Cotto thinks he’s going to cut off the ring on Foreman – Good luck
May 31st, 2010
By Chris Williams: Former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) is under the impression that’s going to be able to cut off the ring on World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) this Saturday night and pressure in their fight at the Yankee Stadium, in New York. Cotto, who has been beaten to a pulp in recent fights against Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao, thinks that he’s going to be able to keep the constantly shifting around Foreman from not being able to move by stalking him around the ring.
Foreman may not have piled up a lot of knockouts early in his career but now that he’s sitting down on his punches more and loading up, he’s a lot bigger puncher than he was years ago. I think Cotto is going to be in for the shock of his life when he steps in the ring against Foreman and starts getting sliced and diced by Foreman’s quick and powerful shots.
Cotto isn’t going to know what hit him. Cotto’s trainer Emanuel Steward, speaking at the international conference call, said “It is going to be very hard for Yuri to stay away from Miguel for 12 rounds, because Miguel is looking very fast with his feet right now and his combinations are wicked and his punching is awesome.” Steward sees the fight as another bout between Jack Dempsey [Cotto] and Gene Tunney. I bet. Cotto, with his slow feet, won’t be getting anywhere close to Foreman when Yuri is on the move.
I think Cotto won’t have to search that hard for him, though, because Foreman will be coming at him constantly with his slashing attacks led by a powerful jab and followed by a pile driving right hand that will bruise and then bust up Cotto’s tender skin around his eyes. Once Cotto is bleeding like a stuck pig, like he usually has been in his three out of his last four fights, Foreman will lance him from the outside with laser precision jabs.
It’s not even going to be close once Foreman has Cotto’s red blood flowing from both of his eyes. It’s going to be like target practice for Foreman at that point where he tags Cotto at will while he stumbles and bumbles around like a theater patron trying to find the exit door at the end of a movie. Cotto won’t be able to see a thing, and with his cement shoes, he’s going to be far too slow to do any attacking.
It won’t matter how much power Cotto has or how great his so-called balance is, he’ll be blind, too slow of foot and too short and round to do much against the bigger, stronger, faster Foreman. I expect this slaughter to be over by the 8th round, with Cotto stopped either on his feet or by taking a couple of knees.
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this guy was a unproven nobody who im guessing you(chris)didn’t even know was until maybe when he faced santos in his last bout …learn boxing before you make yourself look like a food again chris and as for foreman hitting as hard as cotto? your biased or have something against cotto…your a fool and I bet u dont have the balls to comment about your predcition because you made a complete ass out of yourself
shows what you know dumbazz writer chris williams let’s get a after thought article on how stupid you are now
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Who in the right mind think that Yuri has a chance to win.
margarito,s a cheat and it doesnt count as a defeat i dont care whjat anyone says,that fkr should not be allowed to lace a pair of gloves up!
GOOD ONE RYAN DUNN,THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND COTTO IS BETTER THAN FOREMAN….OK NOW,MARGARITO IS 5’11 AND HAS MORE REACH THAN FOREMAN COTTO TAGGED HIM ALL NIGHT WITH VERY HARD PUNCHES,LETS SEE IF FOREMAN CAN TAKE THAT SAME BEATING AND STILL DANCE IN THE RING…I UNDERSTAND HE WON’T PROBABLY COME AT AT COTTO THE WAY MARGARITO DID BUT THERE’S A TIME WHEN HE HAS TO LAND SOMETHING ON COTTO AND WE ALL KNOW THAT COTTO HAS VERY OUTSTANDING TIMING…HE’LL BE SLEEPING IN THE RING….COTTO WINS BY K.O.
@goldenboy
Let’s talk about that again after the fight, when Yuri is on the canvas wondering what happened to his 15 seconds of fame.
Nothing against Yuri, but people are WAAAY too quick to jump off of one bandwagon (Cotto’s) and onto another (Foreman’s) that they deserve the sprained ankles they get.
…ryan
COTTO BY 10 RD TKO!!! COTTO IS MUCH MORE OF A SUPPERIOR BOXER THAN SANTOS WAS.
YOU IDIOTS THERE IS NOW YURI WILL BEAT COTO!!!
@ryan dunn- it’s gonna be sad when cotto loses becuz he’s a good guy and arum should have put him in with someone who would stand and trade rather than someone with so many advantages over him. steward would have had to have worked miracles with the balance and footwork of cotto for him to have a chance in this fight. we’ll see what happens on fight night. can’t w8
Its not that difficult to cut off the ring when your opponant has no power. And Foreman has no power.
Is Chris related to Foreman or does he really hate Cotto? Cuz hes certainly going for it with the aricles. Maybe somebody needs to tell Mr Williams that Cotto is not from the UK.
How many writers these days on blogs like this have this one sided sackless comments on warriors like Cotto. I agree that he might not be his former self, but please give due respect when you write about fighters. Don’t use unnecessary exclamation. Chris Williams you are an amateur. FY for being a douchbag.
