Pitty-Pat Flurries vs Power Combos

[TitoFan]

C'mon. He didn't get slapped not even once during that PPF. He was covering up, but was by no means a defenseless victim.
Not to mention Manfredo was crap and should've never lasted that long in the first place.

When has Cotto ever managed to throw more than 60 punches a round. He could have used some Calxaghe fairy dust against Mayweather. It wins fights. All this plod plod plod 3 punches at a time shit is predictable. You can't throw with a Calzaghe windmill. GOAT.

Quality > Quantity

Especially if the quantity involves scores of PPF's. I thought Cotto did more than a respectable job against Mayweather. Certainly better than most of Floyd's recent opponents. He pressed Mayweather and made him work... bloodied his nose. No PPF's there. It's all in the eye of the beholder, I guess. You're a fan of the Pitty Pat Flurries. I prefer meaningful punches. Windmills are for sissies.

I think Cotto did well too, but imagine if in some of the those rounds he had the capacity to throw 100 punches and give Mayweather even less room to breathe. The fight would have been his. It's easy to diss Calzaghe but he landed a lot more than anyone could land on him. Cotto could have used some of that pixie dust. It wins fights. That GIF of Calzaghe is picking and choosing. You could easily find one against Lacy where 8 out of 10 land. They are punches that bloody noses and cut eyes too.

But you see that's the thing. I don't think just because Cotto would throw 100 punches a round doesn't necessarily mean he would've been effective against Mayweather. These punches are not thrown in a vacuum. The other guy is doing things himself to make you stop throwing punches and assume a defensive position. Trying to boil down boxing to volumes of punches only is simplistic. Sure, you can always make a case for more punches... and sometimes as fans we're there saying "Why isn't he getting off more?" But we're couch fighters, watching from the comfort of our TV room. The GIF of Calzaghe I'm sure wasn't representative of ALL his flurries. But I still think both he and DLH were masters at the deceptive flurries designed to impress the judges and nothing else.