Judah vs Cotto - My Take On It

I have enjoyed the jawing between Cotto fans and myself, it's always fun and it's all "in fun" for me. My world doesn't change regardless of who wins it, but I am rooting for my friend Zab. That said, if anyone gives a damn about how I see this fight happening tomorrow night, I invite you to read on. Miguel is the current Champion, and I give him props for that, but the way I see it, he will have to come up with a HUGE performance to get past Zab. The only thing that Cotto brings is a good punch, and a decent ability to cut off the ring. For his part, Cotto is in with a fighter in Judah, that is better in nearly every aspect of the game, from any fighter he has faced thusfar in his career. The first two rounds will answer one question right off the bat - how much ring rust does Zab have after a year long layoff? If he is sharp right away, Cotto is in trouble right away, if he is rusty, Cotto builds some confidence. Most people here keep talking about Cotto's body punching. Let me address that - Cotto has landed some body shots on fighters who stay in front of him, but Zab is not going to do that. In this one I see Zab sticking the jab to the body and head of Cotto fast and often. By sticking Cotto with the jab, Cotto will have a hard time getting within range of a body attack, because Judah has a 5 inch reach advantage. Zab is going to work that jab you can count on that, and you will see Cotto shake his head in frustration when he continues to be fed a steady diet of jabs. If Zab keeps Cotto in the center of the ring, he has the upper hand all night, and he knows it. Cotto can't land to the body while eating jabs and straight lefts - and don't think for a second Zab doesn't have good power in that jab. He also throws punches from odd angles, and has the speed to get out before Cotto gets his punch off. Cotto may be one of the slowest punchers Zab has ever faced in the ring, while Zab is by far the fastest fighter Miguel has ever seen. Cotto has good power, but Zabs' power is just as good if not BETTER than Cotto's. Zab has one punch power, if he lands that left on the button, it's good night Miguel right then and there. Everyone talks of the Kostya KO, and thinks Zab has no chin - but I am here to tell you, - Cotto has been getting rocked by fighters with much less power, much less speed, and much less skill than Judah. In my eyes, Cotto will have to show me he can take Zabs' biggest punch - and I doubt it quite frankly. The speed of Judah will be in play more than people realize, because it's going to be a matter of who can land big first, and that will take skill and speed, there is no doubt in my mind who is going to land first. It will be Judah. I see Judah as the fighter with everything to lose - so he is going to come in and be at his best, and Judah at his best beats Cotto at his best - no doubt about it. Bottom line, Cotto eats jabs all night until Judah drops the bombs, the ref steps in and calls a halt to the bout in the 6th Round after a furious unleashing of bombs on Cotto who will go down twice in this one, and the belt goes back to Judah.... :owned: mosley next

It's not my alt account by the way.

Did you spell all that out by yourself or did your mommy come in from her job on the corner and help you? Another fine example of a punk ass kid that shouldn't be allowed to play with their mommy's computer. If that is the best you bring to the forum, I can see why you sign in under a fake username - you are a punk Alien Tank, you don't even have the balls to sign in under your normal punk ass username - much less the balls it would take to get in the ring, and that's a good thing, because boxing rings are for men not punks. Who are assuming that is. He an alt account?

Zab came in fought a gutsy fight, and lost the war of attrition, Cotto deserved the win. Great fight though, and in a losing effort, Zab looked better and did better than many thought he would. Zab has NOTHING to be ashamed of by this loss. Cotto was the busier fighter and it won it for him. Big props to Cotto. Who surprised me with his jab. Yes the low blows hurt, and no Zab didn't take the full five minutes he could have taken, but it was no excuse in the loss in my eyes. After a year long suspension, I thought he fought very well. Cotto is the Champion, and one tough fighter great job by Miguel.... hats off to you man... :) the scene should've more posters like you... gracious in defeat, instead of crying and making excuses....

Soundtraveler. All I can do is laugh at your rediculous post and prediction. Eat Crow and ride that chopper into a wall at about 80 MPH lol Did you spell all that out by yourself or did your mommy come in from her job on the corner and help you? Another fine example of a punk ass kid that shouldn't be allowed to play with their mommy's computer. If that is the best you bring to the forum, I can see why you sign in under a fake username - you are a punk Alien Tank, you don't even have the balls to sign in under your normal punk ass username - much less the balls it would take to get in the ring, and that's a good thing, because boxing rings are for men not punks.

