Will Cotto ever be the same after tonight?

[Kirkland Laing]

There's no way that fight won't have an effect on Cotto physically and mentally. It also now looks like Kermit Cintron is on his dance card at some point in the future and he's going to be worried about getting into the ring with any big puncher from now on.

[amat]

I don't think Cotto's chin failed him so much as his legs did.

[Onix]

IMO it wasnt Chin, legs, or stamina as much as it was his spirit. He lost that fighting spirit after about the 7th round. You could see the looks on his face he just had ntohing to throw at Toni and that broke him mentally. This will make Miguel Cotto afraid of getting in the ring with any big man. He needs to go back down to 140 somehow

[the wiz]

I don't see Cotto ever being the same. He will comeback and probably have some success. I don't Top Rank putting him into a danderous fight anytime soon. But as far as being the same, Fernando Vargas comes to mind.

[Markusdarkus]

You know when commentators use the old "it must be demoralising your shots bouncing off" i didnt take note i always thought you would be happy hitting him and at some point you would believe it would slow your opponent down. But against Margarito you know the guys like the terminator he will just keep coming and if you dont have the legs or a huge lead chances are you will lose.

I think this fight will strike fear into Margaritos opponents it will put real pressure on them they will know they have to start fast and sustain it.

[CountryBoy]

Cotto put up a hell of a fight, He is a true Warrior.

I think he broke down mentally after Maragrito kept coming.

[Macho]

Cotto put up a hell of a fight, He is a true Warrior.

I think he broke down mentally after Maragrito kept coming.

Yeah CountryBoy , you can break down mentally when you know that cant breath bleeding and when your opponent putting you pressure....

Cotto next time will come more harder , i know that he will take this for make another adjusments.......................

[JT Rock]

I don't think Cotto's chin failed him so much as his legs did.

I think it was a matter of Tony drowning him late, I said all along Margarito would swim him out late in the fight and make him explore deep dark places mentally... I saw a prelude to that against Mosely when he couldnt break down Mosely and Mosely kept hitting him, and all of a sudden Cotto slammed it in reverse and never took a forward step the rest of the way, albeit he boxed beautifully but if Mosely was able to apply intelligent pressure than he would have beat Cotto similiar to the way Margarito did

[El Kabong]

But who else can take that punishment to do that to Cotto I doubt anyone other than Margarito can.


I think Cotto would have KO'd Paul Williams if he fought him like that

[JT Rock]

But who else can take that punishment to do that to Cotto I doubt anyone other than Margarito can.


I think Cotto would have KO'd Paul Williams if he fought him like that

Shane Mosely took some helacious shots from Cotto and didnt blink, like I said in my above post, late in the fight if Mosely could have applied intelligent pressure he would have beat Cotto in a similiar fashion, maybe not as dramatic but would have

[Puya]

But who else can take that punishment to do that to Cotto I doubt anyone other than Margarito can.


I think Cotto would have KO'd Paul Williams if he fought him like that

Shane Mosely took some helacious shots from Cotto and didnt blink, like I said in my above post, late in the fight if Mosely could have applied intelligent pressure he would have beat Cotto in a similiar fashion, maybe not as dramatic but would have

MOsley has all the experience in the world if he couldn't adjust he just couldn't

[El Kabong]

Shane Mosely took some helacious shots from Cotto and didnt blink, like I said in my above post, late in the fight if Mosely could have applied intelligent pressure he would have beat Cotto in a similiar fashion, maybe not as dramatic but would have

Yes and Shane is going to be around for a rematch? I don't think so!


So as per my question, WHO ELSE aside from Margarito could take those shots and do that to Cotto?


De La Hoya
Mayweather
Berto?
Williams?
Cintron

Some of those guys might outbox Miguel but if he lands like he did vs Tony then I doubt those guys beat him...they may go the distance but they won't keep that kind of pressure up no freaking way

[JT Rock]

no one is taking an ounce of anything from Cotto's body of work up to this point, the guy is great... its just after a fight like that guys just arent the same, its impossible to be... That fight was a head on wreck a train crash etc... And the mental scars will run deeper than any physical, thats the point of this thread will Cotto be the same? its not like he lost a UD or got concussed, he got pummeled and gave in and took the knee because he couldnt take it anymore, he in effect was forced to bow out and bend a knee at Tony's feet, you dont build up a career of doing that to guys and have it done to you and bounce back 10000%