Hi all, Since I am not a profesional journalist I can't have this post into the regular boxing page but thanks to ESB I can at least attempt to be one at the forums. I will like to analyze with you what happen at the two major welter weight fights that happen last saturday. Cintron vs Margarito I really thought that we were going to see a different fight. Kind of like Pavlik vs Taylor II. A better performance but still the same result. To my surprise Cintron got KO in the 6th round. I have a lot of respect for Manny Steward but as a boxing fan I am not sure what exactly he thought Cintron but I saw him making the same mistakes as the first fight by ducking down and not having much head movement. Cintron's future will be basicaly a gatekeeper in the welter weight as well as Zab Judah is at the moment. Unfortunately in to my eyes, Cintron does not have the heart once he finds out that he can't hurt his oponent seriously and to Manny's defense, that's something that can't be taught. Either you have it or not. On the other hand Margarito did what he was supposed to do. To me (at least mentally) he is another fighter. After his loss to Williams he became a fighter who refuses to lose and that makes him a very dangerous man. Cotto vs Gomez I can't believe that some people in this site were actually rooting for Gomez to beat Cotto. Gomez got totally outclass by Cotto. To the point that I felt bad for the guy because one thing Gomez does have... HEART... Gomez would not quit even though he knew that he was taking the beating of his life. (Now that I think about it... I wish we could merge Cintron's punching power with Gomez heart and we coud get an exciting fighter) Cotto did what he had to do in this fight which was to dispatch his oponent in a convincing way. We saw in this fight what Cotto can do over all; hand speed, accurate jab and punching ability, box, brawl, foot work, change stands, etc. This guy is really becoming a total package that can hurt and beat just about anyone they put in front of him. Therefore I don't believe that he needs to change trainers from his uncle. Perhaps his dad can be there to support and bring other ideas but so far, we have all witness Cotto's progress and I don't really see the need for change at this point. Which will lead us with a great fight to see and a speculation of the fight we all can't wait to see. But first things first: Cotto vs Margarito Like Manny Steward said "It's going to be a helluva fight". I can't wait to see the will, heart, pounching power and chin of Margarito being tested against Cotto's relentlent attack, boxing skills, foot work and fast hands. I believe this two guys are going to train like never before for this fight since neither of them want to loose and both men want to stay on top. My prediction on this fight is... Whoever can impose it's will against the other it's going to win this fight... It will not be an early fight but I will not be surprised if either man goes down at least once thru the fight... My recomendation to Margarito is to prepare his body like never before. Since he is way taller than Cotto, I am sure that Cotto will try to fight him inside which by the way, that's the way Margarito also likes to fight. My recomendation to Cotto is to come prepare to run a marathon because I believe that this will be a high pace fight, the way Margarito it's figthing lately. Now, for the finalee... All the talk for the fight between Cotto vs Mayweather. I happen to agree with Larry Merchant when he says that Cotto doesn't need to look for PBF to fight him as we all in the boxing world are waiting for that to happen. Cotto needs to only keep winning against anyone they put in front of him until the day comes. I believe that a fight between this two can be PBF's last fight as it could bring his last fight before retiering and he can leave the ring with everything settle. PBF to me it's a superior boxer but not necesarily a superior fighter... PBF has an advantage in speed, foot work, defense and stamina but at welter weight definately Cotto has the power and the overall tools that can make PBF work harder for his money... No matter what, boxing fans are going to be the winners of all this and that is what's important.
Cintron should have tried to box Margarito on the outside. It was smart of him not to tie up with Margarito because he would have been uppercutted, but he needed to use more movement. I don't know whether that was Manny's fault, Cintron's fault, or Margarito's fault, but whatever it was, we all saw the outcome........
Cintron should have tried to box Margarito on the outside. It was smart of him not to tie up with Margarito because he would have been uppercutted, but he needed to use more movement. I don't know whether that was Manny's fault, Cintron's fault, or Margarito's fault, but whatever it was, we all saw the outcome........
On Cintron's performance I blame Manny since he should have worked on Cintron's defense way better than what Cintron performed on Saturday. I honestly tought that Manny would have teach him a thing or two regarding that.
