Does Cotto lack that concentration to be great?

[JonesJrMayweather]

cotto didnt lose because he lacked concentration, he lost because he tried to fight a style he wasn't conditioned to handle. he's never had to use his legs that much. EVER. and he could have sparred all day with a focus on movement, but no way in hell was he all of sudden going to have world class movement in his first fight with that strategy. he needs to work on stamina or get better infighting defense. or he'll never be able to handle a fighter that can take a punch and pressure.

[straight down the pike]

This is for kel. He might come back like Tsyzu and he might not. The guys you named Williams, Margarito, and Pussy boy Mayweather will all kick Cotto ass. Mayweather in my opinion ducks alot of fighter,but he is more talented than Cotto will ever be!!!! You Cotto fans were blind for years to all Cotto flaws for now it came back and bit all of ya'll in the ass cause now your all mad, and most of his fans turned of him!!!!! He is a very good fighter, but he just don't have wait it takes to get to that next level. His lost wasn't a stamina problem, he just couldn't stay focused and dig down deep enough and do what it takes to win the fight. I for one thought he was winning the fight until he got knocked down and quit.

[Taeth]

cotto didnt lose because he lacked concentration, he lost because he tried to fight a style he wasn't conditioned to handle. he's never had to use his legs that much. EVER. and he could have sparred all day with a focus on movement, but no way in hell was he all of sudden going to have world class movement in his first fight with that strategy. he needs to work on stamina or get better infighting defense. or he'll never be able to handle a fighter that can take a punch and pressure.

What his fights with Abduallaev and Ndou he fought both fights off the ropes, and using movement, but he seemed to throw more punches in both those fights.

[Violent Demise]

cotto didnt lose because he lacked concentration, he lost because he tried to fight a style he wasn't conditioned to handle. he's never had to use his legs that much. EVER. and he could have sparred all day with a focus on movement, but no way in hell was he all of sudden going to have world class movement in his first fight with that strategy. he needs to work on stamina or get better infighting defense. or he'll never be able to handle a fighter that can take a punch and pressure.

What his fights with Abduallaev and Ndou he fought both fights off the ropes, and using movement, but he seemed to throw more punches in both those fights.

He could hurt Abduallaev and Ndou. He couldn't hurt Margarito

[Taeth]

He never hurt Abduallaev, the fight was stopped because Abdullaev couldn't see out of his right eye after awhile.

And he hurt Ndou once in the first round, but after that Ndou took everything Cotto landed pretty easily.

[Violent Demise]

He never hurt Abduallaev, the fight was stopped because Abdullaev couldn't see out of his right eye after awhile.

And he hurt Ndou once in the first round, but after that Ndou took everything Cotto landed pretty easily.

None of those guys put the pressure on him like Margarito. Not only that it was obvious they couldn't hurt him. It was obvious Margarito could hurt him in the 2nd round.

[Spicoli]

He never hurt Abduallaev, the fight was stopped because Abdullaev couldn't see out of his right eye after awhile.

And he hurt Ndou once in the first round, but after that Ndou took everything Cotto landed pretty easily.

None of those guys put the pressure on him like Margarito. Not only that it was obvious they couldn't hurt him. It was obvious Margarito could hurt him in the 2nd round.

Plain & spoken....truth.That right to the side had him bent in the body & squatting on ropes around the 2 min mark in 2nd.Some are like "His chin was made of granite, OMG = win" but he never hit Cotto with his chin did he?

[Taeth]

He never hurt Abduallaev, the fight was stopped because Abdullaev couldn't see out of his right eye after awhile.

And he hurt Ndou once in the first round, but after that Ndou took everything Cotto landed pretty easily.

None of those guys put the pressure on him like Margarito. Not only that it was obvious they couldn't hurt him. It was obvious Margarito could hurt him in the 2nd round.

Watch those fights again, They were right there all the time, and Abdullaev could have hurt Cotto, but he used better defense then he did against Margarito. He was countering against Abduallaev and Ndou like he did early on against Tony, with combinations, and the led to him being able to go to the body, it led to him fighitng the way he wanted to.

[Violent Demise]

He never hurt Abduallaev, the fight was stopped because Abdullaev couldn't see out of his right eye after awhile.

And he hurt Ndou once in the first round, but after that Ndou took everything Cotto landed pretty easily.

None of those guys put the pressure on him like Margarito. Not only that it was obvious they couldn't hurt him. It was obvious Margarito could hurt him in the 2nd round.

Watch those fights again, They were right there all the time, and Abdullaev could have hurt Cotto, but he used better defense then he did against Margarito. He was countering against Abduallaev and Ndou like he did early on against Tony, with combinations, and the led to him being able to go to the body, it led to him fighitng the way he wanted to.

It's different when you have an elite fighter (Margarito) pressuring you instead of two B level fighters. Not mention the fact that Margarito was bigger and stronger. His pressure and punches take more out of you than Abduallaev and Ndou.

[Majesty]

He never hurt Abduallaev, the fight was stopped because Abdullaev couldn't see out of his right eye after awhile.

