I seem to have stirred the pot with my article titled “Miguel Cotto will destroy Manny Pacquiao." I stirred it so much that many of you wrote responses of your own on our Forum. I’m going to take this time to address what some of you had to say.

Here we go. Hold on to your hats, folks, it's a bumpy ride ahead....

James Gonzales wrote:

I beg to disagree

There's always this thing called "first time". I'm not an avid fan of boxing but I will tell you this: Manny Pacquiao will make history as the only boxer in the world who conquers seven different weight division, and in style. (Sic) If you believed that Cotto has what it takes to write history by demolishing Manny, he must step into the ring armed to the teeth come Nov. 14,or better be, wear a bullet proof vest. With all due respect Tony, after the fight, you'll tell to yourself you're wrong.

My Response: Make history as the only boxer in the world who conquers seven different weight divisions? For starters, this is for Miguel Cotto’s WBO title and the fight is at a catch weight. If Manny Pacquiao had signed the contract for both men to weigh 147 lbs. then it would be a legitimate welterweight bout. HOWEVER, this is a catch weight bout for a make believe WBC diamond title. When Manny Pacquiao really does fight at welterweight then I will have no problem with your above statement.

Slugger wrote:

(Sic) to you Mr. Tony Montgomery

well.., what can I say? they just said it all. you will eat all your words when nov. 14 comes. Believe me, Manny Pacquiao will dodge every single punch Miguel Cotto will give. And Cotto will take every punches pacman will give and eventually, give up, like he did to Margocheato. I think you have a lot more to learn.

Go PACMAN!!!

My Response: Wow! Some of you are simply making this too easy for me. When I said that many of Manny Pacquiao fans are not fans of boxing but only fans of Manny Pacquiao, I knew I would catch heat for it. But folks like Slugger just keep on proving me right. "Pacquiao will dodge every single punch Miguel Cotto will (sic) give?" "And Cotto will take every punch Pacman will give??" I think you have a lot more to learn Slugger. Next!!!

Tibber wrote:

(Sic) SO? what’s your point addressing your write ups to Filipinos? do you hate us?

(Sic) manny was already well known in the Philippines before he went stateside, so what? so what if were only fans of the pacman, is that bad for the sports of boxing? are we inferior because we only watch pacman fights? you know how I see your article? you are not a boxing fan also you are just pacman fans hater. you don’t want us in boxing because you think boxing is only for you. why do you mention about excuses? how many excuses did Pacquiao made when lost? man, you are just a hater, you’re nothing be thankful we are wasting our time on you.

My Response: Whoa! Let’s not get carried away. I never once said anything about the Filipino people or anything about hating them. What I did say is I can not stand the Manny Pacquiao fans who don't know about boxing; all they know is Manny Pacquiao.

I have spoken with many Filipinos who know their boxing and respect all fighters, not just Pacman. These Pacquiao fans I speak of come in an array of shades, from all over the world.

Alagad wrote:

Cotto will destroy Pacman

Tony Montgomery said many people still believed that Marquez won his first bout with Pacquiao. Well, Montgomery seemed to have been blinded by his biases. The bout was erroneously decided as a draw because, as one judge admitted, he erroneously scored the 1st Round 9 - 10 in favor of Pacquiao, when it should had been scored 8 - 10 in favor of Pacquiao because of the 3 knockdowns suffered by Marquez in the hands of Pacquiao. Please check your facts before you write. Montgomery is disgusting! Crazy!

My Response: One judge admitted he scored the 1st round 10-9 for Pacquiao when it should have been scored 10-8? You must mean the judge meant to score the first round 10-6 when he scored it 10-7 due to the three knockdowns. You better check your facts the next time around. Bye!!

My Paduan View wrote:

Montgomery will apologize after Pacquiao's win

I am seeing two (2) scenarios after Pacquiao's win over Cotto. Montgomery will write in his blog that he was mistaken and that Manny is better than Cotto, or Montgomery will just keep quiet and will not write anything about the fight for having been embarrassed.

Pre-fight predictions should be more objective and a little bit subjective. You have to check your sources before writing and be analytical. If you can't think good enough, don't write. You'll just embarrass yourself with what you write. For that, you will be respected even by Pacquiao fans and not hated.

My Response: Sorry people, I’m not going anywhere anytime soon. If Pacquiao does manage to win this fight then I’ll admit the better man won. However, I’m not very worried about eating my own words. And folks, I have something else to tell you...    It doesn’t even matter who wins the Pacquiao-Cotto fight because neither one of them is getting past Floyd Mayweather.

MIGUEL COTTO WILL DESTROY MANNY PACQUIAO???
Mr. author.
put your money where your mouth is. I have my money on the pacman. i will wager with you. any amount, even money. game?

My Response: I have won money with Pacquiao in the past. I bet on him when he fought Marco Antonio Barrera, Oscar de la Hoya, and Ricky Hatton. And It look’s like I’ll be making money off Pacman again this time when I bet on Miguel Cotto.

Alex wrote:

MIGUEL COTTO WILL DESTROY MANNY PACQUIAO???

(Sic) the writer of this page is cotto's cousin! Mind you! Your mouth is as big as mayweathers mouth! your article is garbage! I think you should review your article before posting.. What a waste! Idiot! Get lost! and never show me your article again.. you are mad!

My Response: I am not Miguel Cotto’s cousin, relative, or friend. Never show me your article again?? I wasn’t aware I had stopped by your house to drop it off….

I have plenty more responses to go through and I will get to them in due time.

One thing many of you kept saying over and over again is don’t come with excuses when Cotto loses on November 14^th and I promise you I will not have an excuse because I will not need one. But I can promise that the same people who say don’t come with an excuse will be the first ones with an excuse for Manny Pacquiao. The same people who claim the size difference will play no part in this fight will be the first to say that the size difference was the deciding factor.

I’ll be back. Bye Bye!