will we ever see the 'OLD' cotto again?

[kadafee]

i dont mean the one before the margarito fight, i'm talking about the cotto that beat quintana, judah and mosley, the cotto who would come forward with a powerful thumping jab and throw powerful body head combos, the cotto who would only retreat when he has to or needs to.

since the Gomez fight Cotto has changed, he thinks he is some sort of an elite slick boxer, unnecessarily jumping up and down and hoping on his toes, trying to fight out of a shoulder roll,

he backs up opponents with combination's and then he himself backs off, such as in the margo fight where he would land 4 or 5 punches and back margo up and instead of capitalizing like mosley did he would back off and start hopping on his toes, same thing i noticed last night in the jennings fight, cotto had jennings against the rope, lands a huge combo, hurts jennings and backs off.

now what is up with that?

cotto needs to fire his uncle and go with a better trainer, a roach, a floyd sr or maybe even a ronnie shields.

[louis24592]

Its called fighting more smartly

[kadafee]

Fighting 'more smartly' is what got him beat.

[Ishy Aytan]

i dont mean the one before the margarito fight, i'm talking about the cotto that beat quintana, judah and mosley, the cotto who would come forward with a powerful thumping jab and throw powerful body head combos, the cotto who would only retreat when he has to or needs to.

since the Gomez fight Cotto has changed, he thinks he is some sort of an elite slick boxer, unnecessarily jumping up and down and hoping on his toes, trying to fight out of a shoulder roll,

he backs up opponents with combination's and then he himself backs off, such as in the margo fight where he would land 4 or 5 punches and back margo up and instead of capitalizing like mosley did he would back off and start hopping on his toes, same thing i noticed last night in the jennings fight, cotto had jennings against the rope, lands a huge combo, hurts jennings and backs off.

now what is up with that?

cotto needs to fire his uncle and go with a better trainer, a roach, a floyd sr or maybe even a ronnie shields.

You've just contradicted yourself.....

[kadafee]

ok then....

i mean the one after Mosley and before Margarito, basically from the Gomez fight.

[Check]

Cotto has matured into a world class boxer, he doesn't need to do that kind of stuff. When you get to this level in boxing you need to be smart, calculating fighter or else you are going to get caught. All the fighters in the top 5 of their division are going to be good and can catch you coming in easily. Fight smart or you will never achieve greatness. Yes I am calling Gatti and Ward bums.

[BK22755]

Cotto's more methodical in the ring now. He's fighting better ,smarter and those changes are what helped him beat Mosley.

[kadafee]

you have a point but dont you think Cotto was more effective before?

he seems all over the place when bouncing on his toes.

[liam_48@msn.com]

B-Ron i agree 100% your brain is the most important weapon in any sport and non more so than boxing. Floyd said it best "i don't beat my opponents because of my power or speed but because of my brain, im always 10 steps ahead" I think Cotto has come on alot! casual fans of the sport may think cotto isn't as exciting as he once was but, what kept happening when he thought in that manner? he was getting knocked down and stunned on a regular basis. Hes now alot more controlled and the way he fights now is better for his health and for us fans, he could start fighting like gatti and ward and have a short career as such and could become permanently damaged but the way he fights now is exciting and it also means he will be around for a lot longer.

[kadafee]

also it sems as most of the time cotto is just showing off, like when he leaves his hand in the air after landing a punch.