What can happen if Pacquiao loses to Cotto

Financially speaking, a Pacquiao loss to Cotto would mean big money in the bank for Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao. Some of you may be asking, "what the heck is Cooney talking about?" Well let us look at the possibilities of what could happen if Manny does lose to Cotto.

A loss would almost mandate a rematch. If Manny were to lose to Cotto, it would probably happen in the first fight. Pacquiao's camp has not been void of some distractions over in The Philippines, so if a loss is in the works it would more than likely happen in this fight. That being said, this would set up a big Cotto rematch for Pacquiao to reclaim the top spot. If Manny were to win the rematch, that sets up the big trilogy fight. This is some serious jack in the bank for all the players, Pacquiao, Arum, Cotto and the rest of both teams. To have three fights between Pacquiao and Cotto would earn the players involved multiples of millions of dollars. Pacquiao may have three to four fights left in his career, so why not cash in while the getting is good?

Let us not forget about a possible Mayweather scenario either. If Pacquiao loses to Cotto a trilogy may be in order. Upon completion of the trilogy it very well may set up a Pacquiao vs Mayweather final chapter fight. Pacquiao may end his career in the ring against Floyd Mayweather Jr, but not until two or possibly even three fights against Cotto happens first. It's not an entirely crazy hypothesis.

I know Pacquiao fans pretty well, and I am guessing that if their beloved Manny lost to Cotto, they would demand a rematch. So it would not be much of a sell to get the fans on board with it. So if the rematch happens and Manny comes back and evens up the score, Arum would see the dollar signs in a trilogy fight. At that point Manny would probably have two more fights left before he hung up his gloves to pursue his political career. The last two fights of Manny's career could possibly be between Miguel Cotto as the third part of their trilogy, and a final goodbye fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hey, you never know.

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