3 Things Cotto Did to Beat Margarito.

[mexicanwarrior1]

That's one of the excuses.

Rather than excuses. I looked at what Cotto did to get better, and those three things alone helped him beat Margarito.


Cotto got better not Margarito losing plaster.

he also had a real trainer not his father or uncle. they came up with a great gameplan in turning margarito every time he got close or pushing him of or pulling him in close not leting him tee off

[dj Calleti]

lol, nah. Margarito got it checked out and said nothing was wrong with his eye and could see perfectly.


Scar tissue + punches = swollen


Marg got target practiced man. I can't even deny the brilliance Cotto displayed.

Mate, Arum paid off the doctors to approve. That eye wasn't fit to fight.

There was nothing brilliant about Cotto last night.

He beat a handicap.

What's next, fighting a guy with one arm?

Comon Flick

[F l i c k e r]

great analysis.

What do you think should be next for Cotto if not 147.

Well, Arum mentioned that Cotto would get Saul next, if he wanted him. So that might be next.


I think Cotto could hang with anyone at 154. Specially with this sort of form.

[studentofthegam]

Also avoided the ropes and avoided brawling.

GJ cotto

This is the only thing he did consistently better the whole fight. The stuff Flicker mentioned (outside being in a little better shape) I felt were exactly the same as the first fight.
Cotto fought courageously but by no means was it a superb performance.

[F l i c k e r]

Mate, Arum paid off the doctors to approve. That eye wasn't fit to fight.

There was nothing brilliant about Cotto last night.

He beat a handicap.

What's next, fighting a guy with one arm?

Comon Flick

Nah man. I stand by what I said before the fight. If Margarito gets his eye approved. Then yeah, he could fight.

Cause if he won. The eye wouldn't be mentioned.

I think the issue is that it swelled shut. He had a bad orbital break. All that scar tissue just made the eye easier to swell.

[F l i c k e r]

This is the only thing he did consistently better the whole fight. The stuff Flicker mentioned (outside being in a little better shape) I felt were exactly the same as the first fight.
Cotto fought courageously but by no means was it a superb performance.

He did the same in the previous fight when he avoided the ropes.

Difference is. As he avoided the ropes, his hands were down and he was trying to be whitaker.


This time his hands were up and he was keeping Margarito from advancing by popping him with that hard jab.

[F l i c k e r]

he also had a real trainer not his father or uncle. they came up with a great gameplan in turning margarito every time he got close or pushing him of or pulling him in close not leting him tee off

I definitely agree. Because Cotto never exhibited the stuff he did in this fight before. Big ups to his trainer, I said it before in another thread but he deserves props.

[studentofthegam]

He did the same in the previous fight when he avoided the ropes.

Difference is. As he avoided the ropes, his hands were down and he was trying to be whitaker.


This time his hands were up and he was keeping Margarito from advancing by popping him with that hard jab.

In the first fight I dont think he avoided the ropes. It seemed like he was on the ropes and then tried to escape. This fight he seemed more concious of the ropes and remained at mid ring.

[F l i c k e r]

In the first fight I dont think he avoided the ropes. It seemed like he was on the ropes and then tried to escape. This fight he seemed more concious of the ropes and remained at mid ring.

Possibly, yeah. Cause Cotto didn't let Marg get too close in this one.

I just have the stark memory of Cotto getting caught with uppercuts when he was trying to circle right and then took a knee. In the first fight.

[rambov]

He didn't stay on the ropes
He stayed out of Mag's way (latino's call it running)
Mag had one eye.

Good job in general.