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!
Decided to take your post and make it a thread huh?
Clottey doesnt hit the canvas... at all, period.
I have to agree with the thread starter on Clottey's style and how I see this fight playin out especially once Clottey starts gettin tagged clean. He will bigin to move around, go backwards and let Cotto dictate. This will lead to him hittin the canvas at least once. How bout a bet based solely on Clottey hittin the canvas? lets make it fun 20k?
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Uh...listen...I've got one bet as of right now with LadyFan2...regardless of what may happen...I'm making my first medium-sized bet. :boxing:
Cotto over Clottey 2:1 odds
If anyone wants to take Clottey, please do so with me!
My 20K against anyone's 10K. :) One bet only. :popcorn:
dude.. ill take it.. my 10k to your 20k.. sig it. :headbang:
look this is where this fights gets dangerous for Clottey. When he puts the earmuffs on and allows Cotto to dig to the body and he will, he could get hurt or lured into leaping in from too far away with that hook. There is the counter Cotto will be looking for and if he hits it I see Clottey gettin hurt or broken down enough to lose aggression. The other thing that could make this an easier fight for cotto is using his jab to keep Clottey defensive and as a weapon. You know Clottey should really try to concentrate on sneaking that right hand over the top and right onto Cotto's chin. I have a feeling Cotto will officially separate Clottey from the top of the heap and knock him down a few notches.
clottey just needs to throw overhand rights and uppercuts... he needs to keep chasing cotto and let cotto punch himself out on clottey's arms, only problem is that clottey is not a big puncher.
cotto survives and get teh decision
look this is where this fights gets dangerous for Clottey. When he puts the earmuffs on and allows Cotto to dig to the body and he will, he could get hurt or lured into leaping in from too far away with that hook. There is the counter Cotto will be looking for and if he hits it I see Clottey gettin hurt or broken down enough to lose aggression. The other thing that could make this an easier fight for cotto is using his jab to keep Clottey defensive and as a weapon. You know Clottey should really try to concentrate on sneaking that right hand over the top and right onto Cotto's chin. I have a feeling Cotto will officially separate Clottey from the top of the heap and knock him down a few notches.
Yeah I know this. But as I said before, this won't be easy for Cotto. Down the stretch things might go Cotto's way thoroughly if Clottey allows him to go to the body. I don't know if Cotto's jab will get in during the beginning of the fight, no fighter has been able to establish a good jab against Clottey because he hold his hands so high up and remains tight. But Cotto has one of the best jab's in boxing right now, if he could establish the jab, the fight will be simplified for him.
*Peeks head into topic*
Uh...listen...I've got one bet as of right now with LadyFan2...regardless of what may happen...I'm making my first medium-sized bet. :boxing:
Cotto over Clottey 2:1 odds
If anyone wants to take Clottey, please do so with me! :D
My 20K against anyone's 10K. :) One bet only. :popcorn:
I like you as a poster, you know this. But god you overrate the shit out of Cotto, I am a big Cotto fan too, but damn. Saying Cotto will win easy if he keeps Clottey defensive is just going too far.
look this is where this fights gets dangerous for Clottey. When he puts the earmuffs on and allows Cotto to dig to the body and he will, he could get hurt or lured into leaping in from too far away with that hook. There is the counter Cotto will be looking for and if he hits it I see Clottey gettin hurt or broken down enough to lose aggression. The other thing that could make this an easier fight for cotto is using his jab to keep Clottey defensive and as a weapon. You know Clottey should really try to concentrate on sneaking that right hand over the top and right onto Cotto's chin. I have a feeling Cotto will officially separate Clottey from the top of the heap and knock him down a few notches.
The reason why you Cotto Stans could think he can knockout Clottey is cause you're a bunch of nuthuggers that need to come back into reality.
20k that he won't KO Clottey.
Aww..Look how cute..the Margaretard peeks his head out to see some light!!..LMAO!..
where's the rest of your butt-buddies?!..long time no see!..
Let me guess..You guys so happen to be EXTREMELY BUSY all of a sudden..just a coincidence that it happened after Margarito was proven to have PLASTER OF PARIS ELEMENTS in his wraps!..LMAO!..
CLOWNS I TELL YA!.
You mean the guy that beat the shite out of, and then knocked Cotto out? Baldomir, who was getting owned by Clottey and a subpar performance against Judah? You mean the same guy that Cotto beat in his biggest fight apart from Mosley? The same Judah that nearly knocked Cotto out in the first and second round that didn't get close to beating Clottey? You mean those wins? :lol1:
Styles make fights MORON!..
and in which condition...(by your logic) would Clottey EVER IN HIS CAREER beat Mosley?!..riddle me that!..
and on top of that!..
Cotto still fought back and arguably won atleast 2 rounds after Margarito's plaster hardened!..*cough* I mean after the 6th!..and that fight even in the judges eyes was NO WHERE NEAR as close as Cotto-Margarito!..
And Judah almost KO'd Cotto?!...LMAO!..I'm done here..no more comment!..
I'm sure you saw the second half of my post..lol..So him being a weakling takes away the fact that Cotto ripped dudes shit out of his socket?..
and if that's the case..who has Clottey beaten?..
A competitive fight he gave away wit Margarito..
A DQ loss to Baldomir..(now we really gotta watch for headbutts and low blows!)
A subpar Win over Judah..
and an impressive win over Chico Corrales...a guy who went from 135 to 147!..he's no Pacquiao!..lol..(wit all due respect r.i.p. Chico)..
But how's Clottey rated so highly if he's come up short or JUST DECENT on his best opposition?..
You mean the guy that beat the shite out of, and then knocked Cotto out? Baldomir, who was getting owned by Clottey and a subpar performance against Judah? You mean the same guy that Cotto beat in his biggest fight apart from Mosley? The same Judah that nearly knocked Cotto out in the first and second round that didn't get close to beating Clottey? You mean those wins? :lol1:
clottey loaded up on the right hand with margo.
clottey was pushing more than lunging against zab.
like I said, it wasn't nice and snappy
The reason why you say it wasn't "Lunging" is because he stands flat footed..it's more obvious when you lunge on your toes..but they look very wide and come from far away!..Cotto can see those!..
on top of that..People think Clottey will Smash Cotto with uppercuts!..but he throws multiple uppercuts from the outside!..Cotto will Counter that to death!..
I'm not gonna discredit Clottey..cuz he's hungry!..but I don't think he's got enough tools to put the whooping on Cotto..his Pressure is his defense..and that will get smashed thru!..and his Power isn't the great neither..
He lunged with it a lot against Judah, watch as soon as Zab gets blocked, Clottey lunges the right hand to counter. My memory is so bad I can't remember if he did it Margarito.
clottey loaded up on the right hand with margo.
clottey was pushing more than lunging against zab.
like I said, it wasn't nice and snappy
he used the left hook alot on margarita.
Yeah I remember that, nothing stopped that guy though. One awkward right hand landed for Clottey is the 3rd or 4th round that momentarily stunned Margarito, but as soon as the clinch broke, he just came forward again.
He lunged with it a lot against Judah, watch as soon as Zab gets blocked, Clottey lunges the right hand to counter. My memory is so bad I can't remember if he did it Margarito.
he used the left hook alot on margarita.
his right hand isn't particularly snappy, but it isn't lunging.
He lunged with it a lot against Judah, watch as soon as Zab gets blocked, Clottey lunges the right hand to counter. My memory is so bad I can't remember if he did it Margarito.
his right hand isn't particularly snappy, but it isn't lunging.
Well, you should rewatch his fight then.
He lunges with his right most of the time so he could get inside.
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