Martinez has always been a sucker for the left hook

You make valid points as to how athletisism and that hands-down style correlate especially the older the fighter gets.

Regardless of weight, Cotto probably is the more skilled operator - but to say that Martinez was'nt shot to **** is blasphemous. Yes, MArtinez has some defensive inadequacies but it wasnt just that that lost him the fight.

His movement, co-ordination, punching etc were a shadow of him circa PW2, Dzinduruk. I think if they fight had've taken palce then that Martinez power would've commanded a lot more respect from Cotto.

 

I'm a massive fan of Cotto (And the fact he wears the coolest shorts - strange observation) but he did beat a shot Martinez - although he did do it convincingly and looked strong in doing it.

 

i totally agree. hes far more superior. serg is an athletic fighter. once his reflexes are gone, hes ordinary like roy

 

My sentiments exactly. Cotto is one of the most skilled fighters of the last couple decades. Martinez was a level or two below but no one could see that against he level of competition he was facing.

 

Wow! I actually with you.

 

Yeah sure no one thought this leading up to the fight ,and no one thought this after his loss to Torut !

 

That's because people are generally not the smartest. They obsessed over the Trout fight way too much and almost acted like it was the only fight Cotto had ever had. The main reason people were so convinced Martinez would beat Cotto was not so much skill but physical attributes (Martinez fast, powerful, good reflexes, bigger etc).

 

I did :blurp

Never bought into the Martinez hype

 

Cotto was clearly not himself that night. He severely underestimated Trout. He thought Trout was a bum. The thing is Trout has a style is a bad match up for Cotto and he has a good chin.

 

I agree. You don't judge a fighter on just one fight, you judge him on all of his fights.

 

No the reason people were convinced that Sergio would have beat him myself included was that Cotto was on the decline ..Trout was not as good as Martinez yet he beat him down . It's not like. Cotto was walking through people now ..

 

You can make it work if you're young and have the reflexes. It's nice to have your hand down so you can see your opponent better and anticipate what they are going to throw next. Both sergio and roy also used it as bait to get their opponent to open up and commit to a punch then use their superior speed to tag them.

The only problem I have with the style is other fighters get a bit ****y and try to use it, and they end up paying for it. Yeah it looks pretty but only a few can pull it off.