This is a better Cotto

Agreed....

 

I agree.

 

His right hand did surprise me. It seemed way more crisp than before.

 

He has definitely corrected some of the bad habits he developed throughout his career. I think at the peak of his unbeaten run he had developed these habits which actually detracted from his overall game, but weren't addressed until it was too late.

He wasn't leaning forward and bending over with his ear muffs on, which made him far less vulnerable to the uppercut.

He stopped that stupid bending at the knees and squatting **** he used to do, which only got him hit.

He wasn't backing up in straight lines as much, meaning Marg couldn't trap him on the ropes, which is where he did the most damage.

He actually got right up close to Marg's chest and walked him backwards when he did manage to pun him down, this relieved pressure and took away the leverage from Margs punches.

He also showed some nice moves to turn Margo

 

he never had bad stamina, i've said it before. he only tires when he takes a beating and thats to do with his durability

 

He certainly looked his best since the first half of the first fight against Marg

 

That reakky jumped out at me, too. Especially in the second round were he really rocked Margarito with the right hand twice. I don't think i saw Margarito physically moved by any of Cotto's punches that way in the first fight.

 

wonder what that says about Margarito?

 

I do not agree, .. He corrected some things but he was still sucking Air like new born Calf on its mama's tit ..

 

Cotto actually had surgery on his right shoulder quite recently (I think), he claimed that he really struggled with his right hand for the majority of his career because of these issues, but the surgery has apparently corrected it.

 

ah yeah I remember that, remember Steward talking about it, how basically Cotto was nearly a one handed fighter because of the uses of not being able to use his right arm fully.

 

:good

 

I wonder where he goes from here. Will he continue to implement these improvements, or now that his most important fight is done with will he revert back to the 'old' Cotto?

I'd like to see him take some big fights, I still think he's a force to be reckoned with.