Emmanuel Steward: Cotto Fought with One Arm

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  1. lithmus test

    lithmus test Member Full Member

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    Emanuel Steward: Cotto Fought With One Arm

    "By Jaime Estades: El Nuevo Dia Newspaper of Puerto Rico recently reported that Emanuel Steward, Miguel Cotto’s current trainer, stated that Miguel has fought his main fights against Shane Mosley, Zab Judah, and Manny Pacquiao with practically one arm. Seven years ago, Cotto injured his right shoulder in a car accident while traveling to jog at El Morro Castle in Puerto Rico.

    His right arm required emergency surgery. After the operation, Cotto renewed his career by depending mostly on his left arm, which he developed into one of the most devastating jabs and left hooks in his division. His right arm was never the same, although Cotto seemed to have kept it as a secret.

    In the years since the accident, his right shoulder developed scar tissue that was removed last summer, prompting Cotto to take the rest of the year off while healing. According to El Nuevo Dia, Steward stated that he noticed that during his preparation to fight the then Junior Middle Weight Champion Yuri Foreman, Cotto was not using his right hand as much as he expected him to do during training.

    Steward confronted Cotto about whether he had a problem with his right hand, and the typically proud Cotto responded that there was absolutely no problem and that everything was alright. Steward was not convinced but accepted Cotto’s word. However, Steward stated that right after his last fight with Foreman ended, Cotto admitted the pain in his right shoulder had finally become intolerable.

    According to Steward, the surgery and six months of recuperation seem to have been extremely beneficial to Cotto. Steward states that Cotto is using his right hand free of pain, with significantly greater frequency, and with more power than before. According to Emanuel, Cotto now has a weapon that he did not have during the last few years and will make him a better boxer."

    ---- So, when he fought Pacquiao, he basically fought with one arm. I smell PAC-COTTO II. What do you think?
     
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  2. Jaguar

    Jaguar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Smells like bull crap. However, if there is any truth to it, we'll see it in the ring.
     
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  3. Boxing Fanatic

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    A boxing reporter down here said Cotto is hitting the pads like he never saw before. Said he looks like another cotto not like the one we've seen recently
     
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  4. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    why wouldn't he have the surgery before?
     
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  5. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    We'll see against Mayorga if it's bull**** or not.
     
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  6. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    Really?

    Might have to re-watch some older footage but I do remember Cotto only throwing feints with his right recently.
     
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  7. RightCross

    RightCross Grandmaster of Boxing Full Member

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    I always assumed cotto's right just wasnt that good. He rarely uses it with any authority. maybe there is some truth to this.
     
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  8. 41fever

    41fever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    WOW! He did fight like a 1 handed fighter.
     
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  9. dollar bill

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    its true, cotto had a full shoulder replacement after his accident but did not have full mobility of the shoulder because of defective cartilages or something like that, he was too stubborn to get it operated and thought it would hinder him more, after injuring it before the jennings fight again he decided it was enough and would get it looked at, a year later he got it operated.
     
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  10. IsaL

    IsaL VIP Member Full Member

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    If Cotto wins easy, I don't expect the fight to be a good measuring stick to what he has or doesn't have left.
     
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  11. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfpybbJF4wU[/ame]

    I can see plenty in this fight of Cotto having chances to throw the right but....

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s58qiZlkE8[/ame]

    ....same here too......he likes to use the left a lot.
     
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  12. Boxing Fanatic

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    i just saw highlights of the foreman fight, and I can say he doesn't throw it as much as he throws the left. I think it is true.
     
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  13. dollar bill

    dollar bill Guest

    no but we'll be able to see if he can throw a proper straight right unlike the arching, weird arm punchy one he threw against foreman.
     
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  14. Gander Tasco

    Gander Tasco Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    he wasn't one handed though. He used his right hand quite a bit, but he was known for his powerful left hook.
     
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  15. VARG

    VARG Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He actually hardly ever threw his right and it didn't carry much pop as his left did.

    If you look at the difference between the Maussa fight (he actually lead combinations with his right hand!) and fights thereafter...his right hand became less relevant.

    He pounded Judah exclusively with his left. He had to switch Southpaw to pound on Jennings with his left. He's pretty much fought with one arm for quite the time being.

    The only time his right hand showed any signs of the contrary was in the Torres fight because of that one KD from the right cross, which had more to do with the weight he put into the shot then the actual punch itself.
     
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