Chavez Jr Vs Cotto WILL BE COMPETETIVE!!!

[johncods]

Nah i see cotto outboxing and maybe even stopping Jr. Chavez jr. is not that level yet and maybe never will. Cotto's experience and skills will dominate him. I just dont see anything in jr. that will trouble cotto. Nothing. But u have to give him credit for stepping up to an elite.

[Puya]

I see Cotto entering the ring like a TANK since Jr. is not that fast compare to him.
But Jr has decent power so Cotto should be carefull

[King Koopa]

Cotto Decision 118-110

Cotto too skilled for Chavez at this point, only chance Chavez has is a "punchers" chance, maybe capitalizing on Cotto tiring in the later rounds. Even though, Chavez might try to turn it into a phone booth bout, since he's not outboxing Cotto no time soon, and if so...

Cotto KO rd 6-8

Chavez can't trade with Cotto neither. Just like the Duddy fight, Chavez may switch strategies after losing the majority (or all) of the earlier rounds, only this time, Cotto will come out the better man.

Either way, Chavez is going down

[STRUGG]

no way, Cottos Left Hook aint even half a good as it was Trinidad's, and tbh that Trinidad Left hook is suspect as of the Hopkins Fight, but i do see cotto landing some low blows if that what you mean, "Vargas Style".

naaaaaah........youre obviously a tito hater............youre gonna see a MAN mnanhandle a child...............................

[TintaBoricua]

lol, Trinidad vs Vargas was one of the most exciting, high level 154lb matchups in a long time. I dont remember a 154lb fight as good as that since then.

I will be THRILLED if Jr. vs Cotto ends up even close to as good as Vargas-Trinidad.

I dont get why people dislike this fight. Both of them have exciting styles, and Jr has shown improvement recently and may grow even more before the Cotto fight.
worse case scenario: Cotto will KO Jr. Who doesnt like seeing good KOs?

Just felt I had to reinforce what you stated there. Truly one of the most exciting fights in boxing. It has so many things that make it interesting:

Both fighters were young.
Both fighters were champions.
Both fighters were undefeated.
Both fighters had terrifying power.
Both fighters despised one another.
One fighter was Puerto Rican, another was Mexican. Ongoing rivalry...
Six knockdowns in the fight
Both fighters hit the canvas.
Both fighters hit low. Both fighters were deducted points.
Tremendous give and take action.
Dramatic KO ending.

That...fight...has...it...all.

[Spray_resistant]

I think Miguel will dominate and stop Jr. late, Jr is simply not a world class fighter even if a bit improved and will be shell shocked after a round or two with Cotto just like Yuri was even though plenty of ppl said Cotto was done and would get ko'd(lol) by Yuri.

[-Huey-]

Cotto by left hook to the body.

[Silencers]

IMO, the only chance Chavez has is to impose his size and try to wear Cotto down similar to how Margarito did, technique wise I don't see a way he can beat Cotto, whatever he does Cotto does much, much better. The kind of improvements he needs doesn't happen in 1 fight. If it happens I think Cotto stops him with a body shot in about 6 or 7 rounds.

[Beater_of_ass]

I'm not really surprised at the train of thought that Cotto could gas, or doesn't have 154 power that will affect Chavez. What gets me is how many people think Chavez is actually a good fighter his best win is over John Duddy and it wasn't even that impressive, he got just as busted up as Duddy did. The only advantage Chavez has is height, I'm talking clear cut the other stuff... You can't take his KO power seriously because he's fought such horrid competition his entire life so thats in question. We know Cotto will be as fast as him if not faster, and even IF Cotto was slower than him Chavez is nowhere near as fast as Mosley, Judah, Paulie, or Manny.

The biggest problem for Chavez though is that Cotto IS NOT a slugger as so many people think he is. He likes to plan out his attacks and he does it even better with Steward in his corner. He doesn't just apply pressure he jabs at you, and rushes in to get you in the corner. Watch the 5th round of the Cotto/Foreman fight, there is a combination that Cotto lands and finishes with a nice uppercut. He feinted and almost expected Foreman to counter and it worked to perfection, he timed his jab as to have Foreman jump into the punch for more damage. Chavez is simply way too inexperienced for this fight, he didn't even have an amatuer career, and brains beats brawn in boxing all day. Pavlik/Hopkins, Cotto/Foreman, Pacquaio/Diaz these are just a few examples, the fact is that I simply can't see a guy with 50 pro fights against complete bums, beats a guy with WORLD CLASS competition for years and likely well over 400 professional and amateur rounds.

[PsYcHoDaD]

If Yuri rocked Cotto and stoped him in his tracks a few times during that fight.Yuri has no power Chavez is going to wear down Cotto