cottos trainer "i have the medicine to beat floyd"

Dam nice AVATAR ..I forgot what I was about to write when I saw that ass ..Niiiice :good

 

Thank you sir.....and yes, had that same effect on me too when i first saw those nalgas!

 

Mayweather Ends Cuban Domination

By MIKE WISE
Published: August 01, 1996

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Lorenzo Aragon shadow-boxed in the training room next to his opponent, pounding the mitts tremendously hard. The noise was so loud, it echoed underneath the stands of the Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

Great, Jesse Ravelo, the United States assistant coach, thought. Beautiful. Here we go again. More prefight intimidation tactics from the Cubans.

''They were saying, 'Salsa time, salsa time,' which I guess means party time,'' said Ravelo, who defected from Cuba nearly 30 years ago. ''The mitts were really loud. I told our guy, that doesn't matter. Don't let it bother you. Just go out and fight your fight.''

Being a pint-sized brawler enamored with contact, the featherweight Floyd Mayweather found his focus escaping him at times. But as the bout was nearly over, and Aragon's courageous comeback from 5 points down in the third round fell barely short -- by a score of 12-11 -- the American, not the Cuban, had advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic boxing tournament.

''It was weird,'' Ravelo admitted, thinking about Mayweather going over to receive congratulations from the proud Cuban coach, Alcides Segarra. ''I don't know what he's going to say to me the next time I see him.''

Segarra's appropriate greeting might begin, ''It's about time.''

Mayweather's victory was the first for a United States boxer over a Cuban in the Olympic Games in 20 years. The last came when the light heavyweight entrant Leon Spinks beat Sixto Soria in Montreal. Because of boycotts, the two nations had not met in Moscow in 1980, Los Angeles in 1984 and Seoul in 1988. Cuba was 4-0 against the United States in Barcelona.

''I just heard that, 20 years,'' said Mayweather, smiling. ''Well, that wasn't the gold medal match, so I can't get too excited. But I hope it motivates my teammates.''

The bout began as the classic duel between the two nations, strong puncher against superior boxer. While Aragon was pounding mitts, Mayweather loosened up by rapping as he walked through the ropes.

Aragon led, 5-4, after one round, using his long reach to score from the outside while tying up Mayweather inside. But the American came out charged and hungry in the second round, throwing left hooks and combinations that scored.

Segarra, growing concerned, began holding a white towel up, threatening his fighter that he was going to throw the cloth in the ring and stop the bout. ''He did not want to lose,'' Ravelo said. ''He couldn't.''

Mayweather led, 10-7, after the second and by 12-7 with less than two minutes left. Aragon, exhausted, could only hold onto Mayweather and, at one point, knocked him over while leaning on him. Unaware of his big lead, the American tried to punch his way out and got caught with several straight lefts.

Suddenly, it was 12-10 and then, with 20 seconds remaining, 12-11. Mayweather was the one holding on now. With 11 seconds left, a straight left by Aragon landed cleanly but was not scored. The bell sounded, the streak was broken.

''It means the intimidation is over with,'' Ravelo said. ''The Cubans are the best, and when you beat the best, it means something.''

After the bout was over and the fighters had returned to their dressing rooms, Segarra sought out the 126-pound warrior who had beaten his boxer. He handed the American a banner and shook his hand. Translated from Spanish, the banner read:

''With all my gratitude, Floyd Mayweather, Alcides Segarra.''

 

I'd like to take a bite from each one ..

 

Nacho was worried even during camp and made a statement during 24/7 that he wasn't very confident in JMM anymore. He knew Marquez would get dominated, and wasn't particularly thrilled about the match taking place.

He'd probably "Alan Smithee" it from his coaching record if he could.

 

Excellent, there might be a hidden agenda in this fight....Diaz may be using Cotto to exact revenge :think

 

Diaz obviously has made a huge impact on Cotto. People like to focus on
giving credit to Margo for having a bum eye, instead of the outstanding adjustments made by Cotto in the second fight. The gameplan and adjustments made in the Margo rematch are definitely credit to Diaz as well as Cotto. Cotto with the proper gameplan, has the tools to give anyone a fight, including Floyd!

 

or since :deal

 

I noticed his conditioning was better in the Marg rematch as well. He was also more composed and cool in there the 2nd time around. Not getting drawn into any "toe to toe" action for very long before he went right back to the game plan.

 

He's been hurt to the body so it's definitely something the will be a positive for Cotto. He's got a great left hook to the body and he throws that ***** intelligently. Only problem is Floyd usually moves so much and pot shots which is a great way to nullify body attack. But if Floyd is more stationary like he was with Ortiz....Cotto's got a great shot at doing some bang up body work on Floyd. We'll see what happens...

 

Negative

 

Cotto's style gives Floyd more problems than Pacquiao does.

 

Right, which is why it will take Cotto longer to get stopped than it would take Pacquiao. (and be slightly less one-sided)

 

I do believe in a possibility of Cotto being stopped, but see a very slight chance of it. Cotto took a pounding by Margarito bricks and the Pac wrath for almost 12 rounds in both fights! Both Margo and Pac have a huge volume punchers, unlike Floyd. Yes, Floyd is a more accurate puncher, but not known as a knockout puncher. Especially @ 154.