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This should definatly be a great throwback type of fight. 2 guys IMO, who are very good but have yet to be proven to be great. Many will say that Cotto is and he might very well be as he has improved greatly with each fight but Im not a 100% sold just yet. I am 90% sold but not a 100 just yet.
This fight is so 50/50 to me. I think Cotto is superior in terms of overall skill. If it was just about flat out skill then he probably wins this fight easily but we all know that its not just about that or guys like Zab would be P4P. I could see Cotto pretty much duplicating what Clottey did to Margarito early but keep it up for 12 rounds or as long as it last. On the other hand, I could also see Margarito do to Cotto what N'Dou did except for at a much higher level. I know Im in the complete minority but I thought N'Dou gave Cotto fits and may have actually even won that fight. The problem is that it was at 140 where Cotto clearly wasnt as good and he is in his prime now while he was still learning the ropes at that time.
Margarito is a great pressure fighter but he's going to be walking down a puncher which is never great to do and unlike Cintron, this guy can get his shots off at any time. Margarito is a great puncher but despite what many think, I feel that Cotto is clearly the harder and more precise puncher. Margarito is not a 1 punch KO guy and Cotto may not be all the way either but I think he's closer to that then Margarito. Both N'Dou and Mosley had some success putting pressure on Cotto, e****ally late and I think that Margarito can definatly do better then them. The 1 thing that scares me about Cotto is what has always scared me. He still has never ever been in the ring with someone just as big and just as physical as him. We know that Margarito wont be in for a shock but it could be a shock to Cotto's system when he gets hit by a really big man, or he lands a punch and Margarito still keeps coming, or if they get in the clinch and Margarito can push him around some.
The other thing that scares me about Cotto and no one really talks about it but his stamina is not great. He gets away with it because he blows most guys out but he was tired and basically on the move at the end of the Cotto & N'Dou fight. Margarito is always strong at the end and will be coming hard. If the fight is physical and the scores are close after 8 rounds or even 5-3 Cotto, you still would have to worry if he can hold off a big phyical pressure style WW like Margarito. At the end of the day I will go with Cotto because I think that he's on the top of his game right now and he's certainly capable of carving Margarito up and doing it with power but I am a little worried that he's getting to ****y. Hopfully he just did that because it was Gomez because if he clowns like that in this fight then he will be in trouble. My perfect scenerio would be that Cotto wins a close and maybe disputed fight. That way Oscar can still fight Cotto while Floyd fights Margarito and then setting up a huge Cotto-Mayweather fight
This fight is so 50/50 to me. I think Cotto is superior in terms of overall skill. If it was just about flat out skill then he probably wins this fight easily but we all know that its not just about that or guys like Zab would be P4P. I could see Cotto pretty much duplicating what Clottey did to Margarito early but keep it up for 12 rounds or as long as it last. On the other hand, I could also see Margarito do to Cotto what N'Dou did except for at a much higher level. I know Im in the complete minority but I thought N'Dou gave Cotto fits and may have actually even won that fight. The problem is that it was at 140 where Cotto clearly wasnt as good and he is in his prime now while he was still learning the ropes at that time.
Margarito is a great pressure fighter but he's going to be walking down a puncher which is never great to do and unlike Cintron, this guy can get his shots off at any time. Margarito is a great puncher but despite what many think, I feel that Cotto is clearly the harder and more precise puncher. Margarito is not a 1 punch KO guy and Cotto may not be all the way either but I think he's closer to that then Margarito. Both N'Dou and Mosley had some success putting pressure on Cotto, e****ally late and I think that Margarito can definatly do better then them. The 1 thing that scares me about Cotto is what has always scared me. He still has never ever been in the ring with someone just as big and just as physical as him. We know that Margarito wont be in for a shock but it could be a shock to Cotto's system when he gets hit by a really big man, or he lands a punch and Margarito still keeps coming, or if they get in the clinch and Margarito can push him around some.
The other thing that scares me about Cotto and no one really talks about it but his stamina is not great. He gets away with it because he blows most guys out but he was tired and basically on the move at the end of the Cotto & N'Dou fight. Margarito is always strong at the end and will be coming hard. If the fight is physical and the scores are close after 8 rounds or even 5-3 Cotto, you still would have to worry if he can hold off a big phyical pressure style WW like Margarito. At the end of the day I will go with Cotto because I think that he's on the top of his game right now and he's certainly capable of carving Margarito up and doing it with power but I am a little worried that he's getting to ****y. Hopfully he just did that because it was Gomez because if he clowns like that in this fight then he will be in trouble. My perfect scenerio would be that Cotto wins a close and maybe disputed fight. That way Oscar can still fight Cotto while Floyd fights Margarito and then setting up a huge Cotto-Mayweather fight
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