Thread: Cotto got schooled by Trout.. how will he deal with Sergio

Let's just pretend that Sergio wont be affected by major knee operations and 14 months inactivity..

How will Cotto deal with that?

Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita

Let's just pretend that Sergio wont be affected by major knee operations and 14 months inactivity.. <br />
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How will Cotto deal with that?

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You can't pretend bro, that's what's great about boxing. Cotto comes out strong and if Martinez has the legs he will find a way around the attack and beat Cotto from the outside. If he doesn't and tries to fight Cotto the way he did against Chavez in the 12 round...night night Martinez

if we are assuming that sergio's knees will be fine and that his inactivity hasnt ruined him too much, then he KO's cotto. but im guessing that sergio wont be at his best so i think that cotto has an alright chance.

Who's the biggest, hardest hitting guy Cotto has been able to consistently back up with effect... I really like Cotto...but this whole lead up is getting twisted.

Originally Posted by Onix

Originally Posted by FinitoElDinamita

Let's just pretend that Sergio wont be affected by major knee operations and 14 months inactivity.. <br />
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How will Cotto deal with that?

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You can't pretend bro, that's what's great about boxing. Cotto comes out strong and if Martinez has the legs he will find a way around the attack and beat Cotto from the outside. If he doesn't and tries to fight Cotto the way he did against Chavez in the 12 round...night night Martinez

Can't see Cotto stopping him. Martinez May fade late tho. I predict a very one sided victory for Martinez which will bring back his hype and put some perspective on Murray's performance in argentina

Cotto is fighting for a place in boxing history, that will mean he will go all out for it. Sergio will be fit and strong by then as he is always in good condition. Sergio deserves the big pay days and i do not begrudge him these fights but eventually he will have to face GGG.

This fight works only on the wonder of how washed up Martinez actually is and how much he has left in the tank.

If this was 2010 Martinez, Cotto would get killed.

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

This fight works only on the wonder of how washed up Martinez actually is and how much he has left in the tank.

If this was 2010 Martinez, Cotto would get killed.

...and because it is not that Martinez, it makes the fight intriguing.

Originally Posted by Master

Cotto is fighting for a place in boxing history, that will mean he will go all out for it. Sergio will be fit and strong by then as he is always in good condition. Sergio deserves the big pay days and i do not begrudge him these fights but eventually he will have to face GGG.

Martinez will have to face GGG eventually. But, Martinez has been out since 2012. GGG didn't really come into his own until beating Macklin and Stevens. It's not like Martinez has been avoiding him, as he hasn't fought due to injury since the Murray fight.

In his defense, Martinez had called for a Cotto fight long before Cotto-Trout or Cotto-Mayweather. If anyone around that weight class deserves a Cotto fight, its Maravilla.

If he beats Cotto though, will he earn himself a fight with Floyd?

Hopkins v Pavlik was a schooling. Trout v Cotto was not. In addition, Trout and Martinez fight nothing alike.

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Originally Posted by Master

Cotto is fighting for a place in boxing history, that will mean he will go all out for it. Sergio will be fit and strong by then as he is always in good condition. Sergio deserves the big pay days and i do not begrudge him these fights but eventually he will have to face GGG.

Martinez will have to face GGG eventually. But, Martinez has been out since 2012. GGG didn't really come into his own until beating Macklin and Stevens. It's not like Martinez has been avoiding him, as he hasn't fought due to injury since the Murray fight.

In his defense, Martinez had called for a Cotto fight long before Cotto-Trout or Cotto-Mayweather. If anyone around that weight class deserves a Cotto fight, its Maravilla.

If he beats Cotto though, will he earn himself a fight with Floyd?[/QUOTE]

its an interesting question. i never thought that a fight with martinez would ever happen but i can see floyd taking a chance on the fight now depending on how martinez looks. if he goes out there and somehow looks like the martinez of old then maybe not, but if he beats cotto in a close fight then i can see mayweather taking the fight.

For me Cotto's most underrated and important weapon works against him vs southpaws. That ramrod jab that he steps in with in order to get into range to land the left hook is going to get countered all night by Sergio's straight left - as long as his knee holds out. If it does then he'll move around looking for the angle where Cotto tries to work behind the jab but he can step in to the side with the straight left then scoot off to his blind spot, turn him and reset. A few founds off that then the right hook starts coming in over the top of a hesitant jab followed by a booming left. Then Cotto gets on his bike. Probably look a lot like the Pacquiao fight except he has the power to stop him with less punches. Either that or the knee is fucked and Cotto tries to box and out manouver Sergio. If this happens and the knee twists then the fight gets real interesting especially if Cotto banks some early rounds and Sergio doesn't have the mobility to move in and out behind the jab to the body and feints and is forced to fight on the inside where Cotto is at home.

Originally Posted by jahmez

For me Cotto's most underrated and important weapon works against him vs southpaws. That ramrod jab that he steps in with in order to get into range to land the left hook is going to get countered all night by Sergio's straight left - as long as his knee holds out.

This is a spot on analysis, and my biggest fear. Cotto's jab IS underrated. But Sergio is quick of hand, and well known for his accurate left hand counters. As you also said, Sergio has the power to hurt Cotto. I would add that Cotto's power may or may not bother Sergio all that much, depending on how much Cotto can get to Sergio's body. Cotto will certainly have to bring his "A-game" PLUS a specific strategy to deal with Martinez.