Miguel "The Surgeon" Cotto

[oldgringo]

I think you boys are getting overly concerned about this, possibly embellishing a bit. Possibly making a mountain out of a mole hill.

[Addison]

You people dont understand skinning. Its just pulling the glove tight. Its not wearing down the foam, its just pulling the glove as tight as possible, and securing the glove in a way that at stays the way. It has nothing to do with wearing down the padding.

What do you tnink about the results it's been getting?

[WetSexyLlamaPR]

He's clearly strong, and well skilled.. I wish they would stop doing this. I was very disappointed to his left glove when he said his traditional prayer upon entry to the ring last night.. You could barely read the Cleto Reyes label it was so covered in layers of tape.. I winced every time he hit Gomez with his jab and left hook - and sure enough Alfonso's face was ****ed up in no time. From some jabs? In like 2 rounds?? I know dude is a strong, good hitter - but this sport has, and has had, plenty of good strong hitters and these kinds of results are bizarre.

I won't lie, this subject makes me, and I'm sure everyone else extremely uncomfortable... Cotto is a great talent, no need for this **** if that what's going on. Sincerely, I hope I'm wrong about this.

You could have a point I guess. I've seen his gloves in past fights and at the beginning his gloves do look very tightly wrapped. But this then goes to our lovely, non-corrupted, state run boxing commissions to sort out and not look the other way for certain fighters in the dressing room when these gloves are being put on. I'm a Cotto fan so I hope what your saying isn't true...

[-Antonio-]

No difference.

[!! Shawn]

They skin the glove as much as legally possible, but it's not like a lot of fighters arent taped the same way.

You can try to make it controversial, but it's not. If it were a problem, people would have complained.

Most fighters don't do it because it isn't effective. At best, it works for about half a round, at worst, it cuts of circulation to your hands and makes it very uncomfortable.

[Addison]

They skin the glove as much as legally possible, but it's not like a lot of fighters arent taped the same way.

You can try to make it controversial, but it's not. If it were a problem, people would have complained.

Help me out, who are some of the other fighters who do it?

[Crazylegs77]

You people dont understand skinning. Its just pulling the glove tight. Its not wearing down the foam, its just pulling the glove as tight as possible, and securing the glove in a way that at stays the way. It has nothing to do with wearing down the padding.

Got it.

Yeah I figured it was to make the foam above the knuckles compressed so the impact would be with more force and less cushioning of the blow. It makes sense if the glove is pulled tight the foam would be compressed as well but like you said in an earlier post as the fight went on the glove would lose the skinning effect pretty quickly.

I was thinking if there ws a way to make it more permanent, like by forcibly compressing the foam under high pressure to make it less effective.

[!! Shawn]

No difference.

Perfect example of skinning, and also a perfect example of how the tape has already stretched and the skinning has lost its effect.

[-Antonio-]

Help me out, who are some of the other fighters who do it?

Look at the pic I posted.

[Addison]

No difference.

No difference? That tape isn't even touching the label.

Look at the shape of the glove. It's absolutely crushed, dense with pressure.