Heres why Cotto lost

I expected a picture of Cotto's chin! :nod

 

Honest and gracious mate.:good
Youre right to proud of your boy:happy

 

PUERTO RICO venga por su jente.

 

Cotto got crushed by the first opponent that was able to apply sustained pressure. That's what happened. Nothing would have changed that. Nothing.

 

The only thing Cotto did not do (which he should have) was go to the body as soon as Margarito closed the gap. Cotto has far better footwork and speed, but he didn't use it on the inside.

I think Cotto fell in love with his power and thought that Margarito would eventually succumb to it. Sorry, Margarito's brain is clearly not in his skull. I think his corner holds it for him during the fight.

 

Clearly? How do you know they were more powerfull?They were cleaner shots in my eye but more powerfull? Hell I don't know who threw the more powerfull punch but it was clear who can take a punch.

I love how people pull **** out of tha air.

 

You are wrong,Margaritto was leaning forward so his ranch didnt come into play,he wasnt even using the jab that well.Margaritto went close and most of his shorts were from the inside.Cotto did everything apart from getting a baseball bat.

 

I'm with you there- it seems to me that Cotto throws very fast punches, and they look like there is more power (and certainly land more cleanly), but if you look at the footwork- Margarito is very well set on his feet when he lands his punches. I would say his punches are deceptively powerful. They look slower- but the footwork lends a lot of leverage to the punches.

 

The problem was far from Cotto trying to box his way to a win ! There's no way Cotto would have won going to war with Margarito, he's not the stronger fighter !

The thing with Cotto is that he has good movement but still needs to plant his feet too long to throw his punches. On many occasions, he simply stayed put too long and gave Margarito too much time to unload ! That was his true downfall !!! Cotto got tired from Margarito's relentless pressure exactly as I was predicting ! He couldn't move as much as he wished later in the fight and the result to that is a TKO !!

 

Cotto lost because Margo proved to be able to withstand his power and comeback with his own shots.

Cotto was uncomfortable with the pressure and the fact that Margo wasn't going anywhere. He succumbed to the pressure. Its kind of hard to land a good bodyshot when you cant get your feet planted because there's a big mexican in your face throwing power shots.

 

NGood point and not only that, but strength and punching power are often completely seperate factors.
Lacy vs Trinidad would be great examples, I'd lay some money down that Tito packs a harder punch, while in terms of outright strength Lacy would be twice as strong.

 

Good point and not only that, but strength and punching power are often completely seperate factors.
Lacy vs Trinidad would be great examples, I'd lay some money down that Tito packs a harder punch, while in terms of outright strength Lacy would be twice as strong.