Cotto’s trainer arrives in Puerto Rico to start preparation for Maywearther bout
February 15th, 2012
By Dan Ambrose: WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto’s Cuban trainer Pedro Diaz has reportedly arrived in Puerto Rico to start getting the 31-year-old Cotto ready for his May 5th fight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cotto will now start the beginning stages of trying to get in the best shape possible for the Mayweather fight. Cotto has to get in excellent shape because he’s got a nasty habit of running completely out of gas by the 8th round and taking a pounding in the last four rounds. We saw that against Manny Pacquiao, Joshua Clottey, Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito. Cotto may not last that long, though, because Mayweather is going to be lancing his fast with shots all night long and I have a funny feeling that patchwork of scar tissue around both of Cotto’s eyes will quickly tear apart like tissue paper once Mayweather has landed 50-100 shots to the head.
The scar tissue is just too delicate and/or Cotto’s skin is just too paper thin for him to get hit without it ripping to pieces. Cotto will likely have the weight advantage in this fight but it will be meaningless weight if Mayweather is able to land his quicker shots. Cotto probably has little more than a puncher’s chance in this fight and that’s being kind. He’s really out of his class in this fight and is probably going to be taking some knees at some point in the fight.
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Outbox pbf won’t happen, jab against Floyd could work but pbf has a big reach over cotto, cotto gonna get whipped on !!
dan ambrose another american writer who has not a jar of glue what he is talking about like david lahr scott gillfroid chris williams cna we not have any honest comments for once
And let’s forget Pedro Diaz is a trainer who trying to teach Cotto to box more, use his head in there. Not pressure not to come foward but to box. Who I’m there rite mind thinks that Cotto can box with Mayweather?? COME ON NOW.
I still can’t believe that anyone is still giving Cotto a chance in this fight. Cotto is slower than he use to be, has less power than he use to have and still gets tired just like b4. His supposed improved boxing skill is nowhere near Mayweathers level, and people forget that whn he is getting beat, he is the one that starts back pedaling. He Did tht aganst Mosley Margarito Pacquiao and a few time early in his career as a prospect. He’s been back padeling ever since he come up to 154. Now, how is suppose to beat Mayweather again???
mayweather is going run for his life
mayweather is in for the fight of his life
Little Pygmy mayweather ain’t getting my ppv mondy……..
@ANONYMOUS
YOU’D NEVER BEEN TO ANY ASIAN COUNTRY. PEOPLE ARE HUMBLE AND ALWAYS SMILING.
STRETCHING THEIR HANDS TO HELP PEOPLE IN DISTRESS.
TRUSTWORTHY AND KIND.
BUT BRAVE AND COURAGEOUS. NO FEAR, NO SURRENDER!
PREPARE for Bradley to be robbed like JMM was.
Manny Pacquiao is a lapdog. woof woof. Bob
Above.
Cotto’s trainer should have stayed at home. Mayweather is gonna beat Miguel worse than he beat Gatti.
Your right Dan!!that’s exactly what is goin to happen to cotto…Mayweather to much skill for cotto.Moneymay 9 round K.O
The only one who’s taking a knee is dan Ambrose when he slurps cotto d.i..c.k!!… This guy is a garbage writer!!
will take knees! cmon you tosser he only kneed in one fight and thats because of brickgloves.
make it sound like cotto is keeing all the time! cotto got heart and will fight to the end!
i hate jeremy lin!! coz he’s asian
nuff said….
I will say it again. Cotto has a good chance physically and most important mentally because of fighting at 154. When a fighter has to lose weight it screws with his head also. He doubts himself at the lower weight. But skill wise, Cotto is just not on the same level as Mayweather. The guy is a boxing machine and takes no one lightly. He will respect Cotto but out think him. Floyd will pot shot until the 6th or 7th and things could get very tough for Cotto in second half of fight. Floyd by tko in 10th.
@ john
If he was dead on people wouldn’t be saying nothing, this guy had.cotto losing his last 3 fights after he won those fighters he beat were old & broken, ha, now that cotto might lose this dude is eating it up.. I do dragee though I think it’ll be closer
funny how when i writter is right on people get. upset lol dont like hearing the truth
AMBROSE HAS A HARD ON FOR COTTO..Anyway Cotto work on that cardio and left hook to the body remember hit the body and the head will fall..train like you’ve never train like before…Hire JMM physical trainer..or have your physical trainer talk to him…don’t fight going back and you got a hell of a chance to win.
Pacquiao watch and learn . Mayweather is fighting Cotto at 154 not at a cath weight ,not on 145 not even at 150.
why cant cotto hire jeremy lin… this will upset floydie
A Lil over broad danny, it’ll be closer then that
Dan Ambrose garbage!!!!!!!!!.
Mayweather cacaaaa!!
Juice says: “Mr. Ambrose; you’re like a man with a crystal ball. I totally agree with you. Power means nothing if you can’t land your shots. Mayweather is going to pot shot Cotto all night long.”
Pathetic.
Who is “Maywearther”?
Ambrose slurp slurp cotto d.i.c..k.! Jump off
Ambrose mama cotto dik!!!!!!…lol…ur the worse writer here…lmao
anygiven sunday your butt can be got ,this is boxing not football,two men get in the ring only one came be the best p4p let the bell ring,lets get this shi:: on
I’m really excited about this fight cotto will have the weight advantage just as de la hoya did.. i just hope cotto shows up just as de la hoya did letting his combinations go. if cotto tries to be accurate mayweather will take him to school.. His best shot is to simply let it go” Its May day”
His trainer is garbage !! He can’t even wrap hands ..Cottos brother had to wrap his hands. Plus no matter Wht trainer he got he will take a knee like he did against Margarito.
I feel bad for Cotto if he does get bloodied up. I really enjoy watching him fight. That being said, Mayweather’s my guy. He’s got this in the bag if he does what he does best.
Mr. Ambrose; you’re like a man with a crystal ball. I totally agree with you. Power means nothing if you can’t land your shots. Mayweather is going to pot shot Cotto all night long.