Thread: If you're Cotto what strategy do you employ?!

I love cotto but cannot see any way whatsoever that barring boxings one punch's that he can even get remotely close to beating Floyd.

What the hell kind of strategy can he produce to do something like this? I can see Mayweather ripping uppercuts through that crab guard and stopping cotto mid rounds - Which I would definetly not want to see! How can cotto turn the tables with his set of attributes?!?

Originally Posted by oakleyno1

I love cotto but cannot see any way whatsoever that barring boxings one punch's that he can even get remotely close to beating Floyd.

What the hell kind of strategy can he produce to do something like this? I can see Mayweather ripping uppercuts through that crab guard and stopping cotto mid rounds - Which I would definetly not want to see! How can cotto turn the tables with his set of attributes?!?

First of all, I would have to work on Cotto's endurance I would have him able to throw hundreds of punches per round. Go back to the body like he used to.
1. Workrate
2. Bodypunching

PBF right now does have an air of invincibility, I dunno really.

Good question.
What Pavlik says but Cotto needs to look at the tape of the 1st Castillo fight to see how a limited fighter can impose his will on Floyd. Also the Oscar fight cuz for 6 rounds it was working ofr the old man.
Cotto doesnt have the speed or southpaw stance of Judah or Corley who both stated well but faded. Its going to have to be grit and determination cuz he cant look pretty doing it and Cotto has always liked doing it at his own pace.

Castillo and De La Hoya used the jab against Mayweather. Castillo got robbed in their first bout, OScar was going somewhere till he did drop the jab and that his crap endurance got over. Cotto will be bigger and stronger physically, what I'd do is jab Mayweather to death (and Cotto has a very good jab, very good power and is quite fast), pressure him and hit the body with these vicious hooks, especially because his body is always a bit vulnerable in the shoulder roll stance.

I really believe Cotto has his chances in that one and if Manny could bolt his head to death (while he was trained by a nutritionist), I doubt that pillow fisted FLoyd could really hurt him and will have to (if he wins) get the already known UD ticket.

Utilize the jab, dig to the body, and know Floyd is going to try and counter the right cross with a roll and counter right hand of his own so if you can feint and counter with a left hook you could really do damage.

pretend to be hurt and when Floyd comes in for the kill go for the Haymaker. One chance KO thats all hes got.

He doesn't have the speed. So he could fight with combinations and back out and come back with combinations. Only throw punches when in range and stay out of his range throw a lot of feints to. Or he could try to box but be very careful and pick his shots carefully. I think he has a better chancing boxing then brawling.

Passive aggressive and limited dirty. A little blend of the Mosley, Margarito and Judah fights and it could be a long night for Money May. Floyd is 1 helluva of a poker player in there and can read his opponents like no other so Cotto better mix it well.

Cotto must go to the body from the outset, he cannot afford to let Floyd off the hook, he must throw all caution to the wind and attack the body, risk a point deduction if he has too. I don't mean fight dirty, but Floyd will work him out in about 2 minutes and Cotto will not land a glove on him anywhere else. Cotto has nothing to lose here IMO, but he is fighting a masterful ring tactician who could quite easily win this in a shut out unless Cotto fights with aggressive purpose. Go the body!

Well its a hope, I see where you are coming from, if he can hurt him,get him rethinking thats the only time he is going to be able to finish him.

Its a hope, to get Floyd out of rhythm, but you cant keep just that up even for one round.
If he tries that in close continually Floyd will block with his elbows re angle and catch him with hooks just as he leaves, he wont go far though, Floyd will be right there as Cotto turns to see where hes gone and thats where he'll get caught even harder.

I dont know really, Its terrible to say but i dont give Cotto much more than a punchers chance, unless he can hurt him, its sort of a done deal Floyd by points maybe a tko.

The only other way to gain control is disruption of Floyds movements.

(unfortunatly that is Floyds main strength against all others, so thats a tough call, turn the tide on the ocean.)

That would mean allowing Floyd to come forward and dictate and get comfortable and maybe with redistancing and angles, attack his arms before his body or head so he gets disrupted. I just cant see Floyds timing going haywire for any repeated run of mill boxing.

Make the counter puncher come to you. Pop that jab to his chest. And pray to god that confuses him enough for you to land that left hook.

Stay small,shorten jab. Revert to pre boxing Cotto. You aint boxing with Floyd, no way no how. Volume and the power of prayer, and don't get cut by that elbow that will be in your face all night. No more tomorrows.

All things considered Cotto could be the best fighter Floyd has ever faced. Floyd's greatest assets are his defense and the ability to take a good/great fighter and make them look ordinary, he's also super confident, never having tasted defeat.

A KO for either pug doesn't seem likely, so this should go to a decision. It's not going to be easy for Cotto to win a decision (understatement) against arguably the best/slickest boxer in the world.

In order for Cotto to win he needs to stay busier, set the pace and not let Floyd dictate the tempo. Like someone on this thread has already said, Cotto has a great jab, and left hook to the body, use them often. And lastly, Miguel will not "outbox" Floyd he needs to make a fight of it, put some hurt on him and take Floyd where he's never been before.

He's gotta work that body

Pop that jab & put punches behind it

Get PBF on the ropes and just throw upstairs & down stairs.
Use waist movement, bobbing & weaving to avoid counters.
Ortiz was able to do this if Cotto can do the same he's got chances of a better outcome.