Who's the harder puncher? Shane or Cotto???

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Where there is speed behind a punch, lies power.

Cotto is a heavy handed puncher, but not as fast, but the speed is good enough.

Overall.... Cotto is the more comitted damaging puncher. I mean... Look at Cotto's opponents faces..

Perfect statement. I totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

This is the answer...

Shane put himself in position where he wasn't punching off of his back foot. He was putting ALL of his weight into every punch he threw Cotto wasn't. And while its clear who hurt Margarito more, Tony's face looked much worse after the Cotto fight...

Now, I think they've got around the same power, but using the Tony fight to say Shane punches harder isn't entirely accurate IMO. I think they've got about the same pop, but Shane being a smarter fighter, puts himself in position to where he gets more leverage on his punches.

Very good post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[williamhvx1]

look margarito face after each fight, regartless of the result

[Pullcounter]

yeah mosley has better one punch power

yeah, cotto is more consistent w/ his bodyshots but mosley has better one punch power

[hookoutofhell]

using the margo fights as barometer for who hits harder is imo slightly unrealiable. when margo faced cotto he was hngry and lacked the recognition that he flt he deserved, he seemed supernatural at times. theres still the issue of hand wraps, until that is cleared up we can't say for sure.

when he faced sugar shane some of the macho bravado had gone, the same energy and intensity of pressure was no longer there neither. heck you could say the hunger was missing.

but if you were to look at their shots and their punches i will say this suagr shane was twisting nd throwing everything beind behind the punch, he was at times swinging the right hand right around, it didn't look like a straight right but more like a right hook. i think thats a weakness that shane had spotted in the cotto fight, margo isn't one to look to parry or bloack or duck.

id say though looking over their careers that cotto is the better puncher when it comes to strength, technique and maybe even in terms of accuracy (his combos were often quicker than sugars), his punches have more of a thud. shanes punches are quicker, his handspeed is better and he has more pop as well, hes not as powerful a puncher as cotto but even then hes not too far behind.

[El Chicano]

shanes kos are much nastier that cottos

The above post pretty much sums it up.

[Ido]

Mmmm…they are both heavy handed individuals. I favor Mosley Prime, but currently Cotto can generate slightly more force (as if it matters), thanks to his age.

[Zocalo]

Shane is the harder hitter in my opinion.

[Zocalo]

Where there is speed behind a punch, lies power.

Cotto is a heavy handed puncher, but not as fast, but the speed is good enough.

Overall.... Cotto is the more comitted damaging puncher. I mean... Look at Cotto's opponents faces..

[NAPO]

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