Is Cotto a better Boxer than Juan Manuel Marquez?

[Ravishing]

Cotto has better footwork is a bit more slippery than JMM you ca say he's more agile than Marquez. Less vulnerable to cuts.

JMM is very basic but extremely intelligent, perhaps the best couter puncher in his era, he adapts to whatever you bring, has power in both hands... also this guy's heart is underrated, he has wayy more heart than Cotto, just when you think he's down and out, he comes back and outboxes you round after round. Marquez's downside is that he cuts easily, and he gets hit alot nowadays

If anything, Cotto's heart has been tested a lot more than Marquez IMO. Marquez's most grueling fights were both against Pacquiao. Cotto was rocked twice early on in his career only to come back and win both fights by KO. He went to war with Margarito and fought with a badly cut eye for a good majority of his fight with Clottey.

The only comparison I have with both is they have ring smarts and are patient fighters who wait for the opening.

[setza]

Marquez is the better boxer

[peyk-peyk]

Marquez has better boxing skills ...

[El Chicano]

If anything, Cotto's heart has been tested a lot more than Marquez IMO. Marquez's most grueling fights were both against Pacquiao. Cotto was rocked twice early on in his career only to come back and win both fights by KO. He went to war with Margarito and fought with a badly cut eye for a good majority of his fight with Clottey.

The only comparison I have with both is they have ring smarts and are patient fighters who wait for the opening.

That just means he's more susceptible to getting hurt. Cotto seems to always find himself in situations where he has to fight his way through adversity. Marquez is better skilled and better defensively than Cotto. Pacquiao has been the only one able to present Marquez with major adversity. Work the equation out for yourself.

[tito yuca]

Ima fan of Cotto's, but anyone that actually believe Cotto is on par with Marquez in the boxing category needs to re-evaluate their knowledge of boxing.

Agree with the bolded part!

[fdotorres]

both cotto and marquez are on my top 3 favorite active fighters, but damn... how the hell does people dare to compare them in terms of boxing skills? it's a no contest

in fact, if cotto is even close to him in skills, he will have an easy time on nov 14. marquez + 15 lbs in muscle + more power = RIP manny. of course, it won't turn out to be an easy fight for him because although cotto has good timing with his punches, he's not a counter puncher like marquez

i got cotto by late TKO anyway, but marquez is still worlds apart in terms of skill. in fact, if marquez was a natural WW, i'd pick him over floyd any day

[Pullcounter]

if cotto had half the skills of jmm, cotto would've easily UD margo

[El Chicano]

if cotto had half the skills of jmm, cotto would've easily UD margo

...and he would have never gotten dropped against Torres or clipped by Corley. Cotto always seems to find himself in at least a little bit of adversity. That could be bad news against a whirlwind like Manny.

[tito yuca]

both cotto and marquez are on my top 3 favorite active fighters, but damn... how the hell does people dare to compare them in terms of boxing skills? it's a no contest

in fact, if cotto is even close to him in skills, he will have an easy time on nov 14. marquez + 15 lbs in muscle + more power = RIP manny. of course, it won't turn out to be an easy fight for him because although cotto has good timing with his punches, he's not a counter puncher like marquez

i got cotto by late TKO anyway, but marquez is still worlds apart in terms of skill. in fact, if marquez was a natural WW, i'd pick him over floyd any day

lol so marquez is more skilled than floyd now

these floyd haters get funnier every day

[Cleto_Reyes]

That just means he's more susceptible to getting hurt. Cotto seems to always find himself in situations where he has to fight his way through adversity. Marquez is better skilled and better defensively than Cotto. Pacquiao has been the only one able to present Marquez with major adversity. Work the equation out for yourself.

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