Roach: "Miguel Cotto Has Trouble With Southpaws"

[TOMA BOXIMG]

Cotto has troubles with south paws like quintana

All southpaws who faced cotto got ko

[inferno]

I can't believe that there are a few people that believe that Pacquiao is a harder puncher than Judah. Also, you guys forget that all three of the previous southpaws he knocked out and "had trouble" early with had reach advantages. Cotto has fought two guys with fast hands in the last few years in Mosley and Judah...but Pacquiao hasn't fought any one who was a serious threat above 130.

[DeymarPR]

trouble with southpaws? thats why he ****d Quintana for five rounds when Carlos Quintana was unbeaten and confident, Roach is an idiot

[TOMA BOXIMG]

Amen to that

i can't believe that there are a few people that believe that pacquiao is a harder puncher than judah. Also, you guys forget that all three of the previous southpaws he knocked out and "had trouble" early with had reach advantages. Cotto has fought two guys with fast hands in the last few years in mosley and judah...but pacquiao hasn't fought any one who was a serious threat above 130.

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[billionaire]

cotto is a sucka for the right hook and straight left combo special....pac will ko him in 8....

[Del Coqui]

Trainer Freddie Roach is not convinced that WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is comfortable with fighting southpaws in the ring. He watched Cotto's fight with Zab Judah a few times and noticed how Miguel was troubled by Judah's style in the early rounds. He thought Judah broke down along the way due to stamina. He thinks Manny Pacquiao's style and speed will present a lot of issues for Cotto on November 14. [details]

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Its gonna be a long month and a half before the fight.... Roach aint making it easier neither.

[Warbeast]

Trainer Freddie Roach is not convinced that WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is comfortable with fighting southpaws in the ring. He watched Cotto's fight with Zab Judah a few times and noticed how Miguel was troubled by Judah's style in the early rounds. He thought Judah broke down along the way due to stamina. He thinks Manny Pacquiao's style and speed will present a lot of issues for Cotto on November 14. [details]

freds a genius in fight planning... im taking his word for it..

[Talisayen]

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Its gonna be a long month and a half before the fight.... Roach aint making it easier neither.

feeling nervous about the fight. Pacquiao by brutal KO in the 6th rd.

[vrodz]

I thought Roach said Pac will be "at his best weight" of 149 while Cotto would be upper 150's. Now its Pac at 147 and Cotto in the 160's?

Roach should talk of the Marg fight. The one and only loss. IMO He's had more punishment/problems in his last three fights vs the best of the best than any time in his career....

When was the last time Pac fought an elite top guy like Cotto has done in his three outings? A few years ago? To his favor, some would argue Hatton. As much as he was a paper champ. I'm speaking of a real THREAT someone that wasn't mentally and physically destroyed by Mayweather.

I take nothing away from Pac. He's a great. I just don't give him anything for this fight. It is what it is. Cotto's last three fights where against bigger, stronger, and Mosley possibly being faster if not the same speed. If Cotto can walk/run around the ring VS Marg (who never stops punching, possibly with Plaster gloves), what makes people think that Pac could hit as hard? I just don't see Pac who will probably be 146ish beating a guy that I think will be 156-158 fight night who's been there and done that with bigger and stronger etc etc etc type of guys. This isn't Hoya losing weight for a retirement check.. As Roch knows, Hoya would have destroyed Pac in his prime. I like Pac, just not on Nov 14th.

Co-siiiiign! Most inteligent post I have seen on here for a while.

[go1nbanana]

Im a Cotto fan and have him winning the fight but you have to watch those fights becasue obviously Cotto does have problems with southpaws and ive ben saying that for a long time...

he won all those fights in impressive KO fashion but his defense was not very good agaisnt any of those guys...even in the quintana fight he was taking almost all of quintanas shots to until finally Q let him get inside and pop that body..again against Corley it was the same thing, he would just walk in and take whatever corley thorugh at him and that got him very hurt btu corley couldnt finish because cotto knows how to get out of trouble

trainig for southaw is gna be a large part of the training camp for Cotto which sucks for him cause hes gna have to learn something new(reason for starting early) whereas Pac can just do is same stuff with a little change in gameplan

good post. agree cotto has problem with southpaws