And I am not saying that Cotto will destroy Foreman. It will be an interesting fight given that Cotto will be on a wrong weight division against an average boxer. so that kind of balances things. I mean, there is no doubt that if both men were naturals at the same weight let’s say Welters Cotto will KO Foreman within 5 rounds. But we cannot take lightly the fact that 154 is one weight class too much for Cotto
i love to see what you really looked like.. kindly include your photo so we can visual aid on what idiot looks like
Cotto can handle Yuri but I think Cotto should have mentally prepared for this fight. The night after Pacman Cotto fight, Pacman said Cotto’s punches were too strong and hurt him a couple times but he pretended that he could take the punches and not getting hurt. I watched the fight over and over again and found that this happened a couple of times. One obvious instance was in round 4 when Cotto was banging Pac with hooks on the ropes (I think that at this time that Pacman’s eardrum got broken) Pacman just touted him more by raising his arms and punching his own gloves… Cotto backed off… then Pac took the moments and he knocked down Cotto with a left hook on the jaw. But with Yuri’s power, I don’t think Cotto will be mentally affected. Miguel is also fast, once Yuri got hit, he will slow down for sure.
What is this A hole writter talking about!!
LOL….I DON’T KNOW WHY PEOPLE EVEN COMMENT THIS S***…IT’S GARBAGE,NON SENSE…GOOD LUCK WITH THOSE DREAMS…COTTO WINS PERIOD…THEY FIGHT IN 4 DAYS WE’LL SEE
This writer is a hater for real I got my boy Cotto taken this by tko Yuri didn’t look to impressive in his last fight and that guy was a bum. Yuri is goin down he has never fought a world class opponent like Cotto and he will lose.
When you look at Cotto in the light of day, the man is a living legend. Cotto has fought and defeated some very great hall of fame fighters. No doubt about it, Cotto is the definition of a the word fighter.
In contrast Yuri Foreman, has fought only cord wood. Yuri Foreman is a nobody and will be long forgotten when people will still talk about how great Cotto is.
Highest regards to Cotto.
@Haz
EVEN WORST AND GET THIS! A FLOYD MAYWEATHER FAN…THE REAL PURE BOXING GURUS
what is the big deal really! A paper champion is fighting a faild ex-champ. I’m a boxing fan but this fight has no hype! Cotto is not the same fighter anymore and he has alot on his plate to be taking on a fight. The loss of his father, a sexual harrassment law suit, a failed marriage, and a broken friendship with his uncle and extrainer. Emmanuel Stuart did nothing for Cotto. I hope Cotto wins just because Yuri Foreman is a paper champ and does not deserve a belt!
the guy who wrote this article should neva write another article 4 the rest of his life … i was sitting here thinkin is this guy really serious ?! yuri got absolutely no business being in the ring with cotto at all Yuri got no power , and B lvl boxing ability he shouldnt even be mention to be close to the lvl of cotto … cotto by ko by the 8th and 1 wanna make bets ?
Idoit, let me give you a little history lesson. Mosley entered his fight against Cotto 7-4 with a NC in his previous 12 fights. One of those 7 was a gift decision to against de la Hoya. Two were against a shot Vargas. And the best win of the bunch was Luis Collazo. And even then, Cotto got a razor-thin decision in a fight that some thought he lost. To say Cotto fought a “primed” Mosley shows how your boxing IQ matches your internet handle.
@hitking60
you surely hate pac, aren’t you?
you still include his name even pac is out of the topic~!
remember that cotto beat mosely at his prime, no blood testing and younger that time!
cotto was defeated by MARGACHEATO, we don’t know how many fights that MARGACHEATO puts plaster in hisfights!
Maybe against Cotto?
@goldenboy
The reason some of us are touchy, is because if you take away Cotto’s two tough losses, you would be laughing at predicting Yuri could do much of anything against Miguel.
Now, those losses Cotto suffered, and the war with Clottey, yes they took their toll. But how many wars was ODLH in? How many wars were Barrera, Morales, and the Mexican warriors in? How many wars was Pacquiao in?
An elite fighter doesn’t roll over, and I believe Cotto wants to reclaim his place on the P4P list where he belongs.
…ryan
What do you guys see in Yuri besides a points win over Santos? Who else has he fought? Why are you on the hype wagon for this guy?
I mean, it’s possible he can beat Cotto, but that will be Cotto’s doing, not Yuri’s (sorry, Yuri but it’s true). If Cotto is indeed still a game fighter, he should easily unravel Foreman’s “boxing skills” and annihilate him.
…ryan
Cotto should win this fight on experience an he’s been in bigger fights than foreman besides foreman is not that good an Chris Williams your article sucks man
wow chris williams this article really shows how much of an idiot you are. yuri foreman could never be on miguel cotto’s level. the only reason forman is 28-0 is cause he’s fought scurbs his whole career. Miguel cotto is a warrior and his an impressive resume to prove it. he’s never backed down from a challenge and gives it his all when he jumps in the ring for his fans. How dare you talk like that about cotto! your a disgrace to boxing and should retire from writing bulls*** articles like this.
