COTTO completely IGNORED Margs BODY!!!

[MANGLER]

I think Cotto was wary of Margarito's uppercuts, so he tried to just box and move on him.

Yep. Tony wasn't lettin him keep the posture he needs to crank up his body blows. The danger of the uppercut was there for the shorter guy.

[Allucard]

Im just re-watching the fight, its really surprising and astonishing. You cant blame him because everytime he let his hands go he couldnt help but hit Margarito flush.

But he COMPLETELY forgot about the body, probably because he thought he was going to score a KO with all those head punches.

Didnt land almost any left hooks to the body. Did no softening what so ever. Whereas Margarito was constantly pounding that body. So while Cotto was exhausted late, Margarito was just starting to get strong.

In a rematch, i think we could be looking at a different fight down the stretch. Hopefully they make the fight happen next year after both guys have had a fight

Imagine what margarito would do to Cotto's head if he did that. Second point, how many fighters you have seen going to the body WHILE going back against a stronger opponent? Not many, and there's a reason for that too. Body punching exposes your head, and that's something you don't want against someone who is stronger than you.

[vze2hhvj]

Hey Kball, i noticed it by the 2nd round that he saw margarito as a walking head as if his body didn't exist

[williamhvx1]

nnnnnaaaaaaaah guys take a look of margarito way of holding his hands long arm do protect is body and face at the same time, like winky wright... is hard to hit margarito on the body cotto did throws to the body punch but all he hit was Margarito elbow

[StraightDirrrty]

Thats what I kept yelling at the TV. Go to the body! He never did and I think he just felt like it was so easy to hit upstairs. In a rematch he has no shot unless he goes downstairs to stop the Tijuana Tornado

[Allucard]

In order to go to the body you have to be inside with a fighter. Cotto didn't want any piece of Marg inside and I don't blame him.

Cotto fought damn near the perfect fight for 6-8 rounds and was beaten. There's nothing for him in the rematch but more pain and a quicker KO. When you hit your opponent with everything you have and he looks at you like "That's it?", that breaks your spirit and will.

You have a point there. Cotto didn't want to fight inside but he didn't have enough quality opponents against who he had to fight a boxer's fight. Old Mosley and Gomez couldn't prepare Cotto for really having to box for his life. So he couldn't do it. That's the downside of protecting fighters. More money for promoters because of more hype but in the end, it just fails...

[Allucard]

nnnnnaaaaaaaah guys take a look of margarito way of holding his hands long arm do protect is body and face at the same time, like winky wright... is hard to hit margarito on the body cotto did throws to the body punch but all he hit was Margarito elbow

Besides, he would have been too open to the uppercut had he tried to go to the body.

[Pullcounter]

Im just re-watching the fight, its really surprising and astonishing. You cant blame him because everytime he let his hands go he couldnt help but hit Margarito flush.

But he COMPLETELY forgot about the body, probably because he thought he was going to score a KO with all those head punches.

Didnt land almost any left hooks to the body. Did no softening what so ever. Whereas Margarito was constantly pounding that body. So while Cotto was exhausted late, Margarito was just starting to get strong.

In a rematch, i think we could be looking at a different fight down the stretch. Hopefully they make the fight happen next year after both guys have had a fight

cotto ignored the body because he could hit the head so cleanly. margarito got a head made of rocks.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

You have a point there. Cotto didn't want to fight inside but he didn't have enough quality opponents against who he had to fight a boxer's fight. Old Mosley and Gomez couldn't prepare Cotto for really having to box for his life. So he couldn't do it. That's the downside of protecting fighters. More money for promoters because of more hype but in the end, it just fails...

In order to beat Marg you need one of two things:

1 - A fighter who is as big and strng and with a great chin like him

or

2 - A phenomenal boxer who can slip and move the WHOLE fight frustrating Marg until the 12th round and winning a decision. Cotto is neither.

[Allucard]

Unification with Williams next for Marg? How about Cotto? Whats next for him?