Cotto left completely optimist.....

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

For sure. Alfonso has a large frame, he's determined, he has his cahnce and he has ambition. I think he'll give Cotto hell early.

This is the biggest man Cotto's fought, no?

I actually thought Abduellav was pretty big, but one has to admit that Alfonso is probably a lot bigger.
I don't expect and upset and I'd be quite flustered if Alfonso were to win, but I do believe that Cotto will be tested.
Furthermore I think this will prove the final test on Cotto's chin at Welter. I feel this fight will finally determine how much it's improved since Light Welter.

I'm also thinking about that cut inside the mouth.

Gomez isn't a big puncher but his boxing has improved 10 fold in his last few fights... I'm not a Gomez fan but I like watching him fight and as we've seen, Gomez makes the best of the chances afforded him. He will damage Cotto... No dobt in my mind. But as the water gets deeper Cotto will assert himself as the better fighter. Gomez will attempt a lot of infighting once he sees how fast Cotto's jab is (it's decieving). Cotto will attempt to keep distance and outbox him down the stretch. There will be no KO. Majority decision Cotto