Mayorga to Knock Out Cotto in 2 Rounds

[brocktonblockbust]

let's get back to the fight.........as far as I can see, Cotto started to get old overnight, as they say, in his last fight and a half. Not that those plaster wraps didnt also take too much out of him too..........anybody getting whipped BAD 2 of the last 3 or 4 fights is pretty much finished. Cotto is an OLD young man. Mayorga is pretty refreshed after a long layoff. Healed and well-conditioned apparently. Word is he has been sparring with a 165-pounder. I think his power will be more than anyone who Cotto faced.

He will strike early like a cobra. B4 you know it, Cotto willbe counted out, I'll say it will happen before the 1st minute of round 3 is gone. I think Pacquiao took whatever Cotto had left.

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Mayorga is pretty refreshed after a long layoff. Healed and well-conditioned apparently. Word is he has been sparring with a 165-pounder. I think his power will be more than anyone who Cotto faced.

Look on the link I gave hes sparring Bobby Bryant and is knocking him down in sparring. Hes a big young light middle with power. Was trained by Buddy McGirt.

Bobby Bryant - Boxrec Boxing Encyclopaedia

Bobby Bryant - Boxer

http://www.ocala.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/...&MaxH=452&q=50

http://www.ocala.com/article/2011030...heads-to-Vegas

[El Kabong]

I love this whole "Cotto got old overnight" stuff...well what the hell is Mayorga?!?! When was the last time he was even competitive with a top tier fighter(which at 154 Cotto still is)? The facts are these Mayorga is 37, he hasn't been in great shape, he's never been solid on defense, the last few guys he's fought that were anywhere close to top tier were the fading superstars Mosley, De la Hoya, and Trinidad...he was stopped by all of them. The last "big fight" Mayorga won was the rematch to Vernon Forrest. He WAS competitive with Mosley.....but he still got KTFO.

Miguel Cotto got beat by a guy with plaster wraps and a prime Manny Pacquiao....and that makes him "old".....give me a freaking break.

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I dont think Ccotto got old overnight. I just believe that he would never have coped with Mayorgas physical presence. His size, strength, power and aggrressive will.

Iv seen Cotto back peddle against similar fighters who put it on Miguel. If Cotto feels they are stronger than him he gives a bit.

I also believe had Mayorga had a different personality and actually knuckled down and trained hard that he could have beaten at least Trinidad and Mosley. Both he was doing very well with until he gassed late in the 1st with Trinidad (Only 4 weeks training) and around the 7th with Mosely. Oscar may always have done that, not sure.

Mayorga has stuck in training. Don King wants him to be used as a Pacquiao opponent, so sold the idea of him as Cottos first defence to Arum. He gave him a warm up fight against a similar styled fighter. He has also sent his right hand man and talent scout Al Bonnani down to Ocala to make sure that Mayorga is putting the work in. Hes also given him strong young up and coming fighters as sparring partners. Not faded old names after some cash.

[El Kabong]

I dont think Ccotto got old overnight. I just believe that he would never have coped with Mayorgas physical presence. His size, strength, power and aggrressive will.

Iv seen Cotto back peddle against similar fighters who put it on Miguel. If Cotto feels they are stronger than him he gives a bit.

I also believe had Mayorga had a different personality and actually knuckled down and trained hard that he could have beaten at least Trinidad and Mosley. Both he was doing very well with until he gassed late in the 1st with Trinidad (Only 4 weeks training) and around the 7th with Mosely. Oscar may always have done that, not sure.

Mayorga has stuck in training. Don King wants him to be used as a Pacquiao opponent, so sold the idea of him as Cottos first defence to Arum. He gave him a warm up fight against a similar styled fighter. He has also sent his right hand man and talent scout Al Bonnani down to Ocala to make sure that Mayorga is putting the work in. Hes also given him strong young up and coming fighters as sparring partners. Not faded old names after some cash.

That's all well and good, but Cotto is well rounded, more than people give him credit for. He boxes when he needs to and he goes to war when he needs to...odds are that Manny Steward will want him to box a little more. What's going to happen is he'll want Cotto to use the jab (he's got a good one), pick off Mayorga's big wide looping punches, and counter them and as always dig to the body. Cotto has always had good timing which has put him at an advantage when he fights someone with faster hands...but Mayorga doesn't exactly have blazing speed.

Asw for size Mayorga is 2" taller and has maybe 3" in reach which would be wonderful for fighting Cotto if Mayorga knew what the hell to do with those things. Ricardo won't stay outside, he won't use his height, he may well weigh 170 on fight night but then again so will Cotto....I just see 0 advantage for Mayorga...0.


The longer the fight lasts, the worse it will get for Mayorga...he'll be severely outclassed.

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Cotto is a tidy fighter and methodical but I just cant see him upping the gears enough to cope with the mayhem he is about to be faced with.

All ill say is Mayorga wins early, as in not on points. If it had been the Welter version of Mayorga I really do agree with this thread that Mayorga wins inside 2 rounds.

