Quote Originally Posted by Ricardo "Finito" Lopez
Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
Quote Originally Posted by Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker
If i was a part of Cotto's team i wouldn't stick him anywhhre near Magarito, Hoya, or Williams. There all bad stylistic match ups for him.
Williams is a tough matchup for Cotto, and he'll be a tough matchup for anyone.

I don't think Margarito is a bad style matchup at all. Margarito is mediocre defensively and will give Cotto plenty of opportunites to hit him. Basically, if you think Margarito is going to give Cotto all types of trouble, it's because you think he can outpunch Cotto. I don't think he can.

I also don't think De La Hoya can take 12 rounds of the physical type of fighting that Cotto forces on you. It would be a competitive fight, but I like Cotto in that one.
I don't think Margarito is a bad style matchup at all. Margarito is mediocre defensively and will give Cotto plenty of opportunites to hit him. Basically, if you think Margarito is going to give Cotto all types of trouble, it's because you think he can outpunch Cotto. I don't think he can.

Margarito is a big Welterweight, and he can take a great punch and hits very hard. He also a high work rate, And for offensive fighter like Cotto who does get hit it a lot, it certainly is a bad style match up for him.
I disagree that Margarito hits hard. It's a common misconception. He is a volume puncher; he does not have one-punch power. He has plenty of KOs, but they're all cumulative. I'm not saying he's totally feather-fisted, but his wins are all about throwing a thousand punches (which is why he lost against Williams -- he thought he could get it done with power instead).