Cotto"s only HOPE to wın ıs by KO FAST

[IamInuit]

And hopıng for that fast KO wıll not happen ıf he doesnt rush ın wıldly ın a sort of bullyıng shovıng rough house manner. Standıng and boxıng wıll be lıke watchıng Bert Cooper stand and box wıth Evander Holyfıeld.

If Cotto ıs Cooper he has a chance. as dıd Cooper for a few glorıous moments.

I don’t see it that way at all. Cotto has a great jab and you need one of those to even enter the chance sweepstakes. Cotto will also try to switch seeing that he’s a natural leftie but he will attempt to go south paw and especially his feet at the right moments. Can’t see him trying to box that way or he will be eating right hands. There are plenty of intangibles in this fight and it puzzles me at the amount of people across the web who give Cotto no shot at all. I wonder if people said the same thing about Lamotta the first time he faced Robinson. Cotto has a new trainer and seems rejuvenated. I bet they watched the Oscar and Castillo 1 fights over and over again even though Cotto is previously known to not watch tape. People are really discounting Diaz as a trainer.

Another aspect that people do not really talk about or dismiss out hand is Floyds head space. Part of his game plan is getting under his opponent’s skin as the reactions fuel his own fire. Talk about subdued; this 24/7 is a cure for insomnia. Add to that thee impending doom even though it is only 90 days and he does 45. He’s got about a month of freedom left. Nobody can tell me that does not have an effect also. This combined with his inactivity and conserved use of his legs lately could make for at least and interesting first half. Cotto could not have the stars more aligned to give him his best chance.

Will he win? Highly unlikely. Can he win? Floyds a human with a lot going on. Wishful thinking I suppose being a die hard Cotto fan but upsets are a big part of boxing. I do think it will be a much better fight then most. If I was betting I’d put the coin with Floyd in a comfortable UD. No stoppage I don’t think because they are wearing Grants and Everlast. Same with Alvarez and Shane. I would have thought there would be a couple of pairs Reyes in the mix.

Have not posted in awhile. Excuse the long winded response.

Eggggsactly! Very level headed response.
I get the feeling most people are reaching for arguments that mean if Floyd wins he automatically doesn't get credit.. instead of looking at the facts. Cotto is a champion in a higher weight class and a future Hall of Famer with a stellar CV.

I've said before that if you think Floyd is going to have such a stroll in the park against Cotto then you're a bigger fan of him than the most ardent of Flomo's.

Indeed. That is a common thread across all forums. If Floyd wins Cotto was shot but the Floyd fans who believe this will be a walk in the park have nothing to gloat about either. After all it was a forgone conclusion right?

Imagine if Cotto pulls it off? Not sure its as big as Tyson/Douglas but it would have to be up there.
The 911 calls would be off the charts.

[DavilaJones]

With respect I do not think Oscar was 'old' when he fought mayweather. He always had a tendency to tire out later in rounds. However Mosley was not not the same man he was years before. He was on a noticeable decline.

As for Cotto he's been in many wars and I don't know how he'll do.

[Althugz]

Hate to say I told you so..but I fucking did didn't I?
Great performance by Cotto

[Master]

Hate to say I told you so..but I fucking did didn't I?
Great performance by Cotto

What? It was a close and good fight. Cotto went for the body and out jabbed and bloodied Floyds nose. When was the last time you saw that. That was one of the hardest fights he has had for a long time.

[Althugz]

Hate to say I told you so..but I fucking did didn't I?
Great performance by Cotto

What? It was a close and good fight. Cotto went for the body and out jabbed and bloodied Floyds nose. When was the last time you saw that. That was one of the hardest fights he has had for a long time.

Exactly - I told you it would be highly competitive.
There were some ridiculous posts in this thread like Rantacrats "Cotto isnt as hungry, isnt as good, is lazier, is more fat than he used to be thats why he's at 154 yaddi yaddi yada"
Anything to discredit the opponent when of course, the fight was nothing like that.

[El Kabong]

Floyd had to earn that victory and it was a pretty exciting fight as well. Great respect shown between the two at the end also...love to see that.