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My take on last night;
Size difference was definitely the biggest factor. Nelo's defense was great, but when cotto did land something, he could comfortably eat it and not have to switch his plan of attack. That's what size will do for you. His punches and combos were crisp and on point, credit to him, and they were heavy as ***, credit to his 10+ lb weight advantage.
Not sure where cotto goes from here. Has no business being at 160, nothing much to accomplish at 154 (which he has no business being at either), and 147 is probably a tad too much of a cut for his older self. Bradley, khan or maidana in the 152-154 range?
Oh , and canelo walks out to the ring in the 170-175 range. Coincidentally, GGG walks out to the ring in the same range. But we will just keep pretending that canelo is giving up 10-20 lbs to GGG
Size difference was definitely the biggest factor. Nelo's defense was great, but when cotto did land something, he could comfortably eat it and not have to switch his plan of attack. That's what size will do for you. His punches and combos were crisp and on point, credit to him, and they were heavy as ***, credit to his 10+ lb weight advantage.
Not sure where cotto goes from here. Has no business being at 160, nothing much to accomplish at 154 (which he has no business being at either), and 147 is probably a tad too much of a cut for his older self. Bradley, khan or maidana in the 152-154 range?
Oh , and canelo walks out to the ring in the 170-175 range. Coincidentally, GGG walks out to the ring in the same range. But we will just keep pretending that canelo is giving up 10-20 lbs to GGG
yet when he fought Geale who ballooned to 182 on fight night, Cotto was a beast and just on another level.
Very convenient excuses.
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