He only weighed in at a 156 pounds against Judah, Cotto wieghed more against Paulie when he fought at 140!.
He only weighed in at a 156 pounds against Judah, Cotto wieghed more against Paulie when he fought at 140!.
I watch a Clottey fight, I think it was Corrales and the announcer said against Judah he was 160 lbs? Against Corrales he was 170 lbs
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Last edited by fan johnny; 06-10-2009 at 02:45 AM.
It was HBO that had him down at 156 on their unofficial weigh-in.
Clottey standing infront of Margacheato and hold his own... Cotto didn't do it against Margo specially in the early rounds... Clottey could be the bigger man than Cotto...
So how will it affect the upcoming fight with Cotto?
Being the bigger man means you could be the bigger puncher as well as taking shots better. The reason we have weightclasses.
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but he was easily outboxing Margarito for the first 6 rnds straight, IMO i had Cotto ahead of Tony by the time of the stoppage, and that's the difference, he won't have to stand in front of Clottey to outbox him now will he, plus Clottey is HARDLY an offensive type fighter, he waits and likes to counter, if it comes to who's the better counter puncher sorry but IMO Cotto wins there also, Cotto to win by a comfortable UD or 10th rnd TKO, from a left to the body
I am still under the impression that Clottey is an overhyped fighter. I really don't think he stand's a chance against Cotto even at a higher weight but I guess that's the reason they fight. He has shown decent skill but I don't think he is a champion caliber fighter that's always been my opinion but again I guess we will see Saturday.
I can also see Cotto taking the early rounds by boxing Clottey and moving/bouncing a lot all over the ring... Clottey will always pressure Cotto by constantly moving forward with his arms in high tight defensive guard... Clottey will mostly throws counterpunches, fast stinging combos from a high guard defense when he has a chance to catch Cotto infront of him... I predict Cotto will tire first because of the constant movement/bouncing in the early rounds then he will be forced to stand there toe-to-toe with Clottey and this is where Clottey will pick him up, probably landing a brutal uppercut since Cotto is susceptible to uppercuts during infighting...
When Cotto fought Margarito, they looked weightclasses apart.
That wasn't the case with Clottey
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