Originally posted by ALPHA O`MEGA
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He should use his jab much, much more and use a ****load less foot movement because a lot of it is pointless foot movement. He should only be moving just enough to get out of the way. One step to the side and counter or one step to the side, counter then spin out or clinch and get back to the center of the ring.
If he does get the rematch soon and fights like that again, it will probably be over by about the ninth or tenth rounds. If he can learn to fight more conservatively without worrying about power or trying to KO Marg and just throws with speed, then he can conserve his energy better. If he also uses more small lateral movement, just enough to make Marg get set again before punching then he can get off his counters and tie Marg up.
Probably the biggest thing though, is he needs to stay off the ropes. Marg works best against someone who is on the ropes and Cotto gets tagged on the ropes. He needs to fight in the center of the ring and just use small side steps to confuse Marg and get him off balance. All the leg work he put in in the first fight completely drained him of energy and most of it didn't actually have any purpose. Either way, that video was not a good way to fight a power punching pressure fighter.
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