Roach: "I don't look for MISTAKES, I look for HABITS"

[supRa]

habits is the a perfect word!!!!!!!

nice point there..

[The Gambler1981]

The whole thing about habits is if you know your own habits you can use them to trick your opponent. If you focus in on a habit there is always the possibility of getting trapped and gutted atleast if the other guy is thinking along those lines.

[ILLuminato]

Cotto takes breaks when backing up.

[..WaRSpencE..]

I was hoping for other suggestions...all I see is "Open for uppercuts" and "wild punches"

well personally..I see Cotto drop his hands alot when back pedaling..or when he switches from conventional to southpaw...

Cotto also puts himself against the ropes to much and tries to slip punches..and has gotten caught

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Cotto doesnt have Many habits.

Habits are thins like when Juanma touches his ****ing pants with both hands like every minute, like when Pacquiao throws his hands up when he gets tag, stu like that!!

Only habit I see with Cotto, is that when he lands flush often, he tends to admire his work!!

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

I was hoping for other suggestions...all I see is "Open for uppercuts" and "wild punches"

well personally..I see Cotto drop his hands alot when back pedaling..or when he switches from conventional to southpaw...

Cotto also puts himself against the ropes to much and tries to slip punches..and has gotten caught

Thise are mistakes, not habits. the lowering his hands when switchin is a habit though, i guess!!

[Story]

Pac still have habits of throwing wild punches, which mostly open for counters

^^I was going to say this for Pac.
The JMM fights (Like the end of round 2) showed that Pac sometimes can be a little wild and can be countered easily. The thing is that most of those "wild" punches land and can be fckn devastating because you don't see them coming.

[Syf]

Only habit I see with Cotto, is that when he lands flush often, he tends to admire his work!!

haha word...he'll hold his punch up for the crowd

I would think Cotto has more habits that can be exploited, most fighters do. I dunno though, Ima take Cotto fan''s word for it, I'd mos def have to watch more tape to be more knowledgeable about this.

[iHateThePacMan]

I have figured it out

1. he likes to play around with that fat guy
2. he likes to eat pinchos
3. he doesnt wear any clothes while training
4. he does body shots and is good with his left jab

[Pullcounter]

I loved that..it's a great way to study a fighter..and I'm sure many trainers do the same while I do believe that others focus too much on the mistakes..that can be fixed..

so with that said

What kind of BAD habits do you see in Pacquiao and Cotto??

pac:
- lunges in
- brawls too much
- right hook roll under
- will move away from the left hand

cotto
- gases
- hunches over / fights off the front foot makes him open for uppercuts
- left hand is too low... makes him open for the overhand right
- refusal to clinch
- elbows are too far apart, makes him open for uppercuts