"I'm looking at it as he's going to hit Cotto way more than he's been hit in awhile. Believe me when I say it. He throws punches in bunches and not only that, they're sharp punches that land precisely and he's a lot harder puncher than people give him credit for," stated America's top heavyweight contender, "Fast" Eddie Chambers, as he shared his thoughts with the OnTheGrind Boxing Team on the upcoming showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto.
"Have you ever paid attention to his legs? Come on! I mean, he has soccer player legs and I'm telling you, he works hard. Him and Freddie Roach, they study fights, they're students and they pay attention to every little detail and I'm going to tell you, he's a superstar for what he's done as of recent and he's going to continue that in this fight I believe," he continued. At 6'1" and usually weighing in around 220 pounds, Chambers knows a thing or two about being the smaller man in a fight. In his last bout, he dominated the previously unbeaten Alexander Dimitrenko, who was 6 inches taller and 45 pounds heavier than Chambers.
"I'm looking for Manny Pacquiao to win this fight. I'm not sure if it's going to be by knockout, but I know one thing, it's going to be a very, very entertaining fight because we know Cotto is a great boxer and strong fighter as well. He does have some size on him, but I just believe that Pacquiao is going to be a little too fast and a little bit too mobile," Chambers added, stressing the importance that Pacquiao's speed and mobility will play in the outcome on November 14th.
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