If PBF and Canelo were the same size no one would even be talking about this fight

That's not necessarily true.

Would people talk about JCC vs Floyd Mayweather?

Also, you are underestimating his skills. His pressure is more intelligent than Cotto's because he doesn't get hit often, and he punches when his opponents least expect it.

All of his punches, including his jab, are very accurate.

Sure, size helps, but his skills pay the bills.

 

Yeah if they were the same size, he'd have no shot

 

But he is a pressure fighter. He can box too, but his primary style is to deliver pressure, but slowly.

He does it similiarly to JCC in the sense that he gets close enough to you to make you uncomfortable, but far enough away that you can't land a clean shot.

He also throws shots unexpectedly, which in turn, forces his opponents to throw shots to prevent him from throwing a shot, but he uses that as an opportunity to counter. He doesn't just cover up.

That's intelligent pressure. He doesn't blindly walk into shots like Margarito or smother himself like Hatton.

Oscar did the same thing against Floyd. He walked him down without throwing punches. Floyd responded by throwing more shots than he typically throws.

 

Cotto has an A level resume. Who has canelo beaten besides trout? He has shown his frailties in that fight as well. His skills are good but Cotto has better skills. His size is what will help him win this fight.

 

That's fine, and you can write an essay about why he's your hero, but if the Cotto that fought Mayweather fought Canelo, Cotto would get stopped.

 

Based on what? You were the one comparing cotto and canelo. Canelo's skills arent in that league. All he is has as an advantage in this fight is his BIG weight advantage.

 

People are going to say I'm crazy, but I don't think the size/strength is going to be that much in Canelo's favor. Everyone thought Mosley was going to be the bigger/stronger man in the ring with Floyd also, and he wasn't. Same thing with Cotto. Both of those fights, if either fighter appeared the bigger/stronger fighter, it was Floyd.

Floyd is deceivingly big and strong in the ring. He also has better positioning than anyone else on the inside, so he has the leverage and creates space to punch, when others can't.

I was watching Canelo/Mosley again, and they were basically the same size in there with eachother.

 

I disagree with you.

Cotto is more hittable due to the positions he puts himself in, and his defense is more suspect.

On top of that, I don't think his combination variation is as good as Canelo's either.

I think Cotto is a good fighter, but I don't believe he's on the same level as Canelo.

In fact, I think Canelo's jab is being highly underrated and will prove to be a great asset for him in this fight.

 

Canelo easily outpointed Trout and knocked him down - guess he didn't need size for that since Trout is bigger.

 

I think Canelo is actually the bigger, stronger man this time, unlike Cotto, but his style isn't to smother his opponent and lean on them, utilizing his size.

He wants to create space too, and he will step back to fire off his shots if necessary.

That's why I think his size is being overblown. If anything his size might allow him to throw more powerful punches and sustain more punishment, but in so far as him using his strenght to move Floyd around the ring, I doubt that's the type of fight we're going to see.

 

I would be shocked if that is Canelo's strategy too. (too bully Floyd). I think he's confident in his speed and power, and will be firing (or trying to) off quick, sharp combos behind a jab.

 

He's really that much heavier than him on fight nights? That's insane. Canelo really fights at like 170?
He just doesn't look that big to me. His legs must be massive. He's only like 5'8" I think.