Cotto showed people how to beat Mayweather in round 6

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  1. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of all the Floyd fights I have watched, even in his prime, he has been vulnerable repeatedly to a few things:

    1. Straight punches to the head - The Shoulder roll's biggest flaw
    2. Feints- if done well, it can neutralize a counter puncher

    You add speed to the mix and you have a h*ll of a fight.

    What Cotto specifically did in round 6 was get off first, attack the body with power shots, but finished the combos by going to the head with straight punches. Then, in round 7 he only does it ONCE about half way through the round and, not surprisingly, it was his best 5 seconds of the round.
     
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  2. jaymon112

    jaymon112 MARVELOUS Full Member

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    I don't like this fight at all.

    Prefer Pacquiao.
     
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  3. YCGS

    YCGS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm just preparing for whatever comes.

    Cotto also did the same thing to Floyd in round 8... but only late in the round.
     
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  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    I felt his jab and left hook were the key.
     
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  5. rodney

    rodney Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's a 12 rd fight. Cotto was out on his feet in rd 12.
     
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  6. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    That round actually exposed Floyd's inability to consistently punch on the move. Cotto boxed circles around him ambushing and making Floyd lead. It's not easily done but it suggests a possible avenue for success.
     
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  7. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    cotto did very well in almost all of the rounds against floyd but only once or twice was it enough to give him those. alot of people have said you need a good jab to beat floyd and cotto (who has a great one) really backed this up i felt
     
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  8. Flyers2001

    Flyers2001 Active Member Full Member

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    Boxer's make adjustments. What happen to Cotto after his great round 6?
     
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  9. Sweet Jones

    Sweet Jones Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You know what else got 'exposed' in that fight: Cotto's inability to beat Floyd Mayweather.
     
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  10. The Masked Man

    The Masked Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cotto doesn't have the speed in his legs to execute that strategy consistently
     
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  11. mafioso

    mafioso Well-Known Member Full Member

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    straight punches are not the shoulder roll flaw at all...in fact the shoulder roll is made to block the straight with the shoulder :patsch

    looping punches are the shoulder roll kryptonite like maidana showed us all
     
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  12. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    This.

    It allows the glove to get around the shoulder.
     
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  13. alexthegreatmc

    alexthegreatmc Sound logic and reason. You're welcome! Full Member

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    And Judah gets tired after 4 rounds. And Canelo didn't try. And Maidana was paid off. You guys just can't give the man credit for adapting to his opponents.
     
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  14. Clydebank Blitz

    Clydebank Blitz Don't Be Scared Homie Full Member

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    I almost felt like Mayweather wanted to give Cotto a shot. I'm by no stretch one of those delusional dudes who give excuses to fighters, but it seemed like there's a chance May wanted to showcase a little bit of Roy Jones on the ropes.

    If Cotto fights May again, imo he'd have to do EXACTLY what Maidana did. Cotto's a lot stronger than Marcos to me and if he is able to bully May like Maidana did it'll be a very different fight with May getting very tired in the later parts.
     
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  15. boxing_master

    boxing_master Loyal Member banned

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    a **** judah with no power managed to win 6 rounds the only reason he lost is because he has **** stamina he was schooling duckweather before he got tired
     
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