what did you think about Torres?

[jswa17]

Ricardo Torres who fought Cotto.
I thought he fights like Trinidad with less head movement.
However, his handspeed and angles were pretty impressive.
He still needs to develop some skills, especially on the defensive side.
I hope he deals with the loss well and come back stronger and better. If he develops into a more complete fighter, I think he can be a force in the division. Thinking too far ahead???
Let's hear your guys' opinions.

[moochi]

considering he 1. only ever fought losers, 2. never fought out of colombia, and 3. only had 2-3 weeks to prepare...........and he only lost because he ran out of gas!!!.........he gets a very big thumbs up from me.....

very very impressive...

[Pac Man Fan 83]

I would definately like to see him again. I'd like to see him fight Gatti.

[Easy-E]

that would be a good fight, but id rather see cotto vs gatti

[TyrantT316]

people are not even giving Cotto credit for the win!

Torres ran out of gas because of all of Cotto's hard body work...

[moochi]

people are not even giving Cotto credit for the win!

Torres ran out of gas because of all of Cotto's hard body work...

no, not really.........he only had 2-3 weeks prep and he never did many rounds either...

[deuce_drop]

i think he is pretty good and that him and cotto should do it again. if he had more time to prepare and get a real fight plan together, i think that he could beat cotto. and even though cotto won, he leaves himself open to a lot of questions. can he handle a prepared world class competitor? can he take a world class punch? is he all what he is hyped up to be? i know he did take his punches, but think if torres had things in order and was more settled, do you think that cotto would've won....i don't. i give cotto props for winning and getting off the canvas and fighting. a lot guys would've give in when knocked around and cotto didn't, but he seems to be more exposed as a hyped fighter right now, rather than the real deal. cotto is good, but not great like he's made out to be by the media.
i really liked torres, i thought that he was another push over for cotto, he came to fight and had skills with power, just not enough experience to put away cotto. with more experience, torres, and the way he fought. he could be a top contender, maybe even world champ some day.
i bet that cotto and his peeps will never give torres a rematch, even if the public demands it. because the risk isnt worth it.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

Either Cotto has a problem with his chin or Torres punches extremely hard!

Everytime Torres landed cleanly, Cotto's equalibrium was all over the place.

[Mark 22]

He is an exciting fighter solid figher but needs to improve on his defence and stamina. He almost had Cotto out. I have seen quite a few Cotto fights and knew he had power but never saw him go to the body like that before.

[moochi]

Either Cotto has a problem with his chin or Torres punches extremely hard!

Everytime Torres landed cleanly, Cotto's equalibrium was all over the place.

man i thought the ref was biased towards cotto....because there were stages in the 2nd and 5th rounds when he was taking clean shots to the head........and i was thinking the ref should do something or he could be brain damaged......