How Exactly Can Cotto Win?

[Addison]

I see Cotto coming with the same plan that Marquez did for Vazquez. He will try and use his jab and try and get his tighter and straighter shots off before Margarito gets his off. He should try and keep from getting in prolonged inside exchanges.

Like Marquez, Cotto is also adept at inside fighting but against Vazquez/Margarito they would be well advised to not stay inside for too long against the naturally bigger and more durable opponent.

Of course you realize there is no way Cotto can live with Margarito exchanging. Surely you realize that.

[oldgringo]

Ok, well having slightly better Boxing skills than the guy you're fighting doesn't nescessarily add up to being Pernell Whitaker or Floyd Mayweather. Some say Cotto is a better Boxer than Margarito - but how good is that? Good enough to score and avoid getting hit for all 36 minutes? Not that good.

What happens when Cotto starts getting nailed with hard punches and combos? His offense sounds great. What about his defense - is he Willie Pep now? This slight alleged disparity in abilities does not add up to the kind of distance required to totally outclass your opponent. Not between these two.

Honestly, I'm wondering about stuff like this.

What have you seen to date to suggest that Cotto will not respond well when he is hit with adversity? He has been hit a lot, rocked, dropped, and nearly stopped in the past but he has responded every time.

You make it sound like Cotto will throw the kitchen sink at Margarito, who will take everything, and then Margarito will just start unloading on a guy who has run out of answers. I think Cotto is more intelligent than that. I doubt he'll underestimate a guy like Margarito considering his rep.

[Addison]

Cotto has been hurt in literally almost ALL his recent fights .....minus Urkal and Gomez.

Margarito will catch Cotto....Gomez even caught Cotto....Marg will hit him an Cotto take it....


I think Margarito will beat the dog piss out of Cotto.

Basically, yep. All you need do is watch the tapes. This is involuntary manslaughter by Bob Arum to even put Cotto in with Margarito.

[GodOfWar]

Cotto has a better jab and better body punches, and people are underrating Cottos power. For all we could know cottos power could be stronger then margarito's, margarito is good when he fights close up and throws combos. But Cottos resume ****s all over Margarito's and has fought the tougher competition of the two. I think Margarito would have look ****** against Shane Mosely. But thats just my opinion so don't get upset marg fans.

[Mech.]

I'll tell you why margarito will lose, and I'll keep it simple. The location for the "comeback"/tuneup fight that most fighters take to come back from an ass whoopin has already been decided

Estadio Revolucion, San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...1677&cat=boxer




Peace.

[journeyman2000]

Everyone talks about the uppercut for Tony and yet if you see my sigi, this was the one plan that Alfonso Gomez had and look at where Cotto hit this boy.

Cotto's keys are to jab, jab, jab
Throw accurate and straight punches right down the middle.
Move, move, move and lots of lateral movement and do not move straight back.
Counter with the body attack when Tony throws those wild looping punches.
Time Tony and land more body shots when Tony throws his upper cuts.
Pray for a clash of heads and hope Tony bleeds as Tony is afraid of his own blood.
Lot's of head movement.
find the middle ground where Tony is not comfortable, in other words not too close inside and not too far away as to give Tony his reach advantage but staying on the very outside is safe for Cotto. Do not stand in one spot too long.
Do not let Tony spin you and get angle shots off.
If very close and on the inside, pull Tony's hands strainght down so he is not prepared to throw flurries. This way Cotto can get off his left hooks to the face and body and either move out or move back in real close inside and repeat the procedure above for success.

It will boil down to CONDITIONING and both fighters will be totally in shape and this should be a war and I think the smarter fighter, that being Miguel Cotto will win.

[-Hyperion-]

i dont care...i just wanna see the fight...

[BmoreBrawler]

Cotto is quick enough to not get hit squarely long enough to KO Margarito to the body IMO. Im really not sure who will win.

[Addison]

What have you seen to date to suggest that Cotto will not respond well when he is hit with adversity? He has been hit a lot, rocked, dropped, and nearly stopped in the past but he has responded every time.

You make it sound like Cotto will throw the kitchen sink at Margarito, who will take everything, and then Margarito will just start unloading on a guy who has run out of answers. I think Cotto is more intelligent than that. I doubt he'll underestimate a guy like Margarito considering his rep.

Cotto has not had to contend with a sustained assault. You think I haven't looked at this closely? C'mon, bra. Miguel got away with very little incoming fire against both Mosley and Judah. The few, isolated, individual times Cotto was caught with anything he was in imminent danger of his night ending with even the slightest amount of follow up. The follow up just wasn't there. Have you seen Margarito fight??

Cotto has been as lucky as he has been clever or knowing. Margarito by nature and design will not stop coming. You're about to see how shaky your man's chin really is if you don't already know.

[Thread Stealer]

Ok, well having slightly better Boxing skills than the guy you're fighting doesn't nescessarily add up to being Pernell Whitaker or Floyd Mayweather. Some say Cotto is a better Boxer than Margarito - but how good is that? Good enough to score and avoid getting hit for all 36 minutes? Not that good.

What happens when Cotto starts getting nailed with hard punches and combos? His offense sounds great. What about his defense - is he Willie Pep now? This slight alleged disparity in abilities does not add up to the kind of distance required to totally outclass your opponent. Not between these two.

Honestly, I'm wondering about stuff like this.

Cotto's no defensive whiz, but he does have solid defensive skills when in boxer mode. As with most guys, if he fights more offensively his defense is going to suffer. There has to be a fine line of how offensive and how defensive to be.

Cotto's pretty good at using the ring, boxing laterally and on the backfoot, covering up or using the peek-a-boo defense, then opening up with nice fluid combos and getting out of the way. He picks his shots well, and has a nice workrate too.

Margarito is better than guys like Ceballos and Ndou for instance, whom Cotto boxed a lot on the backfoot, so Cotto does have his hands full.

It won't be an easy night for Cotto and I suspect Margarito will have his moments in dropping a decision to Cotto.