Grade Cotto's performance without biased.............

Cotto needs another confidence builder. He seemed a little tentative last night and while he did pick it up in the 3rd and 4th, I suspect he'll still be a bit tentative in his next bout. Is it just me or did he look slower than usual? He was, but that's because he was fighting a different fight. Watch the Mosley, Gomez, Margarito fights... he was throwing quick, relatively powerful shots, that didn't necessarily have all the leverage required for maximum power, they were shots to take people out of their game, stun etc... That strategy didn't work with Margarito. This new style is very poised, and those shots had the "thunk" sound to them, full power shots, with more leverage. His stance makes them slower, but far more powerful than the quick snappy shots that boggled Mosley but didn't do jack to Margarito. He was practicing his timing to deliver this shot I think. He could have "Alfonso'ed Jennings in three I think, but what use would that be, he needs to be more versatile. He needs to be able to deliver power shots to stronger guys like Margo, Clottey, Berto.. Just my thoughts...

To me it feels like a vintage Cotto. Except a little rusty. He feels his opponent out in the first round and little by little he imposes his will on you as the fight goes on. Jennings lookes scared and the right type of fighter for Cotto coming off a loss.

Seems like the tattoos may have given him an edge. But seriously, I would've preferred to see him come back against better comp. He was patient then turned up the heat when he had Jennings hurt. All in all, he did look strong as if he didn't miss a beat after the loss. I'd give him an A- based on a great performance against a mediocre opponent. He's back in top form.

Glorified sparring sessions aren't worth grading.

I gave it a B-, he did it against an opponent he was suppose to beat and look good against. If you think I'm hating, I thought the same with Margs vs Johnson. :lol1::lol1::lol1: They really don't let you say anything remotely critical of Cotto without sayin you're a Cotto hater and bringin up sumthin about Marg's wraps do they Chicano? You're a targeted man homey.

B. He looked great beatin up an average fighter.

I think it was a solid one. B+ cuz he got cleanly hit by Jennings a few times... I hate it when people ruin perfect videos with corny music.

I think that Cotto did the right thing by feeling his opponent out and not getting careless. Jennings made him work a little more than anyone expected. He gave him movement and was not standing in front on him. That was actually good for Cotto. Cotto established his jab, countered and worked the body well. On top of that, he got the result he wanted.

Cotto needs another confidence builder. He seemed a little tentative last night and while he did pick it up in the 3rd and 4th, I suspect he'll still be a bit tentative in his next bout. Is it just me or did he look slower than usual?

i give it an A-. the first few rounds of Cotto/Jennings looked similar to the first few rounds of Cotto/Quintana. Cotto took his time in the early rounds in both of those fights. after all, jennings and quintana are similar, use plenty of lateral movement.

cotto started out very slow and methodical. but jennings has pretty good movement.

I will say I will give him an B... it is hard to say it was the best performance of his life because of it being Michael Jennings and all but he has shown character from coming back from his recent loss and getting over those mental scars, it was an easy victory because his opponent wasn't on his level but we have to consider it was just a confidence build up. Cotto at first was picking his punches fighting a smart fight, not getting careless and waiting for an opening where he can catch his opponent with a good shot and unleash on him, so in a way he fought a good intelligent fight to come away with the win. I would of gave him an A for how he fought, he was more cautious and fought with a lot more intelligence and you could see he has improved on his defense more, it was a good KO victory where he shown he had a lot of skills as a fighter... however due to the quality of his opponent I can't bring myself by saying it was an A because of the performance because we all knew it would have been an easy fight for him... in which I brought it down to a B to kind of cancel it out (if that makes sense). There my thoughts anyway. :boxing: I agree with you 100%. I gave him a B also. I thought his defense was good and he took his time. The most important thing too was that he did not get careless.

B cotto showed great ring cut off skills since jenning looked like he didnt want to fight. soon as jennings tried to trade it was over.

