Atlas : Canelo Looks Drained Cotto Will Take Advantage

Canelo will be fine, didn't look any different than usual. I think Canelo drains faster than Cotto does, and if Cotto can hang in for that long, he might steal the show. But Cotto is susceptible to getting hit sometimes, and Canelo's got a good punch. In Canelo's own words, I think it's a 50/50 fight, I'm just curious how Canelo will handle Cotto's power...

You can't blame Cotto here Canelo and his team where the first one to bring up the catch weight

that fight was very short. alvarez kills himself to make 155 lbs. he looks like a different person at the weigh in. he walks the line between being deteriorated at 155 and being able to justify not becoming a full middleweight, and having to fight guys who are his size. 155 is the weight that he fights in even when he is headlining. He is not drained that dude was flexing and looks ready for war

My lil chihuahua Johnny picks canelo over Cotto. He has a steak bet with me. He loves his carne asada!

Cotto sure does have great footwork. His backward moonwalk in the Pacquiao fight would make Michael Jackson jealous. :lol1: Listen unless Canelo steam rolls right through Cotto all he has to do is stick and move ..The fight will be won in the championship rds .I hope it's a conclusive fight these boards will be a nightmare if it's a close fight..

He looks like a lean muscular boxer with no extra fat the way a fighter in top condition is supposed to look. He was no more drained than any of the other lean boxers at that weigh in. Maybe Atlas has been fat so long he thinks anybody at fighting weight is drained. Atlas said he would be shocked if Canelo wins the early rounds. I think Canelo will win all the rounds and end the fight with a KO of Cotto. As a Canelo fan if Canelo loses I won't be using him being drained as an excuse because I don't think he is drained at all.

He didn't looked drained at all to me. He looks very healthy

He looked alright but then again Dawson looked phenomenal for the Ward weigh in

TLDR, NE canelo on points. possibly a stoppage.

who're you picking? i think cotto's the more skilled boxer at this stage, but canelo's no slouch. he's a dynamic offensive fighter for a guy who isn't lightning fast and ultra athletic. it's a lame answer, and a lame reason for a fight with a good clash of styles to be relatively predictable, but i think canelo's size is going to give cotto too many problems. he's giving up almost every advantage. canelo's hands appear to be just as fast, he's got a better reach, and his size is going to afford him a much bigger punch and chin. giving up 10-15 lbs is significant, particularly when you're already topped the hell out and in your 30's against a guy who is 10 years younger and much more muscular and heavily built. we haven't seen it in a while, but cotto can be hurt and made to cower and retreat. the best way to beat him has always been to hit him with something big and rattle him. at 140 and prior to the mosley fight he bit down and fought, and his power would bail him out. post mosley, and particularly post margarito 1, he gets on his bike. i think cotto's going to get hit with something big and get on his bike. i'm not sure if canelo cuts off the ring well enough or has the footspeed to stop cotto when he's focused on moving and not getting knocked out. he's always been a solid boxer, has cotto, and canelo's a lot less aggressive than a lot of top mexican fighters. if cotto wins it's going to be because he's able to outclass canelo with his boxing. i'll be very surprised if he can box that well, and canelo will do that poorly. if the fight is evenish, and both guys are landing, cotto is going to get hurt and change his gameplan. if he doesn't walk away witth the fight he will lose. if he somehow outclasses canelo it will be the best win of his career, and i'll be super happy for him.

would canelo rather be drained to the degree he's drained tonight, or not have a 15 lb weight advantage? that's the line he walks. he'd rather be big and have to starve a bit in training camp. he's going to make cotto look small in there. he'll physically move him with his shots, and i think he'll take his gas without much fuss. cotto's a great puncher, but he's not a MW. at canelo's age cotto was a 140 lber. canelo clearly is a middlewieght. look at what he has to do to get to 155. who're you picking?

would canelo rather be drained to the degree he's drained tonight, or not have a 15 lb weight advantage? that's the line he walks. he'd rather be big and have to starve a bit in training camp. he's going to make cotto look small in there. he'll physically move him with his shots, and i think he'll take his gas without much fuss. cotto's a great puncher, but he's not a MW. at canelo's age cotto was a 140 lber. canelo clearly is a middlewieght. look at what he has to do to get to 155.

He came in at 154.5 for Kirkland and he was as strong as a bull and had dynamite in both fists. Now at 155 he is drained and weak??????? Atlas is almost always wrong in picking the winner of important fights. When word gets out that Atlas picked Cotto to win Canelo will become an even bigger betting favorite to win the fight than he already is. that fight was very short. alvarez kills himself to make 155 lbs. he looks like a different person at the weigh in. he walks the line between being deteriorated at 155 and being able to justify not becoming a full middleweight, and having to fight guys who are his size.

"Canelo lost cause he was drained", wait for it... wait for it.. :rofl: I'm rolling with Cotto as long as he doesn't try to fight toe to toe he should win this easy ..He has the better footwork IMO .Cotto sure does have great footwork. His backward moonwalk in the Pacquiao fight would make Michael Jackson jealous.

"I was born drained" - Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez

Alvarez should be much bigger tonight.

"Canelo lost cause he was drained", wait for it... wait for it.. :rofl:You wait for it... wait for it. I'll be waiting for Canelo to knock Cotto's head off..Knock Cotto's head off rofl

He came in at 154.5 for Kirkland and he was as strong as a bull and had dynamite in both fists. Now at 155 he is drained and weak??????? Atlas is almost always wrong in picking the winner of important fights. When word gets out that Atlas picked Cotto to win Canelo will become an even bigger betting favorite to win the fight than he already is.

Does this mean if he beats the hell out of Cotto he would have beat Cotto even worse if he were not drained?

canelo always looks like that