The Official Miguel Cotto-Canelo Alvarez Master Thread

[STAX ON DECK]

***in hell are me and hype job the only ones that think this? Cotto was schooling him early only. Watch that fight in slow motion you guys will see lol. But really fight was 7-5 either way

yall foos need to rewatch it, 8-4 clear as day for nelo

cotto was circling and landing jabs,nothing more

canelo was actually out hooking the hooker,and was landing uppcuts and straight rights with ease

his stamina is still garbage as usual,but even then late in the fight cotto was looking like he did against margs in the 10th and 11th round,running for his life

[STAX ON DECK]

They didn't fight at MW.

It was 1lb above Jr middleweight.

155-160 is MW

[Damn Wicked]

Saul Alvarez FINALLY showed some personality during the post fight interview! he used to always keep it politically correct and boring. Nice to see a change, he def needs more of this if he wants to be that next PPV star.

Now about the fight, i thought Cotto outclassed Canelo. I mean it's not like it's a complete robbery but i would of given Miguel an split decision. Canelo just needs to throw more punches to make it more convincing, maybe him having to train to lose weight is playing a big factor in his performance. Nice fight overall.

I think Cotto showed that he was the better 'boxer' but also the smaller and older fighter. I thought Canelo had a pretty tight guard tonight even though early on he was getting picked off a little too much by Cotto's jab........ Canelo showed good defense but he's a bit immobile on his feet and he can"t seem to mix defense with offense...I mean, when someone attacks him with flurries he just covers up and waits for them to stop, instead of throwing a punch in somewhere between his opponents punches. I'm not sure if Canelo will improve much at this point....., maybe, maybe not.

[gmc_rfc_06]

155-160 is MW

I don't agree. Agreed catch-weight fights way below a division limit are their own thing IMO.

If they agreed to fight at MW and came in light, that's different. They agreed to fight 1lb above Jr middle and Cotto's power has looked very solid at that weight.

[Jubei]

cotto is going to stop him. Quote me on that.

Quoted for ******ity.

[Damn Wicked]

***in hell are me and hype job the only ones that think this? Cotto was schooling him early only. Watch that fight in slow motion you guys will see lol. But really fight was 7-5 either way

No, you're not the only ones thinking that.

If I was a Canelo fan I'd be a bit concerned about that. Cotto was winning those early rounds clearly. It was a close fight. I think his size disadvantage and age were his weaknesses. Cotto hasn't been a strong late round fighter for many years and each year that goes by can only get worse. Canelo did what he had to do to win but he had some long stretches of this fight where he looked horrible. The score cards were ridiculous!

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

They didn't fight at MW.

It was 1lb above Jr middleweight.

Anything above 154 is MW and Canelo was EASILY 170+ lbs thus making him a true MW and a non handicapped one at that. So, really, Cotto's power shouldnt be called "solid" at MW.

[.:: JSFD26 ::.]

I don't agree. Agreed catch-weight fights way below a division limit are their own thing IMO.

If they agreed to fight at MW and came in light, that's different. They agreed to fight 1lb above Jr middle and Cotto's power has looked very solid at that weight.

Because he was fighting handicaps!

[RED REP]

Canelo is crying because he knows GGG is next

Hahahaha your boy got BEAT UP!

Bye bye.

[gmc_rfc_06]

Anything above 154 is MW and Canelo was EASILY 170+ lbs thus making him a true MW and a non handicapped one at that. So, really, Cotto's power shouldnt be called "solid" at MW.

As I said, I don't consider agreed catch-weights (especially 1lb above the lower division) to be genuine fights at a weight class. Even as a Canelo fan, I don't consider him the MW champion despite the belt as it wasn't won at MW.