Marquez Article on Cotto vs FMJr.

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It's sound advice but I'm not sure at this point in Cottos career it's the best way to go. Of course after watching Mayweather, the fighters that have had some sort of success were able to pressure, back him into the ropes, and throw flurries but I'm not sure Cotto can do that at this point in his career. In 2007 he may of had that style to do it but in 2012 I have major doubts. Instead, Miguel should really box with Floyd and use the jab. The whole pressure idea might be the best way to defeat him but using the boxing method, while unlikely to outbox Floyd, still is Miguels best chance, given his skill set. Either way, it is rather unlikely that Miguel can win but I hope he pulls it off. As a big supporter of Miguel and will be traveling to see him for the forth time on May 5, I will be fully behind my fighter.

[chito]

i don't see cotto winning any which way he chooses! pac may perform better than cotto

[Bushbaby]

As much as I respect him - Marquez didn't exactly blow the lid off of anything with his analysis. It's no secret to anybody who has been watching Mayweather fight for more than 5 years that steady pressure,and an effective jab are tantamount to success against him.

I honestly expected a better breakdown from someone like Marquez, a guy who I consider one of the 5 best technical fighters of the last 20 years, on this one. Not just "be smart, pressure him, and counter".

Anybody can say that **** - including half of the 'tards that populate NSB, because I've seen them repeat it a million times before.

The funny thing is that the bold won't work,lol!!

You can't try to be smart because Floyd is smarter.
Well pressure might work if you understand that Floyd has a midsection.
Counter Floyd?? Nope, not gonna happen, he's better at that than you!!

Won't you agree?!

[ßringer]

The funny thing is that the bold won't work,lol!!

You can't try to be smart because Floyd is smarter.
Well pressure might work if you understand that Floyd has a midsection.
Counter Floyd?? Nope, not gonna happen, he's better at that than you!!

Won't you agree?!

I would agree on the intelligence aspect, for sure. Trying to "outsmart" Mayweather inside the ropes is about as intelligent as trying to debate Stephen Hawking on the subject of theorhetical physics.

Countering him does work, though. The main problem is that most guys don't have the handspeed or reflexes to do it consistently. Judah did it about as good as it's ever been done for the first 4 rounds. Then he Judah'd it.

Pressure is key with Mayweather and it always has been. You'd think after the first Castillo fight guys would've learned it by now, but you still have idiots out there that try to outbox him (Oscar, Mosley), or they just put pressure on him but they do it like a ****** (Ortiz, Hatton).

Work that ****ing body already. Arms, shoulders, elbows - Take what you can get but for Christ's sake don't neglect it.

[-Huey-]

JMM is a god.

[Jack Napier]

Cotto is fucked no matter what he does
he's not outboxing Floyd, not outworking him, not stopping him
JMM didn't give away any secrets with this
Cotto simply isn't good enough to take Floyd

[Pacquiao'd]

Please stop. Oscar only won 3 round s. It was a sparing session in there

Sometimes he did but Oscar was in that fight all the way to the 10th, at least, it was super close. Floyd really did not nullify the jab throughout. I saw him missing a lot, gettin tagged and running a lot and answering with one punch. I saw an older Oscar fail to use his jab, without it being exactly nullified. There were just a few rounds he abandoned it all together. I say Cotto's heavy hands behind that jab, and the way he double and triples it throughout the fight, is better than Oscars.

[nathan31]

jajaaajajaaja will see about that may 5 son!!!

[Da Boxer]

Nothing wrong with what JMM said BUT isnt't That everyones game plan vs Floyd ? pressure him? Attack him?

Cottos Not the Bully type like Hatton or Ortiz hes not going to use his body to push up on Floyd .Knowing Cotto his game plan will be to Jab and try to go to the body then bounce out.the first 5 rounds of this fight will be boring and Floyd will be coming forward then in the later rounds Cotto will get tired and get whooped .he will get caught with a Counter right everytime he throws Combinations ,hes Flat footed and sits down on his punches hes a easy target .FLOYD wins TKO in 10

Agreed. It should be a combination of controlled pressure, boxing, ring generalship.