Pipino Cuevas vs Miguel Cotto @147

If as many people saw and researched the two fighters here as opposed to how many have already seen Mike Jones blow out over hyped and thoroughly protected Mike Jones some odd years ago, there might be a little more respect for fighters like Cuevas.

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Cuevas' opponent here went on to have a 93-5-4 resume when he called it quits, and he was only stopped twice in the 800 plus rounds of his pro career. The other stoppage by in-between rounds on an injury. This fight alone alone trumps any kind of chin busting Randal Bailey ever accomplished.

 

Cuevas had that literal "separate you from your senses" kind of power. Campanino looks unable to even properly holds his arms up and doesn't seem to know what's happening after two short left hooks from Cuevas. It's as if he was suddenly struck drunk.

 

Cuevas was all one way every thing he throws is full power .Simple but effective I don't think Cotto could cope with that in the long run.Cotto gets in the lead but Cuevas stops him in about seven.

 

Cotto was lucky to make it past an authentic puncher in Ricardo Torres... and no one is ever going to mistake Ricardo Torres for Pipino Cuevas in terms of ability and accomplishments.

 

Good to see Pipino getting his due in here recently. The guy was a wrecking ball but seems to get remembered more for the Hearns loss than his reign of terror.

 

As a few others have stated Cuevas was all wrong for Cotto.

Pipino would have caught up with Cotto in my opinion. I believe Miguel might have had a bit of luck early with his jab, boxing skills and movement but Cuevas threw every punch with bad intentions and had very good stamina despite being a kayo artist. I reckon he would have caught up with Cotto by the mid part of the fight.

Cuevas was a bit like Benitez in the fact he was a world champion as a teenager and basically finished before his 28th birthday. He started fighting pro as a fourteen year old kid which is pretty freaky.

Cheers All.

 

Pipino had as difficult an early career as any great modern fighter... turning pro at the age of 14 and then picking up 5 losses before the time he turned 15. All in his first dozen fights, many of them fought at lightweight before he grew into a true welterweight and prospered there, becoming a destructive whirlwind, and a champion.