Miguel Cotto has angrily refuted a claim by Freddie Roach that Manny Pacquiao will win their fight in round one (Pacquiao 28/1 round 1 victory) and says he will prove he is the next logical opponent for Floyd Mayweather.

Cotto and Pacquiao face off at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday in one of the most eagerly-awaited fights of 2009 (Pacquiao 2/5, draw 25/1, Cotto 7/4 fight prices).

Filipino superstar Pacquiao will be aiming for a seventh world title and trainer Roach has bullishly predicted his man will get the job done in the opening round.

However, WBO welterweight champion Cotto said: “He may say and think Manny will knock me out but at the end of the day, it is just Manny and Miguel Cotto in the ring. No matter what kind of things Freddie Roach says before the fight, I have a very strong mind. The psyche game? I’m not going to follow that game.”

Big-fight experts have suggested Pacquiao is already planning ahead to a potential super-fight against Mayweather – but Cotto has other ideas.

He added: “I am here for the big names and ready for the hot opponents. That’s what boxing needs for the guys at the top to fight other guys at the top, like it was 20 years ago. Make the fights that fans want to watch.

“I am here for any boxer that wants to fight Miguel Cotto.”

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