I just wathed 15 or more fights of his from his early days over the last week. he must have had one of if not the best left hook to the body ive ever seen in my life. Granted im only 27 and boxing since I was 14 so I didn't watch much till then but why did he not use that punch vs Margarito in their 1st fight and why have I not seen him do that at all anymore? just makes no sense to me. Who out of all the rising stars today is the hardest body puncher? Id say GGG or Matthysse but they are just hard punchers no matter where they hit u
Best body puncher going today is Cinnamon Alvarez. Santa Cruz is second, imo.
Ginger has short and compact arms. He rarely over punches his target. His body shots look vicous and painful. He has solid footwork and he's always in position to land his little short body shots.
It'll take a Floyd Mayweather to make that kid look normal.
I know brother....but WHY????
Why did he abandon it? I would love to ask him this same question.....
It seemed to almost correspond with when he let Evangelista go. I understand the camps weren't the best, but picking Joe Santiago was not the way to go. Screwed his technique up terribly for Clottey and Pacquiao. Steward helped him out, but it's never really been the same.
Even before then it had dropped off. Since the Gomez fight, it's gone down. He headhunted Margarito so much in that first fight, a little more body work couldn't have hurt. Now when he throws left hook to the body, it's a big deal. That used to be half his output in a round.
I know brother....but WHY????
Why did he abandon it? I would love to ask him this same question.....
The question should be:
Why did Miguel Cotto abandon his body work?
Has not been seen since he stopped Foreman.
Even before then it had dropped off. Since the Gomez fight, it's gone down. He headhunted Margarito so much in that first fight, a little more body work couldn't have hurt. Now when he throws left hook to the body, it's a big deal. That used to be half his output in a round.
The best body puncher is Leo Santa Cruz... Matthysse, Maidana, and Brandon Rios also deserve mention because they are dedicated body punchers. Omar Figueroa is looking to join the ranks with them in the near future.
The best single shot to the body is Bute's counter left uppercut... Rigondeaux is 2nd with his... Khan has an underrated left hook to the body, but his ring IQ doesn't let him throw it.
i wonder why some people keep bringing cheato in the cotto discussions.
ever since he was caught attempting to cheat, Margarito has showed nothing to prove he is a boxer of championship quality