Is Austin Trout a threat?

A threat to what? Social order? Morality?

 

I wonder if Cotto can effectively hook Trout, or will Trout tackle the Puerto Rican icon? :think

 

A big, slick, undefeated, southpaw who has to come up the hard way?

A very big threat imo

 

Yes, Trout is very slippery.

 

Make it stop.

 

:yep

 

Of course...not only is he slick, he's also black

 

Too many Trout puns will just water down the humor.

 

Left Hook, Goodnight. Nothing against Trout but he's not ready for this class of opponent.

 

Trout has a tendency to throw wide hooks. Keeping his right hand down around his hip is another bad habit, invites the left hook. I don't see him having an advantage in power or ring IQ over Cotto either. His speed advantage over Cotto is negligible. The fact that he is a southpaw works in his favor though. He definitely has more working against him than for him in this bout.

The 'undefeated' part isn't even worth mentioning.

 

He will beat Cotto, mark my words :deal

 

:deal

 

I'm in that camp also. I think Cotto is underestimating the man. He was in a hurry to pick up another belt and didn't look deep enough before he bit. Trout is good enough at what he does to beat Cotto this one time. Here's the kicker, Although Trout is a Champion, he is not living that great and he is like a hungry pit bull in an empty meat wagon,( ready to wreck some ****) Plus he got a fine ass wife and she's sweating his ass cause she likes nice things. I know he done told her, baby when I win this fight, we on our way and she like. if you lose this fight, I'm on my way. I'll tell you man, Cotto is gonna need a sledge hammer to knock Trouts ass out, and that's the key.if he don't knock Trout out, Trout is gonna outbox his ass that one night.:yep