Cotto Overrated?

[Tha Greatest]

Kid you're makin a fool of yourself right now...How the hell Cotto could be on the same level as Gomez and Benitez with only 24 pro fights? How the **** can he be on their level if he wins his next fight with an elite fighter?

You are not makin any sense kid...

Is your IQ that low??

I said, He's got potential, but he is not yet a superstar...

He has potential, but greatness ain't measured by potential..

[TheEvilSaint]

cotto's got excellent power (escpecially his left hook), he's got plent of heart, stamina, skill, and a whole mess load of potential. but after his fight with corley, im questioning his chin.

[mic573]

cotto's got excellent power (escpecially his left hook), he's got plent of heart, stamina, skill, and a whole mess load of potential. but after his fight with corley, im questioning his chin.

He got hit near the temple area against Corley. I have never seen him get rocked by a shot on the chin.

[oldgringo]

I don't see the whole chin issue being that big of a deal. He was caught flush with a hard punch on the temple that he didn't see and it rocked him bad. He has taken similar HARD right hands on the side of his head and chin, but he's taken them well because he knew they were coming and they weren't perfectly located like that one was. Seriously N'Dou, Bazan, Abdullaev and even Corley landed good right hands upstairs that Cotto took on his chin and he walked through them. I don't think I've seen him stunned at all from a big shot on his chin, but that shot Corley hit him with was just a very good unseen shot.

[TheEvilSaint]

He got hit near the temple area against Corley. I have never seen him get rocked by a shot on the chin.

when i say "chin" i mean how well he takes a shot to the head. its a figure of speech in the boxing world.

[Manny_P]

he def tried to do other stuff
tryed to mix up his shots
but they werent workin
they were just meaningless flurries
i cant say it any clearer then
they go from crisp clean shots to sloppy punches that miss more then land

Punches usually miss more than land you dumbass!

[mic573]

when i say "chin" i mean how well he takes a shot to the head. its a figure of speech in the boxing world.

He takes shots well to the head but got caught with that punch on the temple. It could happen to anybody but people got out of hand with it since it was Cotto.

[Manny_P]

I dont hate Cotto cuz of the money thing, I only lost $5..
I don't even hate Cotto you idiot...
but he ain't on the same level as Gomez or Benitez...

I said if he steps his competition up now, then he will be on their level if he wins....

Abdullaev beat everyone at the olympics but what has he done as a pro? He is a good fighter but nothing special...

Taylor and Lacy aren't big names, they are prospects but they ain't big names...they have not done anythin special yet...

If Taylor beats Wright, Hopkins, etc. then he can be a big name....

When Lacy beats Calzaghe which he will then he will be a big name...

Anyone can beat up on "good" fighters but it's how u beat the best fighters...

you lost $5 and you bitched and cried and made a thread how pissed you are bout it?!!!


OMG........you are arguably the saddest poster in boxingscene! P4P

[norbak1258]

If Abdullaev was busier he would have had more up on Cotto. Cotto still has some flaws he needs to work on but what fighter doesnt. Overall I believe while it was a decent fight both fighters could have done more.

If he had been busier he would have had to stop the fight a lot sooner. the only reason he lasted that much was cuz cotto had to work harder to get good shots in, with him doing more, that would have ment more oportunities for cotto.

just my 2 cens

[norbak1258]

Anyone can beat up on "good" fighters but it's how u beat the best fighters...[/QUOTE]

So winning almost every round, and having your oponent stop the fight cuz he doesn't want to go on is not good enough???