And he hurt Ndou once in the first round, but after that Ndou took everything Cotto landed pretty easily.

None of those guys put the pressure on him like Margarito. Not only that it was obvious they couldn't hurt him. It was obvious Margarito could hurt him in the 2nd round.

Watch those fights again, They were right there all the time, and Abdullaev could have hurt Cotto, but he used better defense then he did against Margarito. He was countering against Abduallaev and Ndou like he did early on against Tony, with combinations, and the led to him being able to go to the body, it led to him fighitng the way he wanted to.

yeah but neither Abdullaev or Ndou could hurt him or impose their will on them. When Miguel was boxing he was being selective about it.

Margarito MADE HIM go into retreat.

If Miguel had stopped and tried to trade and even some of the times he tried to smother margarito's punches margarito threw uppercuts which hurt him.

There's really nothing Cotto can do to win besides fight the first 5 rounds the entire fight but Margarito put a lot of work into the body punches so that when Cotto slowed down Margarito got him. He took all the game plans of Cotto and never had to switch to a plan B but Cotto switched his gameplan and Margarito kept negating it after time. Miguel needs someone he can walk down or impose his will on eventually and take them into deep waters but this time he was being taken into deep waters and he couldn't deal with it because he's never really been taken into deep waters by someone who could hurt him or that he couldnt truly impose his will on with an iron chin and power like margarito and not only that but that also went to the body on him.

[The Boxer]

cotto didnt lose because he lacked concentration, he lost because he tried to fight a style he wasn't conditioned to handle. he's never had to use his legs that much. EVER. and he could have sparred all day with a focus on movement, but no way in hell was he all of sudden going to have world class movement in his first fight with that strategy. he needs to work on stamina or get better infighting defense. or he'll never be able to handle a fighter that can take a punch and pressure.

I agree you 100%. Cotto fought a great fight but he fought in a manner that he wasn't used to doing for a whole fight.

[Pavlik]

cotto didnt lose because he lacked concentration, he lost because he tried to fight a style he wasn't conditioned to handle. he's never had to use his legs that much. EVER. and he could have sparred all day with a focus on movement, but no way in hell was he all of sudden going to have world class movement in his first fight with that strategy. he needs to work on stamina or get better infighting defense. or he'll never be able to handle a fighter that can take a punch and pressure.

I totally agree, aside from Margarito having a chin made of freakin Titanium, Cotto fought at a pace that he was not accustomed to that being having to move alot in the ring(legs).
I still believe that Cotto can and was putting some damage on Margarito just so happens that in that fight Margarito took the punches better than Miguel. A rematch is necessary IMO Cotto deserves it having able to outbox Tony for majority of the rounds.
By the way the scoring in azteca boxing or boxeo latino in Channel 7 in Cancun sucks bigtime they all had Margarito winning the 1st 5 rounds

[Puya]

cotto didnt lose because he lacked concentration, he lost because he tried to fight a style he wasn't conditioned to handle. he's never had to use his legs that much. EVER. and he could have sparred all day with a focus on movement, but no way in hell was he all of sudden going to have world class movement in his first fight with that strategy. he needs to work on stamina or get better infighting defense. or he'll never be able to handle a fighter that can take a punch and pressure.

I totally agree, aside from Margarito having a chin made of freakin Titanium, Cotto fought at a pace that he was not accustomed to that being having to move alot in the ring(legs).
I still believe that Cotto can and was putting some damage on Margarito just so happens that in that fight Margarito took the punches better than Miguel. A rematch is necessary IMO Cotto deserves it having able to outbox Tony for majority of the rounds.
By the way the scoring in azteca boxing or boxeo latino in Channel 7 in Cancun sucks bigtime they all had Margarito winning the 1st 5 rounds

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[Pavlik]

cotto didnt lose because he lacked concentration, he lost because he tried to fight a style he wasn't conditioned to handle. he's never had to use his legs that much. EVER. and he could have sparred all day with a focus on movement, but no way in hell was he all of sudden going to have world class movement in his first fight with that strategy. he needs to work on stamina or get better infighting defense. or he'll never be able to handle a fighter that can take a punch and pressure.

I totally agree, aside from Margarito having a chin made of freakin Titanium, Cotto fought at a pace that he was not accustomed to that being having to move alot in the ring(legs).
I still believe that Cotto can and was putting some damage on Margarito just so happens that in that fight Margarito took the punches better than Miguel. A rematch is necessary IMO Cotto deserves it having able to outbox Tony for majority of the rounds.
By the way the scoring in azteca boxing or boxeo latino in Channel 7 in Cancun sucks bigtime they all had Margarito winning the 1st 5 rounds

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I was extremely saddened that night the only consoloation was I was able to see the fight for free in the Hotel were we stayed at in Cancun. I stood proud even if I might be the only person in the Hotel cheering for Cotto that night. I'm looking forward for a rematch, Cotto will bounce back from this I'm sure. Go COTTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!