Good fighter, knows how to punch but thats about it. His defense is weak, his footwork is slow and it costed him again last night. He's more of a puncher than a boxer.
Thats hilarious since everyone knows floyd is clearly ducking Cotto. Cotto has already called floyd out countless times saying he can't force the little boy to fight him. Did you even watch cottos fight tonight? Each day Mayweather passes cotto becomes a better boxer. Cotto could have easily ko'd Gomez tonight but instead Cotto played with him.
Agreed. Cotto could have ended that figght a lot quicker thhan he did. Cotto looked like he wanted to try a couple new things towards the end.
He's surveying the landscape.
Cotto fights to break you down.
He picks his shot and delivers.
x2....
and btw cotto has been switching from regular to south paw in fights for quite some time now....thats not new. Also, I wouldnt consider him being "flashy" last night. He looked relaxed and was saving his energy for short spree's of punches. The whole backing off and bouncing around thing just looked like a cool, collected and calm fighter pacing himself to me......
Cintron for some reason kept staying really close to Magarito instead of fighting from a distance where he looks more comfortable. Also, his defense was pretty bad.....He just kept hunching over all the time and then complained about Magarito hitting him in the back of the head. It seemed like Magarito landed every jab he threw
Imagine if Joe said "I'll never let a black person beat me" or "I'll never lose to a black boy."
Everyone would have lost their minds and no one would be able to shut up about it.
Im a very big Cotto fan, but this fight can go either way. Both are very hungry and determined. I was at the fights on Saturday, and sitting 7 rows from the ring, u can just see the intensity in the eyes of Margarito. He has a very deep passion for the sport. He's not in it just for the money or fame. He genuinely wants to be considered the best WW in the world. He is going to be a VERY tough challenge for Cotto. Reason being? Margarito doesnt fold under pressure. He'll take your best shots, then come right back with his own. He took some very hard shots from Cintron on Saturday, then pleaded with him to get back up and fight when Cintron was knocked down. Now that's GANGSTA!
I absolutely agree. Both fighters are badass dudes for sure. Man i'm excited for this fight to go down..................is it July yet? :D
I like Margarito as well. He has very good size for a WW and will be a good match for Cotto. I still think Cotto is going to take home a victory, wether its a KO or not...
I voted for my boy PBF!!!!!
I'm huge fans of both fighters but lets be serious dudes, how many times do you think Cotto is going to be able to land SOLID hard shots flush on Mayweather? PBF's just too quick and elusive and can dodge punches way too well.
PBF will just stick and move all night
I dont really know what to think of this for Cotto. Last nights win was a HUGE win for him, but he definitely didnt look overly impressive. He definitely still has his skills and is still sharp, but he still seems effected by that Margarito loss. Pacquiao presents a lot of danger for Cotto, and for anyone really.
I had cotto 115-113 as well. I dont agree with the 116-111 scoring at all, it was a lot closer than that. The knockdown in the first and Cotto winning the last two is what won him that fight. I dont think Clottey was busy enough to win the fight.
Cotto most definitely has scar tissue there from the Margarito fight. He had the same cut (not as big however) against Margarito. He is most likely going to have to go to a plastic surgeon to have the scar tissue removed or else that could open up in every one of his upcoming fights.
I know making money is important, and you should try to get as much of it as you can before your reign is over.....but for christs sake mayweather is loaded. He has SO much money. He really needs to stop turning down fights because the money isnt there. If he wants to consider himself the best he needs to beat the best welterweights.......and that certainly wont be Ricky Hatton.
Because he has no regard for human life.
PLAIN AND BASIC COMMON SENSE!!!
:)
But seriously alot of top welters are looking to fight Margarito for example Williams and Clottey. Only two fighters who really avoided him was Oscar and Mayweather.
Oscar has a reason to avoid him. Theres a good chance Margarito would end Oscars career in a way no one would want to see it happen.
Mayweather i would say is also avoiding him
I wouldnt say Mayweather is COMPLETELY avoiding him. There was an $8 million offer for floyd to fight Margarito right? Well we all know floyd is about his money, so if he is going to make MORE money fighting someone else, that is what hes going to do. Lets be serious here, as bad as Floyd's rep for "dodging" fights is, he would box circles around Margarito for 12 rounds.
power has nothing to do with this since it's been shown that no welterweight hits hard enough to make Margarito respect them. but Cotto was outboxing Margarito EASILY the first 6 rounds. You don't do that with power. You do that by being faster. Floyd would absolutely toy with Margarito for 12 rounds and I really, truly and honestly cannot respect the opinion of anyone who can't see that.
Agreed 100%.