Mayweather vs. Cotto post fight Thread -DON'T make new threads about the fight

[The Big Dunn]

got a bad feeling about tonight Dubbs...

I think we'll be down early but comeback and steal it late.

[JmH Reborn]

He'll definitely switch, just to throw a lead left, then go back. I see it being successful so long as he doesn't rely on it

[~AK49~]

One thing I noticed about Cotto is that he doesn't waste punches. He could make it count if he switches.

Yes, but its a game of angles. He'll open himself more (give floyd a better,shorter angle) to tag him with lead rights if he switches southpaw. Cotto may do it for a second or two, but nothing more than messing around/momentarily showing floyd something different.

He doesnt waste punches, but part of me says that he will be letting his hands go more for this fight, especially after seeing his training clips.

[Steak]

There are a variety of weakpoints to beat Floyd.

1. Crowd with body punches.
2. Jab to the body followed by the right hand to the head(Hes been rocked by this combo against Castillo, old DLH and old Mosley)
3. The southpaw right hook, which has staggered him badly against Corley and dropped him against Judah.
4. The jab seems to touch him up more than any other punch.

Now, that sounds fine and dandy, but there probably isnt anyone in boxing with that combo of skills, or even does 1 of them good enough to beat him. Floyd is very skilled, and can change his gameplans if problems arise.

It will take a great fighter with at least one of the above to beat him...and there is no one really in boxing with that qualification honestly.
Although as he ages, lesser than great fighters may be able to capitalize on the above. Still will never be an easy task, Floyd is pretty damned good.

[The Big Dunn]

the $120 million i was talking about includes everything not just ppv so of course that's where the undercards get their money from. i wasn't saying they get to share with the ppv excess.

it's not possible that floyd and cotto will get $70 million out of $120 million gross...you do the math it's very simple. and about sponsorship, i doubt they can make $10 million out of it...not even close.

WHy not? Floyd is putting up the money to front the promotion. SO floyd, according to the NY times and espn, gets money from concessions, parking, etc. Some of floyds $32 mil is coming from other sources besides ppv.

[D4thincarnation]

Floyd made $40 according to espn from Ortiz. You forgot movie theatre money. My guess is the price increase should mean more take home for floyd.

That was could be, that $40m was from the Schaefer estimate, and we all know the PPV figures fell well short, only 1.25m when they were expecting over 1.5m PPV.

[Alx.]

32 mill? Lawdy lawd....plus PPV sales and consessions, I say he walks away with 50-60 mill.

i know that's freakin insane

[Pacquiao'd]

Right hand to the top of the temple is what will do it cuz he can't roll that punch. Mosley did it and Ortiz kept landing a short right hook to the temple of Mayweather's head as well.

Ortiz was rabbit.punching, sorry

[GrandpaBernard]

Like most fighters Floyd's head is more elusive than his body. We have no prolific body punchers around today in or near Floyd's weight class, and the other issue is going to the body increases the chance of being countered. Floyd is the best counter puncher today.

The jab and straight right to the body are the punches that have landed on Mayweather. The majority of fighters are trained to left hook the body.

[The Big Dunn]

That was could be, that $40m was from the Schaefer estimate, and we all know the PPV figures fell well short, only 1.25m when they were expecting over 1.5m PPV.

No it wasn't. If you read nytimes or espn article about his business model, floyd gets money from concessions, parking, etc. So to make $40 mil off ppv, then he needed to sell 1.5 mil ppvs. He still has other revenue streams on fight night like theatre tickets etcetc.