Cotto - Mayorga Fight Thread

[El Kabong]

Both fighters weighing in at 154lbs.

Cotto walked off the stage, refusing to do the stare down with Mayorga.

Mayorga likes to amp himself up by having stare downs and talking trash....Cotto is denying him that and its already frustrating Mayorga you can tell.

[boxingbantz]

Both fighters weighing in at 154lbs.

Cotto walked off the stage, refusing to do the stare down with Mayorga.

Mayorga likes to amp himself up by having stare downs and talking trash....Cotto is denying him that and its already frustrating Mayorga you can tell.

Agreed. He's refusing to let Mayorga get under his skin. He's playing it smart.

[No Contest]

The fact that he wont pose or do the staredown means Mayorga has got to him. He's worried he may react, Mayorga already in his head and the first round bell hasnt even rang yet.

[El Kabong]

The fact that he wont pose or do the staredown means Mayorga has got to him. He's worried he may react, Mayorga already in his head and the first round bell hasnt even rang yet.

Could be, but Cotto is a cool customer and Mayorga hasn't really gone overboard like he has before this is why I think Cotto just isn't giving Mayorga the energy he requires to amp himself up into fighting spirit. Cotto is saving up all his energy for fight night.

Just my opinion though and it COULD backfire, but I think Miguel has this pretty easy.

[TitoFan]

The fact that he wont pose or do the staredown means Mayorga has got to him. He's worried he may react, Mayorga already in his head and the first round bell hasnt even rang yet.

Could be, but Cotto is a cool customer and Mayorga hasn't really gone overboard like he has before this is why I think Cotto just isn't giving Mayorga the energy he requires to amp himself up into fighting spirit. Cotto is saving up all his energy for fight night.

Just my opinion though and it COULD backfire, but I think Miguel has this pretty easy.

Is it conceivable that Mayorga's frustration with Cotto's unwillingness to exchange staredowns and trash-talk, could lead him to try something desperate? Like push Miguel during pre-fight intros?

[HattonTheHammer]

The fact that he wont pose or do the staredown means Mayorga has got to him. He's worried he may react, Mayorga already in his head and the first round bell hasnt even rang yet.

looked as if mayorga was trying to give him some kind of flower

cotto still should of took on a staredown though, just to show ricardo he isnt getting to him as much as he thinks

[GAME]

Mayorga up to his old tricks again. He brought a rose for Cotto who refused to look at him and Mayorga was even whistling Cotto to come over for a staredown and Cotto again declined. He wouldnt even do any interview on stage and just walked off so Mayorga must have felt he had the last laugh as he paraded around the stage banging his chest and calling Cotto a coward. Dont expect much from the fight itself but Mayorga has made the pre fight stuff interesting as usual

[ElTerribleMorales]

last nights antics wont play any role in tonight's outcome, Mayorga got what he wanted to be in the spotlight, tonight Cotto will pound him out like the bitch he is, people always said that DLH avoiding to make eye contact in the middle of the ring meant he was scared yet when that bell would ring he'd be all over his opponent, you guys going for Mayorga are just clutching at straws but well go ahead the rude awakening is only hours away

[TitoFan]

First, if Mayorga IS getting only $50 thou for the fight, he's an even bigger idiot than I thought. And blame him and his promoter... not the Cotto camp. Second, if fights were won on trash-talking and crazy antics, Mayorga would already be the world's p4p champ. But they're not. Come fight time, it'll be time for Mayorga to put up or shut up. If Cotto can avoid getting caught cold by a wild shot, he'll systematically break Mayorga down, and by the end of the night all you'll hear will be the crickets chirping from the Mayorga backers.

Oh..... and Ross will be nowhere to be seen for two weeks.
My prediction.

[Hulk]

last nights antics wont play any role in tonight's outcome, Mayorga got what he wanted to be in the spotlight, tonight Cotto will pound him out like the bitch he is, people always said that DLH avoiding to make eye contact in the middle of the ring meant he was scared yet when that bell would ring he'd be all over his opponent, you guys going for Mayorga are just clutching at straws but well go ahead the rude awakening is only hours away

haha

Honestly I LOVE the fact that all these guys who were picking YURI FUCKING FOREMAN to beat Cotto, are now picking Cotto to absolutely destroy Mayorga in one round.

Apparently a past his prime Cotto is better than Oscar, Tito, or Mosley. He is GOD !

Not sayin you picked Foreman to beat Cotto, but a TON of people did. And those same people now think Cotto is an unbeatable machine who will surely KO Mayorga much faster than Oscar or Tito.

Its absolutely hyperbole and absurd.