Will Cotto go to his knees if things get bad against Mayweather?
February 22nd, 2012
By Dan Ambrose: On May 5th, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is taking his first real fight since his beat down against Manny Pacquiao in 2009 when he faces undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cotto has been matched ever so carefully by his former promoter Bob Arum, put in with old or somehow physically hobbled opposition in the last couple of years. But on May 5th, Cotto is fighting a world class opponent that’s not 100 years old or coming into the fight with an injury, and I just don’t see how this is going to go well for Cotto.
Cotto has been stopped twice in his career – once by Antonio Margarito where Cotto was on his knees, and the other time against Pacquiao in a fight in which Cotto was stopped while still standing. I think Cotto would have gone down in the Pacquiao fight if the referee hadn’t jumped in to stop the action before Pacquiao could finish him off. But I just would rather see Cotto getting it the time tested manner by being put on his back or face rather than ending it on his knees. I don’t know but maybe it’s just me but I can’t get into seeing a fighter lose like that. I don’t see Cotto making it the full 12 round in this fight, and that’s why I hope he gets blasted out in the traditional manner.
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cotto wil give money may the fight of his life,this is going to be a great fight,i cant wait,let get it on.who is going to win????
I think Dan should go to his knees.
you are the worst writer ever
Dan talks a lot of garbage. We’ll see on May 5, we’ll see.
Cotto lost to Margarito and we all know about the brick in his glove but he took a bad beaten before it was over…he lost to Pacquiao and before he put his knee down he took punishment also…my point is like WALO said,
“HE HAS TO KILL COTTO OR COTTO WILL KILL HIM”, Floyd doesn’t possess that power…Cotto could take hits Mayweather can’t…
COTTO WINS…
@WALO, Floyd has a counted knockdown in his career already so it would be his second. Although his first was him taking a knee because he landed a hard punch with a broken hand and took a knee from the pain. I also understand your desire to have Floyd lose this fight, then you won’t have to watch Manny get eaten alive on PPV in November.
Lets get realistic here Cotto will not take a knee or get knocked out that isnt Mayweather style. It will be Mayweather using his best weapons 1) his defense 2) his elbow in Cotto’s face 3) Joe Cortez as his ref. This will probably annoy Cotto and he will lose his calm head and start to make mistakes this will be where Mayweather picks him apart.
However if Cotto keeps with his boxing skills, improves his stamina and quickness HE CAN DO IT! He is no average fighter he is one of the best out there.
Dan Ambrose. cotto wont but you wife will !!!”"
Dan let it go, she left you for a puertorican, she wont be back
it will be a great fight Cotto has a better corner team and he is underated, don’t be shock on May 5th
ON MAY 5 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MAYWEATHER’S FIRST KNOCKDOWN OF HIS CAREER, HE’S NOT A god. CANELO WILL BE WAITING TOO AND PACQUIAO. THE SALVATION IS THE RETIRE, HOW HE ALWAYS DO WHEN HE’S IN PROBLEMS
IF COTTO HITS LIKE A GIRL IN 154, FLOYD HITS LIKE A BABY IN 154. LOOK THE FACE OF DE LA HOYA WHEN HE FOUGHT WITH MAYWEATHER. CLEAN. IF YOU DON’T KILL COTTO, HE WILL KILL YOU
wrong
@Aztec you say…”put your pride down” lmao I don’t think you ever met a real Puerto Rican before, real ones don’t put their pride down, except…JON…now that’s a fake one, i’m a real one…
COTTO WINS…AND I SAY THAT PROUDLY…
Don’t count Cotto out of this fight. His only two losses were against Margarita the Cheater, and against Pacquiao when Cotto was at a disadvantage being weight-drained. For this fight, Cotto will be at full strenght, not to mention that youth will be on his side as he will be facing an older more stationary Mayweather. Should be interesting, but I’m picking Mayweather to win by TKO because he hits a lot harder than the outside observer realizes.
The world would be a much better place if Cotto can put maystinker into a coma.
Not unless Mayweather has plaster in his gloves.
Both are slaves of pacquiao
Cotto has no punching power or stamina to last 12 rds with Mayweather. Put ur pride down and talk real boxing.
No 1 thought mayweather would back up Ortiz but it happened constantly. It has nothing to do with power or strength cotto is gonna get backed up because of mayweathers defense he isn’t gonna find a shot and back up trying to read mayweather and that’s where mayweather will pick him apart that’s y he is gonna get gun shy he isn’t gonna find a shot and when he does swing and get countered he is gonna get in a defensive mode trying to read mayweather you can’t play a thinking game with mayweather he is way to quick minded
Bruseles and cotto are world’s apart… Cotto hits a lot harder… And bruseles was tagging mayweathers body… Cotto is a much better body puncher… So Floyd can’t manage to get hit like that… Bruseles is a lot slower.. has a higher posture… And fought on the outside… And just because you sparred with someone doesn’t mean your just as good as them…. Floyd spars with many none are as talented as him… Cotto will not get gun shy because mayweather doesn’t have the power or the punch output to. Mayweather pressure cotto like Margarito did?? Hahahahahha that’s the funniest theory yet!! Mayweather will be running circles and not around cotto… May 5th cotto by k.o. 9th round look for a Judah repeat
cotto is good but he will not make it against floyd
Cotto is a game fighter. I wouldn’t count him out, but then again, Floyd isn’t aggressive enough to make Cotto want to take a knee. Nor does Floyd have enough strength to make him backpeddle like he did against Pacquiao or Margarito.
