Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMick View Post
I know I'm gonna sound like a broken record here BUUUUT
I remember the days when people were saying Cotto wouldn't amount to anything....
Hes too robotical, hes 1 dimensional, he couldn't carry Zab Judahs jock strap etc. etc.

I remember this very clearly when I said "Cottos young and has a great mindset. He has room to improve and he will"
I was laughed I was told there was no way Cotto would improve. He fights 1 way and 1 way only. With fighters like Zab, Margarito, Spinks, Vernon, Mayorga etc. etc. he would never be able to improve....


I gotta say it feels great to have seen Cotto go from prospect, to contender, to World Champion and hopefully he can become an ATG.

Cottos one of my very 1st fighters I've seen go full circle and I'm proud to say I've been there from very early on. Kinda like some of you guys who saw Tyson from the start, or Lennox from day 1 or Eubank.
Mick, those who said those things about Cotto didn't see his early career as you and I did. If they did, they would have noticed that those boxing skills he showed against Mosley were there from the beginning of his career. The problem was, Cotto went through a stage, when, because of his youth, he started believing the hype about himself, and started going into the ring with strictly a seek and destroy mindset. That's why veterans like Corley and solid punchers like Torres were able to give Cotto a run for his money, simply because Cotto got away from the excellent boxing skills he has. Those experiences have served him well, as you can see in the current Cotto.