Cotto may never be the same

[Onix]

I think people are getting a little carried away in saying Cotto will never be the same...he didnt take a Lacy/Cal, Pavlik/Hop, or Citron/Marg style beating (or even Hatton/Mayweather)...he was competitive in the first part of the fight.......Margarito just wore him down....

I think he is going to be fine....In the rematch I think he will be more competitive down the stretch with Tony but will still lose a decision....

well if you are referring to the actual thread, my statement/question was Cotto may never be the same. Secondly, it's hard for us as fans to know what kind of losses are tougher on fighters. Are the blowouts worse? the close ones? or the ones that got away? There's an argument for all of them really. A blowout may not be as bad, because all you tell yourself is he or his style is better, ill stay away from him or his style. The close ones may not be as bad because you think to yourself I can get him next time. I just have to work on stamina or maybe a better jab, etc.

A lose like Cotto's to Margo is kinda the one that got away, cuz he had it and it got away and while you can also make an excuse or give yourself a reason why you lost and why its ok, it can be just as devasting to your mental make up as any other loss. Like i've said before that "death jog" of Tony's can really be an intimidating thing.

I wont take a thing from the opposition that Cotto has faced, he has faced very competitive opposition, but I would say the higher caliber of his opponents were at 140, now he moves to 147 and they have all been alittle past their prime or not as top notch. This loss to Margo may make him doubt his ability to compete against the top notch fighters at 147. So yes Cotto may never be the same.

[TitoFan]

I think people are getting a little carried away in saying Cotto will never be the same...he didnt take a Lacy/Cal, Pavlik/Hop, or Citron/Marg style beating (or even Hatton/Mayweather)...he was competitive in the first part of the fight.......Margarito just wore him down....

I think he is going to be fine....In the rematch I think he will be more competitive down the stretch with Tony but will still lose a decision....

well if you are referring to the actual thread, my statement/question was Cotto may never be the same. Secondly, it's hard for us as fans to know what kind of losses are tougher on fighters. Are the blowouts worse? the close ones? or the ones that got away? There's an argument for all of them really. A blowout may not be as bad, because all you tell yourself is he or his style is better, ill stay away from him or his style. The close ones may not be as bad because you think to yourself I can get him next time. I just have to work on stamina or maybe a better jab, etc.

A lose like Cotto's to Margo is kinda the one that got away, cuz he had it and it got away and while you can also make an excuse or give yourself a reason why you lost and why its ok, it can be just as devasting to your mental make up as any other loss. Like i've said before that "death jog" of Tony's can really be an intimidating thing.

I wont take a thing from the opposition that Cotto has faced, he has faced very competitive opposition, but I would say the higher caliber of his opponents were at 140, now he moves to 147 and they have all been alittle past their prime or not as top notch. This loss to Margo may make him doubt his ability to compete against the top notch fighters at 147. So yes Cotto may never be the same.

LOL... "death jog"... that's a pretty good way of putting it. And when you add Margo's evil smile while he's doing his "death jog", it must be even worse.

Regarding the main point, I think it's always tough for a previously unbeaten fighter, who has begun to think of himself as invincible, to suffer his first loss. And in this case, Cotto boxed a beautiful first half of the fight, only to see Tony shrug off his best shots and stalk him down. It HAS to be tough mentally. But if any fighter has the mental makeup to deal with that and go on, it's Cotto. That's what I'm betting on, anyway.