Will Foreman put Cotto out of his misery?
February 24th, 2010
By William Mackay: I hate to say it but I think WBA light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman is going to put former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Miguel Cotto out of his misery on June 12th, at the Yankee Stadium, in New York.
The only good thing that I can think of that outcome is that at least Cotto will likely have a huge crowd to see if for what could be his last fight of his career. That’s a great way for Cotto to go out.
I can see why Cotto is doing it. He’s probably thinking about winning an easy paper title over the light-hitting Foreman and then using the title as Pacquiao bait to get the Filipino fighter to go after it to see if he can win an easy 8th world title. It’s a good plan in theory, but I think it’s not one that the short 5’7” Cotto is capable of carrying out.
Foreman hits harder than some people think, hard enough to splatter Cotto’s face and open up all that scar tissue around both of his eyes. Cotto seems to bleed nowadays if you look at him wrong, and I think Foreman will quickly have Cotto bleeding like a stuck pig on June 12th. And as we saw in his fights against Margarito, Clottey and Pacquiao, Cotto is a lot less aggressive once he suffers a cut.
It’s like he loses 40% of his aggression once he gets cut, and starts backpedaling and hanging on the ropes. Cotto getting a cut against a fighter like Foreman is almost a given. It’s not that Foreman hits really hard, but he has an excellent head first attack in which he lowers his head like a billy goat and comes charging in. It’s almost impossible for his head not to come in contact with the face or the top of his opponents head when he does this.
I give the fight two, maybe three rounds before Cotto is cut the first time by Foreman’s head. Once the blood starts flowing, Cotto will probably be running like scalded dog trying to stay away from Foreman. The fight is as good as lost at that point for Cotto, because Foreman will jab him to death from the outside and continue with his knife-like attacks with the lowered head.
As badly bloody and beaten up looking that Cotto looked in his fight against Margarito, that won’t be nothing compared to what Foreman is going to do to Cotto’s face on June 12th. I can see Cotto’s corner stopping the fight to save him from taking any further punishment by the 9th or 10th round. Cotto’s face will be covered with blood, as will his trunks and shoes.
Literally, Cotto will probably look like someone took a large bucket of blood and slowly poured it on him to make sure it soaked him completely. At that point, I think it’s pretty much the end for Cotto. I can’t see him continuing on after losing to Foreman.
If Cotto moved back down in weight to the welterweight division, he’d just as likely take a similar – but not as bad – beating from the likes of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Shane Mosley, Andre Berto and of course Pacquiao. And I don’t want to see Cotto get beaten up again by Pacquiao, but there’s probably very little chance of those two fighting again, because I think Foreman is going to rip Cotto to shreds in their fight and retire him.
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Cotto won! You were proven wrong! Cotto took that guy apart.
foreman is gonna get ko, people always talkin bad bout cotto and dont give him credit for what he has done, the 3rd world title 4 cotto no dought about dat
It doesn’t matter if Tony or Manny was cheating, the point is Cotto is now a broken fighter. Like Ricky Hatton and Jermaine Taylor, he will never be the fighter he was before his epic beatings.
cotto will kill foreman!
Cotto was already put out of his misery but doesn’t know when to call it quits. He gets hit with too many uppercuts and that’s his button…he can’t seem to fix that problem. If Foreman reads this, THROW THOSE UPPERCUTS SON!!
chavez jr blows lol, cotto will embarrass him.
LOL, this article isn’t even close to pluasable. Cotto isn’t gonna take a beating at the hands of Foreman. Foremans height and reach will win him a few rounds but overall he’s a back pedal fighter and a counter punch and a light puncher. Cotto will leave with a W. Weather it’s by KO will depend on how Cotto carries his Punch.
As far as the Idea of Cotto trying to get a rematch with Manny. Well I’m sure BoB Arum would love to make that fight becuase he loves matching his own fighters but I don’t think it would be after a Foreman win.
Honestly and I might be as crazy as this writer but I think Cotto beats Foreman then Arum make Cotto vs Chavez Jr ( to make a PR vs MEx mega fight and give Jr a title Oppurtunity) and make Manny Vs Margarito and winner of those two bouts fight each other
Cotto is a beaten fighter like Jermain Taylor they were once pretty good Taylor, and very good Cotto
But the time comes whe all of us must face reality as difficult as that may be: Taylor should Never fight again nor should Cotto
Foreman can use Margacheato technique of putting plaster in his glove and he still would not hit hard enough to stop Cotto. What the hell is this author smoking????!!!!
The only way Foreman can win this fight is by outboxing Cotto and IMO that is unlikely. Cotto by UD or late stoppage.
hahahaha.. foreman put cotto out of his misery? that chump couldn’t beat cotto not even if god came down from heaven to help him do it. PEOPLE, FOREMAN HAS NEVER FOUGHT A FIGHTER LIKE MIGUEL COTTO!! foreman will not be able to sustain the onslaught cotto will unleash upon him. cotto is hungry after the pacquaio defeat and will make an example of foreman come fight night.
