How Exactly Can Cotto Win?

[Left2body]

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

Thats what I said. He can't trade punch for punch with Margarito. He has to try and avoid that. Like I said before I see huge similarities between this fight and Vaz-Marq. The better technical more well rounded fighter who's main strength (inside fighting) is negated by his opponent who is larger and more durable but slower and not quite as good from the outside.

Marquez was able to get off quite often against Vazquez with clean crisp punches from medium distance and did ok on the outside when he went inside.

However when Vazquez forced prolonged exchanges he got the better of it. He was able to do it enough to wear Marquez down. Now the thing is can Cotto avoid enough exchanges to keep from being wore down.

Vazquez got hit by bombs and kitchen sinks and kept on his relentless pressure and attack. I think Cotto will also land bombs on the offensive minded Margarito and I also expect Margarito to keep up his relentless pressure and attack.

Can Margarito wear Cotto down or can Cotto hurt Margarito enough to slow down his attack? Thats why its an exciting matchup for fans.

Which makes it a good matchup.

[oldgringo]

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.

no...

[Addison]

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.

It took Cotto 11 rounds to take out frail ass weak hearted Judah. 11 rounds. 11. It took Cotto 11 rounds to stop Oktay Urkal. 11.

He needs time to do his business. I cannot agree witn this scenario.

[phallus]

cotto is very strong and determined, if he gets knocked down, i'm sure he'll be up before the count of 3. his technique is much better thna margarito's, his shorter quicker punches will get there first. he just has to slip and slide, and move just enough to make sure marga doesn't land flush on him. i also think he'll attack marga's body in the early rounds, at least, that's what i would do if i had to fight margarito

[BmoreBrawler]

It took Cotto 11 rounds to take out frail ass weak hearted Judah. 11 rounds. 11. It took Cotto 11 rounds to stop Oktay Urkal. 11.

He needs time to do his business. I cannot agree witn this scenario.

Sure, but Margarito is more hittable than they are.

[Addison]

Sure, but Margarito is more hittable than they are.

Ok, but a Margarito victory is predicated on his outgoing and not any sort of incoming damage. That's entirely negligable. Cotto can bring a bat into the ring. He's still going to get smashed up. 3 rounds, 6 rounds, 9 rounds, whatever - Margarito will be dishing out as much as he can take. Cotto cannot and will not be able to take as much as he can dish out.

[Konstantin]

Sure, but Margarito is more hittable than they are.

And margs punches are the opposite of crisp. They are slow and telegraphed. Watch the Lujan fight, Marg attacks and practically all his punches get slipped in the early going. I think Cotto is good enough to keep doing it the entire night.

[Burner]

It took Cotto 11 rounds to take out frail ass weak hearted Judah. 11 rounds. 11. It took Cotto 11 rounds to stop Oktay Urkal. 11.

He needs time to do his business. I cannot agree witn this scenario.

In Cottos quick KO's....Quitana quit and Gomez was outmatched.

[Burner]

Ok, but a Margarito victory is predicated on his outgoing and not any sort of incoming damage. That's entirely negligable. Cotto can bring a bat into the ring. He's still going to get smashed up. 3 rounds, 6 rounds, 9 rounds, whatever - Margarito will be dishing out as much as he can take. Cotto cannot and will not be able to take as much as he can dish out.

I guess they missed when Cintron who was cnsidered the hardest puncher in the division couldnt dent Margarito.

[Addison]

Thats what I said. He can't trade punch for punch with Margarito. He has to try and avoid that. Like I said before I see huge similarities between this fight and Vaz-Marq. The better technical more well rounded fighter who's main strength (inside fighting) is negated by his opponent who is larger and more durable but slower and not quite as good from the outside.

Marquez was able to get off quite often against Vazquez with clean crisp punches from medium distance and did ok on the outside when he went inside.

However when Vazquez forced prolonged exchanges he got the better of it. He was able to do it enough to wear Marquez down. Now the thing is can Cotto avoid enough exchanges to keep from being wore down.

Vazquez got hit by bombs and kitchen sinks and kept on his relentless pressure and attack. I think Cotto will also land bombs on the offensive minded Margarito and I also expect Margarito to keep up his relentless pressure and attack.

Can Margarito wear Cotto down or can Cotto hurt Margarito enough to slow down his attack? Thats why its an exciting matchup for fans.

Which makes it a good matchup.

Can Margarito wear down Cotto? Can he ever.

This is a non question to me. But we must have different views of how durable Cotto is. I'm all over those milli-pauses and scrunched up expressions when he gets tagged. His brain is saying "error, error."

Like I've said in the past; Cotto is a brilliant improvisational actor in the ring. He's fantastic at playing it off when he's buzzed or hurt. Margarito doesn't know how to let somoene dance away and play it cute. Cotto is gonna get jumped. This is a horrible style matchup. Horrible.