I look at Cotto, and he looks so tight defensively at the begining of a fight, but I notice as a fight goes on he gets more and more sloppy in fights, and not just against opponent's who take him to tough places, but even against Gomez. I don't know if its Cotto wanting to look good or being a little more cocky in the ring then he should be. Looking back to the last few great fighters I see one thing in common, is that they can all stay focused for 12 rounds. Hopkins, Jones(when he was younger), Mayweather, Whitaker, the last 4 distinct p4p #1's were all able to retain that concentration, and stay sharp in there no matter what was going on even if they had their hands down they never let their mind lapse while a fight was going on. Yet you can see Cotto doesn't stay in the fight mentally for all 3 minutes of every round, every time you see him back away it seems his mind is half asleep. Maybe its just me, but I think he should either have better sparring partners who push him better or train differently.
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