Miguel Cotto: "First I Handle Jennings, Then Margarito"

[NAPO]

09 here we go baby.

[HandSpeed303]

easier said than done cotto(as far as margo goes)........

[FLY TY]

Cotto should fight Cintron, a big strong welter to be better prepared for margarito. Thats something he should of done befor fighting margo the first time. At 5'9" I doubt jennings will presnt that to him.

cotto doesn't need to fight anyone to prepare him for margarito. he a;ready fought him, he knows what to expect......u spar and train to "prepare" for someone......
not to mention, kermit cintron would be the last fighter i'd fight to prepare for margarito.....how did he do against him?

[Tobi.G]

Jennings will be a victim for Cotto. He will beat him down. He will demolish him like he demolished this Alfonso guy. But Cotto needs to step it up if he wants to beat Margarito, he has to get even better than he already is and he needs a good gameplan. I dont think he should try to knock Margarito out, i see nobody at welterweight stopping Margarito. But i take Cotto to beat Margarito on points at the rematch.

[Horus]

I think Miguel Handlers are making the same mistake that they did before by putting these tune up matches before he faces the REAL DEAL. They did the same
thing by putting Cotto against Gomez (a given win) Margarito is facing Mosley way tougher than Jennings. Margarito destroyed Cintron who by the way has a pretty strong punch. To really see if Miguel Cotto is ready they should have put him in the ring with Kermit Cintron.

REASONS
1. He's almost as tall as Margarito (Will give Cotto some more experience on fighting a bigger guy before Margarito again)
2. Cintron has a devastating punch (Would test Cotto's resistance to heavy hitters)
3. Would be a better test for him before the toughest fight of his career (AGAIN).

But instead they put him in the ring with a no name easy win not testing his will, heart & limitations. People say Floyd fought no bodies but if you compare
Cotto's & PBF's record you would see that Floyd fought tougher guys throughout his career but made them look like losers. Cotto toughest fights at Welter has been Mosley & Margarito who beat him so in actuality he hasn't really been tested until them 2. If Cotto hasn't learned from his lost from Margarito he will get beat worst the 2nd time.

I am arguing this point over and over and over again...
They are setting up Cotto for failure......

Margarito Probably spars against better opponents
then Cotto faces for tune up fights...

I just Wonder who the hell made the decision to fight for another vacant title..

[Pullcounter]

I am arguing this point over and over and over again...
They are setting up Cotto for failure......

Margarito Probably spars against better opponents
then Cotto faces for tune up fights...

I just Wonder why the hell made the decision to fight for another vacant title..

yeah jennings as a tune up for money marg is ****en ******.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

cotto doesn't need to fight anyone to prepare him for margarito. he a;ready fought him, he knows what to expect......u spar and train to "prepare" for someone......
not to mention, kermit cintron would be the last fighter i'd fight to prepare for margarito.....how did he do against him?

I agree with you 100%. this people think that you pepare for a fight with a similir fight and thats a no no. You prepare for a fight in the GYm. Thats why you have sparing partners, so they can emulate your opponents style, and make you work on the things you need to do to beat your opponent!!!!!!

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

cotto needs 2 integrate knowing when 2 clinch,hold,& stay off the ropes.everyone says that cotto was forced into the ropes & 2 go toe 2 toe;but what i see everytime i watch the fight again is that it almost seemed as if cotto would stop on hes own 2 brawl on the ropes; to get a breather or not, it was a bad strategy which had no clinching or holding of any sort.did cotto ever understand the type of fighter he was fighting? i think he didnt give tony that much respect since he said he trained exactly as he did against mosley, which if i recall he ran out of gas by the 8th.it almost seemed at times as if cotto was actually trying 2 knock tony out...lol. i predicted that cotto would win by decision;& i still think that if cotto would have coasted for 6 rounds & then started 2 brawl he would have come out with the win and even the ko because tony also slowed down and was looking dazed around the middle of the 8th round before he rallied back towards the end of that round.i think cotto forced the ko because he knew he wasnt conditioned 2 fight at that pace for twelve.but if ur reading this cotto,remember that back in the days fighters use 2 train for 15 round fights.and the mentality was 2 train for 20 rounds if u had 2.i believe mosley and mayweather jr. have a good chance @ beating margarito because of their undisputed conditioning and because im sure that even though tony caught up 2 cotto,u could se how hard it was for tony 2 find his target.imaging a faster better condition fighter.& im sure that finally tony has cottos complete attention & respect; for that matter i believe cotto will make corrections,train harder,& beat margarito in their rematch......cotto remember clinching 2 avoid them uppers not duckin & dippin,& stay off the f...ing ropes and oh yeah please train harder stamina is key.from a true fan who wishes u well but calls it like it is.

Great great Post!!!!!!!!!!

[nozorok]

I am arguing this point over and over and over again...
They are setting up Cotto for failure......

Arum is trying to protect his investment(Cotto/Margarito rematch) hence the mismatch you will be seeing in Feb. of next year.

Margarito Probably spars against better opponents
then Cotto faces for tune up fights...

LoL. I know you are not a fan of Cotto but that is so true and a little sad but mostly pathetic. Tony has had rougher sparring sessions then Cotto's tuneup fights against the likes of Gomez and now Jennings. By comparison, Margarito uses that beast Angulo as one of his main sparring partners and would blow guys out like Gomez & Jennings in a couple of rounds. Much of the blame lies on Arum's shoulders for the terrible mismatches though.

I just Wonder who the hell made the decision to fight for another vacant title..

That is actually a legitimate criticism. I don't think Cotto has ever taken a belt from a Champion. He tried vs. Margarito for the first time in his career but that didn't work out too well for him.

[Horus]

Arum is trying to protect his investment(Cotto/Margarito rematch) hence the mismatch you will be seeing in Feb. of next year.



LoL. I know you are not a fan of Cotto but that is so true and a little sad but mostly pathetic. Tony has had rougher sparring sessions then Cotto's tuneup fights against the likes of Gomez and now Jennings. By comparison, Margarito uses that beast Angulo as one of his main sparring partners and would blow guys out like Gomez & Jennings in a couple of rounds. Much of the blame lies on Arum's shoulders for the terrible mismatches though.



That is actually a legitimate criticism. I don't think Cotto has ever taken a belt from a Champion. He tried vs. Margarito for the first time in his career but that didn't work out too well for him.

Thats why I say in all fairness, Cotto is a Huge >>> ????
to me...Too Many questions surround cotto and his career for me to consider him a validated great fighter