If you're Cotto what strategy do you employ?!

[jon09]

Passive aggressive and limited dirty. A little blend of the Mosley, Margarito and Judah fights and it could be a long night for Money May. Floyd is 1 helluva of a poker player in there and can read his opponents like no other so Cotto better mix it well.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Cotto must go to the body from the outset, he cannot afford to let Floyd off the hook, he must throw all caution to the wind and attack the body, risk a point deduction if he has too. I don't mean fight dirty, but Floyd will work him out in about 2 minutes and Cotto will not land a glove on him anywhere else. Cotto has nothing to lose here IMO, but he is fighting a masterful ring tactician who could quite easily win this in a shut out unless Cotto fights with aggressive purpose. Go the body!

[Andre]

Well its a hope, I see where you are coming from, if he can hurt him,get him rethinking thats the only time he is going to be able to finish him.

Its a hope, to get Floyd out of rhythm, but you cant keep just that up even for one round.
If he tries that in close continually Floyd will block with his elbows re angle and catch him with hooks just as he leaves, he wont go far though, Floyd will be right there as Cotto turns to see where hes gone and thats where he'll get caught even harder.

I dont know really, Its terrible to say but i dont give Cotto much more than a punchers chance, unless he can hurt him, its sort of a done deal Floyd by points maybe a tko.

The only other way to gain control is disruption of Floyds movements.

(unfortunatly that is Floyds main strength against all others, so thats a tough call, turn the tide on the ocean.)

That would mean allowing Floyd to come forward and dictate and get comfortable and maybe with redistancing and angles, attack his arms before his body or head so he gets disrupted. I just cant see Floyds timing going haywire for any repeated run of mill boxing.