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You've had 18 bouts and that makes you an expert on Cotto's psyche? To make the grand pronouncement that Cotto "doesn't want to be in a hard fight anymore"? I think you've taken too many shots to the head yourself. THAT, and Cotto must look like an old schoolboy bully of yours who used to kick your ass every day of the week.
You also "know" that they chose Mayorga, 'cause "the general opinion is Mayorga is washed up and a complete walk over"? Boy... you certainly have some privileged information.
And for the record, kid... leave me out of the group that buys into Mayorga's bad boy act and hates him for it, as you posted elsewhere. Mayorga amuses me and I see him for what he is... an entertainer.
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Look at the Cotto fans getting all defensive. Why so serious?
For one I never take Mayorga's trash talking seriously. It is pure pantomime. If anyone takes that seriously then bigger fool them.
And as for Mayorga I don't know why people are so eager to belittle him. Sure he lost a few fights early on and has lost his biggest fights, but as has been pointed out he has only lost to the elite since breaking through. Much the same as Cotto really.
It's going to be a fun fight and that's all anyone can expect. I'm really looking forward to it. I love watching Mayorga go out and do his thing.
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This surprises me from you, miles. Obviously you haven't been reading my posts, where I give Mayorga the credit he's due, and have stated over and over that Mayorga has the "puncher's chance". And for the record, I've never truly disliked Mayorga. I realize he's doing his thing for the show, and actually gets people's interest in the fight even more. Of course, I'm not gonna lie and say I didn't enjoy his thorough thrashing at the hands of Tito after talking so much trash and letting Tito tee off on him a couple of times. But mostly I see it as harmless. I much more dislike an Oscar de la Hoya, for instance, who has always wanted to seem so above everything, and when it came down to it... he was more about his damn image and legacy than anything else.
So please don't make these sweeping generalization of Cotto fans. NOW... having said that... I'm a lot more riled up about some Bozo openly wishing that Cotto climbs into the ring against Mayorga with his surgically repaired shoulder still bothering him. When I read stuff like that, I immediately and permanently dismiss the Bozo as a hater, and not much of a boxing fan. And sure... my interest in the fight increases that much more. And nothing against Mayorga, but now I want Cotto to rip his chain-smoking head off.
As for the analysis over the fight itself, I've constantly (and been constant about it) harped about Cotto being BY FAR the better boxer, and even better now, with Stewart in his corner. So much so, that I'm one of the admittedly few that thinks Cotto would've had a pretty good chance against Pacquiao with Emanual in his corner, instead of the clueless Joe "WTF?" Santiago.
So what do I think? I think Cotto needs to bring his "A" game to the ring, be wary of Mayorga's big bombs at the beginning of the fight, and gradually and methodically rough up Mayorga to the head and to the body until the bravado is gone from Mayorga. A late round TKO wouldn't be out of the question. But Cotto can't get careless. 'Cause a big bomb from Ricardo would hurt him for sure.
And again... win or lose... I'll be on the forum. Unfortunately, the before-mentioned Bozo will undoubtedly take a LONG sabbatical should Mayorga lose. That's the nature of losers.
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Nice one!
Hopefully hes knuckling down and smashing sparring partners up as we speak! Carrying on the momentum from his last fight, while Cotto is struggling to hit the pads because of his surgery
Here's your post, dumbass. If you weren't a young punk I'd swear your Alzheimers is kicking in.
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Its a generalisation of all fighters. Once a fighter has made himself wealthy enough to not have work again and has tried but failed against the best, they realise deep down they have tried and failed and now at this point its all about making the most money you can.
Look at Hatton, he lost 2 fights to 2 better fighters and realised he had money and that he wasnt going any further career wise so has retired rather than fight on against some lower level belt holder. Arum is milking Cotto at this point.
Cotto will be thinking "Mayorga will put up a bit of a fight for a few rounds and then il start taking over" but I guarantee you hes putting at the back of his mind the strength of the shots that will be hitting him from all angles and the fact that the past 8 months Mayorga has been more active than him. He wont be thinking of the uppercut that nearly ripped Oscars head off, or the fact Mayorga had Shane more worried about his power than Cottos or Margaritos and how Mayorga took better shots to the chin for longer than Margarito could. Cotto is at the point of his career that he is relying on Arum and Steward to tell him what to do, rather than knowing, he is now just doing a job, I dont think he loves boxing at this point. Whereas Mayorga still believes at this point that he has the power to hurt any one, especially 2 smaller fighters like Cotto and Pacquiao. He would be the hardest puncher either has faced. A fighter like Mayorga will always be dangerous because he knows hes strong, hits hard and has a good chin.
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