Quote Originally Posted by rene69 View Post
I just finished re-watching Cotto's fight vs Mosley, and now i'm sure Cotto will not make it to the final bell. Mosley had Cotto reeling backwards from the 9th rd on from the pressure, and Mosley's a small welter that has been past his prime for a few yrs now. Cotto will not see the final bell. Magarito by tko 11.Cotto will cave in from the pressure.
We cannot compare Mosley who is a lot faster than Margarito and a good body puncher at 147. The part of the analysis that we may be missing is that Cotto could counter punch effectively against Mosley and this may indicate that Cotto can counter punch effectively a slower opponent like Margarito. I know in boxing we cannot make a direct relationship because of the difference in styles, but for me this is a high probability in this case. Cotto started to get hit more frequently in various fights and got hurt when he forgot his boxing and tried to press the fights all the time. I believe he tried to replicate a little Tito's style and they are different types of punchers. Now I see Cotto fighting more with his true style (watch his early fights to learn a little bit more about Cotto), pressing when he has to press and counter-punching when needed. I believe this would be a big headache for Margarito. I believe Cotto wins by UD.