My favorite current trainer. I also wonder how juanmas career would of panned out had he been with diaz from the very start
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Originally posted by Dr RumackQuote:
Originally Posted by Sin City
the high altitude training.. they trained, i think in big bear, and cotto didnt have time to get adjusted to the climate with enough time before the fight and blamed his loss on diaz.
I think stylistic change had a certain amount to do with it too. When Cotto thinks of his glory days he thinks about taking it to the opponent and imposing his will, not boxing tactically and moving like he was under Diaz. It's difficult enough for a guy to change a style he had so much success with anyway, but when he loses with it he just loses faith in the whole idea.
The fast that he went to an offensively minded coach like Freddie afterwards suggests that this is how he was thinking. Then you get everyone saying afterwards that the 'old' Cotto was back etc. as well.
Remains to be seen which philosophy was the right one for him though. I have my doubts that Roach is right for him at 154, never mind 160.
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What screwed Cotto in the Mayweather fight was lack of stamina.
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Originally posted by radioraheem View PostIt should be very obvious that Cotto left because he lost his last two fights before Rodriguez. Losses to Mayweather and then Trout. When these fighters start losing fights in consecutive fashion, they drop their trainer like hot potatoes.
You saw what Khan did with Roach after he dropped two. You saw what Shane Mosley did with ****im after his losses. You saw what Judah did with Whitaker. Victor Ortiz dropped Garcia after a couple losses too. Berto dropped his trainer after a couple losses. You see the pattern? The list goes on...
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Originally posted by .:: JSFD26 ::. View PostWhat screwed Cotto in the Mayweather fight was lack of stamina.
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Miguel was as well-prepared as possible in that fight. His performance supported that. Trouble was, he was fighting the #1 P4P fighter on planet Earth. Not to mention, Cotto was already past prime and outside his best weight.
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Originally posted by Dr Rumack View PostI think stylistic change had a certain amount to do with it too. When Cotto thinks of his glory days he thinks about taking it to the opponent and imposing his will, not boxing tactically and moving like he was under Diaz. It's difficult enough for a guy to change a style he had so much success with anyway, but when he loses with it he just loses faith in the whole idea.
The fast that he went to an offensively minded coach like Freddie afterwards suggests that this is how he was thinking. Then you get everyone saying afterwards that the 'old' Cotto was back etc. as well.
Remains to be seen which philosophy was the right one for him though. I have my doubts that Roach is right for him at 154, never mind 160.
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Originally posted by .:: JSFD26 ::. View PostWhat screwed Cotto in the Mayweather fight was lack of stamina.
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Cotto just didn't have the gas to keep working the gameplan and he probably lost every round from there in, with the possible exception of the 10th which Floyd seemed to take off as well.
Diaz gave him a great plan though. Not many would have seen Cotto being as competitive as he was for the first eight rounds.
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