Something i noticed about Cotto in the Margarito fight..............

[Dynamite Kid]

Something i noticed about Cotto in the Margarito fight, when being backed up he moves his backfoot first, then his lead foot, i always knew there was something about the way Cotto moved that i could not put my finger on, anyway, was just watching his footwork in the Marg fight and sure enough there it was, he moves the backfoot before the front, which is a mistake, your not supposed to allow your feet to cross, which is bound to happen if you move the backfoot first and let the lead foot follow it after, even if its not crossing, your still having to take more steps than you need to, which makes it harder to avoid contact when you need to move quicker against a pressure fighter.

Perfect example..0.23

[r ! z]

there should be lots of footage of cotto retreating to confirm this

[dolfan2909]

cotto's a southpaw turned orthodox which means he's not only left handed but left footed as well...while it's rather easy to turn the other way and fight right handed, it's a lot harder to fight right footed as well, and cotto does not as he uses his left foot as his lead...this is why i hate turning fighters stances b/c it ruins their footork and causes them to get caught flatfooted and take more punishment than necessary a la miguel cotto

[infamous larryx]

thats some odd ****

[infamous larryx]

cotto's a southpaw turned orthodox which means he's not only left handed but left footed as well...while it's rather easy to turn the other way and fight right handed, it's a lot harder to fight right footed as well, and cotto does not as he uses his left foot as his lead...this is why i hate turning fighters stances b/c it ruins their footork and causes them to get caught flatfooted and take more punishment than necessary a la miguel cotto

what the hell is left footed??

[Dynamite Kid]

cotto's a southpaw turned orthodox which means he's not only left handed but left footed as well...while it's rather easy to turn the other way and fight right handed, it's a lot harder to fight right footed as well, and cotto does not as he uses his left foot as his lead...this is why i hate turning fighters stances b/c it ruins their footork and causes them to get caught flatfooted and take more punishment than necessary a la miguel cotto

100% agree. I have noticed that when ever i have tried to go Southpaw, that my hands work fine, but i dont feel like i have the same freedom when i want to use my legs, my legs just dont feel in-sync with my hands.

I used to watch Hagler i think to myself, that Southpaw stance does not do a lot for his footwork imo.

[Nuurzhaelan]

what the hell is left footed??

That would almost make sense in a sport such as soccer (football), but not in boxing. I agree, I do not quite understand what he means by that.

[xAUGUSTUSx]

Thanks man you just made me realize one of my own mistakes.

[Dynamite Kid]

Thanks man you just made me realize one of my own mistakes.

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Nice one

[coufsax]

He made lots of mistakes on that fight when he moved backward he did it in straight lines, when on the ropes he didn't turn Marg he just stood there, punch and got hit back instead of clinching.