Which Cotto Will Gomez Have To Contend With?

[Addison]

What do you have to do to get some technical Boxing discussion in here?

I should have made a thread about Mayweather's choice in socks..

[Addison]

The destroyer...

I could feel Gianluca's pain through my TV.

[MAXWELL_]

gomez has to plan on going the long haull with cotto.
after cotto warms up he will have major worrys the third on.
if he makes it into the later rounds then he has to contend with cottos mad heart.
a win win situation for gomez if he last the fight!

[oldgringo]

I actually felt sorry for Branco after their fight. It was painful to watch his entire upper body be broken like that. I'm sure he felt that for months after the fight.

[nozorok]

Cotto looks the part certainly, but does he really have actual power?

Why are guys always taking a knee?

Why isn't he knocking them out clean?


I think the answer is obvious..

It's pretty obvious that he didn't carry his power over from 140. People should remember that even at 140 Cotto never had true one punch knockout power so I doubt he will KO any large welterweight on a headshot especially at 147. If he has a lot of trouble even hurting Gomez then Margarito might be too much for him but we'll find out soon enough.

[!! Shawn]

The problem for most of Cotto's opponents is how hard he hits to the body. The reason he is not an effective head puncher is the reason he is such a phenomenal body puncher.

Hurting sombody to the head requires sharp punching. Punches with snap on them. Punches that can send a shockwave through the brain.

Hurting sombody to the body requires a penetrating powerful punch. The kinds of punch that will compress the ribs and deliver all of that energy into the liver.

Cotto is the kind of body puncher that can hurt you even if he hits elbow.

Most people are not prepared for that. Taking a brutal beating to the body is not something you can really prepare for.

He can beat you down to the head, but it is more of a clubbing cumulative power, he doesn't have the snap required for a once punch knockout.

Unfortunately for his opponents, Miguel Cotto has an extensive amateur background and is an extremely competent boxer, so even if they are able to avoid his body and head punishment, he can still out box most people.

[Thread Stealer]

A mixture of the two.

Cotto can circle and box from the outside while throwing those punishing hooks to the ribs.

I hope Gomez makes a decent fight out of it.

[Addison]

The problem for most of Cotto's opponents is how hard he hits to the body. The reason he is not an effective head puncher is the reason he is such a phenomenal body puncher.

Hurting sombody to the head requires sharp punching. Punches with snap on them. Punches that can send a shockwave through the brain.

Hurting sombody to the body requires a penetrating powerful punch. The kinds of punch that will compress the ribs and deliver all of that energy into the liver.

Cotto is the kind of body puncher that can hurt you even if he hits elbow.

Most people are not prepared for that. Taking a brutal beating to the body is not something you can really prepare for.

He can beat you down to the head, but it is more of a clubbing cumulative power, he doesn't have the snap required for a once punch knockout.

Unfortunately for his opponents, Miguel Cotto has an extensive amateur background and is an extremely competent boxer, so even if they are able to avoid his body and head punishment, he can still out box most people.

This is quite senstional, Shawn. ^


Cotto isn't just hitting his opponents in the abs, sides, and traditional target areas.. As I've said on numerous occasions he's striking all areas of the body; hips, spine, shoulders - joint areas, neck, back.. And even occasionally lower if he's really feeling frisky.. The only thing Cotto doesn't hit when he's in Body Destroyer mode are the soles of his opponents feet..

Any acupuncturist or incarcerated member of the Mexican mafia can tell you there are several dozen "kill points" or "sick points" on the human body. Points of vulnerability that can cause all sorts of reactions including nausea, motion sickness, blurred vision, loss of balance, diarrhea, loss of muscle coordination, numbness/tingling, sudden weakness.. You hit a guy in the right places enough times and you can turn him into a full blown AIDS patient in a matter of minutes.

He's a strong, penetrating puncher no doubt - but where he's hitting his opposition has more to do with the bended knees, and scrunched up faces, than the mechanics of his delivery.

[-Hyperion-]

This is quite senstional, Shawn. ^


Cotto isn't just hitting his opponents in the abs, sides, and traditional target areas.. As I've said on numerous occasions he's striking all areas of the body; hips, spine, shoulders - joint areas, neck, back.. And even occasionally lower if he's really feeling frisky..

you forgot kidneys


im almost sure if he KO's gomez, it will be on a kidney punch...

[RL_GMA]

I think you'll see a little of both.

He should box him early and feel him out (no ****). Once Gomez starts throwin and leaves himself open as he usually does, it's open season for Cotto.