How long does Cotto have?

[Taeth]

I love watching this guy, but I can't help but wonder with all his wars how much longer Cotto will be able to remain at the top of the sport, I mean at 27 he has already had a number of difficult, wearing fights.

There's a difference in difficult fights and a war.
I would have to ask how you determined which fight was a war.

Ricardo Torres

Def. a war I agree 100%


Corely had his moments in the fight and Cotto was rocked but I would not consider it a war.


I would not consider this a war. He went the distance with a tough opponent.


Come on this fight a war?
I'm sorry but I think you and I have very different opinons on what a war is.


I have no problem with calling this fight a war. Especially in the early rounds. The later rounds were all Cotto IMO and it was one sided.

Shane Mosley

Hardly a war man.... Very different fight for Cotto he showed another side to his boxing ability and fought well.

its not like this is a huge number, but it takes its tole on a fighter. I see hope in that Cotto now uses his jab so effectively that guys like Gomez, and I think even guys like Lovemore will no longer present a problem for Cotto because his jab can now dictate the pace of every fight he is in, especially against slower fighters. That being said he does have good defensive skills IMO, but because he is offensively oriented he is bound to get hit more than guys like RJJ and Mayweather.

Do you guys see him becoming more of a boxer, or does he have 3 or 4 more years left? Or 5-6? Or will he be like Hopkins and fight into his 40's even though Cotto gets hit a lot more than Hopkins used to.

I can def. see him around for 5-6 years still. All in all I think he's been in 1 war with Torres and 2 difficult fights where he got rocked vs. Corely & Zab. I really don't see him stopping soon or those things having a major impact.

I was overextending the word war... what I mean was tough fights which all of those fights were. Regardless he has been hit quite a few times especially in fights like the one with Mosley, and that isn't good for any fighter. I think his fight with Mosley was difficult, or at least became difficult later on. His fight with Lovemore N'Dou even though he was never hurt was definitely a difficult fight, same with against Abdulaev. People can make the arguement that some guys are like Holyfield or ALi and have many tough fights in them or like Meldrick Taylor or Gerald McClellan, and they don't have quite so many fights in them


He definitely is getting better, and I know you didn't say this but Cotto has a slim chance to beat Maywheater.