I disagree that it is noticably more powerful. Cintron has more powerful straight punches, but Cotto's hooks are very powerful. Cintron at range can get a lot of power simply due to leverage on those long arms, but the way Cotto turns those hooks in close quarters is vicious.
Marquez got a huge punch don't get me wrong but his opponents doesn't crumble with fear like the opponents that Vic has batter. Vic is not by any means of a sharp shooter like Raphel but his opponent shuts down and gets bullied from downright fear. A typical Vic match is him throwing the finisher punch constantly and his opponents running for their lives.
Not always. He hit Marg with plenty of big shots and didn't really phase him. He has KO'd plenty of bums for sure, but Estrada took a tonne of bombs also from him. I think they simply have much different styles. Cotto when he is allowed to land is very powerful. Look against Corley, Sosa, Pinto, Quintana ect. His KO record in world title fights is unreal. He definitely hits hard. To say he is a grinder insinuates that he is a fighter like Hatton or Diaz.
where's the option for wladimir??? :huh one punch icings have got to be considered surely? i mean, what about that quadruple left hook which ko'ed austin. yessss, austin isn't a great fighter, but that's not the point. austin, chin wise has been able to compete with the now WBO champ, and other solid fighters over the years, and NOBODY put him down like that, with the left hand only in 2 rounds. put up wladimir as im sure a lot of people would agree!