Cotto vs Canelo

[Master]

You could see it as Cotto maximising his return by retaining the middleweight belt and negotiating a better deal against Canelo. Remember Cotto looked finished losing in a row to Floyd and Trout. Cotto has changed trainer to Roach and taken quite significant time out which has helped Cotto ‘heal up’ his old body. Cotto has won 3 times and all relatively easy victories.

The first strong fighter Cotto faces he will more than likely lose. That is probably Canelo, although that is not a certainty. Cotto would then most likely retire even richer and famous.

[TitoFan]

Being as objective as possible... I see this as a tough, but not impossible fight for Cotto. Canelo has a decided edge in age, natural size, and at this point probably chin, since Cotto has been in some wars and has come out damaged by them. On the other hand, Cotto has an extremely decided edge in boxing skills. Exhibit A: Cotto gave Floyd an extremely competitive fight, whereas Canelo was shut out and embarrassed by Floyd. Both have power... Cotto may have the edge in hand speed.

Of all the factors above, chin will be key. I see Cotto landing some flush, good shots on Canelo. It remains to be seen what effect they'll have. Cotto will need to exhibit good defense to avoid Canelo's big shots. It'll be an entertaining fight to be sure. One thing for sure..... this one won't fall below the hype like the Floyd-Pacquiao fight did.

[Mr140]

I will take the ginger i guess late stoppage i just hope the winner has the balls to fight GGG so he can get the fucking lineal title for the love of god should had it a year ago. Anyhow it will be a good fight and Canelo besides Mayweathers has good wins over Trout and Lara and feel is underrated on this board because ofhow he got his record earlier. Also dear god Tito i pretty fucking impressed by that post to be honest with you man more objective then i would be with some of my favorite fighters kudos dude.

[TitoFan]

LOL... yeah, it's not easy to put on that "objective hat" when a favorite fighter is concerned. I just tried to concentrate on the main factors such as speed, power, age, etc, etc... and try to base my opinion on that. IMO the fight is hard to predict, because it's all going to depend on the fight plan of each individual. There's enough plusses and minuses on each side to make it a fascinating fight.

[Beanflicker]

I like Canelo a lot but I still question his endurance. Kirkland dragged him into a fire fight and Canelo seemed to fade and have to shell up and catch his wind back.

I think Cotto keeps the jab in his face, works the body and wears Canelo out for the later rounds.

Canelo has always been plagued with stamina issues and I think Cotto's consistent attack is going to wear him down.