Over a month ago we polled our
Facebook readers asking who they thought would win the
upcoming Miguel Cotto - Manny Pacquiao fight. At the
time 54% of our readers picked Pacman to win the fight
while 46% stood behind Miguel Cotto. None of this was
a surprise as Pacquiao has been picked as the favorite
to win the fight since the contracts were signed.
Manny may have put his underdog days behind him with
the destruction of Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton.
I will be very curious how Vegas odds makers will have
the Pacquiao Mayweather fight if it ever happens.
A few weeks following that poll we
once again asked our readers who they were picking in
this weekend's fight, this time adding the question,
"how do you think the fight will end? 100% of those
who took the poll believe the fight will end by KO or
TKO. 61% have Manny winning early while 39% believe
Cotto will win in the same manner. As the fight draws
closer more and more people seemed to be backing Manny
Pacquiao to win. Fight predictions and odds almost
always change as fight night nears; in this case it
appeared more people were making the switch to the
Filipino superstar.
In our newest poll taken this week
the percentages have changed once again. Surprisingly,
the percentages for a Manny Pacquiao win have gotten
smaller. 53% of the readers who took the poll still
pick Manny to win while 47% are now going with Miguel
Cotto. Why predictions change as much as they do? I
don't know, I don't have the answer. But in my opinion
many may have been influenced by what they have read
or seen on T.V. about this mega fight. My prediction
has stayed the same throughout and I will not be
switching my pick at the last minute like so many
others have.
Manny Pacquiao wins by TKO in the
ninth or tenth round.