We'll have to wait until fight night to see the size difference. The true size difference that is. Cotto can balloon up pretty big overnight and easily take the upperhand. Of course he doesn't wanna be sluggish or slow against a guy like Zab so it would be at a disadvantage for him to do that in this fight. While I agree with all the talk about hard to catch Zab, let's agree on that for about 4 rounds or so. The Zab will slow down. Once Zab slows down, it's all downhill. Body shots will be tearing into him, constant pressure, and power that'll break him apart afew rounds later. I never brag about how accurate I can be sometimes. But damn. :boxing:

i finally got the chance to see the fight, the low blows looks accidental to me. Big big props to Cotto, he's one tough SOB. i like to see him against Andre Berto someday. good fuckin fight!

I can't believe some of the posts I have been reading after this great fight! I have read everything from Judah is a bitch to Judah has no balls, I have read Cotto aint shit, I have read this fight showed shit - and quite honestly, I have to wonder if this forum is full of 10 year old punk kids, or just people who won't consider a fight to be a good one unless somebody dies. If you don't have the capacity to watch a fight like Cotto vs Judah and see what a true "warrior" performance that these two men put on, then you should be strung up by your tiny little balls... ha-ha! LOL!! that's some funny stuff, "Traveler"! Ay, I back you up on that!

I can't believe some of the posts I have been reading after this great fight! I have read everything from Judah is a bitch to Judah has no balls, I have read Cotto aint shit, I have read this fight showed shit - and quite honestly, I have to wonder if this forum is full of 10 year old punk kids, or just people who won't consider a fight to be a good one unless somebody dies. If you don't have the capacity to watch a fight like Cotto vs Judah and see what a true "warrior" performance that these two men put on, then you should be strung up by your tiny little balls... lol thats funny. Your right though to some extent. Its funny how the same ppl who are saying Judah is a bitch and all this BS wouldn't even have the balls to step in the ring, or handle that type of pressure. I mean if a man has the balls to show up to a fight do handle the business knowing that anything could happen in that ring then how are you gona look at him like a bitch? Some of y'all that are talking that trash should get back on :bottle: and go watch Barney

I can't believe ppl actually believe that they thought Zab could keep up with Cotto. Zab has always had a stamina problem, thats why he didn't keep throwing at times. Cotto has great stamina, Zab doesn't. Just because Zab's faster doesn't mean he has a better Stamina. We seen in other fights that Zab lost because of his stamina. For him to even stay in some of the fights he lost like in the carlos baldomir fight, he had to pace himself even though he lost. His stamina is crazy weak, it's funny though since he jogs all the time but his stamina is the weakest thing about him. It could be genetically linked or something, but he has a stamina problem and it doesn't seem to ever go away. thats BS man his problems were standing in front of him all night long and goes by the name miguel Cotto. You try gettin bashed like that and see if your level of bravery doesnt drop a notch or two.

I can't believe some of the posts I have been reading after this great fight! I have read everything from Judah is a bitch to Judah has no balls, I have read Cotto aint shit, I have read this fight showed shit - and quite honestly, I have to wonder if this forum is full of 10 year old punk kids, or just people who won't consider a fight to be a good one unless somebody dies. If you don't have the capacity to watch a fight like Cotto vs Judah and see what a true "warrior" performance that these two men put on, then you should be strung up by your tiny little balls... No one on here should have anything but respect for both of these guys! This is what makes boxing great, this is what makes people fans. Like Soundtraveler said please show a little class when posting!

back to your original subject, I hope a few of you had time to watch Judah vs Corley on HBO tonight and maybe caught the Randall Bailey vs Ngoudjo fight on ESPN. Judah was coming off a 1 year layoff and wanting to prove himself an elite in this fight after his KO loss to Kostya. A similiar situation and mentality but not a very impressive win. As usual Zab looked very good in spots, clowned at times, lost rounds when he didnt have to and at points became very unfocused. Please take a few minutes to think about what might happen if this is how he performs against Cotto. I mentioned the Randall Bailey fight because(and first let me say I had him winning this not Ngoudjo) he looked very very sharp in the beginning of this fight, so good I figured after 3 rounds this would be a short night for a tough and promising Ngoudjo but Bailey faded and lost focus. Please remember how Cotto handled Bailey. Many on here are predicting a V for Zab, many by KO. My prediction is simple: Zab will get crushed, obliterated by round 7. Dont think I dont realize what Zab may be capable of but as mentioned before that line of thinking is filled with many many ifs. If Zab fights a perfect fight he has one chance and thats to catch and stop cotto early. If he doesnt come out with that strategy he will likely find himself partying at the Emeregency room in the early morning hours of June 10th. Good luck SoundTraveler you will need it, Cotto will not. Well my friend, we see the fight completely opposite of each other! I think it will be Cotto who gets crushed by the 6th Round, and you say Zab gets crushed by the 7th, I can't wait for this fight tonight! Oh, by the way, you did see how drawn up and skinny Cotto looked at the weigh in didn't you? Does he always look so sickly before a fight? I was kind of wondering if Cotto need the emergency room right now! SoundTraveler your man gave a very valiant effort and Zab should stand tall(in a couple weeks) knowing he gave it his best, and he had some good moments throughout. I know it hurts to watch a fighter you are a fan of in a fight like this and Im sure its double for you actually knowing Zab but cheer up cause I thought he looked pretty good last night and its obvious if he can recoup from last night that he still a very very good welterweight.

