Miguel Cotto vs Austin Trout - Saturday night fight/chat thread

[Mars_ax]

I like this match-up Saturday night, this should be a good test for both pugs.
Dec. 1
At New York (Showtime): Austin Trout vs. Miguel Cotto, 12 rounds, for Trout's WBA "regular" junior middleweight title; Jayson Velez vs. Salvador Sanchez II, 10 rounds, junior lightweights; Daniel Jacobs vs. Chris Fitzpatrick, 10 rounds, middleweights.

Unless he's shot after the fight with Floyd Jr., I've gotta go with Cotto, just on the huge advantage in experience in title fights alone. Trout is undefeated, 25-0 (14 KO), but he doesn't have enough power to cause Miguel any grief, and I don't believe Trout will outbox him. Cotto by UD, or a TKO in the later rounds. (I wonder who Diane will be pulling for? )

Who ya'll got in this one?

[IamInuit]

I'll be cheering my ass off for Cotto but I have this feeling Trout is going to win this in what some fans will perceive as an upset.

[Mars_ax]

I'll be cheering my ass off for Cotto but I have this feeling Trout is going to win this in what some fans will perceive as an upset.

I could see Austin boxing his way to a close decision win, but I really doubt it. I believe Miguel is going to be too much for Trout to handle.

[Rantcatrat]

This is a ballsy fight for Cotto. It's high risk. A fight I didn't think he would take at this stage in his career. Credit to him for taking it. A loss takes him out of the running for a Paquiao/Martinez/Canelo PPV.

[TitoFan]

This is a ballsy fight for Cotto. It's high risk. A fight I didn't think he would take at this stage in his career. Credit to him for taking it. A loss takes him out of the running for a Paquiao/Martinez/Canelo PPV.

Trout's a southpaw and a bit awkward-looking at times. And he's got the size and youth advantage on Cotto. But Cotto under Pedro Diaz, to me, has upped his game, and added a few years to his career. Anything's possible in a prizefight... but I see Trout's chances as pretty slim.

[IamInuit]

I'll be cheering my ass off for Cotto but I have this feeling Trout is going to win this in what some fans will perceive as an upset.

I could see Austin boxing his way to a close decision win, but I really doubt it. I believe Miguel is going to be too much for Trout to handle.

I think it was a mistake for Cotto to take this fight. Cotto has improved greatly especially defensively under Diaz but Trout is a real spoiler here.

[Spicoli]

Nothing like a literal crossroads fight. I gotta go Cotto with big fight experience and his improved jabbing, just a deeper guy..though yes, a bit battle worn. A part of me didn't like the way he was talking in lead up, almost...almost sounded like a guy settled with one foot out the door of the game. He has to look at Trout as every bit a threat as a Manny etc. No tomorrows. Trout is a low key guy and a definite cutey style with the future at his feet. He'll need to step up in activity and keep his head if he hopes to win...not coast and leave the crowd booing like last time. You have to stamp out Cotto to beat him, be a constant. I don't think Trout has that from what I've seen yet.

[Freedom]

I'll be cheering my ass off for Cotto but I have this feeling Trout is going to win this in what some fans will perceive as an upset.

I'm hoping Cotto takes it too but you're right, the chances are that Trout will win a close decision.

Cotto has been in a lot of wars and is probably too faded at this point, although a few years ago he would have definitely beaten a fighter on Trout's level.

[Kirkland Laing]

I just watched some of Trout's last fight on Youtube. He's fighting a guy who lost three of his last six and still didn't look anything special. Cotto has been operating at a completely different level and even if he is a little on the slide he should beat Trout.

[Master]

This is on Box Nation, another 5 am finish for me. Go Cotto, he is the smaller man but we all like the under dog right?

[Mars_ax]

This is on Box Nation, another 5 am finish for me. Go Cotto, he is the smaller man but we all like the under dog right?

I don't believe Cotto is the underdog, at least not in the betting odds. Trout has the WBA "regular" junior middleweight title so it will be up to Cotto to take it from him, but Cotto is hardly the underdog, that would have to be Trout, and I don't think this fight will go "swimmingly" for him.

[Mars_ax]

This card begins @9:00 PM ET on Showtime Saturday here in the States, and at 2:00 AM Sunday morning for you hardcore fans/night owls in the UK/Europe, et al. (on BoxNation? )

At New York (Showtime): Austin Trout vs. Miguel Cotto, 12 rounds, for Trout's WBA "regular" junior middleweight title; Jayson Velez vs. Salvador Sanchez II, 10 rounds, junior lightweights; Daniel Jacobs vs. Chris Fitzpatrick, 10 rounds, middleweights.

cheers mo-fos.

[Freedom]

[Mars_ax]

Oops, Daniel Jacobs vs. Chris Fitzpatrick, 10 rounds, middleweights up first, sorry folks, a triple header.

[Diane]

God Fitzpatrick's handspeed is soooo slow, that even Stevie Wonder could see a punch coming.