Whether the gloves were stuffed with cotton or concrete, Cotto was getting hit in the face and how much can anybody take if you don’t have good defense. Sometimes somebody can have your number and Cotto is an easy target.
Foreman will not beat up Cotto the way Tony and Pacquiao did. However, he will use his jab, height, and reach and simply put on a boxing clinic.
Foreman will win by wide decision imo.
“As badly bloody and beaten up looking that Cotto looked in his fight against Margarito, that won’t be nothing compared to what Foreman is going to do to Cotto’s face on June 12th. I can see Cotto’s corner stopping the fight to save him from taking any further punishment by the 9th or 10th round. Cotto’s face will be covered with blood, as will his trunks and shoes.”
what are you smoking? and where can i get some?
I think Cotto still has enough left to compete against the best. Its all up to him, he needs to refocus and get hungry again. People say that he’s not the same since the Margarito fight but I think he’s not the same since he got the taste of a couple millions. The problem is that Cotto is comfortable with what he has accomplished. He feels that he has gotten enough success in his career. But who knows? He might be hungry for another title. He might go through all the sacrifices fighters go through in training when they’re hungry for success.
That’s all he is a writer. This writer knows nothing about boxing. Why doesn’t he write that cotto defended his jr welter titles 8 times n his welter titles 5 times. Nor does he write about margacheatoh possibly using plaster for his fight with Cotto.Nor does he write about y Pacquiao would turn down a 40mil fight for a simple tea spoon of blood if he’s clean. You are just a Cotto hater who knows nothing about the sport. Go google some boxing fights you shell of a writer. FAK Up with your stupid non boxing articles.
Cotto just is not the same after Margo. Like Pacman, Cotto has always been an exchange fighter. That takes a toll. Foreman hasn’t proven himself yet and isnt a hard puncher, but his style and size seems to be problematic for Cotto. Pacman destroyed Cotto with speed, distance and angles…all things Foreman is good at and Foreman is a much bigger fighter.
Cotto hasn’t been the same since Margarito.
U have to think the time that cotto took hard hits came because of either cheating Like puttin stuff in your gloves or a huge headbutt he fought and fought all he could he will beat foreman noone has ko’d cotto without cheatin except PAC which himself is lookin a lil suspicious so that can be 3 real hard loses to sone cheaters that he can’t get back and is not the same fighter it’s sad
i think people need to give cotto at least a fight or two to prove he’s still got something every writer on here is virtually saying his career is over, some of these same writers gave him a chance against pacquiao. its harsh to write a guy off that has only lost to pacquiao and margarito. hes had some brutal beatings and needs some time out but theres no reason he cant be a contender in future. hatton vs cotto would be a great fight cos both guys would be evenly matched and fighting for their careers
Bob Arum has worn Cotto down like the old Houston Oilers ran down their running back in the 80′s….
Cotto my friend…its over. Go home, relax and enjoy those closest to you. Arum only cares about the pennies he can drain from you in your final days.
I like Cotto, I think he had a great career in boxing. However; he is a shopworn fighter. He’s done. Whether or not he wins or loses against Foreman, he is done fighting the elite fighters. Mentally, once he gets hurt, instead of shaking it off like the elite fighters do, he is hugely affected and then starts backpedalling and forgets everything he learned in camp.
Everyone is saying how great Pacquiao is for beating Cotto, just look at his face after, Margarito, Clottey, and others. He gets BEAT UP EVERY TIME! Its nothing different Pacquiao did. Clottey will show everyone how normally average Pacquiao is. In spite of what everyone is saying, he’s not going to KO Clottey. Clottey will be strong through ALL 12, and lose a decision like he always does.
Clottey will take a LOT out of Pacquiao!!!!
I’ve been watching Boxing a long time. Its sad to say but Cotto needs to chill and relax. He’s taken some brutal beatings in the last couple of years. I commend his warrior spirit but it seems like Arum has ran Cotto in the ground. Both of his losses came from guys in Top Rank. Both of them are under suspicion of cheating. Arum? How low can you go? Sad…
mayweather ducked cotto. yuri will lose to cotto by knockout
Cotto is still an elite fighter Forman isint, Cotto to win by UD, no surrender Miguel
foreman doesn’t hit hard if cotto can carry that power up a weight then he will do him like michael jennings and beat him like he stole something
this fight is gonna be over so quick, similar to what khan did to salita, this is why i hate boxing these days soooo much , the media and everyone hyping a paper champ like foreman as if he was george foreman
cotto wouldnt bleed if it wasnt for margacheato
Yeah whats with all the bad press on Cotto? When Manny said he would fight foreman everyone said the fight would be so easy it would be a joke. And it would. Cotto is a good fighter and he will put foreman on the canvas. Foreman is average. I hope he is enjoying the hype he is getting because he will be a chump after the fight.
miguel will beat the sh*t out of foreman