Cotto vs. Foreman: Is this a style nightmare for Miguel?
January 15th, 2010
By Jim Dower: Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) looks to be aiming at World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) for his comeback bout in June, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. Cotto, 29, was stopped in the 12th round by Manny Pacquiao in November. In losing, Cotto lost his WBO title to Pacquiao and took an enormous amount of punishment during the process. Instead of facing another welterweight to try and capture one of the titles, Cotto instead will be moving up in weight for a bout against the elusive Foreman.
Both Foreman and Cotto are Top Rank fighters, so it shouldn’t be problem putting this fight together unlike the Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather bout that recently went down the drains during a failed negotiations process.
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says “You will see Miguel Cotto and Yuri Foreman at Madison Square Garden on Jan 23. The reason they will both be there is to start the promotion for their fight in June. Miguel wants to fight Foreman. Yuri wants a big fight. Yuri will have the Jewish fans behind him. And we already know what a big attraction Miguel is in New York and how much the Puerto Rican fans support him.”
If this fight is put together, it will easily be the biggest bout of the 29-year-old Foreman’s eight year pro career. Up until now, the best opponents Foreman has been in with is a rusty Daniel Santos, who Foreman recently beat by a 12 round decision to capture the WBA light middleweight title in November, and fringe contenders Andrey Tsurkan and Cornelius Bundrage. Cotto will be a big step up for Foreman. Obviously, Yuri won’t be standing and trying to trade with Cotto, because that’s a fight that Foreman can’t win. He has very little power to speak of and is only effective as long as he can continue to stay away from Cotto.
However, Cotto has problems with the quick and elusive Zab Judah in the early part of his fight with him in June 2007. Cotto also has problems with the movement and punch and grab style of Oktay Urkal in March 2007. Cotto eventually won the fight, but he didn’t look good and seemed to really struggle with the constant movement and grabbing by Urkal.
Foreman makes Urkal’s movement and clinching seem like child’s play in comparison. This has the makings of a really ugly fight. The only good that I can see coming out of this fight is that Cotto won’t be in danger of being knocked out or taking a lot of punishment from Foreman, because Yuri can’t punch very well.
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Cotto WON! TKO @ Round 9
cotto will beat foreman easy. will come prepared after that lose to pacquiao and he nows he has to be prepared to return and get back his boxing carrer.
Again Cotto is fed another “Jewish Hype”, Maybe since he is a Rabbi his god will help him. Cotto will win and all analysts will say he is back. He is not back is just he fighting a hype, a phony champ.
Who did Yuri beat to win the title? And then I will tell you how good he is…
Another bullsh*t fight where Arum will be pimping all Puerto Ricans suckers, and Jewish believers.
May I add Roach thinks foreman would be a step to far for Pacquaio, so is effectivelly cotto is being sent to do pacs dirty work.
Are you all dumb as well as stupid, the only reason cotto has been sent to fight foreman is to try to get the light middlewieght title so BOB ARUM can set up Cotto vs Pacquaio II so the pac man can grab another weight division.
yuri who! cotto will whip him
cotto will win easy this yuri guy got no power 154 will be good for cotto remember cotto had to got down on a “cacth* weight” now there is no cacth*weight i think cotto win easy and if he has his uncle back in the coner* he will win by ko9
if this fight happen I will be rooting for you cotto,much respect for you,you still got it its just manny in a different league ,too bad we weren’t able to see ko of floyd ,or maybe we still will in December.
i was saying the same thing earlier…..cotto not too great against pressure fighters. now cotto is quite heavy handed so he may be able to bang quite well against an average pressure fighter and scare them off for a little while……but against margarito who is a great pressure fighter and can take a punch well he couldnt keep him off……the amount of clean shots cotto landed on margarito was unbeleivable, anybody else would have gone down…. margarito’s chin is just unbeleiveable…..i think even though cotto lost that fight i think he was at his peak for that fight.
i believe cotto does best with fighters that give him space. i pick him to win by late KO or UD. foreman was lucky to fight a weight-drained santos and didn’t have to do much in beating the guy. only pressure has beaten cotto and foreman doesn’t have that in him.
So true, i watched the fight, Santos didnt even look like he wanted to be there. He didnt seem to have any idea what to do. i think 154 will be a good weight for Cotto. The same way he outgrew lightwelter i think he was outgrowing welter aswell.
Yuri isnt a top fighter yet and will never be. Doesnt mean he beat daniel santos he’s any good. Remember santos had a 2 year break. Cotto will trash this inexperienced kid and end his career.
Yuri isnt ready for cotto, doesnt mean that yuri beat daniel santos means he’s a top fighter now. Remember santos had a 2 year break and imo i beat he didnt even train.