Cotto Vs Margarito Who Wins????

[Majesty]

Actually this is very interesting.

Has any fighter really pressured Cotto and when pressured did Cotto look good.

If I remember right Cotto loses most of his effectiveness when he is going backwards.

Lovemore pressured him and he didn't look good. Against Mosley he looked good but when he was on his backfoot he didn't.

Cotto looks best when he is dictating the pace and walking someone down. Maybe the worse thing to do is to give Cotto ground and wait for him to do something before you do its sort of like the mistake people made against Kostya Tszyu, they would give him ground and wait, but when he was pushed back he wasn't as effective and Hatton pushed him back the entire match and won.


However I don't think Margarito applies that kind of pressure, his pressure is winged shots in an off balance and straight up way.

So he wouldn't be as effective pressuring Cotto as the others because it will be easier for Cotto to see the punches coming.


So.. if Margarito wants to win this fight, he needs to go to the body and go there often. I don't think Cotto has a good belly, no one's really tested it yet. So if Im Margarito, I go straight for his gut and his ribs, and then go upstairs later. Cotto has the ability to outlast someone and finish them late, take out his body early and he won't have that second gear, so when Margarito's kicks in, Cotto would be in for it.

but if Margarito doesn't go to the body we'll get a normal somewhat mediocre match with some exciting spots that will have the HBO crew reaching the point but not being THAT memorable with Cotto winning a decision.

[Puya]

Actually this is very interesting.

Has any fighter really pressured Cotto and when pressured did Cotto look good.

If I remember right Cotto loses most of his effectiveness when he is going backwards.

Lovemore pressured him and he didn't look good. Against Mosley he looked good but when he was on his backfoot he didn't.

Cotto looks best when he is dictating the pace and walking someone down. Maybe the worse thing to do is to give Cotto ground and wait for him to do something before you do its sort of like the mistake people made against Kostya Tszyu, they would give him ground and wait, but when he was pushed back he wasn't as effective and Hatton pushed him back the entire match and won.


However I don't think Margarito applies that kind of pressure, his pressure is winged shots in an off balance and straight up way.

So he wouldn't be as effective pressuring Cotto as the others because it will be easier for Cotto to see the punches coming.


So.. if Margarito wants to win this fight, he needs to go to the body and go there often. I don't think Cotto has a good belly, no one's really tested it yet. So if Im Margarito, I go straight for his gut and his ribs, and then go upstairs later. Cotto has the ability to outlast someone and finish them late, take out his body early and he won't have that second gear, so when Margarito's kicks in, Cotto would be in for it.

but if Margarito doesn't go to the body we'll get a normal somewhat mediocre match with some exciting spots that will have the HBO crew reaching the point but not being THAT memorable with Cotto winning a decision.

Cotto looked great when when Mosley was pressuring, Cotto was fghting in the back foot and doing a hell of a job

[El Gamo]

I've changed my mind slightly(Cotto can definitely win this fight), but I'm still rooting for Margarito simply because I think he deserves some success. Guy has been toiling away at 147 fighting guys no-one else wanted to,7/8 RING top 10 fighters and only now are peeps taking notice. I think his reach and height will cause Cotto problems. Close fight,as long as it's a war,I don't mind but I favour Tony.