Emauel Steward: "Miguiel Cotto's Basics Are All Screwed Up"

[ghost deini]

While it's true Cotto has a ton of fundamental flaws, I don't think the correct way to go about beating Foreman is to change directions, use a lot of movement, and box. He needs to go back to being the pressure fighter in this fight, although that isn't to say he can't be fine tuned and shown new tricks defensively and positioning-wise when coming forward.

i agree he needs a similar performance to the one he did against mosley box a little slug a little just mix it up so he ain't so predictable

foreman can't knock out **** cotto should just walk through those shots and **** him in the ribs fight done lol

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

Work on his right hand, get him to close his guard a little more, keep his head up but chin low. Also get him to clinch more; he needs to clinch. Clinching alone would have won him the fight against Margarito.

Clinching and body shots vs Marg was not possible. Marg's length and upercuts which are his best punch, made that very difficult. Everytime he got close to Marg , he made him pay.

[MindBat]

I'm on the same page as Manny. I always thought there was something missing in Cotto's arsenal. Good fighter with some pop, but was eventually going to get caught out there sooner or later.

He may have gone on to greater victories if not for the beating he took against Margo.

Still pretty solid nonetheless.

[etlux]

Thats the same exact thing I made post about after the Pac fight. He had his hands way apart and Pac just shot basic punches down the middle that even an amature couldve prevented but he was killing Cotto with it. The fight was so weird, like Cotto was ******ed now or something. I said that he would never hit Floyd with that kind of ****. He had a big open gap in his arms & defense that Pac was just shooting through with simple **** and he acted like he had no answer. His basics are definitely way off and Steward will probably tightened that **** up

Yup that's what happens when you adopt peekaboo without knowing how to use it and without being properly trained to use it. Peekaboo defense requires you have your hands far apart because so that you can see through your hands at your opponent but unfortunately if you don't have the requisite bobbing/weaving technique you will get shots right down your pipe like Cotto gets.

[Ray*]

There is a lot of truth in what ES said right here.

[Bushidō]

I don't know if he would have as many followers if he didn't end up squating down like he does now. Anyway I hope he does box more to extend his career.

[Doctor_Tenma]

Clinching and body shots vs Marg was not possible. Marg's length and upercuts which are his best punch, made that very difficult. Everytime he got close to Marg , he made him pay.

Clinching is possible in any situation. He could have thrown a right straight, be it land or miss, clinch right after. Or jab, then clinch.

[Michael Hall]

Didn't Emmanual Steward work with Naseem Hamed? I can't remember if that went well or not. I want to say Naz was better before he got with Steward.

[Hi-Dro]

i hope steward helps him improve

[FloydTBE]

This maybe true after the marg fight, but I think the cotto-foreman fight will be very good for miguel. I think Foremans body will take a hammering for 11 rounds, then yuri will be TKOd in the 12th