MANILA, Philippines - May mensahe ang champion na si Miguel Cotto sa kanyang challenger na si Manny Pacquiao gayundin sa mga naniniwalang makukuha ni Pacquiao ang makasaysayang ikapitong titulo. Ayon sa boxing.fanhouse.com.
"They picked the wrong guy,” ani Cotto. "If he thinks he's going to reach a seventh title in a seventh different division, he picked the wrong moment, the wrong fighter and the wrong opponent," sabi ni Cotto sa isang conference call.
"If he thinks he's going to beat Miguel Cotto," sabi pa ni Cotto, "he's pretty much all wrong with that kind of thinking."
Idedepensa ni Cotto (34-1, 27 knockouts) ang kanyang WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title kontra kay Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) sa Nov. 14 sa MGM Grand sa Las Vegas sa 145 pounds. Weight category.
Nagkomento rin si Cotto sa mga sinabi ng trainer ni Pacquiao na si Freddie Roach, tungkol sa kanya at sa kanyang trainer na si Joe Santiago.
Sinabi ni Roach sa FanHouse that Cotto's "defense sucks" and has predicted an early knockout for Pacquiao, at ang prediksiyon nito ay mana-knockout si Cotto na 3-to-1 favorite na manalo ng laban.
"Forget about Freddie Roach. The thing Freddie Roach can do is train Manny the best that he can. He can't go over the ropes and fight against Miguel Cotto, you know? He can train Manny the best that he can," sabi ni Cotto."He can teach what he believes he can teach to help Manny win this fight, but at the end of the road, it's just Manny and Miguel Cotto. No matter what Freddie Roach says, I have a very strong mind, you know? I'm not going to fall for his game." (Mae Balbuena)