Cotto may never be the same

[Onix]

I guess im looking to hear your thoughts on Cotto's mental state, was he beaten to the point of being a lesser fighter because of that loss?

[Boom Boom]

I think he boxed very well but he didnt anticipate Magarito keeping up the pressure the whole fight, and also he didnt think he would be unable to back him up. As he started to tire he went to the ropes more. Cotto isnt use to being in trouble, thus not used to tying up. Hes never had to survive before because hes always been the stronger guy this late in a fight. If it wasnt for the Torres fight Margarito would have probably stopped him sooner. I think he learned some lessons and will come back strong. Now we get to see what he is really made of.

[Hunter]

Cotto didnt take a Jeff Lacy style beating in that fight...He won some rounds but chose the wrong strategy and in the end couldnt find an answer. Yeah he took alot of punishment and we will see how he rebounds but I think he will be fine...he was one fighter than needed to take a long break and re group...Margs is kind of a beast in that he can take tremendous shots and keep coming BUT you cant keep taking that kind of punishment without some ill effects...Margs was probably a bit woozy the next day after that fight as well....

Alot of fighters take terrible beatings in fights and come back and fight well, Gatti, Izzy, Marquez, Corrales, to name a few....but it will shorten your career..

I think he has the skills to beat Margs just need to come up with a new strategy and improve cardio.

[:::PSL:::]

Cotto needs redemption big time. He needs to KO back Margo to fulfil it.

[yoitsdan]

I think Cotto got tired, the writing was on the wall really, Margarito's gameplan was perfect, a prime Shane Mosley may have gotten to him too if he had the stamina he used too, in retrospect the loss to Margarito was academic, Cotto never has been known for his stamina, he's faught guys that tired late in his 12 rounders, I think thats a flaw that would be exposed again if he faught Margarito again, maybe Hatton too.

[Macho]

IMO i think that we have to give him the opportunity to start his return after the lose with Margo and then we can determine his performance of if he could be the same or not ...................

Although is true that the kind of lose that Cotto got most of boxers had never be the same , but we have to see first how he comes mentally and physically before making speculation...................

" Happy Merry Christmas "

[Chino]

Cotto needs redemption big time. He needs to KO back Margo to fulfil it.

With a loss that ends up THAT bad, the guy that is asking for the rematch has to come back and knock out the other guy cold or win in a convincing fashion.

[KananKrus]

He should be fine. The loss can only make him stronger, for it gives him experience and reason to step it up more. Without the loss, he will still have it in him, that weak, sense of false superiority. It gives him a much proper perspective and respect to the opposition, with regard to preparation.

I saw an interview where Freddie Roach indicated that, had Cotto included a body attack in his fight plan against Margarito and not relied purely on headhunting, he would have been successful.

Now, if Miguel's will broke in the Tony fight... then that is another story. It will be harder to recover from that. Whatever it is that did not break you can only make you stronger!

[Gandalf]

You never can tell until they get back in the ring, and only the fighters themselves have any real inkling of what it took out of them.

Cotto just got stopped but fighters have come back from being stopped before. Some fighters respond differently than others. I like to think he can bounce back, but you never know until they jump through those ropes.

[Stanley Steemer]

Time will tell how the Margorito loss has affected his mental state. We will know a bit more in a few month's. I personally would like to see the kid comeback strong. I would reccomend he come down to 140 and stay there. There is a ton of money south of 147

[Kel]

Time will tell how the Margorito loss has affected his mental state. We will know a bit more in a few month's. I personally would like to see the kid comeback strong. I would reccomend he come down to 140 and stay there. There is a ton of money south of 147

I think there is no chance he would ever try and get back to 140, he moved up because he struggled making the weight.

[levi#1BoxingFan]

I dont think Cotto has a stamina problem at all. He was swinginging the whole fight landing flush shots. Its just that he doesnt have the best chin in the world, you cant change that. He also should have changed up his game plan once he realized he wasnt hurting Margarito. Other than that he fought an awsome fight! FOY!

[TitoFan]

Time will tell how the Margorito loss has affected his mental state. We will know a bit more in a few month's. I personally would like to see the kid comeback strong. I would reccomend he come down to 140 and stay there. There is a ton of money south of 147

I think there is no chance he would ever try and get back to 140, he moved up because he struggled making the weight.

You're 100% correct. Cotto will never go back down to 140. He was killing himself making the weight. Welterweight is his weight. And as much money as there may be south of 147, there's probably even more at 147.