Cotto's defense

[Kobe Bryant]

What do make of it? At times he's able to slip and dodge punches. Other times he has a tight guard and picks off shots. And then other times he gets blasted and torched up the middle. Why is it so inconsistent? Do you think fatigue plays a role in it?

This is something he must correct if he wants to continue to fight at a high level.

[Freddy Krueger]

He is still vulnerable to good uppercuts, other then that his defense is pretty solid.

[Eric Holder]

I don't think his defense is nearly as bad as some people make it out to be, but uppercuts are definetly his kryptonite

[savorduhflavor]

Yea, he's definitely not a guy with "no defense".

I think he just gets reckless at times. He's just so easy to lure into a brawl. He doesn't have defense for shots through the middle, and uppercuts, but sometimes he shows flashes of good D.

In the case with Pac though, Pac would just throw like 8 combination punches. Cotto would slip or dodge the first 2 or 3, but then 4 and 5 would land.

[Freddy Krueger]

Pacquiao threw like 10-12 punch combo and the only one to get through was the uppercut. But when judges are watching fights like that where your opponent is constantly throwing Pacquiao definitely got alot of credit for atleast engaging in the fight.

[Del Coqui]

What do make of it? At times he's able to slip and dodge punches. Other times he has a tight guard and picks off shots. And then other times he gets blasted and torched up the middle. Why is it so inconsistent? Do you think fatigue plays a role in it?

This is something he must correct if he wants to continue to fight at a high level.

you said it....

[dannyl15]

Besides uppercuts, when u play offense u are more susceptible to getting hit, it just so happens that Pacquiao was fast enough to get between those punches and tag Cotto, other times Cotto was caught slipping, but when he focuses on defense he's pretty good.