Ariza thinks Chavez will be “Too big and too strong” for Cotto on December 4th
August 15th, 2010
By Chris Williams: Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who works for both Manny Pacquiao and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., thinks that the 24-year-old Chavez Jr. can beat WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto when they fight on December 4th. In an article by Chris Robinson at Examiner.com, Ariza says “Freddie [Roach] already knows how to beat Cotto. It’s really a good fight, especially for a guy like Chavez who is young, and like to challenge himself. I think having an eight week camp instead of four weeks, which is what we had to get ready for [ohn] Duddy, is going to be a big difference. I think the main thing will be that Freddie knows how to beat Cotto and Chavez is going to be too big and too strong.”
And beating Cotto after the loss to Margarito and the near loss to Clottey, doesn’t exactly make Pacquiao’s win over Cotto seem all that impressive. It makes me wonder why Cotto was selected in the first place rather than someone who was actually winning and looking good like Shane Mosley, Andre Berto or Paul Williams. I don’t know if Chavez’s superior size will be much help to him against Cotto. Although I think Cotto isn’t the same fighter he once was before the Margarito loss, I still think he’s going to beat the stuffing out of the bigger Chavez. Being bigger in this case doesn’t translate into being a better fighter. Yuri Foreman, 5’11″, was roughly the same size as Chavez, and yet he lost to Cotto in June. I don’t think much of Foreman as a figher, but I do think he’s better than Chavez if Yuri has both of his legs working for him.
Ariza thinks that Chavez can copy Margarito’s style and beat Cotto using it. Ariza says “He can emulate that same kind of style that Margarito has.” I don’t see Chavez as being as good as Margarito. He may be able to ape him, but Chavez is not Margarito and I don’t care if he copies him, Cotto is going to have his number and will still tear Chavez Jr. to pieces on December 4th, regardless of Roach’s best plans and Ariza’s training strategies.
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cotto is the man at 154. After he beats chavez I want to see him against that crazy dude whose just coming out of jail.
and it will be a good fight chaves
chavez al the way hey going to beat that has been dude back to puerto rico just another steping stone.
Chavez Jr will be taought a lesson and cotto will take out his built up frustrations with Margasheato and PAC-ROID on the freash meat of Chavez Jr. Chupacabra style… hes licking his chops at this you best believe
If Cotto does lose to this chump it’s clear his career is over. Against a power puncher like Cotto, you’ve got to have the power to hurt him back or overwhelm him. Margarito and Clottey were both big guys and big punchers and hurt Cotto. Pacquiao had the southpaw angles to shoot from (that straight left down the middle won the fight for him) but Chavez has neither power nor awkward angles to draw on. I think he will try to overwhelm Cotto but will change him mind when he soaks up his first gut shot. Cotto should finish him in the middle rounds.
cotto’s gonna stick it to that fool!!! he on a whole different pedigree!! cotto by tko!!
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@ apatz
man your stupid!!I never seen somebody write anything more stupid than you…I bet it’s cause your Mexican
@Cbee1
I agree to everything you had to say…I think Chavez’s chin will be tested that night,we’ll see how well he takes a beating
L aittle apatz,you come off as a green card immigrant.Becareful before i deport you you.Illegal alien.
well thats what they will do if there is no testing.why not if it does a lot for a fighter.maybe we will see jr. fighting pascal next.
Chavez style is built for Cotto. Unless he changes overnight wich is impossible then Cotto is going to have an easy night. Cotto by 10th rnd tko.
Notice he said he’s “going to be” too big & too strong, not that he already is. LOL, Hmmm how is he GOING to do that? Pacjuice?
You can emulate Margarito’s style for a fight with Cotto but if I remember correctly,Cotto was the one beating the stuffing out of Margarito up until the (loaded gloves)stoppage.And Margarito at the time he fought Cotto was alot more proven than Chavez will be when he fights Cotto.
lets get it on and find out.Maybe he is a bit bigger and stronger.
Chavez looks to have similar strength and size to Foreman and although Foreman looked quicker than Cotto he certainly didnt look stronger not in the punch and not in wrestling and leaning strength.
hey chris :you must be off from the pipe.these is the first time i agree with you in almost all your article. i still have to say that clottey it’s not a top a level boxer. he lost from cotto who was fighting with a bad cut. by the way clottey show is limits on that fight. miguel tossed to flor becouse clottey try to hug becouse he could’nt deal with cotto power. look at the fight, clottey fight 6 round then stop trowing and only defende he’s self from cotto variety of punches. did not deserve the split. cotto was not the same when he fight clottey and pacquiao. now miguel find a better trainer who help a lot on miguel balance , now has better right hand and he knock down foreman with a body shot again. cotto it’s near 100% now. he will school the slow chavez jr then he will put him to sleep.
I think roach gives himself a bit too much credit sometimes. Its one thing to beat cotto with manny pacquiao who has devistating power and speed. Its another to try and beat him with a B class fighter at best. Roach needs to come back to reality. Cotto is going to annihilate chavez jr
Cotto trained himself for the pacquiao fight and looked much more like his old wicked left hook body shooting self against yuri with trainer emanuel stewart in his cornor.
cotto with trainer beats chavez. Chavez is no pacquiao
Only way Chavez wins this fight us if ariza injects PED’S into Chavez
Old news……steroid issue…..old news….yet they keep throwing it in…….maybe thats all they got!!!! SAD
just because pacquiao and margarito beats cotto doesn’t mean chavez jr.’s gonna do the same. chavez jr. has yet to face a fighter the caliber of cotto. once chavez tastes cotto’s power he might think of shifting his came plan. mayweather is not scared of cotto for nothing.
Cotto has nothing left he can only beat handycap boxers like judy.
Ariza can be in the ring with Chavez during the fight, he’s still gonna get demolished
O and Ariza must be on some of the drugs runnin around in that camp! Lol we all know Roach is famous because of his roids nowadays
Woooooo!!! Love it!!! You already know! Cotto gon ko this corn tortilla eatin chump and back to fightin drunks in mexico!! Haha!
no one likes you chris williams… get a new job.
Yep ariza is right those “shakes” will help little chavez jr hahaha