If anyone can Cotto can!
He doesnt need to come out firing. He needs to build on his stamina and quickness in his training, keep them boxing skills tight and box Mayweather with his boxing skills and not get frustrated at Mayweathers style.
Cotto will KO this pretender…
Mayweather isn’t exactly known for his resume either, mate!
Cotto will be in the fight no blow out
@boriLife They really do have the same style Bruseles and Cotto . Cotto needs a lead right hand to catch Mayweather or to bait him for a left hook . But Mayweathers right arm will counter Cottos main weapon wich is the left hook.
I think Floyd will come forward like Margarito did but with better defense, and tag him up like Floyd did Ortiz. It will go twelve if Cotto isn’t stopped. I like the Skills vs Wit but Cotto’s wittiness is real short! 11-1 Floyd Cotto will be given a round for his heart!
@manny z we gonna see than you will see what i mean cotto isnt gonna be able to keep eating shots the whole night no 1 can im not saying he will ko him i mean to say he will stop him cotto will get countered all night and after round 6 round 7 cotto is gonna be gun shy because of how much he is getting countered
Mayweather does not have the power to stun or even hurt cotto. If mayweather wins its by decision, but if it does not go the decision cotto will come out victorius!
everyone says floyd cant hit hard till they get in the ring with him as soon as they get hit they start going backwards if they do that what does that tell you think stupid cotto has a punchers chance thats it he dosnt have the boxing skill to defeat mayweather mayweather is gonna pick him apart with his counter punching
@bori4life i compared cotto to bruseles because of they way they attack they are 1 2 type of fighters and thats the type of fighters that flotyd dominates easliy there is nothing cotto can do to throw mayweather of his rythm he is to slow to stiff and has no head movement when cotto gets hhit he backs up in a straight line mayweather will k o him late rounds he will destroy his body you will see
I’m starting to think Cotto slept with Dan’s girlfriend or something. Why would anyone blatantly continue to write biased nonsense about a guy who has been nothing but a true warrior and a true gentleman in the sport? There HAS to be a girl involved. Or Dan is an idiot. Either theory is plausible. My prediction, Cotto 40 Dan 0, per usual.
No, he wont. Floyd is neither a pressure fighter nor a hard puncher. Will be a boring fight
its funny how some people make it seem like they are boxing experts by saying mayweather is gonna destroy cotto or the best one yet.. they compare cotto to brussels lmaooooo… great job guys.. come may 5th alot of people will be surprised….
@descarte mama bicho
If slow Margarito beat Cottos face like he did on second fight what u think Mayweather will do to him?? Cotto has no chance he will be on 2 knees!
I CAN SEE IT NOW:
COMPUBOX COUNT ON BOTH FIGHTERS
Total Punches: 20
Punches Land: 8
Distance traveled by back-pedalling: 15 miles
@descartes loko cotto no va a podel asela nada a mayweather mayweather es muy rapio vete a youtube y ve la pelea de mayweather y bruseles asi va asele mayweather a cotto y cotto alluda a bruseles parra esa pelea contra mayweather
@silencio..pr what do you mean seen a fighter like this loko que tu le ves a cotto que tu cres que el le va asel algo a mayweather cotto es muy teso mi hermano tu vas a vel como mayweather va a terminal a cotto le va tostal el querpo bien tosato pa tumbalo mas fasil
y si las cosas se ponen peor para floyd..?
y si las cosas se ponen mal para floyd..?
U people speak with no sence…when have mayweather beat someone bad like this? i think never.when he faces a good boxer like old marquez.old mosely he will go round by round..thats it..he wont step up n brawl….member ..he dont like to get hit…n if he gets cut..he will runn…lol
for people that think cotto is gonna beat mayweather go on youtube and look up mayweather vs henry bruseles and you will see exactly how mayweather cotto will go cotto was bruseles lead sparing partner for that fight and that was when cotto was good cotto is a bum now and im from puerto rico 2 so im not being bias im from guanica look at cottos face when they show him in that fight he knows what he has got himself into he just took it because if for some reason he wins he will be considered top 2 top 3 he has no chance MAYWEATHER VS COTTO = MAYWEATHER LATE KO ON COTTO
Mayweather couldnt even hurt marquez with marquez moving up, outweighed and poorly conditioned. How is he gonna hurt cotto at 154? Marquez barely made 144 n backed floyd up. Even ricky hatton backed floyd up. Mosley stood there all night with no reflex and looked fine after the fight.
I dont think so, 12 rounds UD to mayweather.