This fight will look a lot like the Raheem-Morales fight that took place immediately after the Morales beat Pac’s ass and prior to Pac getting him in the rematch. This fight will show just how good a fighter Pac beat in his last superfight. Pac destroyed Cotto, and so will Foreman. Too bad Pac won’t fight Foreman because he’s too tall. I mean, he’s the same height as Margarito, but I guess Foreman’s 5’11 is taller than Margarito’s 5’11.
Miguel Cotto is going to beat yuri foreman…Miguel Cotto is a muchbigger puncher and he is faster now…this is an easy win for cotto
Dude…………you are crazy……….say no to drugs……Cotto by KO…peace !!
1st i cant understand why Cotto chose Foreman, his style is all wrong for cotto. Cotto could easily have beaten Angulo, Cintron, and almost any one else at 154 other than sergio martinez and paul williams. Props to cotto for taking on such a stylistic challenge especialy after a huge loss. But i think its gunna be a borring fight whare Foreman dances around cotto for all 12. lets hope cotto makes some fireworks happen to warent it being a ppv. Also lets all prat that Pacman and Mayeather can agree to fight. for the good of the sport and so i dont have to have any more arguments over who is the best p4p fighter.
I think Foreman is all wrong for Cotto. Foreman can box, Cotto can be outboxed, and that’s what this fight is gonna boil down to. Plus, Cotto isn’t a fighter that’s gonna be overly successful in multiple divisions. Cotto does a lot of things good, but nothing great. And when you start talking about fighting in a 3rd division, you need to do something great to succeed. Mayweather is a defensive genius. Pacquaio is has carried his great speed-power combination up the scale. What part of Cotto’s game is dynamic enough to deal with a guy who’s at least 4 inches taller and is gonna have a 5 inch reach advantage who BTW, is a better technical boxer than Cotto. I’m going Foreman via UD, and its probably not gonna be close.
he also has the reach advantage and cotto is gaining w8 to 154 so will be slower and his punches wont have the same effect as they do on the smaller men at 140-147
i don’t understand why ppl are getting so touchy about the prediction that foreman will beat cotto. it’s not that cotto is washed up and i agree he has fort good fighters but he’s past his best and that’s clear. he’s still good don’t get me wrong buh not good enough to overcome all the advantages foreman has over him. foremans quicker hand speed, footwork and lateral movement will be the keys to success. it’s his time to shine
I agree with you Williams and iv thought this since the fight was announced.Cotto is too small for light middle,Foreman is on a high,Cotto just been thrashed.Cotto may start well but it wont last,he`ll cut up and be worn down the bigger,fresher,faster Foreman.
How the @$^%# did boxing news 24 let you write??
when is obious you know nothing about boxing. Could you pleas tell me an elite fighter that Foremas has fought? Cotto lost against Margarito who had loaded gloves and Pacqiao who decide not to fight Mayweather and said no to at least 35M because he is afraid to needles (but he got a few tatoos.
I just can understand how you are a boxing writter.
Answer me this Chris:
Who has Yuri fought? Nobodies.
Who has Miguel fought? Malignaggi, Quintana, Judah, Mosley, Marga-cheat-o, Clottey and Pacquiao.
And who has Miguel lost to? A cheater and the p4p king.
Now use your common sense if you have any. Cotto all the way. I’d give Yuri a chance because of a lucky shot but unfortunatly for him he doesn’t have enough power to hurt Cotto.
I think there are two honest questions we have to ask ourselves about Cotto. The first is about his conditioning. He has faded badly at the end of fights for several years now. If his conditioning has not improved significantly he will fade even sooner against the bouncy, jogging perpetual movement that is Foreman. Anyone who has competed at any sport knows that once fatuige sets in your performance anso begins to drop off at an exponential rate. The second question is about Cotto’s state of mind. Losing the way he did to Margarito was the more damaging to Cotto’s confidence than the Pacman loss(I can already hear the Pacman faithful screaming bloody murder). I will qualify my statement. Cotto went into the margarito fight unbeaten and unbroken. He had confidence in his ability to prevail against any foe until he fought Margarito. Margarito made Cotto stop fighting not by breaking his body as much as he broke his spirit. By the time he fought Manny he knew how to lose and all Manny had to do was make him “fight” instead of box and we saw the outcome. If Cotto can regain his lost “swagger” he may be able to beat Foreman. If not he is finished.
the to guy that beat cotto were big punchers foreman is not you got to hurt cotto to beat him!!
I don’t know which cotto your talking abot Williams, but when foreman steps into the ring with miguel, he’s going to get a shock. A fast, hard, leathery shock!
I agree with someona that knows boxing
he’s got a loss against a cheater and a pretty good fighter… at a catchweight nonetheless coming off a loss lol he’s got nothing to be ashamed of
Easy night for Cotto.
margarito had plaster on and manny pacquiao is on PEDs. foreman can’t even knock out my grandma. cotto by tko