Cotto - Mayorga Fight Thread

[TitoFan]

I'm surprised I haven't seen any polls on this yet. With the fight only a week away, who do you think wins the fight, how will it be won, and why do you think that? All opinions are welcome and respected.



Even hater opinions.

[:::PSL:::]

Cotto has hater in this forum? I don't think so.

I voted Cotto by late rd tko because he has become more cautious and well rounded boxer since working with Steward. He's gonna soften Mayorga first with bodyshots and the fight will be stopped in rd10. I think he's just too damn smart for Mayorga.

[Mar]

Cotto will win. Why ? Cause he's fighting Ricardo mayorga. He'll do like any fighter worth a crap does. He'll see mayorgas crazy style in real life , think holy crap and panic for a sec , adjust , wait for mayorga to tire then ko him or just beat him damn near to death . Ricardo is even talking about fighting pac next ....that in itself shows me how serious to take the guy. If cotto looses then he'll know it's time to quit

[Pavlik]

Cotto by late TKO. Cotto's loses were from extraordinary circumstances, Margarito is a CHEAT and with his fight with PAC he was with a not so good trainer. Too bad the beating he took from the margarito fight alone softened his facial strcuture but otherwise as long as he is healed up he will destroy Mayorga. Cotto is the perfect blend of power and technique, Mayorga will not win.

[brocktonblockbust]

i never liked cotto, and dont some knee-jerker come on here and say i'm raacist----i nevber liked cotto, period. is he skilled? yes. is he a good fighter? absolutely IMO. BUT IS HE A GREAT FIGHTER? NO. Not inmy opinion. He's like a ken Norton. really really good, but never making it to greatness. Will Mayorga win? Maybe. He's 37, and thats a 7 year disadvantage against 30 yr old Cotto. Thats a bad spread. But I like Mayorga. I like the quirky ones, the herky jerky ones, the impervious ones, the unorthodox ones. Mayorga by TKO in 3 or less. Shock the world. Gets a shot at Pacquiao, and will get KTFO in 1 round Im sure.

[Master]

Cotto beats Mayorga easy.

[Pavlik]

[Larryboy]

Cotto will win. He's the less washed up of the two anyway, and even if they were at or around their best I'd take Cotto, he's an all round better fighter.

[TitoFan]

Cotto has hater in this forum? I don't think so.

I voted Cotto by late rd tko because he has become more cautious and well rounded boxer since working with Steward. He's gonna soften Mayorga first with bodyshots and the fight will be stopped in rd10. I think he's just too damn smart for Mayorga.

PSL.... meet ross. Ross, meet PSL.

[Ant Live]

Cotto will win. He's the less washed up of the two anyway, and even if they were at or around their best I'd take Cotto, he's an all round better fighter.

At there best? I would never pick Cotto to beat Forrest. So at there best, I'll go with Mayorga just because Cotto chin has never been great. But this fight, we don't know what Cotto is bringing. If he gets backed up, and give Mayorga confidence, it's going to be a long night for Cotto.


Sidenote: Arum is the best promoter today. He already mini promoted Pacman vs Mayorga. Already got Margarito vs Cotto 2 lined up. Already told JMM to get away from DLH in order to get a fight against Pacman. The man sees $$$$$.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Cotto will win. He's the less washed up of the two anyway, and even if they were at or around their best I'd take Cotto, he's an all round better fighter.

At there best? I would never pick Cotto to beat Forrest. So at there best, I'll go with Mayorga just because Cotto chin has never been great. But this fight, we don't know what Cotto is bringing. If he gets backed up, and give Mayorga confidence, it's going to be a long night for Cotto.


Sidenote: Arum is the best promoter today. He already mini promoted Pacman vs Mayorga. Already got Margarito vs Cotto 2 lined up. Already told JMM to get away from DLH in order to get a fight against Pacman. The man sees $$$$$.

at his best i'd never pick Mayorga to beat the Mosley that Cotto beat...

[carpetrepairhouston]

Cotto will win. He's the less washed up of the two anyway, and even if they were at or around their best I'd take Cotto, he's an all round better fighter.

as huge of a Cotto fan that I am, I have to painfully agree with this statement. Cotto just isn't the same fighter he was before his assault.

[p4pking]

Cotto will win. He's the less washed up of the two anyway, and even if they were at or around their best I'd take Cotto, he's an all round better fighter.

At there best? I would never pick Cotto to beat Forrest. So at there best, I'll go with Mayorga just because Cotto chin has never been great. But this fight, we don't know what Cotto is bringing. If he gets backed up, and give Mayorga confidence, it's going to be a long night for Cotto.


Sidenote: Arum is the best promoter today. He already mini promoted Pacman vs Mayorga. Already got Margarito vs Cotto 2 lined up. Already told JMM to get away from DLH in order to get a fight against Pacman. The man sees $$$$$.

at his best i'd never pick Mayorga to beat the Mosley that Cotto beat...

Mosley was well past his best by the time he fought Cotto also though, and probably only slightly more faded when Mayorga gave him such a tough fight a year or so later. Going by all that I think there's every chane that a PRIME Mayorga would have won a decision against old Shane, but so what. Prime for prime of course Mosley stops him 10 times out of ten. I don't think Cotto would have really had much of a chance against either at their best though honestly, or many other truly elite welterweights of the last 20 years. Couldn't see Miguel beating a prime Oscar, Tito, Quartey, Forrest, Mosley, Floyd, or even Mayorga due to styles. Obviously they would have all been great action fights, I just don't quite rate his chances.

[p4pking]

Cotto by mid round TKO in this one though.

[TitoFan]

Cotto will win. He's the less washed up of the two anyway, and even if they were at or around their best I'd take Cotto, he's an all round better fighter.

At there best? I would never pick Cotto to beat Forrest. So at there best, I'll go with Mayorga just because Cotto chin has never been great. But this fight, we don't know what Cotto is bringing. If he gets backed up, and give Mayorga confidence, it's going to be a long night for Cotto.


Sidenote: Arum is the best promoter today. He already mini promoted Pacman vs Mayorga. Already got Margarito vs Cotto 2 lined up. Already told JMM to get away from DLH in order to get a fight against Pacman. The man sees $$$$$.

at his best i'd never pick Mayorga to beat the Mosley that Cotto beat...

Mosley was well past his best by the time he fought Cotto also though, and probably only slightly more faded when Mayorga gave him such a tough fight a year or so later. Going by all that I think there's every chane that a PRIME Mayorga would have won a decision against old Shane, but so what. Prime for prime of course Mosley stops him 10 times out of ten. I don't think Cotto would have really had much of a chance against either at their best though honestly, or many other truly elite welterweights of the last 20 years. Couldn't see Miguel beating a prime Oscar, Tito, Quartey, Forrest, Mosley, Floyd, or even Mayorga due to styles. Obviously they would have all been great action fights, I just don't quite rate his chances.

Every time I read that, I gotta bring up Mosley-Margarito, which happened after Cotto-Mosley. Style differences notwithstanding, Mosley brought it that night... and put a fearful beating on Margacheato. So he couldn't have been THAT much "past his best." Now fast forward to Mosley-Mayweather, and THERE you had signs of a Mosley suddenly looking past his best.