What Does Cotto Have To Do To Beat Maragrito?

[savorduhflavor]

Cotto tried to rope-a-dope and he can't, he aint any good at it. He took most of the punishment in the fight on the ropes, he's gotta circle.

[CaRnAgEViOLaToR]

cotto is capable of beating margarito but he will need to stay off the ropes and he will need to conserve energy and hold margarito. he is capable of winning rounds and outpointing margarito but he'll really have to fight a pure boxers fight to do it.

i still got marg in the rematch but i cant wait to see it.

[The_Italian]

I think everybody wants to see this fight happen again. These are the type of fighters that are saving boxing. Cotto was winning the fight but the tide turned in the later rounds. He hit Margarito with his best but he kept coming forward.

Question is how will Cottos gameplan differ?

I believe the key is to get Margarito backing up.

Who WOULDNT want to see this fight again? it was the fight of the year hands down (in my opinion)...

It was EXACTLY as advertised...even better than I expected.

very exciting.

I think the key to beating margarito is not trying to out**** him and most importantly GO TO THE BODY...EARLY AND OFTEN...

the whole centerpiece to cotto's gameplan needs to be attacking the body.

Margarito might not be able to be hurt to the chin HOWEVER ANY fighter (ANY AND EVERY fighter) can be hurt to the body and its his best chance to tire margarito out.

Work that body...

Beyond that everything from his first fight gameplan was perfect; he didnt really engage margarito rather he out BOXED and OUT CLASSED him for the first 6-7 rounds...after 6 i think i only had one round in margarito's favor...

cotto boxing margarito was really paying off...his biggest problem was he ran around a little too much which tired him out because it takes more energy to move backwards and sideways than it does to move forward...so body attacks and good defense will be the keys to victory in my opinon for cotto to in a decision.

[Texas Made]

Championship fights are 12 rounds, not four.

ahhh no ****... see here i thought it was 4, boy was i wrong shooot

dude was it any coincidence that Clottey was dominating marg through the early rounds then hurts his hand and he suddenly just drops off and basically spent one round just running around the whole time not throwing? No dude i cant say that Clottey would have one for sure bbut i deff say he had like a 95% chance of winning that fight if he had not hurt his left so dont act like Marg just dominated him that fight cuz we all know that aint true. Also why wont Marg fight him again?

[MELLY-MEL...]

i dinno if cotto can ever beat tony. i wanna say he could, but i don't see it as being likely.

[WaRCoTTo]

It'll be harder for Cotto the 2nd time around..and for those saying "go to the body"..Cotto couldn't get in on the first fight, hence, he was only throwing bombs to Margarito's head!..now that Margarito KNOWS that Cotto can't/won't hurt his chin..Margarito will cover his body all night and expose that chin and get tapped like the first fight no problem!..

However!..Cotto is the type to adapt..and it all depends on his mental status..if he's confident enough I'm sure he'll learn to create the angle to BOMB them ribs..and cave them bitches in!..

I hope Cotto wins for the rubber match...but that's a pretty high mountain to climb now!..we'll see what happens come 2/14..when Cotto faces his next opponent..

[Reggie Miller]

watch for tony's left hook.
avoid getting trapped in the ropes.
stick and move, use combinations.
go to the body.
avoid any type of punching exchanges (exp: ward/gatti).
and he'll win a decision over tony.

[Vasyl’s dad]

ahhh no ****... see here i thought it was 4, boy was i wrong shooot

dude was it any coincidence that Clottey was dominating marg through the early rounds then hurts his hand and he suddenly just drops off and basically spent one round just running around the whole time not throwing? No dude i cant say that Clottey would have one for sure bbut i deff say he had like a 95% chance of winning that fight if he had not hurt his left so dont act like Marg just dominated him that fight cuz we all know that aint true. Also why wont Marg fight him again?

Margarito didn't have injuries to fight through?

12 rounds, not 4.

Some people fight through the pain, others use it as an excuse.

Margarito fought, Clottey complained.

[steptwome]

"Load" the gloves like Tito Trinidad

[supRa]

cotto cant back margarito away... trust me.........