I've always felt clotteys Kryptonite wasn't volume, it was movement.
Clottey is comfortable in his shell and with people throwing a bunch of punches at it, that's what he likes and prefers, he likes to counter from there.
I always told everyone, against cotto, he'd win easy unless cotto BOXED like he did against Margi. Cottos cut was a blessing in disguise.. it forced cotto to use the ring and fight from the outside (the strategy that would have won him the fight all along) had cotto not been cut, he would have lost more decisively IMO against clotteys counter left hooks and uppers.
Although I still feel as though he won the fight, i feel like the room for argument is there because cotto was cut, and it made him fight the propper fight agianst a guy like Clottey.
Clottey is stubborn, and god forbid he comes in 165-170 fight night.. he'll be even more stubborn.
Clottey is comfortable in his shell and with people throwing a bunch of punches at it, that's what he likes and prefers, he likes to counter from there.
I always told everyone, against cotto, he'd win easy unless cotto BOXED like he did against Margi. Cottos cut was a blessing in disguise.. it forced cotto to use the ring and fight from the outside (the strategy that would have won him the fight all along) had cotto not been cut, he would have lost more decisively IMO against clotteys counter left hooks and uppers.
Although I still feel as though he won the fight, i feel like the room for argument is there because cotto was cut, and it made him fight the propper fight agianst a guy like Clottey.
Clottey is stubborn, and god forbid he comes in 165-170 fight night.. he'll be even more stubborn.
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