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Impossible to hit like when he fought JLC?
The Castillo fight was a loooong time ago. Floyd is a much more complete fighter than he was then. At that time, Floyd didn't have the same amount of offensive weapons to keep a brawler like Castillo off him. His right hand was completely undeveloped and he relied almost exclusively on quick left hooks. Mayweather '02 and Mayweather '06-'07 are not one and the same.

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Like when he fought Zab?
Zab Judah is a much different fighter than Mayweather. While a total headcase, Judah possesses tremendous hand and foot speed, in addition to the difficulty that his southpaw style presents. I always said that a focused Judah was the only guy at 147 who could give Floyd a scare, because he's the only fighter who is blessed with as much speed as Floyd. Thru the first 4 rounds, Judah fought very well, because of his speed, and because Floyd was a little confused by the southpaw stance.
After the first few rounds, Mayweather completely figured Judah out, and gave him a beating over the last 2/3 of the fight.

Cotto doesn't present the speed and style issues that Judah does. He doesn't have nearly the hand or foot speed and therefore will not be able to land significant punches, like Judah was able to do in Rounds 1-4.
These words sound soooo familiar.....
Remember reading something VERY similar to this before SRL and Duran met for the 1st time.....