Thread: Miguel Cotto Hasn't Even Reached His Peak.

I have seen mostly every single Miguel Cotto fight, and he seems to get better and better. Im a Mayweather fan and i think Mayweather would out point Cotto, but i think Mayweather should take this fight now rather than later. Because Cotto can only get better and better, Cotto has good boxing skills and good patient pressure i think he has the tools to give Mayweather a very tough nights work. Possibly one of the hardest fights of his career.

I was watching some Miguel Cotto fights last night.

I watched him beat Pinto, Bailey, Corley and abdulaev

and i have to say he has improved quite a lot since then.

I agree that the longer Mayweather puts this fight off, the harder it will get.

I do think that Mayweather would still beat Cotto but i believe that Cotto has a much better chance than Hatton and even Oscar had.

On a side note, i have to say i was alarmed at how often Corley hit Cotto with the suothpaw right hook. I wonder how Cotto would cope with a Luis Collazo. That would be an interesting fight imo. It would give an indication of how Cotto deals with a fighter with that much slickness and boxing ability.

Cotto has a much better chance than Oscar or Hatton had at 47 or 54. As for Cotto not being in his prime,I think he's past his prime,it's all downhill from now I'm afraid.

I think Cotto is in the middle of his prime. In his last two fights we have seen the best of him so I dont think he will get any better but I dont think hes on the decline either.

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Cotto has a much better chance than Oscar or Hatton had at 47 or 54. As for Cotto not being in his prime,I think he's past his prime,it's all downhill from now I'm afraid.

El Gamo are you serious Past his prime, we just saw Cotto develop a jab fast enough to out jab the best jabbers out there, his handspeed is overlooked and underestimated but seeing him trade punches with Mosely shows he is just as fast if not faster. Well his strengths like his punching power and body punching will always be there add to his ever improving state Miguell Cotto will be the strongest and most RESILIENT fighter Floyd will ever face.

Originally Posted by Ice Cold Boxing

I have seen mostly every single Miguel Cotto fight, and he seems to get better and better. Im a Mayweather fan and i think Mayweather would out point Cotto, but i think Mayweather should take this fight now rather than later. Because Cotto can only get better and better, Cotto has good boxing skills and good patient pressure i think he has the tools to give Mayweather a very tough nights work. Possibly one of the hardest fights of his career.

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Originally Posted by ono

I was watching some Miguel Cotto fights last night.

I watched him beat Pinto, Bailey, Corley and abdulaev

and i have to say he has improved quite a lot since then.

I agree that the longer Mayweather puts this fight off, the harder it will get.

I do think that Mayweather would still beat Cotto but i believe that Cotto has a much better chance than Hatton and even Oscar had.

On a side note, i have to say i was alarmed at how often Corley hit Cotto with the suothpaw right hook. I wonder how Cotto would cope with a Luis Collazo. That would be an interesting fight imo. It would give an indication of how Cotto deals with a fighter with that much slickness and boxing ability.

I had been concerned also with the quantity of punches that sometimes Cotto receives. I don't know how many of you saw his fight with Ndou where more than one time Cotto received 1, 2, 3 right hands. I was concerned because in that particular fight he could not adjust as I expected to avoid receiving the same punch repeatedly, and to be honest I thought that Judah or Mosley could stopped him (giving my Puertorrican feelings away). But, thanks God I was wrong and Cotto could adjust and won both fights. If you go even farther to previous Cotto's fight you will notice that he is taking a lot of more risks now to KO his opponents, and that is why he is taking more punches. But, definitely I believe Cotto keeps improving, and he will give a lot of trouble to anyone including Floyd, loosing or winning.

If he fights Tall Paul he wont have a Peak. Beat little man up like he stole something. Paul beats Little man Floyd also, if they dont believe it then try it.

Originally Posted by Puerto Rican Punch

Originally Posted by ono

I was watching some Miguel Cotto fights last night.

I watched him beat Pinto, Bailey, Corley and abdulaev

and i have to say he has improved quite a lot since then.

