Cotto is a man without a weight division anymore. I honestly think he's too small for 154lb height wise and for his style which was brutal for a lot at the lower weights, it's just not effective now. He's gotta go back down or get out of there. Obviously he won't be going back down...
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Did Cotto have the right game plan for Trout? Consecutive Hooks?
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Originally posted by ELPacman View PostCotto is a man without a weight division anymore. I honestly think he's too small for 154lb height wise and for his style which was brutal for a lot at the lower weights, it's just not effective now. He's gotta go back down or get out of there. Obviously he won't be going back down...
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Originally posted by Bushbaby View PostListen bro, just because Andre Ward can do something, doesn't mean Miguel Cotto can.
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Originally posted by BarryRobinson View PostAndre Ward showed the world how to deal with a tall southpaw. Straight right hand to the chest and body, left hook up stairs. Built over the first 3 rounds.
Team Cotto a month later were trying to land a right hook to the body and come back with a left hook against a fighter with good eyes.
Was that a smart game plan or is Trout that good?
Personally I think Cotto should have beat trout easyOriginally posted by Bushbaby View PostListen bro, just because Andre Ward can do something, doesn't mean Miguel Cotto can.
Truth is, Trout was a really tough match up for Cotto, no matter the strategy. First off, Cotto is NOT a natural 154lber, you can see the difference between him at 147 and 154. At 140 he was a beast, walking through fighters and attacking the body.
At 154, he's small and can't impose his will the same way he once did. Also he is older now and has been through too many wars and isn't the same fighter. IMO I think Trout respected him too much in that fight and could have won even more convincingly.
Trout has the advantage in almost every category against Cotto and you can see the size and strength difference. Have the utmost respect for Cotto but Trout simply did him a favour by saving him a brutal beating at the hands of Canelo.
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Originally posted by studentofthegamQuote:
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Pacquiao beat his ass because cotto decided to trade with a guy who had faster hands... pacquiao was playing the angles well in that fight... his footwork has rarely looked as good...
When you fight a come forward style, your bound to get hit sometimes... and yes Zab caught Cotto with some good uppercuts... doesnt change the fact that he lost almost every round of the fight...cotto came forward the entire fight constant pressure.
zab has fast hands ... he has a REAL knockdown that he should have gotten credit for on floyd....
mosley... cotto fought that fight coming forward for most of the fight... won most his rounds that way... he only switched styles when mosley started to rally and cotto saw he wasnt going to knock him out...
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You're right. About Zab. Cotto got comfortable and Zab folded. I don't know what the hell him knocking Floyd down has to do with it but OK. As for Mosley, he worked in and out. Cotto has to be able to switch it up like I stated. He doesn't have much in the way of reach. He should have given more ground and used his jab against Trout once he saw Austin was better than he expected on the inside. Its OK to give ground as the smaller guy and a seasoned vet. Get in and get out. Trout gave him chances. Trout was dog ass tired because he hasn't had to fight like that much.
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cotto should have taken a few more months off, and no he didnt have the right game plan, but trout had everything over cotto, size, youth etc
He didn't have experience over Cotto. Cotto abandoned (not taken away) what he does best and that's jab and body work. Trout is the new Mike Jones. Lengthy with solid skills. Not some brilliant ring general like BS posters would lead you to believe.
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