Swarmers with a REVERSE GEAR

[them_apples]

I just dont think its quite good enough to beat the elite guys, but i had him winning a good few of those late rounds against Shane when he was backpeddaling and Against Margarito i thought he boxed well but he just isnt good enough at that type of fighting to keep a guy like Tony off him all night. And Against Manny it was out of necessity, if he didnt get on his bike he was getting Laid Out! It was close to just running infact

His bread and Butter is clearly pressure fighting tho as u say

cotto is supremely skilled he does good against everyone in the early rounds, he just doesnt have enough fuel he fades.

Even against Pacquiao he was boxing well early on, it was Pacquiaos physical attributes that won him the fight (and he's a bit trickier than Cotto). Pacquiao made him fight a high paced fight and Cotto gassed. Pacquiao doesn't gas and he's very tough. Skill wise though Cotto was almost at his level early on. If cotto had a good gas tank he'd be one of the top dogs.

[BigStereotype]

cotto is supremely skilled he does good against everyone in the early rounds, he just doesnt have enough fuel he fades.

Even against Pacquiao he was boxing well early on, it was Pacquiaos physical attributes that won him the fight (and he's a bit trickier than Cotto). Pacquiao made him fight a high paced fight and Cotto gassed. Pacquiao doesn't gas and he's very tough. Skill wise though Cotto was almost at his level early on. If cotto had a good gas tank he'd be one of the top dogs.

I think I'm one of the few people who agrees with that. Cotto has serious skills and physical gifts, he just has to push himself to another level to match somebody like Pacquiao and he can only keep his foot on the pedal for so long. Too bad, because I really think he's an ATG body puncher.