I agree that the longer Mayweather puts this fight off, the harder it will get.

I do think that Mayweather would still beat Cotto but i believe that Cotto has a much better chance than Hatton and even Oscar had.

On a side note, i have to say i was alarmed at how often Corley hit Cotto with the suothpaw right hook. I wonder how Cotto would cope with a Luis Collazo. That would be an interesting fight imo. It would give an indication of how Cotto deals with a fighter with that much slickness and boxing ability.

I had been concerned also with the quantity of punches that sometimes Cotto receives. I don't know how many of you saw his fight with Ndou where more than one time Cotto received 1, 2, 3 right hands. I was concerned because in that particular fight he could not adjust as I expected to avoid receiving the same punch repeatedly, and to be honest I thought that Judah or Mosley could stopped him (giving my Puertorrican feelings away). But, thanks God I was wrong and Cotto could adjust and won both fights. If you go even farther to previous Cotto's fight you will notice that he is taking a lot of more risks now to KO his opponents, and that is why he is taking more punches. But, definitely I believe Cotto keeps improving, and he will give a lot of trouble to anyone including Floyd, loosing or winning.

The only thing i can think of is maybe Cotto wasn't worried by N'Dou's or Corley's power and thats why he didn't mind taking a few. Even against Abdulaev he didn't mind taking some shots.

Thing that am most impressed with is how he reacts to being hurt. He deals with it brilliantly. That's the mark of a truly great fighter.

I wouldn't say Cotto is past his prime, but I will say that Cotto looks like the type of fighter who won't have a ton of success past the age of 30. He has a high-contact style, look at all the wars he has already been involved in.

I think this year will see him at his peak, i hope he fights Mayweather later in the year as i think he will start to decline in the next 18 months.

Originally Posted by SweetPea

I wouldn't say Cotto is past his prime, but I will say that Cotto looks like the type of fighter who won't have a ton of success past the age of 30. He has a high-contact style, look at all the wars he has already been involved in.

cc ....that, I can agree with. That is why a fight between him and floyd needs to happen A.S.A.P.

I agree that he hasn't reached his peak, but he can't be far away. Cotto Mayweather would be an incredible fight, and if it is made then that will only add to boxing's reputation and credibility that was strengthened by so many quality fights last year. Calzaghe/Hopkins, Cotto/Mayweather, Haye/Maccarenelli, Hatton/anybody - if these fights come off it will be a vintage year. By the way, can someone tell me about the welterweight Williams? I've seen nothing of him, but have read that he is the one fighter who would have a chance against Mayweather.

Originally Posted by Wright

I agree that he hasn't reached his peak, but he can't be far away. Cotto Mayweather would be an incredible fight, and if it is made then that will only add to boxing's reputation and credibility that was strengthened by so many quality fights last year. Calzaghe/Hopkins, Cotto/Mayweather, Haye/Maccarenelli, Hatton/anybody - if these fights come off it will be a vintage year. By the way, can someone tell me about the welterweight Williams? I've seen nothing of him, but have read that he is the one fighter who would have a chance against Mayweather.

Just look him up on youtube... He is really just a freak of nature to be fighting at 147.. The guy is 6'2 with an 82 inch reach. Those are basically the measurements of a rangy HW. He has some excellent skills too. I think the reason ppl say he would be Mayweathers toughest fight is because Floyd has never fought anyone nearly as tall and rangy, who utilizes fighting on the outside. Corrales just plodded inside so Floyd had an easy time catching him, but against Williams Floyd would have to find a way to get inside and work hard, which is not really the way he fights... To be honest though, I don't see Williams beating him. Floyd might need to get his hands dirty more than usual, but he's a better infighter than Williams imo, he just may have trouble initially getting inside.

Thanks p4pking. He does sound like he has the tools to be a very good fighter. You sound like a Mayweather fan or, to put it in a better way, someone who realises how good he is. As a matter of interest, who do you see as having the best chance of beating him?