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As much as I hate to say it because Cotto is my favorite fighter.
You just have to press the guy. Obviously easier said than done because you have to withstand his punches but you just have to keep pressing him.
It is easier to keep pressing and not get discouraged when you know your opponent will tire and you can get him late.
Everyone Cotto fights from now on will know that they are going in there with a guy who can not deal with 12 rounds of pressure.
The Margarito fight, Clottey fight, and Pacquiao fight all ended with Cotto struggling towards the end. Even in the Clottey fight where I felt he effectively boxed Clottey when he was tired he was clearly exhausted and not the same as the early rounds.
I think it's the Margarito loss that still haunts him. You can think your over it and really feel you are.....but you won't know until your put in that situation again. Whenever he gets a little tired in fights and the later rounds approach that Margarito fight has to be in his head. And if all your thinking about is getting tired....your gonna get tired.
If Margarito did cheat, no proof he did, but if he did than that's a ***in shame because that fight really ruined Cotto man.
Cotto needs to take a couple easy fights I think, get some confidence back and then start fighting at the top again. He rushed in too quick after the Margarito loss.
You just have to press the guy. Obviously easier said than done because you have to withstand his punches but you just have to keep pressing him.
It is easier to keep pressing and not get discouraged when you know your opponent will tire and you can get him late.
Everyone Cotto fights from now on will know that they are going in there with a guy who can not deal with 12 rounds of pressure.
The Margarito fight, Clottey fight, and Pacquiao fight all ended with Cotto struggling towards the end. Even in the Clottey fight where I felt he effectively boxed Clottey when he was tired he was clearly exhausted and not the same as the early rounds.
I think it's the Margarito loss that still haunts him. You can think your over it and really feel you are.....but you won't know until your put in that situation again. Whenever he gets a little tired in fights and the later rounds approach that Margarito fight has to be in his head. And if all your thinking about is getting tired....your gonna get tired.
If Margarito did cheat, no proof he did, but if he did than that's a ***in shame because that fight really ruined Cotto man.
Cotto needs to take a couple easy fights I think, get some confidence back and then start fighting at the top again. He rushed in too quick after the Margarito loss.
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