Cotto got an A in my books! He fought a smart fight. That's how you win fights. He did everything right. The first couple of rounds he took his time measuring Jennings but always was coming forward and did enough to win the those rounds. That's exsactly what he should have done considering it was his first fight back after a (loss*) and the fact that he didn't know much about this guy. I was most impressed by his patients....It takes time to learn that in this sport. As soon as he hurt this guy, he opened up! His body work was great, he changed his angles. He cut the guy down in a controlled manner like the Cotto of old.

Clottey is more durable than Berto, has fought the better opponents, has better defense and is a big welterweight, stylistically, he's a tough fight for everyone. Collazo is a good fighter but Berto struggling that badly with Collazo signifies to me that he needs more time before stepping into the ring against a top welterweight and I think if Berto had been in the ring that night against Cotto, he would have gotten knocked out. Berto's speed would give Cotto problems but after a few rounds of getting pounded to the body by Cotto, Berto starts gassing and gets sloppy then gets knocked out, that's how I see a Berto-Cotto fight going right now. A Clottey fight is a toss up to me and would probably be a tough fight to score because Cotto would probably have the higher workrate but Clottey would probably be the more accurate and Clottey has the type of defense to neutralize a body attack which would give Cotto a lot of problems, he's a big welterweight which would wear on Cotto as the fight goes on and likes to put pressure on opponents which seems to bother Cotto, especially late in his fights, his pressure isn't as intense as Margarito's but it's sustained pressure nonetheless. I disagree. Berto has a clear X-factor...the speed and punching power. Berto isn't a massive puncher or anything, but his ability to deliver those sharp, quick power shots could potentially put Cotto in trouble at some point in the fight. A Berto/Cotto fight could certainly go the way you described, but the margin for error would be less for Cotto in that fight because Berto can take opponents out and quickly. Clottey doesn't really have one thing that sticks out to me. He has relatively fast hands, decent power, good defense, etc. He's a strong guy with a cut physique but he doesn't always use it to wear his opponent out. Nothing is extraordinary. With regard to nullifying a body attack with his defense, I'm very skeptical/doubting that. He let Richard Gutierrez bang the body all night and that's why that fight was reasonably close. Clottey turtles up and allows his opponents to get off in spots. His physique is good so he can take the abuse in most cases, but it wouldn't be a good idea against a top tier body puncher like Cotto. I just really haven't been that impressed by Clottey. I started following him around '06 and haven't seen anything that has wow'ed me. He lets lesser opponents hang around and that won't work when he fights a guy like Cotto who certainly isn't lesser.

dude he fought a total bum. there's no point in analyzing it

Lol, no bro it doesn't. Clotty vs. Cotto would be a 50-50 fight in realty. Berto would put up a good fight for the first 5 rounds, but I think Cotto would chop him down after that. lol what im saying is Berto has the Fast sharp puches that tend to get Miguel in trouble (unless u include the clubbing plaster blows) and is a finisher with a wicked uppercut. He is most likely gonna get KO'd if they fight but his chance of winning is higher than Clotteys i feel. But a Clottey fight will go all the way and be a tough physical one.

It seemed to me as if Cotto was focusing more on defense, and being technical don't get me wrong he fought a excellent fight, but I didn't see the same tenacity that has typified his career. That is not a bad thing, but I except Cotto to become more defensive and less offensive as he progresses with his career. Overall I give his performance a B, due to the level of competition. He fought alot more cautious and safety first early in his career where he would really soften a guy up before moving in for the kill. Its a good idea for him anyways he cant have a long hall of fame type of career if he gets into Margarito, Torres, Judah type fights much more

I see a Clottey fight being tougher but i think there is more chance of Cotto losing to Berto if that makes sense lol Lol, no bro it doesn't. Clotty vs. Cotto would be a 50-50 fight in realty. Berto would put up a good fight for the first 5 rounds, but I think Cotto would chop him down after that.

It seemed to me as if Cotto was focusing more on defense, and being technical don't get me wrong he fought a excellent fight, but I didn't see the same tenacity that has typified his career. That is not a bad thing, but I except Cotto to become more defensive and less offensive as he progresses with his career. Overall I give his performance a B, due to the level of competition.