What must Cotto and Margarito do to win??

Cott has to BOX!.... I hear people saying he has to Bang with Marg, but you don't BANG with a BANGER!. And Marg is in his own world when he is able to throwdown. Cotto will have to use his improved footwork, pop the jab and counter off angles.

Of course Cotto can't stay on his toes moving for 12 rounds....bc Marg will switch things up to cut him off. Cotto will have to "FIGHT" Marg eventually but Cotto will have to be smart and "choose" when he fights vs when he boxes. To keep Marg guessing and off balance that will be a great way to keep Marg guessing what is to come next from Cotto.

If Cotto chooses to bang with Marg it will be a short night. Maybe not an early KO but a late round TKO for sure.

Marg on the other hand has got to START EARLY!!!! He has to impose his will and fight his fight. Take away Cotto's Jab by smothering him with his "tornado" style. Get to the body early and take away some early wind in Cotto's sails. Impliment the Uppercut on the inside and stay on Cotto when he is trying to move. Man this is gonna be a good one.

 

Well, while i don't consider myself an expert on boxing or analyzing fights i can give you my humble opinion.

I personally see Cotto outfighting Margarito using his versatility. I see him trying to establish his jab in the beginning and countering Margarito's aggression effectively with body punches and uppercuts. I also think Cotto will try to give Margo different looks by moving/using angles and being aggressive in the same round, using looping punches to get through Margo's peek a boo defense. Of course it's a lot easier said than done which is why i definitely do not envision a knock out in Cotto's favor (unless it's a stoppage on cuts or swelling) and i see it as a very competitive fight with both fighters having success, but Cotto having that much more which will grant him the victory.

 

Cotto : show up

Margarito : bring a machine gun

 

:deal

 

I just have this feeling because Margarito is perceived as a big threat to Cotto, Cotto will come out on top at no cost because of his previous tests in Judah and Mosley. While they are totally different fighters, Margarito has allowed doubters to rise up and say Cotto cannot win against his style. Margarito will be a stiff challenger to Cotto, but I think Cotto will match his opponent's hunger and tenacity with his own because he still has something to prove and attain: that he is the best welterweight in the world with his eyes on becoming the undisputed welterweight champion.

 

Cotto has to get inside and work there. He cannot run from Margarito and retreat to the ropes like he did against Mosley. He will need to be inside because unlike Mosley, unlike Judah, Margarito has the arm length and workrate to trouble Cotto from the outside. Cotto in my eyes fought the wrong fight against Mosley to begin with. He respected him too much. Had he attacked Mosley and forced his way inside it might have been a much more decisive win. That said, it shows that when Cotto boxes he becomes an easier opponent. That an old Shane Mosley could garner such acclaim from the fight says more about Cotto than it does about Mosley.

Margarito has to keep Cotto on the end of his punches, where Cotto would have to reach to land. He has to do what he did against Lujan only he has to start faster. He has to sit down on his punches instead of throwing and trying to move like he did in rounds 1-4 against Lujan. Once he sat down on his punches and started to hit Lujan with respectable power Lujan backed off and it became all Margarito. Cotto is smaller but he is not a weak 147. He has some strength. So it'll be up to Margarito to keep him on the outside. Make him reach and make him pay.

 

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Clown!:rofl Far from reality but I got a chuckle out of it.

 

They have to beat the other guy.

 

Keys to Victory - Antonio Margarito:

- Keep your distance and don't lunge, use combos finishing with well-placed body shots ( mouth of the stomach and liver)
- Don't square up, cut the ring off
- Land the right hand - left hooks provide space for the following right

Keys to Victory - Miguel Cotto:

- No "Home run ball"
- Use the stiff and authoritative left jab as defensive weapon on the move ( southpaw jab 2) and right counters and left counters from conventional and southpaw stances
- Double the left hook - body-head