Boxing trainer Emanuel Steward believes a rematch between his fighter, former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao is a possibility. Cotto was stopped in the 12th round by Pacquiao last November in a one-sided defeat which saw Cotto get knocked down two times, once in the 3rd and then another in the 4th, and totally dominated by the faster Pacquiao. In an interview at Vocero, Steward said: “It’s clear that a rematch between Pacquiao and Cotto is possible. The fight between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will never happen, and if Miguel wants revenge, then Top Rank will do everything possible so that they can put together this super battle.”
Honestly, this idea does not excite me at all, because the first fight was a horrible mismatch. I think there is no point in a rematch between Pacquiao and Cotto. I don’t think it’s a fight that will sell. Perhaps Pacquiao would be better off fighting WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto, then maybe WBA welterweight champion Sugar Shane Mosley. But if Cotto is to redeem himself and prove that he deserves another shot at the #1 Pound for Pound fighter, he should first defeat WBA light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman on June 19th. If Cotto beats Foreman, which I doubt will happen, then Cotto will have a belt that he could use as a bait for Pacquiao to fight him in a rematch.
