Why was Ali able to hurt Cotto more than Canelo ever did?

Maybe overtrained

Another example is Khan dropping Collazo 3 times meanwhile Thurman although did make him quit couldn't actually drop him albeit being one of the hardest punchers in the division, boxing works in mysterious ways sometimes.

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Cotto had better head movement and upper-body movement against Canelo. Ali was hitting with accurate shots on the temple, dont remember Canelo catching Cotto quite as cleanly on the temple.

Cotto just didn't seem like he wanted it, he wasn't a hungry fighter in there. I think he wasn't prepared for what Ali was bringing to the table like he was against Canelo.

It's the speed. He didn't expect Ali to actually hit that hard and had trouble seeing it coming. Reminds me of the heavyweight Maurice Harris. He used to knock the sh*t out of guys when he used his speed but when he tried to fight with power would get whooped

Age. Some do it fast, some do it slow, but it happens to everyone.

When you get older your brain functions start slowing down with age some faster then others especially with the constant head trauma, we call it getting shot as a fighter, an older person who doesn't take so much brain trauma will keep their reflexes and timing better and longer then a professional fighter. So the punch you don't see and can't react to hurts you later in age being a pro fighter. Cotto just couldn't get out of the way of Ali"s power punches so he was hurt more then when he fought Canelo. Also Ali and Conelo came from the same weight class so i doubt Canelo hits that much harder at 155 then Ali does it's just Cotto is getting older and is getting hit and his brain has damage so he gets hurt even more. Proof Roy Jones jr getting knocked out when losing his reflexes . Proof Sugar Ray Lenard getting knocked out not being that old against Terrible Terry Norris, why? losing his reflexes faster then normal in boxing. Proof Riddick Bowe already suffering from brain trauma at the age of 31 fighting Golota 1 and 2, then after fight 2 showing crazy fast brain damage from boxing at 31 years old having to retire from the sport. Or it just could be Ali hits as hard or harder then Canelo and it's Ali"s hand speed that bothered Cotto and he couldn't move his head fast enough to doge the punches. Maybe Cotto and his Doctor sees systems of brain damage and told him he should retire, because he looked pretty sharp last night and looks like he has a couple of more years left and could win a rematch, but his brain damage slow speech and reflexes could be coming slowly, so Cotto decided to call it quits.

Is Cotto's punch resistance fading fast or is Ali a bigger puncher than we think? That is a very good question. First off, Cotto hit Canelo more than vice versa, which made Canelo look to throw single shots and most of his punches were coming in wide. I felt Cotto won that fight, at the very least it did not warrant a 24 point gap between the fighters. Sadam actually took the fight to Cotto and showed more balls in landing shots and moving in and out of range than any fighter since Pacman. Now, factor in Cotto being almost shot and you get the perfect recipe.

He was a shot fighter, stamina was not there, punch resistance wasn't there, timing wasn't to his previous standards. Hallmarks of a shot fighter.

From memory Canelo couldn't seem to land a clean with his power punches to the head. He hurt Cotto a few times to the body.

Cotto wasn't bothered so much by sadam power it was his speed that bothered him and his careless/lack of respect for it left him getting tagged. But this is boxing who would of thought light punching vargas will ko sadam but cotto who is much bigger and stronger has ko'd middleweights but couldn't come close to stopping sadam. But hey Frazer dropped and beat Ali then got blown out badly by foreman so foreman should of destroyed ali right? Wrong. And the answer isnt that Ali has more power then frazer he just fought differently. Millions of examples like this in boxing. Each fight is different and how you fight 1 fighter is different have you fight the next fighter.

Cotto has always been hurt and buzzed throughout his career. Torres, Corley, Pacquiao, Judah, Mosley, and even Mayweather in that 12th round. Yes it was strange that Canelo, with a size advantage, was not able to buzz Miguel and Cotto never stopped coming. I think that Canelo gave him too much respect. Probably. But Canelo also fancies himself a boxer, not a brawler. He’s not necessarily in there to KO his opponent ASAP. He likes to mix it up, but he likes to use his skills, too. He even tried boxing with Floyd, of all people. Lol

I think it's a combination of both but mostly Cotto's punch resistance is way down from the Canelo fight. Ali doesn't have near the punching power of Canelo or he would have knocked Vargas out. He is a sharp puncher but his punches don't have the speed or the bodyweight Canelo's explosive punches have. I can see that. Canelo's power punches are very fast and heavy. Cotto was lucky to survive 12 rounds with him and the Cotto who fought yesterday would be quickly KOed by Canelo in my opinion. Ali is a good puncher but not in Canelo's class as a power puncher. Cotto should stay retired because he was just a shell of the Cotto who fought Canelo. This is probably the best explanation yet. I think it can be coupled with the theory someone else posited, that sometimes punches just happen to land in the right spot at the right time.

Is Cotto's punch resistance fading fast or is Ali a bigger puncher than we think?I think it's a combination of both but mostly Cotto's punch resistance is way down from the Canelo fight. Ali doesn't have near the punching power of Canelo or he would have knocked Vargas out. He is a sharp puncher but his punches don't have the speed or the bodyweight Canelo's explosive punches have. I can see that. Canelo's power punches are very fast and heavy. Cotto was lucky to survive 12 rounds with him and the Cotto who fought yesterday would be quickly KOed by Canelo in my opinion. Ali is a good puncher but not in Canelo's class as a power puncher. Cotto should stay retired because he was just a shell of the Cotto who fought Canelo.

Easy styles makes fights. Cotto couldn't of fought these guys any more differently. He went in with no fear of ali power thinking he's a small chinny welterweight who got knocked out by vargas who wasn't even a big puncher at 140 let alone 147. He was in search and destroy mode to KO Ali. Against canelo he was the smaller guy so he was on his bike scared to engage with canelo. Never tried to make it a war or risk getting KO. If he fought canelo like he fought ali he doesn't last 4 rounds. The few times he engaged canelo was busting him. He fought more cautious and strategic because he was worried about canelo stopping him took less chances was always on the move.

Mosleyou didn't really rock Cotto like that either and he landed some good shots too.

Canelo's shots seemed harder but Ali moved Cotto, i think Cotto's punch resistance has faded a bit

Definitely weird. He was also getting rocked by shots on the top of the head. Bad night, Dehydrated, hadn't eaten proper, age? iunno. and also he was lighter than he'd been in awhile, maybe a sign of something.