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Just out of curiosity, has Mayorga ever been in a boxing match where he was considered the superior boxer?

[El Kabong]

Cotto is a tidy fighter and methodical but I just cant see him upping the gears enough to cope with the mayhem he is about to be faced with.

All ill say is Mayorga wins early, as in not on points. If it had been the Welter version of Mayorga I really do agree with this thread that Mayorga wins inside 2 rounds.

...He doesn't have the stamina or the endurance to cope with Cotto

[TitoFan]

I dont think Ccotto got old overnight. I just believe that he would never have coped with Mayorgas physical presence. His size, strength, power and aggrressive will.

Iv seen Cotto back peddle against similar fighters who put it on Miguel. If Cotto feels they are stronger than him he gives a bit.

I also believe had Mayorga had a different personality and actually knuckled down and trained hard that he could have beaten at least Trinidad and Mosley. Both he was doing very well with until he gassed late in the 1st with Trinidad (Only 4 weeks training) and around the 7th with Mosely. Oscar may always have done that, not sure.
Mayorga has stuck in training. Don King wants him to be used as a Pacquiao opponent, so sold the idea of him as Cottos first defence to Arum. He gave him a warm up fight against a similar styled fighter. He has also sent his right hand man and talent scout Al Bonnani down to Ocala to make sure that Mayorga is putting the work in. Hes also given him strong young up and coming fighters as sparring partners. Not faded old names after some cash.

Ding-ding-ding-ding!! It's finally confirmed... you ARE a hater (not to mention a total ass). Trinidad? Give me a break, loser. This was Trinidad's first fight back after a couple of years layoff and, other than a fluke "half-knockdown" early in the fight, he was never in any type of trouble against the orange-haired clown. What IS it with you and Puerto Rican fighters? Are you just bitter, because we have a greater boxing history than you?

All I ever read from you is pure, baseless shit. Ever since I've started reading your stuff on the forum, you've NEVER said anything of value, or knowledge. You always come across as a teenage bitch, with little voodoo dolls in your pink room of the fighters you hate, and stick pins in them all the time.

And for the record, as I have said to all the other De La Hoya worshippers.... Mayorga was just another case of Oscar taking advantage of someone ALREADY damaged by Tito. So don't show your ignorance YET AGAIN in matters that you know very little about.

And please do drop in after the Cotto-Mayorga fight (though not immediately after, 'cause I'll be busy celebrating Cotto's victory).... so we can shit on you all over the forum. Ok white boy?

[brocktonblockbust]

dudes, please, let's disagree with each other but remember we're all on the same Boxing Team here at Saddo's!!!!! come on man!!! Brotherhood! sisterhood! whatever-hood!!!

As for the fight.....it would seem statistically that Cotto has the edge in age, consistency, etc.... Yet I like craziness in fighters, really, its just my taste at times, I really liked colorful guys like Mayorga....its more fun to watch them fight, see if they can live up to their words. This isnt for me atleast about Puerto Rico or Honduras (or is is Nicaragua??) I cant remember where he's from but Im routing for Mayorga. And he sure as hell has atleast a puncher's chance, the earlier the better. Should be an entertaining fight.

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Mayorga will absorb painful bodyshots, and will quit in round 10.

Sure. Mayorga has punchers chance. But he throws wide punches. They say the punch you don't see coming are the one does the damage. Well. Mayorga is too slow, very predictable, and his ring IQ is too low to pull that kind of maneuver.

[TitoFan]

dudes, please, let's disagree with each other but remember we're all on the same Boxing Team here at Saddo's!!!!! come on man!!! Brotherhood! sisterhood! whatever-hood!!!

As for the fight.....it would seem statistically that Cotto has the edge in age, consistency, etc.... Yet I like craziness in fighters, really, its just my taste at times, I really liked colorful guys like Mayorga....its more fun to watch them fight, see if they can live up to their words. This isnt for me atleast about Puerto Rico or Honduras (or is is Nicaragua??) I cant remember where he's from but Im routing for Mayorga. And he sure as hell has atleast a puncher's chance, the earlier the better. Should be an entertaining fight.

Whether you're rooting for Cotto or for Mayorga, one thing is certain... it won't be a boring fight. Cotto always comes to fight and gives the fan their money's worth. Mayorga is a wild man, and he won't be playing too much defense. Does he have that "puncher's chance"? Definitely... I've been saying that from the very beginning. But Cotto, with Emanual Stewart now calling the shots, should come in with more of a game plan than he did against Pacquiao. He's a MUCH better boxer, and just needs to withstand Mayorga's early onslaughts. After that, Cotto's relentless bodywork and superior boxing skills should begin to wear down Mayorga.

One last thought, though. One thing is to root for Cotto or Mayorga... and quite another is to hate on a guy for no particular reason. Granted, hating is everyone's God-given right. But it invariably ends up making the hater look like a damn fool.