Why did it seem like by round 4, Cotto had absolutely nothing?

[tibbar]

cotto was chosen for a reason.

ah ah ah, do you see this? here we go again, its coming guys be ready for the outpouring... tsk tsk tsk

[SplitSecond]

round 4? the round he was winning CLEARLY, before getting dropped?

i think he started the obvious decline after round 5

[El Jesus]

Personally I thought it was after round 5, near the end of round 5 Pacquiao landed a huge body shot that had Cotto dropping his hands and moving backwards, after that Cotto just started to retreat and looked like he was running on empty. He was having a pretty good round 5 up to that point too. And I think it was the 6th round when I first noticed Cotto start to breathe through his mouth.

I think thats what it was, Cotto did do one thing that i felt was sort of good as the fight went on, in reality, when he started moving like that, Pac didint really do anything, it wasnt until he was flatfooted that he actually caught up to him and started his beatdown again. That tells me if he would have continued his movement from the START instead of imposing himself on pac, he might have done better.

At this point i have to say nazeem is right, you simply cant treat yourself like you are "bigger" and impose yourself on him, you have to treat him like hes the same size. Because movement is what it takes to cause frustration, not trying to press youre will against him. Cottos trainer talked about size the whole ****ing time and it worried me.

[tibbar]

its expected and was according to plan. they knew that cottos midsection is not that great. cotto hates being hit in the body, contrary to expected its not pacman. cottos midsection received the beating which sapped his strength.

[El Jesus]

its expected and was according to plan. they knew that cottos midsection is not that great. cotto hates being hit in the body, contrary to expected its not pacman. cottos midsection received the beating which sapped his strength.

but i gotta ask. who the **** likes it in the body?

[pinkivory]

Seriously. The pop on his punches were gone, after the knockdown in round 2 he just seemed like he had nothing. I mean, he was landing some nice looping shots and body shots, but he had no sting to them at all. Only in the first round was he throwing with authority, i was almost puzzled as to how this happened to him so quickly. I know pac took his best shots, which was outstanding, but im talking strictly from Miguels perspective. What happened to him after the 2nd round? I swear he looked shot after that knockdown. Pacmans power either really did a number on him or he lost it mentally (cuz of pac). i dont know, i was just suprised to see that.

Good observation, I saw the same thing. I could not believe that his punches did not have nothing. I honestly believe that if Cotto wants to continue as a fighter, he needs a new trainer, one with experience that could direct him when he gets into these types of situation. Even the HBO commentators said the same thing i believe (i was in a house full of people, could not hear too much). He needs to have someone in the corner that is not going to be afraid to throw in the towel or that will not panic and instruct him what to do in those situation.

On the other hand, congratulations to Pac for a great fight, I am a fan eventhough, I was going for Cotto.

[Silencers]

I think thats what it was, Cotto did do one thing that i felt was sort of good as the fight went on, in reality, when he started moving like that, Pac didint really do anything, it wasnt until he was flatfooted that he actually caught up to him and started his beatdown again. That tells me if he would have continued his movement from the START instead of imposing himself on pac, he might have done better.

At this point i have to say nazeem is right, you simply cant treat yourself like you are "bigger" and impose yourself on him, you have to treat him like hes the same size. Because movement is what it takes to cause frustration, not trying to press youre will against him. Cottos trainer talked about size the whole ****ing time and it worried me.

I'm not sure if it would've worked out better for Cotto because he might have worn himself down by moving around like that all fight, he does have stamina issues after all. He might have frustrated Pacquiao a little but I doubt it would've made a big difference. Plus Cotto has to transition from offense to defense, he can't do both at once, could've made him easier to time.

Yeah, I think the strength comes from Pacquiao's legs, the guy's legs are huge. His upper body might not be as strong as his opponents' but his legs make up for that. People look at his upper body and think he isn't strong, they get lulled into a false sense of security but when they get in the clinches they find out that the guy is strong. Hatton couldn't really push him around and Cotto couldn't really do it either.

[Mr. Philadel]

whatever Cotto had left after the Marg and Clottey fights.....Pac beat it out of him when he dropped him the second time!!......Cotto used to be a beast at once.....last night he was reduced to being a helpless vulnerable lil' puppy!!......dam!!

[benray4fun]

whatever Cotto had left after the Marg and Clottey fights.....Pac beat it out of him when he dropped him the second time!!......Cotto used to be a beast at once.....last night he was reduced to being a helpless vulnerable lil' puppy!!......dam!!

you're just mad cuz he beat your bomba clotts clotty's ass...

[flipbjefrox]

I agree with this poster, no power in cotto's punch n it's just not like him to lose strength so early in the fight... Too much weight loss?... poisoned?... it is vegas n they will rig anything for a dollar unfortunately.

funniest post of the year!