Is dan always serious when writing about cotto? Cotto will ko floyd in the 7th and I cant wait to see what dan has to say about cotto maybe he will say that cotto won because floyd was distracted because hes going to jail after the fight
Cotto has a chance and so does floyd, cotto need to come out firing, if it gets to the 7th cotto is f**ked.
Dan Ambrose let me have bricks and hit u see what happen’s
Speculative charged bad piece of sport writing…
@ fidel…. Not if Joe cortez is the ref he doesn’t let fighters get close enough for that.
Maybe they’ll kiss each other and make love.lol
Cotto took a knee Margarito because the low life had a F***ing brick in his glove, and yes he took one for Manny, yes Pacquiao beat Miguel fair and square no arguing here about that…(his only lost), but he faced him, with no crying like your girlfriend (FMJ) has been doing…Floyd doesn’t have the power to make Miguel go down on a knee, he had never fought a warrior like Cotto…this is not going to be a walk in the park for Floyd ,his first “L”is coming May 5th…
I heard a rumor Mr. Dan Ambrose is it true you get down on two knees every night also for Floyd,hmmmm it sure sounds like it…
with all respect for both fighters, i hope that cotto win it.
Why do the delusional people keep predicting this beat down or even crazier an early knockout by mayweather? 4 rounds really? When was the last time Floyd gave a beating to someone or a devistating knockout? Ok, besides ortiz who wasn’t looking and had his hands down. The last time I can remember was gotti. Please knocking guys out and giving them beating isn’t mayweathers style in the ring. Will he win, yeah maybe. Will he dominate by skill, possibly. But come on guys he’s never been king Kong in the ring.
Here is an opportunity for the casual boxing fan to know who the face of boxing is. Floyd is going to take Cotto apart. It may be competetive in the early rounds while Floyd figures him out, but once he turns the heat on Cotto, there is no going back.
We will watch Floyd perfom another clininc surgery on Cotto. See Floyd at his best!
Cotto has been waiting 4 this fight for years!!. It’s giong to be a ‘cat & mouse’ fight…. R.I.P …mayweather!!
Mayweather has shown the cojones to fight Cotto in his best weight and I don’t think He will do what the Coward Margarito did and wear plasters against the smaller welter. SO, HELL NO. Without plasters, NO boxer can bring Cotto to his knees.
Lol….lol..lol.. Cotto not going to be on his knee from FLoy power punch… Floy is faster than cotto.
Cotto is stronger than floy.. floy don’t throw to many punch in a round.. cotto is a body puncher he hit harder than Mosley…. I know the style floy going to use on cotto… watched. Floy vs Castillo 2.
He going hit and move out and hit and move out.. Their no power in his hit at all. It look great..
It up to his trainer cotto come with a style to beat floy. Cotto going have patient and hit the shoulder and the the body… Pressure floy and cut the ring off quick put floy on the rope. If the face not there hit the shouler and body.. Cotto have power to hurt floy….. Floy don’t have the power to hurt cotto..
Can floy put cotto on his kneed,,, not way…..
I agree with you Dan.
mayweather is not a power puncher. he has great skills though . but i tkink if cotto uses his job and body punch more then him he will do some damage….
cotto is going to surprise alot of people come may
cotto’s losses were from brick glove margarito and manny catchweight! you telling me cotto aint tough when going the distance against mr brick gloves! haha your kidding me right!
this will be an interesting fight thats for sure
Cotto is a decent fighter. He is not an elite fighter and is not even close to Mayweathers skill level.
Floyd never underestimates anyone. Cotto just.can’t take 12 rounds of.what floyd will do…. He.won’t be able to take the shots.ortiz and mosley took.. 7 rounds he is.done…m
Next time, why don’t you just give us your thoughts on how exactly mayweather will dominate instead of writing over and over on how cotto’s getting Knocked out. I agree mayweather will win, but those of you who think this will be a walk in the park, will be surprised come may.
Coto is a joto.
I give Miuel a little more time than that. It would be cautious for 4 0r 5 rounds, Then FMJ puts the pedal to the metal…
OMG I hope this doesn’t go 10 or 12 rounds because it will mean Flodie is playing with him like a cat and mouse. 4 rounds top! Thats my prediction. Cotto doesn’t and has never had the skills to match a guy like Floydie. Cotto will fold like a cheap lawnchair by the 4th.
cotto’s problem is his stamina..
FMJ always shows up prepared. ALWAYS… He won’t underestimate Miguel Cotto. But he will take him out…
I like Miguel Cotto a lot. But that same look JMM had on his face will reappear on the face of Miguel Cotto.
This fight will be stopped around the 10th…
The writer of this article writes in such a way Cotto is underestimate. I do not think Mayweather will think the same. Mayweather realized that Cotto is very dangerous and will not underestimate him. He will not take Cotto lightly.
Cotto going down!! Floyd gonna pick this dude apart like a sparring session!!
why are people thinking cotta is gonna get badly beaten he has a better chance than the last 5 opponents of mayweathers