Who thinks Cotto has stamina problems ?

[krispy kreme]

I don't think he has stamina issues. Margarito had him moving a lot and fighting, Cotto had a chance to place his punches against pretty much everyone he has faced. But Margarito didn't give him much of a chance, also Margarito pounded to his body a lot that night. I don't think he tired against Mosley either, people who say this should start looking at Cotto's career earlier on. He used to box a lot and move around the ring and pick different angles to fight from. He probably felt he won the fight like his corner told him, and he decided to box the rest of the fight instead of taking risks.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

I see different from you guys. Cotto does have some stamina problems. He showed it in the abdullaev,N`Dou,Malignaggie,Mosley and Margarito fights. He wastes too much energy moving around the ring, when sometimes he dont even have to. He is so worry or showing his boxing skills that sometimes he gets out of his game plan.In the Mosley fight he didnt had to box those last 4 rounds but for some reason he did, it payed off but he was dead tire, against N`dou he lost 3 out of the last 4 rounds,and he look dead tire also and with Margarito he used the wrong game plan. Instead of running around the ring so much, he shoulded stay more in the pocket, using more head and hip movement than using his legs the whole fight. Instead of potshoting on his back foot the whole fight, he should of, stand on the inside putting more mustard on his punches and work that left hook to the body. He should of fought similiar to the pinto fight, boxing, but putting pressure at the same time. Cotto needs to work on his strengths and not on his opponents weaknesses!!!!!!!!

[Dynamite Kid]

So you don't think he traded with Margarito? Was it then Margarito surprised Cotto with those shots, hit him as he was moving away, how was it if he wasn't trading? Maybe you're right, maybe everyone so a different fight than the one you saw.

Nah of coarse he threw punches, but when a guy is being constantly backed up and looking to counter and slip rather than stand and fight that usually does not mean he was standing and trading.

[Dynamite Kid]

problem is when he faces a guy who can take his shots and keeps coming, like Ndou, Mosley, Margarito.... Cotto is looking for a rematch against Margarito, we all know Margarito can take Cotto's shots and keep coming. Cotto's punch output is about 60 per round and Margarito averages 100+, Cotto needs to box him and be in better condition to pull it off.

He was Boxing too much, you have to stand and trade sometimes in Boxing to get some respect out of your oponents, otherwise they will keep coming and eventually roll over you.

That is one of the reasons Cotto lost, he boxed too much and tried to avoid the bullet instead of trying get some respect out of Marg.

He never laid the ground work the way he usually does, because he hardly went to the body and i dont believe he hit Marg as hard as he could, cleanly yes, but not as hard as he could of.

[Dynamite Kid]

I see different from you guys. Cotto does have some stamina problems. He showed it in the abdullaev,N`Dou,Malignaggie,Mosley and Margarito fights. He wastes too much energy moving around the ring, when sometimes he dont even have to. He is so worry or showing his boxing skills that sometimes he gets out of his game plan.In the Mosley fight he didnt had to box those last 4 rounds but for some reason he did, it payed off but he was dead tire, against N`dou he lost 3 out of the last 4 rounds,and he look dead tire also and with Margarito he used the wrong game plan. Instead of running around the ring so much, he shoulded stay more in the pocket, using more head and hip movement than using his legs the whole fight. Instead of potshoting on his back foot the whole fight, he should of, stand on the inside putting more mustard on his punches and work that left hook to the body. He should of fought similiar to the pinto fight, boxing, but putting pressure at the same time. Cotto needs to work on his strengths and not on his opponents weaknesses!!!!!!!!

You are 100% correct at least there are some people that understand the way Cotto actually fights.

Cotto fights best in the pocket going to the body and bringing his punches up, but for some reason he does have tendency to wanna show his Boxing skills, even when he is well on top. Cotto has done this throughout his career right back from when he was doing 4 rounders.

[mrpain81]

DelaCotto IMO...

[The Surgeon]

His stamina is good i think to question it is a overly critical! He aint a punching machine type freak like Tony or Diaz but the guy fights at a good hard pace and theres Meat behind ALL of his shots, sometimes he backs up but if u watch his career its just something he likes to do from time to time even in easy fights when he clearly isint tireing but hey even when Cotto backs up he throws HARD shots i mean this guy actually beats u up off of the backfoot! His stamina is fine. Against Tony he was exasted but look at all that movement, punching, body shots received and just raw mental pressure he was under his stamina still served him until the second last round - not bad really. For thee rematch i think he will whip himself into even better shape tho, that said if he fights smart and ties Marg up on the inside evry now and again he wont need to be

[Dynamite Kid]

His stamina is good i think to question it is a overly critical! He aint a punching machine type freak like Tony or Diaz but the guy fights at a good hard pace and theres Meat behind ALL of his shots, sometimes he backs up but if u watch his career its just something he likes to do from time to time even in easy fights when he clearly isint tireing but hey even when Cotto backs up he throws HARD shots i mean this guy actually beats u up off of the backfoot! His stamina is fine. Against Tony he was exasted but look at all that movement, punching, body shots received and just raw mental pressure he was under his stamina still served him until the second last round - not bad really. For thee rematch i think he will whip himself into even better shape tho, that said if he fights smart and ties Marg up on the inside evry now and again he wont need to be

That is what im talking bout, great post as always The Surgeon, some people watch Cotto's biggest fights and judge him as having bad stamina or view him as a relentless pressure fighter in the mould of a J C Chavez, when he is nothing like that, but then again these are probably the same people that thought he could not box pre Shane Mosley.

[Pullcounter]

cotto definitely has stamina problems. cotto cannot fight hard for every 3 minutes of the entire 12 rounds in a grueling fight.

its rare to find any boxers that can do that tho. the only ones that come to mind are pac, margarito, and a few others.

the reason why cotto gasses is because of his game plan. cotto's plan A is to destroy his opponent in rounds 1-5. plan B is to box if he cant destroy his opponent right away and accumulate points and bodyshots. plan C is to counterpunch if ever cotto gets tired (usually u will see cotto turn southpaw when he's tired of using his left hand). plan D is to take a knee and quit (lol, jk...).

This gameplan is usually a solid game plan, against average opponents, but it can leave cotto vulnerable to better than average opponents. why? because cotto will put alot of energy into trying to go for the early KO and gassing cotto out in the later rounds where above average fighters usually thrive.

against someone like money marg cotto needs to adjust his strategy. instead of going to plan A, he needs to go to plan B right away, which doesnt mean getting on his bike, but just means he doesnt put his back on the ropes. money marg is so slow that if cotto stops trying to KO money marg he will definitely last all 12 rounds (not saying that the victory will be assured if he does this). he should switch between boxing and counterpunching to confuse money marg. plan A (going to war) should be reserved in desperate situations and as a last resort only.

some have said cotto should straight up brawl and trade punches with money marg to back him up. imho that's a recipe for disaster. no one trades w/ money marg and survives unless ur name is pwill or you're a 154+ lber.

[The Surgeon]

plan C is to counterpunch if ever cotto gets tired (usually u will see cotto turn southpaw when he's tired of using his left hand).

Not a bad post mate, On this part tho i think ur wrong Cotto turns southpaw to use his big left cross more than anything else, ****e up the attack a lil bit