Cotto Can Clear Out The Division II?

[Addison]

Miguel Cotto is here.

Can he be stopped?

The man himself said that's not possible. Do you still question him?


Here's how it looked 8 months ago:

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111232

MULTIPLE CHOICE POLL

(PLEASE PICK ALL THOSE WHO COTTO CAN BEAT, CAN.)

[slicksouthpaw16]

Williams and Mayweather have the best chance IMO.

[Addison]

Williams and Mayweather have the best chance IMO.

I'm glad you specified by post who you were choosing.

For the poll we should pick all the people Cotto can beat. In your case it looks like you picked the guys who you think can beat Cotto, yes?

[slicksouthpaw16]

I'm glad you specified by post who you were choosing.

For the poll we should pick all the people Cotto can beat. In your case it looks like you picked the guys who you think can beat Cotto, yes?

oh ok. i didn't know that.

[Addison]

oh ok. i didn't know that.

No worries, these things can be confusing.

I understand your picks. So you think Cotto can take Oscar?

[slicksouthpaw16]

No worries, these things can be confusing.

I understand your picks. So you think Cotto can take Oscar?

IMO, if Cotto makes it past the 6th round, he should be fine and win a UD or late KO with a body shot because that is around the times Oscar fades. but he should watch out in the early rounds and make sure he does get caught with Oscar's left hook flush. with that being said, i think a safe bet would be cotto by UD. what do you think?

[Addison]

IMO, if Cotto makes it past the 6th round, he should be fine and win a UD or late KO with a body shot because that is around the times Oscar fades. but he should watch out in the early rounds and make sure he does get caught with Oscar's left hook flush. with that being said, i think a safe bet would be cotto by UD. what do you think?

I think your feeling that Oscar could fade is hard to ignore.


I would have to give Oscar a better than good chance to win. He's gotten a chance now to see the mistakes Mosley made, and I think he'll have a little more respect for Cotto than Shane did. Oscar is bigger, harder hitting, and fresher than Mosley at this stage it would seem. As good as Cotto was on saturday he was on the run at the end there, and he barely eeked out a very close decision against a far less than stellar Shane Mosley. De La Hoya UD or KO.

[slicksouthpaw16]

I think your feeling that Oscar could fade is hard to ignore.


I would have to give Oscar a better than good chance to win. He's gotten a chance now to see the mistakes Mosley made, and I think he'll have a little more respect for Cotto than Shane did. Oscar is bigger, harder hitting, and fresher than Mosley at this stage it would seem. As good as Cotto was on saturday he was on the run at the end there, and he barely eeked out a very close decision against a far less than stellar Shane Mosley. De La Hoya UD or KO.

that was a version of Shane who was ready, in great shape, and really came in prepared and wanting to win. Mosley would have given anyone trouble that night IMO. I don't even think Floyd would have looked as good as Cotto did beating Mosley.

[FUMIN 88]

im 90% sure he could beat all of these

Luis Collazo
Joshua Clottey
Andre Berto
Ricardo Mayorga
Junior Witter

as for the others i think he has more than a good chance of beating but most of them realy would be 50-50

[Addison]

that was a version of Shane who was ready, in great shape, and really came in prepared and wanting to win. Mosley would have given anyone trouble that night IMO. I don't even think Floyd would have looked as good as Cotto did beating Mosley.

I have to disagree.

Mosley's handspeed, reflexes, and timing were very up and down. At different points they were downright miserable. Mayweather wouldn't have that problem. Not now at least.

I'm not sure Mayweather would have been as effective at taking away the rib cage assault as Mosley. Although I think Cotto was extremely clever, and knowingly fooled Mosley by choosing to go to the head, as much as Mosley neutralized the body. Credit to Cotto.

I also don't think Mayweather is nearly as tough as Mosley and that was another factor that kept Shane in that fight. Mosley was as intelligent and gutsy as ever. Cotto dealt with those factors beautifully.

As I stated before the fight, Mosley also doesn't have the greatest defense and that was on full display with the myriad of head shots scored by Cotto. Mayweather would take a very small percentage of those, and that's what basically won Cotto the fight against Mosley.

If Mayweather can keep De La Hoya honest with his right hand he would be exactly where he wants to be with Cotto. Shane landed a few rights, but far less than myself or any of the other serious observers on both sides here on the forum expected. And that was no credit to Cotto. Shane was not firing on all cylinders offensively. Only in spurts.

I think Mayweather would lose a few factors, but gain considerably more others. And Floyd would perform far better than Mosley did on that night. Even Shane himself could have performed better.. That wasn't his best AT ALL. Mayweather would be far less likely to underperfom.