The guy that caused the bruises in Cottos face is Cruiserweight Dennis Lebedev

[Fury4daWIN]

Lebedev's a huge puncher even for cruiserweight. No way he was sparring Cotto. Cotto would end up looking like he'd just gone twenty rounds with Margarito after one light sparring session.

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if this is true..... then he's gonna fight ggg after canelo

Uh, why? Canelo is heavier than GGG.

And Lebedev's style isn't like GGG's at all.

Nothing in common there.

[Zaryu]

Why would Cotto spar a southpaw cruiser weight in prep for Canelo?

[Raonic]

So you want to face a CW but not a MW?

[Da Boxer]

Haters hating....

I bet the intent was not just to plain spar it was to simulate pressure from a larger man, breaking clinch (which Canelo may attempt to clinch when Cotto gets in) or getting out the corner if Canelo were to trap Cotto on the ropes/corner.

It could be many things, we were not there to see and we can only speculate.

[Redd Foxx]

Cotto face marks up too easy with regular size dudes now you telling me a heavyweight ONLY did that damage to cotto fragile face? C'mon son it would have been alot worse then just those bloodmarks.

Since when does any of that matter any how are people viewing bruises as a knock against Cotto? If you don't get bruised in sparring it's because you either wore full-face headgear, or you spared like a p***y. Plain and simple. Do people actually believe that not getting touched in sparring is a good thing? If you're sparring with anyeffort, you're getting hit no matter who you are. The headgear will determine the amount of bruising. Sounds like Cotto is getting gritty, which is a great thing for a guy his age to do. Shows he still has the fire.

[-MEGA-]

I thought he was sparring Andy Ruiz?

[The Problem Child]

Getting ready for Gennady I see. Gennady hits like a HW so who knows, this could be a good sign.

[BOXEO _]

LOL @ Cotto sparring Cruiserweights.

[Mikhnienko]

LOL @ Cotto sparring Cruiserweights.

A southpaw at that.