How I would prepare Cotto to fight Mayweather. (Technical thread)

Honestly, I hope Mayweather is the aggressor because then it will be a competitive fight.

If Mayweather keeps the fight in the center of the ring, then he'll probably win by a wide decision.

 

What would you do for Cotto(e)'s stamina seeing as he has a history of fading. Before anyone says Mayweather isn't a volume puncher, remember many of his opponents have ended up getting tired regardless.

 

maintain a strong jab, go to the body. throw right hooks and right hands.

 

Pac is not a one dimensional fighter and started countering the jab consistently only after he had him hurt. Shane looked gassed after the 4th round, and shut down his offense because he just didnt know what to do. Now they are years and weight classes away from those fights, Miguel became the mover and Floyd the stalker. This is what makes this fight interesting to me.

 

:yep

 

Perhaps your finest post thus far mate.Bravo indeed.:deal
Poster of the year could be within reach...
A great gameplan,alas I don't see it coming to fruition.I think Floyd may decide to switch between aggressor and defensive modes at will.

 

A couple of things I noted about Floyd:


He (1) is definitely stronger than Cotto, and he (2) has much better pop in his punches than people give him credit for.


This leads me to believe that he wil indeed be the aggressor. While his footspeed has waned slightly, his handspeed, reflexes, upper-body movement and strength are better than ever. He will apply pressure like no other fighter Cotto has faced - In a way that keeps the fight just inside the range that Cotto finds comfortable, and cause Miguel to think too hard about what's coming next.


While Cotto has a good jab, the longer and rangier Floyd will be more than capable of using his defensive superiority to neutralize it.


Floyd has enough pop in his punches to seriously hurt Cotto, whose chin isn't anything close to granite. And when the going gets tough, Cotto isn't exactly the most strong-willed fighter in the world. Once Floyd catches him a few times trying to get off that jab, he is mentally toast, like he was in the Pac fight.


The other thing that still concerns me about Cotto is that he still does that amateurish toe tap just before firing off his jab. Pac realized this and used it to beat him to the punch. Floyd (with an even better reach and even better one-punch speed) will downright slice Miguel's face every time he makes this egregious error.

 

Ya'll are crazy.

If anything, if Cotto decides to run or box, at the MOST, Floyd should do what Wlad did to Haye.

He needs to be cautious as hell, keep the fight in the middle of the ring, apply slow and steady pressure, don't overcommit, and keep his range.

That's about the most pressure he needs to put on Cotto.

There is no NEED for Mayweather to engage Cotto and get into foolish exchanges.

It's just stupid. Cotto is not some bum.

Mayweather doesn't have the workrate of Margarito, or the explosiveness as Pac.

It's just not a smart fight for Mayweather to press the fight against Cotto. Like I said, keep it in the center of the ring, and at the MOST, press it with extreme caution.

Don't overcommit to anything, and don't do anything stupid.

And honestly, anything about Mayweather losing his legs is pure speculation at this point. His legs looked fine against Marquez and that wasn't too long ago.

 

Isn't that what he did against Mosley and Ortiz? Cautiously apply pressure? None of us are saying he'll go force brawls and exchanges

 

Applying pressure doesn't necessarily mean overcommiting. The same way Floyd has shown himself to be arguably the best defensive fighter ever, he can show him self to be one of the best at applying smart pressure, while maintaining that stellar defense.


He did it against Shane, even in the second round after getting rocked. What did he do? He held on, composed himself, got his legs together, and started applying pressure to Shane by the end of the round....

 

No, people are just saying he's gonna walk through Cotto and knock him out before 10. :nut