How can Gomez make the Cotto fight competitive?

Thats not true ... I think that Gomez can box ... he might not be as fast as Cotto but he can box well.

He doesn't have to make it a close fight ... Gomez is taller and longer ... that would be stupid.

He has options ... He can box or he can brawl ...

Cotto is an elite WW but he's not on the level of a prime Mayweather ... PBF is great ... I'm not being bias about this fight.

I'm don't care if you take me serious yeah ... check my posts ... you can see when I post.

How gay is it for you to check my post count anyway ...

I don't care about your post count ...

I'm talking about boxing ... its queers like you that try to come outside the box and talk about some irrelevent ****.

 

Oh boy, personal attacks.

I don't do that, so I'm not much fun, sorry.

You telling me Gomez can outbox Cotto, tells me all I need to know about your knowledge of the sport.

You get on with your bad self, Internet Thug. :good

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You don't need that if you have a good jab and have the ability to cut off the ring.

I think that Cotto is a superior boxer ... but will he box ... I don't think so ... other may but I don't think so.

I think its a catch 22 ... he could win convincingly and people say that he wasn't on Cotto's level or he could lose to a guy people say isn't on his level. And if its competetive then hey, why is this guy competetive against an elite fighter?

Good points --

I don't think one thing for sure is that Cotto can overwhelm him with his power.

 

Well, you are right in that Cotto has everything to lose and little to gain in this matchup

I'm not sure whether it matters if Cotto boxes or not, the end result will be the same. If he uses the jab and breaks Gomez down look for a midround stoppage. If he brawls it could be tougher work, after all Gomez does carry the physical advantages and has been in with middleweights. I certainly don't envisage him winning in this fashion, but it could look less impressive for Cotto

 

As usual, great post TFFP.

:good

 

He can do a lot, I really don't want to write it down again, it's all here:

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42883

Gomez is not your average The Contender fighter, in fact he's got talent. But so does Quintana, just ask Paul Williams, who deateated the 'most feared man' Margarito. Quintana is a fine boxer and Cotto just destroyed him. So basicly the bigger, busier Gomez can make it as exciting as a one sided fight can be. Most people see that he's got the tools to compete with the elite. But Cotto is just above the elite. So Cotto should destroy Gomez but if distracted/weight drained, there's plenty in Gomez' arsenal to pull off the seemingly impossibe... I give little chance but you never know... Gomez is not a bum.

 

Your kidding yoruself. Watch videos of GOmez, he is still flabby at this weight. Cotto is lean as f*ck, and comes in WELL over the Welter weight limit. Cotto would be weighing AT LEAST 160 on the night of the fight. Hell, he was almost doing that when he was at 140... There is no size advantage, and he is totally outgunned. Expect Cotto to finish this early. You obviously haven't seen enough of Cotto to realise that he has destroyed far better fighters then Gomez.

 

Cotto is my favorite fighter, I've seen every one of his televised fights.

Edit: And I would love it if Miguel blows him out, like you think. I just think Gomez is going to give Cotto a much tougher fight than many predict. You come back here and tell me I'm wrong on Sunday, I would like nothing better and would give you a high five.

I know Miguel has fought better, that isn't the point. Gomez is a tough nut, and I think he will be there with Miguel all night.

 

How am I an internet thug when you came at me?

nothing was mentioned about my post count but all of a sudden you come at me about how much I post and what kinda job I have.

 

i dont really give him a chance to win but i think his best possibility to give a good showing for himself is to stand and trade with cotto and not run when the going gets tough (what most of us expect him to do anyway) for him winning is looking brave in a losing effort

 

Why would Gomez run from Cotto when he's the bigger guy with a better chin?

He's fought bigger guys who hit harder than Cotto and he ran the risk of getting knocked out by bigger guys, not guys who were smaller than him.

 

I just can't see it happening... There will be too much punishment for him to handle, as Cotto will be landing too consistently. Anyway, agree to disagree, this will be an exciting fight no question.

 

I don't consider this a mismatch to the -1600 level. Sure Cotto has the experience but I didn't realize how much bigger Gomez is. Gomez is a very live under dog IMHO

 

I don't know that Gomez can make this competitive in terms of strong, two way action, but he can keep pressure on Cotto just by hanging in there. And since he has the chin to do just that (assuming he can take the body attack), it might end up being competitive to a limited degree. Cotto couldn't stop Malinaggi inside the distance, and let Zab and Oktay dance for eleven, so if he blows away Gomez inside of 9, I'll be damned impressed (and he's impressed me already.)

The question is, can Gomez get respect from Cotto without at the same time opening himself up for a colossal beating?

 

Gomez may not be a hard puncher at MW but I bet he packs a decent punch at WW. I'm a definite Cotto fan and have been for years but I just can't see this as a land slide. I'd love for Cotto to destroy him but I'm not sure.