Cotto's biggest Mistake imo was...
He fought too defensively. Don't get me wrong, Cotto defended very well but he didn't throw enough. Who would've thought that Floyd would throw more punches than Miguel? Cotto maintained that high guard even though Mayweather continuously threw that left jab to the stomach. Floyd was throwing that jab to the stomach to get Cotto to drop his hands but he never did. Cotto was almost Clottey like with the way he maintained that high guard. Cotto was reluctant to throw until he had Floyd up against the ropes. I know this was most likely due to fear of being countered by Floyd. A more agressive Cotto gets hit more and hit easier but he needed to throw more to win. Floyd just doesn't seem to be the same fighter above WW. It was a very weird fight, it wasn't what I expected.
He fought too defensively. Don't get me wrong, Cotto defended very well but he didn't throw enough. Who would've thought that Floyd would throw more punches than Miguel? Cotto maintained that high guard even though Mayweather continuously threw that left jab to the stomach. Floyd was throwing that jab to the stomach to get Cotto to drop his hands but he never did. Cotto was almost Clottey like with the way he maintained that high guard. Cotto was reluctant to throw until he had Floyd up against the ropes. I know this was most likely due to fear of being countered by Floyd. A more agressive Cotto gets hit more and hit easier but he needed to throw more to win. Floyd just doesn't seem to be the same fighter above WW. It was a very weird fight, it wasn't what I expected.
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