Why does Cotto ruin oppenents faces?

[VanesBoxing]

Man I became an instant Cotto fan after his Quintana beating too.

And not just cuz of his boxing, but the way the classy MAN interviews and carries himself. We can always use more CLASS in boxing.

I think id rather see him fight Pretty Boy instead of Oscar.

[abdiel2k3]

the way he punches
his hand lock in perfect sync so that theyre more hammer like
there fore the heavy hands
some guys throw quick shots that come through with speed and power
but cotto basiclly hammers them with his ****
i love that
thats why hes able to be so effective to the body
i think i love cotto
everytime he throws that hook
he just knows how to dig it
some guys are just meant to have a left hook
and hes one
even if he handt got into boxing
hed have that hook
its somethin u dont teach
he just has it
its instinct how he smashes people with that
rippen to the body
diggin to the liver
cotto left hook = incredible commitment and followthrough

[satori555]

Man im feeling Cotto very impressive. Hes becoming a good prospect but when is he is gonna take the leap up in competition and fight Emmanuel Augustus. Thats a fight everyone wants to see. Cotto stop ducking Emmaneul. Any weight Any time. Emmanuel Augustus record- W 33 (18 ko's) | L 27 | D 6
Do Not let the record fool you. Thats when you start eating canvas.

[Mech.]

Triniwraps...

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[willnav]

Man I became an instant Cotto fan after his Quintana beating too.

And not just cuz of his boxing, but the way the classy MAN interviews and carries himself. We can always use more CLASS in boxing.

I think id rather see him fight Pretty Boy instead of Oscar.

Can you believe there are many ***s in PR, who dislike Cotto bec he is not humble, arrogant, and a drunk/likes to party.


satori555- WTF????? please . . .

[jack_the_rippuh]

Cotto avoided Floyd like a plague.

[+= El Jefe=+]

Cotto actually has a small fist. I remember Trinidad having a very big fist for his size and everyone said that was the source of his power. I think Cotto just gets good leverage and turns on his punches. That's why people get so messed up.

Quintana said after the fight that he expected Cotto to hit harder than he does but he was surprised at Cotto's handspeed. Maybe the quickness has something to do with it.

his fists are pretty big although Quintanas were huge.

Triniwraps...

sick gift, can i borrow it??

[Stromprophet]

I don't mean to bring you all back to school, but the answer is very simple,

It's simply physics:

When determining the force of something (a punch), the MASS of the object moving (a fist), is usually the dominant factor in determining how much power can be generated.

Simply because the time intervals in handspeeds between two fighters, measured at such a SHORT distance (like a punch) are usually not sufficient enough to overcome a significant hand weight advantage that fighters have, like George Foreman for instance.

Cotto hits hard because primarly he has heavy hands.

Let's go back to physics 102 then.

Acceleration is very important. That's why when someone hits a golfball they speed up in the bottom part of the swing. It's not necessarily the mass of the driver head that is the only factor.

MassXVelocity gives you momentum. MassXAcceleration gives you force. So acceleration and mass are equally important in that equation.

But yes, if he could increase his hand mass that would make a difference. But if he accelerates his punches (which is why you want to punch 2 ways, either through your target, i.e. then your power extends all the way and does not decelerate on the end of your punches, or tight, short punches, this way you don't have to power your punch all the way through and you will have acceleration for the entire punch)

So how you punch is just as important.

So in short:
F= m x a
M = m x v
and P (power) = F x d (distance)

Now that I look at your post again. You have made some misconceptions in your statements and are interchanging words where you should not.

TIME is very important.

a = v/t, and v = d/t so let's measure.

say you go 1m with a punch. 1m/1s would be a velocity. 1m/1s^2 would be the acceleration. The force of the punch would be (let's say a hand has 1kg mass) F = 1kg X 1m/1s^2 = 1N (1 newton). These are standard forces in metric terms, much easier to measure than english unit.

Say you could increase your hand weight to 2kg you would have 2Newtons force in that case. But if you could decrease the time (to say 0.5 seconds for the punch to travel the distance). All else equal.

F = 1kg x 1m/(0.5s)^2 = 4N (you actually get twice as much force, that is because time is the exponential factor and mass is a directly proportional factor.

I'd say you need to go back to physics!!! The primary factor of force for a boxer is the acceleration of their punches at the moment of impact.

Other factors would be momentum, which will transfer to your opponent in terms of "movement", force has an equal and opposite reaction (so your force is directly transferred to an opponents face), pressure, pressure would be F/A (area). So if you have a larger fist (or more gauze) you are likely to spread the same damage over a larger area.

(The statement that any boxer hits hard primarily because of their hands would be false. Any fighter hits hard primarily because of how they accelerate punches at the moment of impact (that's why they say you want your punch to be most effect at the end of the throw). A fighter may hit "harder" if they have a heavier fist, and he may do "more" damage if his fist is larger because that force will be transferred over a larger area on the opponents body)

(Sorry I got caught up, no disrespect intended)

[frank THE tank]

he is a natural southpaw..his left hand destroys the right side of his opponents face. He is just a naturally powerful guy.

[borikua]

Because hes the ****ing man, thats why.
Hes methodical and calculating.
He doesnt waste punches and is very accurate.

Borikua, that is an awesome gif.
Where can I sign up on the Cotto bandwagon???
I cant WAIT to see him fight again.

Send me a $50 money order and I will sign you up...Ok?