Can Margarito fight going backwards?

[freedom213]

Great observation - the NDou fight showed how Cotto deals with pressure - jab, counter, move. With that, Cotto has to be in supreme shape to sustain the whole fight against Margo. Now at 147, Cotto is offensively more versatile and will attack more than the NDou fight.

Ndou primarily found success when he had Cotto on the ropes. He was able to do this because A. Cotto backed into the ropes. B. Ndou was fast enough to pursue him to the ropes C. Ndou has better handspeed than Margarito and his punches are more compact and sharper just not as thudding or powerful.

[Del Coqui]

If he fights Cotto Margarito better not back up like he did against Lujan: (round 2 and 3)

Margarito has no reverse and is the definition of one dimensional. Only problem is that it may sound easy to just outbox him, but it ain't.

[KingTito]

Cotto can pressure great. He will box and put pressure on him when he needs to. I just think Cotto is too skilled for Margarito.