Margarito: "Cotto Cant Fight Going Backwards"!

Thats called RUNNING, If what Cotto did against Mosley late on his called boxing to you then Mayweather is the greatest Boxer ever. Cotto moved and hit Mosley with combinations, Mayweather lays on the ropes and potshots you. Cotto moved and chose when to engage, he was very effective and anyone with a clear head can see that.

Some people here don't know the difference between getting on your bike and boxing of your backfoot effeciently. Getting on your bike is what DHL did against Tito, what Cotto did late in Mosley fight is called boxing. Thats called RUNNING, If what Cotto did against Mosley late on his called boxing to you then Mayweather is the greatest Boxer ever.

Margarito can't cut the ring off like he'd need to. Cotto has great footwork and lateral movement. Tony is going to have to push Cotto into the corner and pound away if he wants to do serious damage otherwise Cotto will circle around him all night.

Some people here don't know the difference between getting on your bike and boxing of your backfoot effeciently. Getting on your bike is what DHL did against Tito, what Cotto did late in Mosley fight is called boxing.

I have the PPV preview and on it Margarito said that he does well coming forward but he cant fight going backwards and thats what Margarito said there game plan is going to be. Is this true? If so then is Margarito strong enough to do it? I still think the 2 pure toughest Cotto fights were against Mosley & N'Dou and both of those guys had Cotto on the move late in the fight and I personally thought he looked uncomfortable. People try to play it like he's boxing but I think he was moreso running and not in great position to counter punch. I also question his stamina against very strong guys who can apply pressure. Can he fight a full 12 rounds on Margarito without resorting to his bike late in the fight? I don't think margarito has watched any of cotto's fights... cotto can counterpunch, box, and even run when he needs to.

as much as i want to see a war, i just get the feeling that Cotto is going to stop Margarito with a power body shot or head shot around about 3-4 rounds in....i hope i'm wrong, but with Cotto, the kid just doesn't know how to lose. Seriously, is Margarito's chin really that good? Can Margarito take the body shots? I feel that Margarito is too slow and Cotto will capitalize on that.

DLT....Am with you on that one Cotto DID run against Mosley, He got on his bike and i was on here saying something to that effect the next day of the fight. Its all about who's dictating. Ofcourse there are plenty of times when Cotto chooses to use his boxing skills and starts counter punching and circling. Then there are other times when a guy is just basically forcing you back. Thats when your on your bike. Most people just have a picture of a guy flat out running. That hardly ever happeneds in boxing. On your bike is just when your being forced to move and your clearly uncomfortable with it because the guy is applying mad pressure and is walking through your shots well. In the Gomez fight Cotto boxes perfect when he wanted to. He countered and stopped Gomez in his tracks every time but against N'Dou & Mosley, they kept coming and they were coming faster every time. Cotto was clearly unccomfortable with it and they were forcing him to do things he didnt want to do. Margarito thinks he can do this with his size, strength, and chin which is far better then anything Cotto has ever faced. He still hasnt faced a big man before. He's usually the much bigger & stronger fighter. Dont get me wrong, Cotto may still kill him but Im just saying that he has got on his bike and tires out at times and Margarito can certainly take advantage of that and force Cotto back even when he doesnt want to go back

DLT....Am with you on that one Cotto DID run against Mosley, He got on his bike and i was on here saying something to that effect the next day of the fight.

I definatly know the difference between boxing and getting on your bike but alot of you guys are foolish if you think Cotto hasnt gotten on his bike before. Cotto has turned into being a great boxer & counter puncher but there have also been times where he's been flat out on his bike and uncomfortable. Dont tell me that he never got on his bike against N'Dou or Mosley because he did. Thats what Margarito is talking about. Some of it has been due to fatigue but some of it has also been due to a tough battle. Either way its not a good thing. Im a huge Floyd fan and I think even the haters would agree that he's pretty much a 100% pure boxer and is the best out there but even he has gotten on his bike a couple of times. Just because your a brilliant boxer/counter puncher doesnt mean that you never get on a bike. Cotto has done it and Margarito thinks he can do it and when Cotto is fighting like that, he is not countering well at all and he takes some clean shots

Cotto can fight going backwards but it isnt his strong point, He did it against Mosley but he was very uncomfortable doing it.

Cotto can fight going backwards but it isn't his strongest aspect and Margarito is definitely strong enough to push Cotto back but I'm not sure if Margarito can stop Cotto from moving to the side because Margarito isn't all that fast.

There's a big difference from running in a fight and going backwards counter punching...if you don't know the difference, well there is no need to have this discussion

Cotto can fight on the back foot infact he counter punches very well on the backfoot