Forget About The Chin - Can Cotto Handle Intense Pressure?

[BMWM3P]

The thing about this is Cotto's is going to be throwing too and he has power which will make Margarito think twice about coming in. Margarito has been outboxed before and if a light puncher like Williams can keep him off him. I don't see why Cotto's can't. Cotto's going to stand his ground when he has to and move around keeping Margarito off of his game.

Pressure is **** unless you succumb to it, Cintron for example, and Margarito's pressure is going to disrupted when he keeps getting pounded over and over again.

[dancast9999]

This is such a vague poll it's tough to give an answer. I voted no simply based on the Sugar Shane fight. It seemed like when Shane stepped up the pressure Cotto was losing rounds. I felt like if shane had a tad more power he could have stopped Cotto. The thing is, every fighter is susceptible to certain types of pressure. EVERY fighter...

So far no one's really looked great against Cotto though.

[No-mas-tias]

Haters remember Shane had little success when he put pressure on Cotto, despite Cotto going backwards he outboxed Mosley.

[MEDIUMPOPPAPUMP]

Cotto can handle intense pressure. Especially when the intense pressure is throwing wide ass looping shots and he can cut dude off repeatedly. Margarito won't have the same power if he tries to modify his punching style. He picks up speed and power when his arms come around like that. I don't think he's as effective as Cotto at shortening up his punches.

[Addition]

I dont think Cotto will sign..he'll fight Clottey or Collazo instead.

Why say something ****** like that?

[boxing_great]

everybody is saying the way to beat cotto is pressure, so he's not a pressure fighter, but isn't that the way he is suppose to beat floyd, because he is a pressure fighter??

[Antwuan Maxx]

Muhammad Abdullaev pressured Cotto from the opening bell, and had him fighting off the backfoot for at least 90% of their fight. The difference between Abdullaev and Tony, other than size, is that Marg throws a lot more punches. Abdullaev applied just as much foot pressure, but was more economical with his punches and much harder to hit cleanly than Margarito. Margarito will be looking to come forward, no doubt, but I think he's gonna run into a lot of heat..and early. Tony's most effective down the stretch, after his workrate has taken an effect on his opponent. But in this fight, he could very well be weakened enough early by body shots (and possibly cuts), before he has a chance to make his run while he's still relatively unscathed as in previous fights.

Another thing, people fail to mention is how will Margarito cope with Cotto's pressure. Contrary to popular belief, Margarito can be backed up and isn't particularly effective when he's not playing the aggressor. For much of the first 5 rounds of their fight, Sebastian Lujan was outmuscling Tony, backing him up, and actually had Tony trying to stick and move.

This is not to say, Tony won't have his moments, he will. I'm sure it'll be a tough fight for both.

[I AM...]

i haven't seen enough of cotto...full stop. But i did see some clips from shane's match with him. He didn't really like the pressure all that much but he didn't crumble under it, i think he can handle good amounts off pressure but if maragrito ampties all his pressure out onto cotto it could work to some degree. Cotto is pretty smart though if these wide punches are thrown that leaves gaps, maybe gaps big enough for a good clean shot, though maragarito has a good chin i still reckon too much may find their way through. I'm gonna wait till i see the fight then give my final verdict as to how cotto reacts to big time pressure...

[MEDIUMPOPPAPUMP]

Lets factor in the following things...

How will Margarito throwing 100+ punches a round and his overall work rate deal with Miguel Cotto's power down the stretch when he isn't on fresh legs and has taken some hard shots to the body? How will Margarito granite chin stand up to Miguel Cotto's hands of stone after he repeatedly gets cut off throwing those shots with a 5 second relay on them? I see Margaritos work rate working against him to be honest. Miguel Cotto is a fighter you should approach factoring in how you're going to stay alive in the long run in the first place before thinking about how you want to throw bombs at his face.

[tyson]

No, Cotto won't handle intense pressure for 36 minutes.
Somewhere along the line he will get dirty, frustrated and desperate.
Will Margarito be the one to put this kind of pressure on him?
I think so.

Cotto could of course be able to make Margarito think twice about sustaining intense pressure, and thus outbox/outwork him to a decision.
He can win by stoppage too, but that's not very likely.