Jesus christ! Cotto through a punch that I barley even seen!
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Haw haw haw!
It took Judah less than 90 seconds to set that up. That's how amateur and thoughtless the lunging can be. Judah could have cooked breakfast and read the paper while he was waiting for Cotto to predticably move right into his uppercut. It was a cherry. You can actually see Zab waiting for him.
It's also not just the jab, Cotto lunges with everything in his arsenal. Capitalizing on it is a different story for the average, a fighter without the reflexes, or someone fighting ****** or cowardly - but it's hard to imagine Mayweather and others not tearing into this tendency like skirt steak.
Potentially, I would have to say so.Uhuh, spot on brother Add.
They are the perfect punches for a counter puncher to counter. If they don't land it leaves the fighter wide open, out of position and off balance for short sharp counters. Cotto would have to learn to keep his jab strong but shorten it up and use it to get inside and then throw combinations and then try to get back out of range of counters.
If he uses the jab like he did against Gomez he would get countered viciously. Cotto still has not fixed that super-wide open, high 'hands-at-the-temple' defense which would be a nightmare against Mayweather. He would be on the inside trying to get off his left constantly which leaves him open for the right elbow block and short right upper/straight or hook counter which is Mayweathers bread and butter inside set of punches.
I actually think he should work on a hard body jab for a fight with Mayweather as he would be much more likely to land and could use it to set up solid combinations. Feint with it as well as Ray Robinson and Morales did so well. Jab down to the sternum or stomach then follow it up with a jab upstairs to stop the counter or using the shoulder and upper arm to block any counter because if he uses that head jab for most of the fight he will be constantly countered with the right over the top when he misses.Last edited by BennyST; 05-03-2008, 12:36 AM.Comment
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To be honest i didnt even see that punch live...or the first time i seen this video...i had to rewind it a few seconds and look at it again...
i havent seen a punch that fast and short in such a long time...
yeah he looked impressive but that was alfonso gomez; not a top welterweight. it was just a tune-up fight...however i dont care who you fight your punches dont look faster mattering on your opponent.
mayweather may have more problems than he thinks if cotto uses punches that quick...
not even mayweather's reflexes may be able to get him out of the way of something that quick.
maybe its changing from:
mayweather (the superior boxer) v. Cotto (the hard hitting brawler)
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mayweather (the boxer) v. Cotto (the boxer).
everyone seems to think pressure is the effective way to defeat mayweather but what would someone say to cotto boxing mayweather?
i dont think pressure is the answer against maywather...
i think its a good jab (that is used a LOT); counterpunching; effective ring movement; and effectively cutting off the ring; and not allowing mayweather to think (not exactly pressuring him; but attempt to make mayweather fight a faster fight than he likes to fight)...
not the ricky hatton; full steam ahead; wild type of fight...
oscar for the first 7 rounds (in my opinion) was fighting floyd correctly.Comment
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