it was a great fight, i just wish zab would have let his hands go more. i can understand cotto was pressuring him but man, cotto was begging for that left uppercut all night, and zab just wasn't throwing it. great fight though, both fighters stock definitely rose. props to cotto for staying on his feet, zab landed some serious shots in the first few rounds. equal props to zab for not giving up even though late he was getting the worst of it. i'd definitely like to see it again

I am losing faith in this forum... I can't believe some of the posts I have been reading after this great fight! I have read everything from Judah is a bitch to Judah has no balls, I have read Cotto aint shit, I have read this fight showed shit - and quite honestly, I have to wonder if this forum is full of 10 year old punk kids, or just people who won't consider a fight to be a good one unless somebody dies. If you don't have the capacity to watch a fight like Cotto vs Judah and see what a true "warrior" performance that these two men put on, then you should be strung up by your tiny little balls...

By the way, for those who said Zab has no chin - think again, he and Miguel both took some great shots. Both Miguel and Zab's stock rose tonight, yes, I said it, even in losing this one - Zab showed the world that even after a year long layoff, he can still get in the ring with a Champion and hold his own. Sure, he was behind on the cards, but he sure as hell didn't quit. He did himself proud and so did Cotto. My hat is off to BOTH of them for a great battle tonight. One more thing, neither fighter got "owned" either, that was a toe to toe war , with ebb and flows - and the better man won tonight simple as that, both fighters got rocked - that's what makes this sport great....

some bloom later than others, cotto's def not a perfect fighter, but this tonight, displays what we've known all along. cotto with all his mistakes, is an E L I T E fighter. i feel like speaking in tounges. Gutsy performance from both fighters! I would pay to see that one again. Cotto and Zab put on a show, I thought Zab would catch Cotto coming in with an uppercut, and he did, but man, Cotto comes right back for more. I thought Zab hurt him several times in the fight. Cotto did great, he's got my respect no doubt. I have tons of respect for Zab's performance after a year long layoff too, he wasn't as ring rusty as alot of fighters would be. He also showed alot of heart himself tonight. I think both of their stocks went up, though Cotto's obviously went up more. GREAT FIGHT.

Zab came in fought a gutsy fight, and lost the war of attrition, Cotto deserved the win. Great fight though, and in a losing effort, Zab looked better and did better than many thought he would. Zab has NOTHING to be ashamed of by this loss. Cotto was the busier fighter and it won it for him. Big props to Cotto. Who surprised me with his jab. Yes the low blows hurt, and no Zab didn't take the full five minutes he could have taken, but it was no excuse in the loss in my eyes. After a year long suspension, I thought he fought very well. Cotto is the Champion, and one tough fighter great job by Miguel.... some bloom later than others, cotto's def not a perfect fighter, but this tonight, displays what we've known all along. cotto with all his mistakes, is an E L I T E fighter. i feel like speaking in tounges.

Zab came in fought a gutsy fight, and lost the war of attrition, Cotto deserved the win. Great fight though, and in a losing effort, Zab looked better and did better than many thought he would. Zab has NOTHING to be ashamed of by this loss. Cotto was the busier fighter and it won it for him. Big props to Cotto. Who surprised me with his jab. Yes the low blows hurt, and no Zab didn't take the full five minutes he could have taken, but it was no excuse in the loss in my eyes. After a year long suspension, I thought he fought very well. Cotto is the Champion, and one tough fighter great job by Miguel.... Good shit Soundtraveler, I'm glad to see you gave Cotto props even after predicting it for Zab. I too was surprised by Cotto's jab.

By the way, Zab did not lose his cool as some expected him to, he deserves credit for not throwing low himself after Cotto did it twice. (the second looked on purpose, head down and looking where he was throwing)

Zab came in fought a gutsy fight, and lost the war of attrition, Cotto deserved the win. Great fight though, and in a losing effort, Zab looked better and did better than many thought he would. Zab has NOTHING to be ashamed of by this loss. Cotto was the busier fighter and it won it for him. Big props to Cotto. Who surprised me with his jab. Yes the low blows hurt, and no Zab didn't take the full five minutes he could have taken, but it was no excuse in the loss in my eyes. After a year long suspension, I thought he fought very well. Cotto is the Champion, and one tough fighter great job by Miguel....