Mayorga to Knock Out Cotto in 2 Rounds

[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?

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

Thats like asking if Joe Frazier or Rocky Marciano were!

[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