Cotto is a HUGE ----> ?????

[Horus]

Cotto has fought whoever they have put in front of him. This thread doesnt make any sense, nor does your logic.

"Cotto has fought whoever they have put in front of him."

Your right.
and that is the problem.

He fought WHOEVER they put in front of him, and he didnt fight
the guys who would validate him, or would make him a better fighter

[savorduhflavor]

I BLAME BOB ARUM...!!!

That S.O.B set cotto up for failure by not bringing along right.

"That's arrogant, and quite frankly ******. He and his team, need to work on his weaknesses and erase them. He hasn't done that, and it's a huge problem."

Man i have been saying this for years, Cotto makes the same mistakes he made at the beginning of career, NOW.

He leaves himself to open
He waste punches
His footwork has not evolved, from up and down, to all around.
and His defense is ****.!

Maybe Im wrong and cotto needs these vacant title fights to work on these
things, because champions will continue to counter and beat cotto allday if he does not fix these problems. 7 1/2 years into his career.

I tend to agree with this. The fact that over his entire career he's been susceptible to uppercuts and straight rights is not a good sign. All of the Cotto's smart in the ring and is good at adjusting talk is strange to me. I'm as big of a Cotto fan as there is and I've never seen it. He comes in with Plan A and doesn't even have a plan B. Tighting up your defense and slightly adjusting your footwork(I think he actually has underrated footwork) to avoid punches he's vulnerable to is an adjustment a champion needs to make.

This comeback is going to tell us everything we need to know about him. He lost, it could turn out to be a good thing. If he can swallow his pride and learn that he needs to pay more attention to the nuances of the sport, I really think he could be great. But maturing is the most important part.

[El Dominicano]

I tend to agree with this. The fact that over his entire career he's been susceptible to uppercuts and straight rights is not a good sign. All of the Cotto's smart in the ring and is good at adjusting talk is strange to me. I'm as big of a Cotto fan as there is and I've never seen it. He comes in with Plan A and doesn't even have a plan B. Tighting up your defense and slightly adjusting your footwork(I think he actually has underrated footwork) to avoid punches he's vulnerable to is an adjustment a champion needs to make.

This comeback is going to tell us everything we need to know about him. He lost, it could turn out to be a good thing. If he can swallow his pride and learn that he needs to pay more attention to the nuances of the sport, I really think he could be great. But maturing is the most important part.

Those uppercuts man seriously those uppercuts...Reason why Burt Sugar picked Margarito to beat Cotto and he was right

[alex6567]

"Cotto has fought whoever they have put in front of him."

Your right.
and that is the problem.

He fought WHOEVER they put in front of him, and he didnt fight
the guys who would validate him, or would make him a better fighter

I agree with you somewhat...Im saying the title of the thread is crazy because whatever flaws are being pointed out on his resume/career/titles is clearly not his fault. How does that make him......?

[savorduhflavor]

Those uppercuts man seriously those uppercuts...Reason why Burt Sugar picked Margarito to beat Cotto and he was right

Yup. And it's the only reason I think Berto could give him some problems. He's lacking a Mayweather Sr. or an Emanuel Steward, to recognize that and rectify it. Cotto is very well schooled, he just needs to be taken off his high horse and be coached. I think he'd be able to make the adjustment physically, it's just he's got this Puerto Rican pride that is more like stubbornness. I really wish he would get a world class trainer.

[Horus]

I agree with you somewhat...Im saying the title of the thread is crazy because whatever flaws are being pointed out on his resume/career/titles is clearly not his fault. How does that make him......?

Listen Great Fighters all have a couple things in common.
1. Ambition
2. Heart
3. Ego
4. Sense of history


This is Cotto fault to this extent, he has to do with Oscar did to bob arum and leave if Bob doesnt make the fight that doesnt make you better than what your are.

He has to do with Floyd did to bob arum and leave if Bob doesnt make the fight that doesnt make you better than what your are..

Oscar and Floyd both knew and Know that great fighters just do not Toe the line, and fight whoever they put in front of them.

all great fighter fighters have a sense of history.

and WhEn is cotto going to understand that fighting for vacant titles is not
making his situation better, but worst. Because THOSE FIGHTS ARE NOT VALIDATING HIM. BUT RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT HIM.

[deevel79]

U say that "Cotto doesnt dare to be great", yet u praise constantly praise Floyd, although his list of opponents from 140+ is less than stellar. So how is it that Cotto isnt "daring to be great", when Floyd's last 6 opponents were Oscar, Hatton, Baldomir, Judah, Gatti, and Sharmbe. Is that the resume of someone who is daring to be great? Now i'll give him credit for the Hatton win, but the other's are hard to give Floyd any real credit for. Oscar had a obvious size advantage, but at the time they fought, he was extremely inactive. He wasnt even considered a full time boxer. I'll give him partial credit for the Judah win because Judah can always be a dangerous opponent depending on which Judah shows up. Gatti = shot to pieces. Sharmbe = Shot to pieces. Baldomir = Please!.

[BMWM3P]

how you holdin' up after that ***** win?

Wasn't expecting Mccain to win, but I do have to admit this has been a **** year for me.

[El Dominicano]

U say that "Cotto doesnt dare to be great", yet u praise constantly praise Floyd, although his list of opponents from 140+ is less than stellar. So how is it that Cotto isnt "daring to be great", when Floyd's last 6 opponents were Oscar, Hatton, Baldomir, Judah, Gatti, and Sharmbe. Is that the resume of someone who is daring to be great? Now i'll give him credit for the Hatton win, but the other's are hard to give Floyd any real credit for. Oscar had a obvious size advantage, but at the time they fought, he was extremely inactive. He wasnt even considered a full time boxer. I'll give him partial credit for the Judah win because Judah can always be a dangerous opponent depending on which Judah shows up. Gatti = shot to pieces. Sharmbe = Shot to pieces. Baldomir = Please!.

As always LOL
Don't debate on the subject just diss the fighter the thread starter is a fan of

[Horus]

Why is it that people find it hard to answer the threadstarters question??? I think those questions are genuine about Cotto and i would wait for him to answer and prove people wrong.

Maybe its a coincidence that Cotto alway go for and win a vacate title.

It is not a coincidence, it is a pattern...

and it is bull****.

why not clottey
why not williams when he had the belt. that cotto wants now
why not cintron
why not berto