Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto: "The Pride and The Passion, and the... Money"
By Gary Todd (April 18, 2012) Doghouse Boxing
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With just a little over two weeks to
go until these two fighters step into the ring. For one, it’s
probably going to be their final fight , while for the other, it’s
one step closer to landing a fight with Manny Pacquaio, for a multi
million blockbuster in November....
All that matters right now is
Mayweather v Cotto.
For Miguel Cotto,[ W.37 [kos 30]
L.2 BY KO] this will be his biggest fight, in a professional
career spanning almost 11 years. Sure, he has had big nights, big
fights, and big paydays, but this has to be everything for him. This
is it for him.
Since turning pro in early 2001,
Cotto has fought with passion and an unparalleled sense of pride for
himself, his family , and his country.
How can you forget his fights with
Cesar Bazan, Carlos Maussa, Kelson Pinto, Ricardo Torres, Oktay
Urkal, Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquaio, and of course, his fights
with Antonio Margarito.
To sum up Miguel Cotto, the words
pride and passion would have to be in there.
As Floyd Mayweather jnr. [
W. 42,[ kos 26] L0 finishes up his training camp in his hometown
of Las Vegas, as always he has done the work. It’s no secret
Mayweather works hard in the gym. In all my years in boxing,
going to see these guys in the gym, there has been a
few stand outs. Tyson, Benn, Cotto, Tszyu, Hatton, Corrales,
Pacquaio, but then you have Floyd Mayweather Jnr.
You get the gym rats, the guys who
live there, who just train and hang out there, then you get the
fighters who only go to the gym to train, and do what has to be done,
then go home. That’s Mayweather. For him , it’s all business ,
from signing the contract, to putting the hand wraps on, to unlacing
his boots after 2 and a half hours of work in the gym .
Like Cotto, Floyd has had some pretty
big nights in the ring, with guys like Genaro Hernandez, Emanuel
Augustus, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Zab Judah, Oscar De La
Hoya, Ricky Haton, Shane Mosley , and Victor Ortiz. For Floyd Mayweather Jnr, it’s
always been about the money.
My
Analysis For me, this is
not going to be a good night for Cotto. I just can’t see him
getting close to the faster, cleaner combination punching of
Mayweather. I know for a fact that Mayweather has lost a bit of his
movement in his legs. He will be fighting heavier than he has been
,since the De La Hoya fight in 2007, but he still has a tremendous
defence and lightning offence, not to forget he is a brilliant
tactical fighter. He has always found a niche in his opponents
armour of defence, and always capitalized on their imperfections
from the gym to the ring. I think that will be the difference in
this fight, once again.
Cotto will be 32
this year, and he has taken a hell of alot of punishment over the
years. I have to say for the record, that i am a huge Cotto fan, and
i have followed him since the Sydney Olympics, but i feel that,
although he absolutely beat Margarito in his last fight, [ i
predicted cotto would win in the 9th round, and im glad he won ] had it not been for Margarito’s eye, i
am sure the Mexican would have came on stronger in the last rounds to
possibly stop Cotto. Miguel was very tired, late on. I feel his legs
are starting to betray him. I feel
that if Cotto
has any chance of victory, he has to launch an attack on Mayweather’s body, following up with power hooks to the
head. He
has to push him back, and
take him to the ropes [ and the trenches.] He has to try and make
this a war.
The other thing
which is noticeable is, he throws the same combinations all the time
and if i have picked up on this you can be sure uncle Roger [
Mayweather’s trainer ] would have. He would have noticed that
Cotto drops his head low , leaving himself open to the uppercut
punch. Can Cotto’s pride and passion give him what he needs to
beat Floyd Mayweather jnr?
My Prediction
Mayweather will
capitalize as he always does, on these imperfections, and throw his
jab, hook, uppercut
combination at will all night
to bust Cotto up and possibly force a corner stoppage in the 9th round.
Gary
Todd has been involved in all aspects in the sport of boxing for
over 25 years. He is the proud author of his books on world champions
, “Workouts from boxing’s
greatest champs, volumes 1 and 2. www.blakepublishing.co.uk,
and www.amazon.com www.amazon.co.uk email : brave_haggis@hotmail.com -
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