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Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, was quoted in Primera Hora news as saying Manny Pacquiao will stop Miguel Cotto within six rounds. Beristain trained Juan Manuel Marquez for two fights with Pacquiao, and trained Oscar De La Hoya to face Pacquiao as well which gives him a unique perspective on a potential fight with Cotto.

According to "Nacho" Beristain Cotto has not been the same since he was knocked out by Antonio Margarito. Read on to hear what he said…

Beristain told Primera Hora, "Cotto remained a little deteriorated after the fight that he had with Antonio Margarito and to be up against Manny Pacquiao, with all due respect - since I respect and I admire Puerto Rican boxing, but I believe that Pacquiao should put him on the canvas in five or six rounds".

"In the fight against Clottey, you could see some of the aftermath of what happened with Margarito. Clotty is not a top-level fighter and nevertheless, in some moments Cotto was put in predicaments and the punches were affecting him," Beristain said.

"Before he was a fighter with good technique, fast and well cared for, but he doesn't seem like himself. He changed his coach, changed some of his habits and catches more punches. I do not believe that it would very advisable to take a fight like this after changing his main trainer. A fight with Pacquiao is serious thing. You have to be well prepared. The fight with Pacquiao can be dangerous."

Comments (20) >>

Homer said:

This is all based on the great job he did preping De la Hoya to fight Pacquiao.

26 June, 2009

dipsta said:

i hope Nacho is mistaken!

26 June, 2009

ErickPOMONA909 said:

nacho did a good job is just the fighter Oscar that messed up. which was his body that was dehydrated and old.

26 June, 2009

manonfire4 said:

man i realy respected nacho until now well i mean his opinoin sucks!!wow cotto had i bad fight night because of a cut!!his skills were still up to par !

26 June, 2009

da_truthbsaid said:

Obviously anything any promoter,trainer,sportscast member or fan says is only an opinion...

We've all been wrong before and an upset is not new to boxing so it doesn't matter what Nacho Beristain says or thinks on November 14th if thats when the fight takes place we will either be right about our predictions or will be shocked in the outcome never the less I hope its a good fight.

26 June, 2009

aldogg2121 said:

I would be absolutely shocked if these predictions of Cotto being dominated came true.

27 June, 2009

TheDemolitionDan said:

I agree with Nacho, and probably Freddie Roach will say the same thing. Cotto has lost his aura on invincibility. Pacquiao is still getting better and better Cotto doesn't have a chance. He is falling into the same web trap that led to Hatton and De La Hoya defeats. Two or three years ago Hatton, De La Hoya, and Cotto would destroy Pacquiao, but now Pacquiao is winning and Pacquiao will beat up on Cotto 140, 143, 147 it doesn't matter Pacquiao will win easy.

27 June, 2009

dipsta said:

easy huh!? this is some bullshit! where'd all the hardcore's go! u know, the fools that dont just make predictions but the ones that have legitimate explanations and break downs for the fights!! get it together baby!!

27 June, 2009

tnap said:

While I do believe Manny would beat Cotto it definetly wouldn't be a gimme ala Hatton. I am a huge Cotto (and Manny) fan. But I have to admit I didn't like the way Cotto responded to pressure from Clottey. Sure he pulled out a close decision thanks to the flash knockdown and for whatever reason Clottey decided not to punch the final two rounds. Miguel just looks too vulnerable at times. Whether it is demons from Margarito or changing trainers I am not sure. If he has stretches like that against Manny it would be fatal. But to hear Nacho tell it Cotto is shot which I don't agree with. Now could that be a ploy to discredit Manny's opponent so if Manny does win it isn't as big a deal as it should be. Last time I checked Nacho worked with JMM didn't he and Golden Boy.

27 June, 2009

layzie guy said:

why does everybody forget that cotto fought almost the entire fight with a nasty cut that was caused by a headbutt? he beat a guy that could propably whoop pacquiao with one fuckin eye

27 June, 2009

boxing guy said:

You know everybody said that clotty was going to kill cotto and what happen. Don't be quick yto jump on the manny van wagon, Cotto is a better boxers and manny as good as he is he has only fought oscar wha was washed up and also hatten who is also not in his league. Cotto is still in his prime and bigger then manny so i will be watching and will see what happens.

09 July, 2009

alryan011 said:

Watch the Cotto vs Torres in youtube,
you'll see the flaws of Cotto.
He can't take the barrage of punches of Torres,
it's just that Torres lost steam.
Cotto is also vulnerable in pressure fighting,
you'll see once you have watched what i told you.

23 July, 2009

mexifan said:

Listen to Beristain's prediction's. Nacho has the inside track on what really happened to ODLH. Did you ever hear him confirm that Oscar was weight drained? No. They deliberately made Oscar small at incremental safe stages to be able to compete with Pacquiao's explosive speed. Even on a his best shape (Oscar was bragging how youthful and powerful he felt)he couldn't beat the smaller man.

23 July, 2009

kirk3451 said:

I just dont see Cotto winning against Pac even with his large built.. Pac feels indestructible and he feels he can just bulldoze anyone using his speed and power punches from welterweight down.. and i think he's right... nobody today is at par with Pac's heavy armories hence the reason why he's fighting bigger men from higher divisions to even the field and give them a fighting chance of survival at the very least..

23 July, 2009

Pacquaio Fan said:

Many of the posters here must be a bunch of disappointed MTF's everytime Pacquiao fghts! Pacquiao KO's Cotto in 3 one more than Hatton!

23 July, 2009

gizno said:

cotto needs a lot of counterattack to do..f he can defend well and time pacs punches,then maybe he got a chance of ending d bout at 12..but not ever he can win decisively.

02 November, 2009

neutral said:

both are good boxers and talented ring technicians.. Stop making predictions and act like God. Wait ti'l fight night.

03 November, 2009

PinoyAko said:

i'm a huge manny fan but i still respect cotto.. i wouldnt be surprised if cotto knock manny down, if not totally knock him out.. but i hope to see a great fight! may the best man wins!

08 November, 2009

tonytig said:

what gets me baffled is that he said Clottey isnt a top level fighter.

10 November, 2009

oplod said:

From Diaz, Dela Hoya to Hatton, They all thought they can take manny by sheer power, because they are bigger and stronger. But what happened? they were all surprised in the ring with the lightning speed of Manny that they can not adjust their style of fighting. What will happen to Cotto is just a repetition of what happened to the last three fighters that lost to Manny. Remember that its Freddie Roach and Manny who selected Cotto in this fight---that means that they have seen some flaws with Cotto's fight against Clottey. Beristien is Right--the new trainer of Cotto can hardly be effective after two or three fights it takes time to adjust with the fighter. At present Cotto is learning more by himself because he has a new trainer--compared against Roach,Manny and team Pacquiao that they have been together for several years now.

10 November, 2009

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