I see the Cotto nuthuggers are out in all there glory this morning!

great post!! i dont know what's wrong with these floyd fans. cotto fought his way up to the number 1 contender spot. now these floyd huggers want him to fight the numbers 2,3, and 4 guy so he can get a shot at Floyd. that does not make sense at all.

 

Everything looks good on paper right ... everyone thought that since DLH was fight Floyd at 154 that it would make a big difference considering that Floyd has never fought at that weight before, but it doesn't matter when it comes down to it. Physical attributes don't matter ... its all about who's the better talent and who can out think the other.

If you base fights on how strong a guy is ... then Floyd would have losses on his resume. But when he fights all the physical advantages get thrown out the window.

Floyd will embarrass Cotto by outboxing him, blocking his punches, neutralizing his power shots, beating him to the punch, switching angles & pivoting, tapping Cotto's chin to the point where it gives on him, and making fast adjustments. He'll also cut Cotto and focus on that cut to the point where the doc is ready to stop the fight ... he's going to pot shot and get out of the way ... Cotto isn't going to find a target to hit. Cotto takes unneccessary shots and will get caught alot by PBF.

I see the fight being on the verge of Hatton v PBF ... I don't see Cotto putting up a better fight than DLH. #1 DLH is much bigger than Floyd and Cotto ... I know he came into the ring against Floyd around or above 160lbs ... he made many attempts during the fight to out muscle Floyd and often times hit him with forearms and elbows.

Man all Floyd is going to do is think quickly in the ring ... pick him moments when he's going to fire and pot shot Cotto ... he doesn't have to attack Cotto ... all he needs to do is land and land accurrately ... something that we all have seen him do. Cotto isn't a defensive genius so he's going to take some shots. Cotto isn't going to change his fighting ways in one fight ... he's going to stay the same ... up until this point Cotto has been overwhelming guys either with his speed or power.

He's not the first body puncher that Floyd has faced and due to the rumor that Floyd can't take body punches - his opponents as of late have been focusing on his body ... which has had no effect.

DLH got close to Floyd because Floyd let him get close and he knew that DLH was going to tire out ... he also hit DLH alot ... I don't think Cotto's going to do anything different and he's not going to attack or engage Floyd like DLH did ... Cotto is more discipline than that.

If anything he waits for a moment that never comes ...:good

 

I agree with this, wholeheartedly. Cotto is the obvious number one contender so the fight should be made.

 

he lost to castillo.:yep

 

Well, they're simply using that as a smoke screen to try and justify Floyd's rematch with DLH, and a possibly rematch with Hatton. We are supposed to believe that Floyd has every intention of fighting Cotto, but only when Cotto has proven himself.

 

I see Cotto entering the FLoyd fight with the same anticipation Tito came in the fight with Hopkins.

I also see Cotto getting knocked out just like Tito did ...

Cotto has yet to fight a slick boxer ... Mosley and Judah aren't and I think the evidence showed when they fought Cotto. Fast they might be but slick and boxer is something they're not.

 

He never takes more than a round or two to figure out his opponent and by the mid point of the fight he's already built up a nice lead.

I think that Cotto is a slow starter and takes more time to figure out his opponents than Floyd does.

What makes you think that Cotto's going to start off fast against an "A" class fighter like Floyd.

What makes you think that Cotto is going to do anything remotely close to what he did against Gomez to Floyd? :hi:

 

Yep, it's a total no-brainer. And if Floyd truly is vastly superior to Cotto then he'll beat him handily and we'll all reward Floyd by bumping him up a few notches on the all time P4P list.

 

I honestly can't believe that you think Cotto is going to get knocked out. Floyd has been fighting way too cautious to let that happen. Have you been watching his fights lately? The last time he has looked uber-dominant is back in 2005 when fought Gatti and Mitchell. He didn't even punish Baldomir, what makes you think he's just going to walk through Cotto. Be realistic, dawg. And there is no way Cotto is going to get knocked down by a check hook like Hatton did, so get that thought out of your mind. Your just talking crazy....

 

Floyd has had tough fights against fighters who werent even his toughest opponents.. Floyd has seen no one like Cotto.. Cotto is stronger.. Cotto may even be faster.. He has patience and accuracy.. There is no way in hell Floyd is going to beat Cotto around.. Cotto WILL pick his spots and he WILL expose Floyd.. The only best defense for Floyd in this fight would for him to run the whole fight.. Cotto will work on his body, and then wil catch him with that left hook.. Cotto can switch his style.. He can fight southpaw and even orthodox.. DLH gave Floyd a tough fight and DLH cant even hit that hard.. Youre probably right on one part as I dont think Cotto will attack or charge like DLH, but both will fight a smart technical fight.. They way youre talking about it is that Floyd is going to destroy Cotto.. We just need this fight to happen and then everybodys questions will be answered.. Some people will be proved wrong and some people will be proved right.. This fight needs to happen.. Floyd needs it to cement his career and Cotto needs this to show that he is in fact the top WW of this era.. We can all comment and give our opinions to what will happen, but there is only one way that everyone will find out whos better.. and thats for the fight to happen.. But until then, we're all gonna' keep saying the same thing for about a year...

 

What do you guys mean he needs to prove himself? Cotto's beaten shane mosley which at this point holds more value than beating de la hoya, knocked out zab judah who I think we'll all admit is still a very dangerous fighter, is the only fighter 2 beat current title holder carlos quintana, plus he beat the hell out of paul malignagi who last I checked is also a belt holder. He's beaten some top level fighters and it's pretty obvious he at least deserves a shot at floyd.

 

He's going to get stopped ... Baldomir has a better chin than Cotto and has never been knocked out.

PBF is going to outbox Cotto ... he's going to hit and not get hit ... he's going to punch effectively to the body and make Cotto work by using all parts of the ring.

He's going to focus on pin point pot shots to Cotto's chin and hit it until it cracks.

Cotto is cut prone and he will cut Cotto and if that happens then its over.

I don't think he's going to knock Cotto out cold or anything but I do think he will stop Cotto or for the corner or ref to stop it.

Cotto has never been in with a guy like Floyd and it would be hard for him to adjust no matter how good people think he is.

Floyd has more weapons than that check left hook ... he could just avoid the left hand and pot shot him with right hands over the top or straight down the center. He has an arsenal of weapons --

Cotto's more known for the left hand jab and hooks ... he's a one handed power puncher. Even though I think he could box ... there's no way he outboxes Floyd --:hi:

 

Maybe they should ask Judah who the better boxer was.. Seeing as how Judah took PBF all the way as Cotto knocked his ass out...

 

I don't know what you're talking about ... Floyd is undefeated and has never came close to losing a fight.

What fighters are you talking about?

The main reason why people want to see this fight is because they want to see someone challenge Floyd.

Floyd has seen plenty of guys like Cotto... He's not even in the same class as PBF ... Cotto is new to this ...

 

Now you proved to me that you're just talking ... no facts are being brought in.

Judah was on the verge of getting stopped an never landed a solid punch on PBF - if it weren't for the foul, Judah wouldve been stopped - did you see his face. As far as the Cotto fight ... Judah had been inactive since losing to PBF (over 400 days) and had cut Cotto and took him 11 rounds.

PBF didn't go the hospital after he fought Zab, but Miguel did ...

and Cotto was hurt a couple times during that fight and had to low blow Zab to get back into the fight...