How long does Cotto have?

[donnydarkoIRL]

Cotto does not protect his chin. Every time Zab wanted it, he got it, with KO-worthy uppercuts. Cotto, fortunately or unfortunately, has an iron chin and just kept coming. Within 5 fights if Cotto keeps getting hit like that you will notice a distinct difference in his ring presence.

Judah is a fantastic boxer, I would hardly write off Cotto's defence as a result of a very sharp fast world class southpaw catching him.
I feel this is particularily true in light of Cotto's performances since Judah, he's been evasive and held his hands well in both Mosely and Gomez fights.

I actually disagree with your statement that Cotto has an Iron chin also. His chin at Welter is an unknown quantity.

Cotto telegraphed his chin and Judah utilized it frequently. That was all the evidence I needed to see to know the quality of his chin and that was a huge lapse in defense. Tell me you weren't amazed that Cotto took those punches and kept coming. It wasn't one or two, there were several. I'm not writing off Cotto's defense, rather, Cotto's willingness to set defense aside to go after an opponent. He's a better boxer than he showed against Judah, but that was what was necessary to win. Anyone who gets in Judah's face and can take a punch will make him wilt and Cotto did that in spades.

I think that the reason Cotto neglected his defence and was caught was due to his being over zealous. He sprang from the corner looking for action early and got caught as a result.
That Happened early in the fight.
One can note that as the fight wore on Cotto's defense was not frequently penetrated again.

As regards the punches he took.
He was shaken but kept his footing...
Was it that Cotto has a great chin and he stayed up
or
was it that Cotto was shaken by punches that shouldn't have shaken an elite fighter? (Those punches never bothered Floyd or Baldomir)