According to a recent article by journalist Chris Robinson of Examiner.com, boxing expert and author Thomas Hauser offered his insight on the following interesting issues in an interview.
On Manny Pacquiao:
“The thing that impresses me most about Manny other than his skill is that he has always been willing to fight the tough fights. He’s fought Barrera, Marquez, Morales, and then he went up in weight and fought Oscar when a lot of people, including myself, thought Oscar was going to be too big for anyone. He hasn’t ducked anybody.”
On Miguel Cotto:
“Miguel is willing to go in tough. I think Cotto has fought the tough fights. Cotto has fought Mosley, he has fought Margarito, and he has fought Zab Judah, which was a pretty hard fight. He doesn’t back down from a challenge.”
On Floyd Mayweather and who should be his next opponent:
“I would rather see Mayweather take on somebody his own size. Floyd is an enormously talented fighter, he really is. But Floyd hasn’t fought Mosley, he didn’t fight Margarito when the opportunity was there, he hasn’t fought Paul Williams, and he hasn’t fought Cotto. Those were all guys who could have entered the ring with during some point in his career. He’s chosen not to do that and has instead fought a badly faded Oscar De La Hoya, he fought a much too small Ricky Hatton, and he’s fought Marquez. In addition to being a very good fighter Floyd is a very good matchmaker. To me, pound for pound means that you take on the best available challenges and Floyd hasn’t done that.”
On Manny Pacquiao – Miguel Cotto showdown:
“It’s a very good, competitive fight between two elite fighters. It’s everything boxing should be. Each guy could win this fight and it’s a chess match for each man. If we had more fights like this than boxing would be a much healthier sport. It’s not a manufactured event. It’s a legitimate great fight.”
“People are excited and looking forward to the fight. The general view is that the odds are a little too long on Cotto. While Pacquiao does have the edge in speed Cotto is the bigger, stronger man. The general consensus is that it’s a much closer fight that the odds show. The odds aren’t set by insider knowledge; the odds are set by how the public perceives the fight.”
Thomas Hauser
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