Rewatched Cotto vs Pac

[El Kabong]

Clottey is too slow to get to Pac and he's not good enough of a boxer to outbox Pac either.

[GAME]

Clottey is second best to Pac in pretty much every aspect of the game but he can do something Pac cant - Fight dirty.

If he follows the blueprint set by Sanchez it shows how an inferior fighter can get a better fighter off his game. Pac didnt win the fight with Sanchez so if Clottey wants to avoid what seems like an inevitable defeat he needs to bend the rules abit and once Pac is out of his stride he can get to work.

[blegit]

The more I study Clottey the more I am leaning towards a stoppage. Clottey's defense is all wrong against Pac. Pac feasts well on guys who are easy to find. Clottey is the epitome of a stationary target. Clottey doesn't push himself or go for broke and that is what he has to do. Clottey has to impose his size but he never does. There is no advantage in being bigger if you don't impose it. In fact it will be a disadvantage because he will be a bigger target. Against Cotto when the heat was on Clottey was looking for a way out. He wanted to get out of the heated moments. Against Pac he will have many more heated moments and Pac won't be there as often as Cotto so Clottey's heart will be overly tested and he will get overly frustrated. Pac may even hurt Clottey but I will say he peppers Clottey mostly en route to a De La Hoya-like TKO. Pac TKO Clottey around 10.

[Master]

Cotto did well but really was damaged goods, his punch resistance was shot after Marg. He barely survived Clottey and had to do the same retreating. A pre-version of Cotto would have beaten Cotto with ease. The uppercut punch Pac put cotto down was very good. I too was finally convinced Pac was a great fighter, until the allegations.

[:::PSL:::]

Clottey might show 20 pounds heavier come fight night. That only means one thing.


He's a big target. He will eat lots of punches that he won't be able to see. They're gonna come too fast from weird angles. I can picture Clottey's face now if it goes to decision...


Lasagna with teeth.

[miron_lang]

Clottey is second best to Pac in pretty much every aspect of the game but he can do something Pac cant - Fight dirty.

If he follows the blueprint set by Sanchez it shows how an inferior fighter can get a better fighter off his game. Pac didnt win the fight with Sanchez so if Clottey wants to avoid what seems like an inevitable defeat he needs to bend the rules abit and once Pac is out of his stride he can get to work.

True.

Ive posted this before i believe. Follow the Agapito Sanchez game plan and you have a chance.

[miron_lang]

This thread was fine until somebody replied to that dude Ross.

and now everybody jumped on the guy who replied and been accused of derailing the thread. LOL

[Taeth]

Clottey is too slow to get to Pac and he's not good enough of a boxer to outbox Pac either.

Clottey showed better handspeed and boxing skills than Cotto, I don't think those will be the problem for him. IMO it will be his inability to open up when someone is throwing punches at him that will be his undoing.