Who's the top Rican now? Cotto or Calderon?

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  1. pryorgatti

    pryorgatti Active Member Full Member

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    Cotto, but Calderon deserves to be in the discussion IMO
     
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  2. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Marquez is extremely proficeint as he does not waste his attack and limits unecessary movements. Calderon is much more inventive so in terms of text book execution Marquez takes the cake. Iron boy is smooth and at times unorthadox but he too is a pleaure to watch. Excellent arguement; Unlike many others who have recently watched Cotto it does not surprise me to watch the subtle changes in his game. He has always had these skills tough he has implemented the usuage of these tools more in recent bouts due to its necessity. You make an excellent point about Cotto's positioning....he is always ready to attack and not only land but land with momentem changing authority. I have also noticed a new snap in some of his punches due to his training with reflexology....PBF vs Cotto will be a boxing zealots dream WW fight no question about it.
     
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  3. McGrain

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    Very nice post. Cotto also positions his chin beautifully speaking generally, and I was most impressed with his footwork. It's pretty frightening the technical improvements he's shown. As you see, it will be fascinating to see how properly he can deploy them against a physically gifted fighter like Mayweather. Generally i'll take a speedster over a technician; that Cotto is also a pressure-fighting destroyer, the fight could be fascinating.
     
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