Comments Thread For: Cotto: Martinez Fight is Closer Than it Was Before

[jwheels9876]

It's seems like whenever I mention the plausibility of GGG possibly being the new PLASTER-MAN , the silence is deafening !!! Anyone dare to tackle this topic with me ???

I don't think anyone is getting away with that stuff anymore. Especially someone like GGG who knocks everyone out. THey probably watch him very closely. ..

[Dinamita 03]

It's seems like whenever I mention the plausibility of GGG possibly being the new PLASTER-MAN , the silence is deafening !!! Anyone dare to tackle this topic with me ???

What's there to debate there's no topic your simply throwing out an accusation based on no facts or evidence.

[ThePugalist]

First off , there has been no new sweeping edict passed down by boxings sanctioning bodies stating that the hand wrapping process must be surveilled by some official , so therefore it's a meritorious based process . Secondly , I used the word plausibility to specifically avoid making it an accusation . And lastly , is history not the best gauge to pull from when seeing power like his ? Or do we just ignore history ? Do we not remember Felix Trinandad and all the careers he ruined ? Should we sit idly by as history may be repeating itself ? I think we owe it to these fighters who risk life and limp to at least raise our voices of concern !

[ThePugalist]

God knows I want boxing to be a clean sport like hopefully the rest of you do . But what I won't do is allow History to be a sacrificial lamb so that I may have the joy of celebrating some new champion ! I like GGG and what he brings to boxing but Im keeping my eyebrows raised .

[Dinamita 03]

God knows I want boxing to be a clean sport like hopefully the rest of you do . But what I won't do is allow History to be a sacrificial lamb so that I may have the joy of celebrating some new champion ! I like GGG and what he brings to boxing but Im keeping my eyebrows raised .

I just don't see it from GGG I would at least entertain the idea if he slowly wore his opponents down , but he does most of his damage early on with one punch and not an accumulation of punches.

[ThePugalist]

Gabe , Stevens , Greenidge , Ouma , Proksa and countless others were all slow-cooked , all lasting 5 rounds or better

[Dinamita 03]

Gabe , Stevens , Greenidge , Ouma , Proksa and countless others were all slow-cooked , all lasting 5 rounds or better

He also has countless of guys who don't make it to 5 rounds or like in Stevens Case are almost ko'd early on with one punch. The thing is you could say something similar about most fighters not only power punchers so it seems unfair to just single one guy out.
I also find it hard to believe that someone can get away with using plaster

[El Angel]

Cotto has such an underrated chin it's criminal.

[ThePugalist]

I don't think when a guy goes nite nite is any real measure 4 identifying who are using the hands of stone . What I do think is that history has been the best gauge . And so far history has proved that whenever a guys power is levels above his peers in and around the same weight class it's cause for skepticism . Obviously the higher weight class u go up , the greater disparity in power u will see ie klitchko and wilder vs many of the other heavy weights . But when your talking somewhere in and around a buck 50 fighter , no one should stick out like a sore thumb . And GGG does stick out like a sore thumb , consistently crippling other fighters with body shots at a buck 60 .

[ThePugalist]

This may not be the most popular idea I ever posted but what PAC Man used to do fighters also made him a very viable candidate for using the hands of stone in my eyes . When I saw Shane Mosley dazed , confused and with slurred speech tell ****m that he couldn't move any more and that he wanted ****m to stop the fight was all the evidence I needed because Shane Mosley has always been a very tough fighter with a very solid chin who would NEVER quit on his stool . Manny is smaller than 90 % of the guys he fights , so why is he hitting like he weights 180 pounds or better ?