressure that Clottey was unable to do to finish the job.  Cotto also backed away in the later rounds against Shane Mosley, if he does this against Pac-man its lights out!

Chin – Cotto was knocked down several times at 140 pounds and one of the main reasons he moved up was that it gave him more strength to take a punch.  If he comes back down to 143 pounds to face Pacquiao, some of that weakness may resurface.  Meanwhile Pacquiao hasn’t been stopped in over ten years and has a proven ability to take a punch.  

Skills – Since Manny’s loss to Eric Morales several years ago, he has improved significantly.  He has learned to knock opponents down with either hand whereas before he relied heavily on the straight left hand.  Cotto has great skills but has shown vulnerability when faced against a pressure fighter.  This lack of ability could be a major factor in the fight

Trainer – many casual boxing fans don’t seem to realize the importance of a good trainer. However it’s the trainer that sets up the game plan and studies the opponent’s flaws for months before the fight takes place. Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, earned his second Trainer Of the Year award for the two perfect game plans against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton.  On the other hand, Miguel Cotto has had much turmoil in his camp and split ways with his long time trainer just before the fight with Joshua Clottey.  Will Cotto’s camp be able to put together a strategy like Freddie Roach?  The answer is most likely a resounding No.

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People’s Champ Movement

Emmanuel Pacquiao in real life, the ring icon has formally petitioned the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to accredit his organization—called the People’s Champ Movement—as a “local political party.”

In a move that may well catapult him to Congress next year, Manny Pacquiao is parlaying his enormous popularity as a boxing champion—boosted by his electrifying knockout of British Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton last weekend—into a political movement.

As a “local” party, the People’s Champ Movement (PCM) is fielding candidates only for local positions in General Santos City and Sarangani province—all but confirming widespread speculation that Pacquiao would seek a seat in the House of Representatives, or maybe run for mayor, in the 2010 elections.

Pacquiao, who signed the affidavit, is the party president. Reynaldo Constantino Jr. is executive vice president and Raul C. Martinez as secretary general.

As a local party, PCM can only field candidates for local posts in General Santos and Sarangani, Ferrer said. If PCM wants to field candidates for national posts, it has to register again with the Comelec.

Pacquiao vs. Chiongbian or Dominguez for congressional bid - May 10, 2010 election

The Chiongbian Family, who has practically created Sarangani, has expressed confidence that they could maintain their hold on the province.

Sarangani was part of South Cotabato until 1992 when it was “fathered” by the late congressman James Chiongbian (father of incumbent Erwin).

Since then the province remained under the Chiongbian clan.

While the clan is confident of maintaining their hold through Gov. Dominguez, the governor seems to have apprehensions about facing Pacquiao inside the political ring.

A political clan in Sarangani said it remains unfazed even with Manny Pacquiao’s announcement of congressional bid in their province.

The celebrated Filipino boxer, who has just beaten 10-time world boxing champ Oscar de la Hoya, went to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Kiamba on Monday to register as a voter in Sarangani.

The possible opponent of Manny Pacquiao was Roy Chiongbian or Gov. [Miguel Rene] Dominguez on  congressional race, while Rep. Erwin Chiongbian Sarangani  Province was already serving his third and final term.

Fr. Ed Panlilio for President

Fr. Ed Panlilio is the 6th of the Panlilio brood of seven. He was born in Minalin, Pampanga on December 6, 1953 to parents Gervacio Cunanan Panlilio and Catalina Tongol. Gervacio married Eddie’s stepmother, Maria Restinia Regala-Panlilio, a principal of San Pedro Elementary School. The 53 year-old priest has made his mark as a prime-mover for social development, a dedicated and well-loved priest and pastor, and a leader. He is afflicted with vitiligo, a rare skin disease.

Panlilio ran for the position of governor of Pampanga province in the 2007 Philippine general election. Panlilio defends his controversial decision to pursue a political role as a logical continuation of his ministry for the poor, whom he sees as having been exploited and neglected for too long by successive administrations of corrupt and uncaring politicians.

His experience under the Social Action Center spurred him to announce his intention to run as the governor of the province. Because of this, he was suspended from his priestly ministry and is forbidden to perform any duties as a priest, including saying Mass. He won over his two leading competitors, provincial board member Lilia Pineda and re-electionist governor Mark Lapid (both allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo), winning over Pineda by a slim margin of only 1,147 votes out of a total of over 600,000 votes cast for all three candidates.

Among Ed though, according to the news flash, is still waiting for the signs before he finalizes his decisions. He said it will depend on the public’s clamor for him to run, which I believe will now pour in after hearing the announcement.

But if you surf around the net many issues regarding Governor Ed Panlilio of Pampanga will run for president in the coming 2010 election.

What do you think?