***Miguel Cotto Appreciation Thread***

Yesterday, I watched a boxing marathon showcasing Cotto's awesome fights that my friend burned for me on DVD. I've watched several Cotto fights before but yesterday was the 1st time I really paid attention to Cotto....and guess what, he grew on me, and then wow, now I'm his fan now...

I've always thought Cotto's skills as somewhat common (not that i thought he was an ordinary fighter, ive always thought he's great, its just that he gets hit too much even before the margo fight so his style did not capture me right away) despite his impressive resume (you know what I mean), but my perception changed yesterday. Before, i've always thought of him as a blood and guts warrior who has beaten guys like mosley and judah at the tail end of their careers but after watching his fights with bailey, torres, branco, quintana, mosley, judah and clottey with an open and focused mind... the time i've spent in my room (4 or 5 hrs i believe) did not turn into waste.

First fight I've watched was him against Clottey. I've already seen this fight before but I was not able to catch the first few rounds. It was amazing how he was able to dig deep in this fight, despite having a big cut above his left eye. He also knocked down clottey via a short left hook in round one, but the ghanaian is very durable. Despite what other people think about the fight, imo it is an impressive win, and he did enough offensively to beat clottey (I actually picked clottey to win this fight).

After watching his hard earned battles against judah and mosley (and even torres), and the way he picked apart a speedster like quintana, I was turned into a fan, my jaw dropping everytime he throws and punch and lands crisp combination, being wowed by the fact that he is also tough and the way he uses his strong upper body. The way he cuts off the ring through his underrated footwork is a thing of beauty, reminds me of the way Julio Cesar Chavez used to stalk his opponents in order to find a way to land a perfect body shot. He's the type of fighter who grows on you, he is painful to watch at first but he is a man who has an unquenchable desire to win.

I've grown to love the savagery of Cotto, the way he stalks his opponent as if he is not intimidated, and his big heart when it comes to challenging situations. After watching his fights, I was astonished at how the **** he lost to a guy like Margarito.... and not to sound like a dick, but I believe that AM used the plaster of paris in order to beat him, i mean a guy who is not known for his big power, c'mon ...

The way I see it, in his upcoming bout with pac, If pac's punches can't affect Cotto, he is ****ed, and he'll get knocked out brutally. That's why I look forward to seeing this fight, in order to know how far can pac go in his quest for another achivement. But Cotto is a tough customer and he seems to be serious in his training too. As a pinoy, I slightly lean towards pac against cotto, but I just hope they put up a good fight but not to the point that they'll be endangering their careers in the process. Given their styles, its very possible that they will be trading with each other once they think they can handle each others power.

Good luck to both. This is also my appreciation thread for one of my fave boxers, Miguel Cotto, a man born to punish in the ring.

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:happy i wish both two warriors good luck. whoever wins!

 

i guess i just wanna show my appreciation to the guy:goodhe deserves props for what he has achieved so far

 

:rofl:rofl

nah. im just impressed at cotto

 

:thumbsupnice one.