Beat Antonio Margarito
Lost to Floyd Mayweather
Lost to Austin Trout
With Freddie Roach:
Beat Delvin Rodriguez
Beat Sergio Martinez
Beat Daniel Geale
Lost to Canelo Alvarez
I thought Cotto showed some of the smartest boxing of his career under Diaz. Admittedly Margarito was shot but the simple adjustments he made turned that into a relatively easy for him. I thought the gameplan were absolutely superb against Floyd, he just didn't have the gas tank to see it out to the finish line. The Trout fight was a disaster but stylistically that was a difficult fight for him.
I was pissed when he dropped Diaz, but under Roach his offensive game seemed to move to a new level. He looked more impressive offensively than he had for a long time, and he scored three stoppages in succession when most thought his power had topped out at 147.
Thoughts?
Pedro Diaz actively worked to max out on Cotto's boxing brain, with the results being what they were; Freddie Roach actively focused on maxing out on the things that Cotto had already shown that he does well, with the results being what they were.
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