It won't happen, JUST NO... Cotto is a great fighter, and may very well beat Clottey, But not by Stoppage... Id put all my points on that... Clotteys defense is TOOOO tight for something like that.
Can he stop Clottey? yeah he can, but do i think he'll do it ? no.
Clottey's right arm will try to block Cotto's lefthook dropping it down a notch where Cotto can come back with a right hand and tag him all night. anyways... Cotto-Clottey I see a decision for Cotto to outboxing him.
Clottey said he was "gonna attack and go crazy on him"... I have barely points BUT I'd bet it all saying that Cotto will knock him out.. Im going out on a limb.. i'll get flamed for it. But its my opinion. Clottey will get sloppy and Cotto will pot shot the crap out of him. His defense won't get him any points. Its a Winky like defense. And unlike Tito, Cotto has boxing skill and excellent body punching which would cause Clottey to drop his guard to protect those ribs.... Cotto by K.O
a KO isnt probable
main reason Cotto will likely stop Clottey either on the stool or on the floor is Cotto's jab. Clottey's shell d is an open book for a good hard jab down the middle. Cotto will light him up with that jab and body work and Clottey will respond by getting sloppy with his hooks and combo's. Cotto is too experienced to get drawn into a slug fest. He will accumulate damage onto Clottey round after round and then we will truly see what Clottey is made of. Another major factor is that 147 is a squeeze for Clottey. Against Diego there were parts of the rounds he just took off and Corrales tagged him. He takes that kinda punishment from Cotto this fight wont last long and he will take a lot of punishment. I think after a few rounds this will be an easy fight for Cotto. Cotto's movement will be to good, he will be the obvious technically superior fighter and it will show fast.
Clottey said he was "gonna attack and go crazy on him"... I have barely points BUT I'd bet it all saying that Cotto will knock him out.. Im going out on a limb.. i'll get flamed for it. But its my opinion. Clottey will get sloppy and Cotto will pot shot the crap out of him. His defense won't get him any points. Its a Winky like defense. And unlike Tito, Cotto has boxing skill and excellent body punching which would cause Clottey to drop his guard to protect those ribs.... Cotto by K.O
What alot of you guys aren't seeing is..Clottey's real style..
all I keep seeing is "his defense is impenetrable".."his straight rights are monstrous" and "his left hooks are murderers!"..
what you guys don't understand is that Clottey is very inactive once he turns on the defense..and while he's on offense..you know what he does?..LUNGES IN WITH WIDE PUNCHES!..Cotto is ACCURATE and PRECISE!..Clottey is not a 100+ punch per round swinger..and Cotto is all about timing and power shots!..
Clottey is getting DROPPED..as long as Cotto plays it SMART tho!..cuz if he get's caught in a toe to toe..Clottey CAN be Dangerous..and could catch Cotto wit somethin that can be avoided!..I'm not looking past Clottey so easily..as I think it'll be very competitive..for a bit..but Cotto can and WILL adapt...and break Clottey down..like it's never been done before!..
Clottey's hungry..I'll give you that..but hunger can only take you to the big -stage..Skill is what you gotta deliver to show TRUE TALENT!..and that's where I believe Cotto is gonna step in front of Clottey and derail his plans to run the 147 division!..
just my insight!
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clottey can beat cotto...
clottey gotta fight like nate did against funeka.
just cause you aint throwing punches dont mean you're not applying pressure. funeka was throwing a lot of leather to keep nate off him and moving real good to get out of the way. but funeka could not keep it up. nate was also using the peekaboo defense.
I'm not comparing cotto to funeka... cotto is clearly better. All I'm saying is its possible to pressure without throwing a gazillion punches per second.
if clottey can force cotto to throw and move constantly giving him no rest, clottey can take advantage when cotto gases late.
also, no way cotto is stopping clottey.
147 buddy... 147
Haha, yeah that would be the one. I was simultaneously posting in the "List of top 140 pounders" thread. Confused the shit out of me.
Oh yeah, respond to my PM too please.
What alot of you guys aren't seeing is..Clottey's real style..
all I keep seeing is "his defense is impenetrable".."his straight rights are monstrous" and "his left hooks are murderers!"..
what you guys don't understand is that Clottey is very inactive once he turns on the defense..and while he's on offense..you know what he does?..LUNGES IN WITH WIDE PUNCHES!..Cotto is ACCURATE and PRECISE!..Clottey is not a 100+ punch per round swinger..and Cotto is all about timing and power shots!..
Clottey is getting DROPPED..as long as Cotto plays it SMART tho!..cuz if he get's caught in a toe to toe..Clottey CAN be Dangerous..and could catch Cotto wit somethin that can be avoided!..I'm not looking past Clottey so easily..as I think it'll be very competitive..for a bit..but Cotto can and WILL adapt...and break Clottey down..like it's never been done before!..
Clottey's hungry..I'll give you that..but hunger can only take you to the big -stage..Skill is what you gotta deliver to show TRUE TALENT!..and that's where I believe Cotto is gonna step in front of Clottey and derail his plans to run the 147 division!..
just my insight!
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Yea I doubt this fight ends in a KO. I see Clottey blocking most shots on his gloves and arms and losing a decision. Cotto's will has been broken before I don't recall Clottey's ever being broken. Good defense and a real solid chin.
Jones and Berto's record.
You must not be a very big berto fan, you got his ko number wrong. :)
It's 19 reed.
haha you're the man pre... i actually had to think if roy was 52 or 53 LOL...
at least u knew what i picked!
I have to say alot more people seeing skills in Clottey I dont see. Look at his record who has he fought and beat that impressed you? Corrales? The guy was shot from 2 fihts with CAstillo, stepped up from 135 to a catch weight of 149, not even 147, and he still landed a lot of clean shots on Mr. Defense the Grand Wizard. dig alittle deeper give me some examples of this supposed greatness.
It won't happen, JUST NO... Cotto is a great fighter, and may very well beat Clottey, But not by Stoppage... Id put all my points on that... Clotteys defense is TOOOO tight for something like that.
I have to disagree wit you here bro. because of the Clottey shell I think Cotto has an excellent chance of getting good come forward leverage into his shots. I think after the 2nd round you will see Clottey have to adjust and start moving backwards much more than he is used to due to accurate thudding blows. I can see him being stopped late or truly at anytime from a body shot. Don't forget Clottey will be coming off a long layoff and facing the most complete guy he has ever fought. Dont judge Joshua off of his success against Margarito. Margarito was coming off of a very long layoff, hurt his ankle and had an injured hand (broke)in that fight and he still managed to beat Clottey down. Dont get me wrong Clottey is good but over hyped.