Cotto's chin at 154 is solid.

**SCtrojansbaby** · 08-04-2011, 11:25 PM

Mayorga is actually more shot than Cotto is so he should be able to take his punch.

**..!?!?..** · 08-04-2011, 11:25 PM

I would say Cotto's knees are more solid than his chin.

**Larry the boss** · 08-04-2011, 11:26 PM

all he has to do with margo is clinch and turn his and he beats him easily,manny is just a superior fighter and would just **** him up again

**MaD RoBoT** · 08-04-2011, 11:27 PM

at 140 he's been rocked a few times while at 147 his chin is ok

don't know about it..maybe after the Marg rematch we can measure it up

**Spray_resistant** · 08-04-2011, 11:29 PM

IDK where this idea that he doesn't have a good chin comes from, he has gotten buzzed and hurt before but never hit on the jaw and been unable to get up.....and yes you are overrating Mayorga he is not only totally shot but was a one hit wonder with Forrest even though they kept bringing him back loss after loss.

**ablindwatchmakr** · 08-04-2011, 11:35 PM

Originally posted by LarryX2011

all he has to do with margo is clinch and turn his and he beats him easily,manny is just a superior fighter and would just **** him up again

Yea I think he beats Margarito too, but I don't think he can take Pacquiao in a rematch.

Originally posted by Spray_resistant

IDK where this idea that he doesn't have a good chin comes from, he has gotten buzzed and hurt before but never hit on the jaw and been unable to get up.....and yes you are overrating Mayorga he is not only totally shot but was a one hit wonder with Forrest even though they kept bringing him back loss after loss.

I'm not saying Mayorga is an awesome fighter--he's lost just about every time he has stepped up in competition; but Mayorga was in good shape and still able to throw a fast punch with some power behind it. I just think that he might be a little more durable chin-wise at 154.

As another person on the thread said, we will know more after Margarito.

**Spray_resistant** · 08-04-2011, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by ablindwatchmakr

I'm not saying Mayorga is an awesome fighter--he's lost just about every time he has stepped up in competition; but Mayorga was in good shape and still able to throw a fast punch with some power behind it. I just think that he might be a little more durable chin-wise at 154.

As another person on the thread said, we will know more after Margarito.

His chin was not the problem in the Marg fight he never got KD, he took two knees and said enough. If he gets knocked down against Marg it would suggest the opposite of what you are proposing though I have no idea why it would be better he is the same size now as he was then.

**ablindwatchmakr** · 08-04-2011, 11:54 PM

Originally posted by Spray_resistant

His chin was not the problem in the Marg fight he never got KD, he took two knees and said enough. If he gets knocked down against Marg it would suggest the opposite of what you are proposing though I have no idea why it would be better he is the same size now as he was then.

You're right, stamina and punishment to the body made Cotto take a knee, but he got hurt pretty badly in the 7th round with several left uppercuts that slowed him down significantly. He briefly rebounded in in the 9th but was tiring in the 10th and got rocked again. Yes, he was exhausted and that's what got him, but getting rocked messes up your head and messes up your reflexes. What I'm saying is that if his chin is more solid, he will be less phased by the deleterious affects of the punches that Margarito does land to his head, as long as his endurance is there he wins the fight. Like Larry alluded to, if he does what Mosley did he will also be in good shape. The question is whether or not it makes a difference, that's all.

**Beater_of_ass** · 08-04-2011, 11:59 PM

I'm a Cotto fan to the bone, and I used to think he had a great chin, its good AT BEST, I'd give it a 7/10. Against Torres he was genuinely hurt, as he was with Manny and late in the Marg fight (End of 10 I think.) He's also been rocked by temple shots like in the Corley fight and he was wobbled twice by Mayorga's shots on the temple. Once in the 4th you see his knees wobble a bit but he had a very quick recovery. The second time in the 7th two following shots were right in the back of the head so its tough to tell if it was the first shot on the temple but, he still got hurt enough for Tarver to say "That shot rocked Cotto" or something like that. The fact is he can be hurt and he's been hurt too often to say his chin is solid, if it was you wouldn't have 5 or 6 fights of proof.

Cotto's chin at 154 is solid.