Do you think that Cotto now is better than he WAS pre-Marg/Pac

[~AK49~]

A huge weight advantage accounted for his physicallity..that all played out when he fought MOSELY then Margarito...those guys swell up too.

Everybody swells up you little slut.

[LeG00N]

He's a better fighter now, intelligence beats power. Floyd is living proof of that, so is JMM.

and what credible opponent has he implemented this new intelligence on?

[AlwaysOnTop]

Jermain taylor is shot, mosley is shot. Cotto, compared to them is still great.

Most definately..

[AlwaysOnTop]

So..... are you agreeing or disagreeing??

I'm agreeing..just making a few points.

At 154 Cotto will be more sturdy...maybe even smarter with his new coach.

[AlwaysOnTop]

He seems more manufactured now, like Floyd, but doesnt seem to come natural for him.

When he was an animal that is what bought him fame and attention way back in the day. But Pac and Margarito fought a better cotto. Please ignore the fact cotto is saying he feels well now, as he said he felt well before fighting Pac at 145 but people dont listen to what he said before the Pac fight so dont listen to him now. He beat Margarito Pacs brutal leftovers and no one has criticise him for it, yeet criticise Pac for demolishing Margarito, double standards as usual.
Margarito fought a cotto who underestamated Margarito though with the plaster.

Cotto isn't nearly as shot as Tony was when Manny fought him.

He didn't even have a license..

[Check]

and what credible opponent has he implemented this new intelligence on?

Margarito. He fought the fight he should of fought Margarito in the first fight. Had he used this style in the first fight, he would of won.

[New England]

He's a better fighter now, intelligence beats power. Floyd is living proof of that, so is JMM.

when marquez fights guys his size that come forward at this stage in his career he busts them up pretty good.

katsidis and diaz in the first fight come to mind, obviously.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Damaged I can agree with, shot is too much IMO. What has he shown that makes you feel he is shot? Mosley is shot to pieces to me!

Put Mosley in the ring with a one legged Rabbi, a shot Mayorga and a one eyed Margarito and he'll look awesome.

Hell Shane KOed both Mayorga and Margarito when they were closer to their primes.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

You're was wrong with boxing fans, cotto is no where near shot, its opinions like that which are ruining boxing. In cotto's case 2 losses and you're a damaged shot mess ? GTFO

Its not just about two losses.

Its about the physical and perhaps even more important, mental toll that those horrbile RAPINGS took on him.

They weren't just two losses.

[SplitSecond]

Margarito. He fought the fight he should of fought Margarito in the first fight. Had he used this style in the first fight, he would of won.

cotto fought exactly the same in the first fight, was he not backpeddling since round 1 the first time? where is this huge contrast in style?

the difference i'll tell you, was in the second fight the carcass of margarito didn't have the same speed of foot nor hand nor activity to pin cotto against the ropes

the difference, was solely, antonio

and on another point, i dont think cotto has regressed that much, his heart is still very much in it, he is visibly a bit slower though, atleast to me