[mgrover]

8oz gloves eh I wonder why Mayweather wants them? Does he believe that his power isn't enough for Cotto? Am actually curious at what glove size Pacman fought Cotto at because maybe Mayweather wants the KO, to show up Pacman since everything they do is compared to the other. I know Pacman fought De La Hoya with 8oz gloves, but I could be wrong, but am not sure about Cotto. A friend wanted to voice his opinion with Mayweather wants to control boxing, due to the whole, OSDT, usually his camp choose a ref that seems to be suited towards his style and this whole 8oz gloves when the rule is that you can't have them for above 147lb etc etc, am not sure i agree.


what say you?


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[Cshel86]

Man I just read this too...and to say the least, I was baffled. Hopefully this is just the beginning of promotion, and not just something that he really wants. Besides, I believe he bashed Pacquiao about before.

[leonthegee]

Floyd must not be worried about Cottos power. 8 oz gloves favors Cotto more than Floyd IMO. Theres no way Cotto stops Floyd with 10 oz gloves.

[checkleft]

I don't like this move, I can't see much benefit to Floyd. On the other hand no pun intended, if Floyd reinjures himself he's gonna look like a fool for this.

[Cshel86]

Floyd must not be worried about Cottos power. 8 oz gloves favors Cotto more than Floyd IMO.

+1

[mgrover]

i think it may be to do with the fact his hands aren't giving him anymore trouble who knows but if cotto busted pacs eardrums with 10s i doubt he'll need 8s now to do the same, its just whether he'll be able to land like that, which i doubt.

[Box in Hand]

Floyd is a master boxer. He has already mapped out what to do while we're sitting wondering why. He saw that Cotto got hit a lot by a slow Margarito and with 8 ounce gloves he knows he's gonna be lighting Cotto's ass up. Cotto isn't a hard puncher and even if he was how many believe he's gonna break the Philly shell? Floyd knows what he's doing, he's been to a few barbecues in his life.

[bnoles4life]

i think it may be to do with the fact his hands aren't giving him anymore trouble who knows but if cotto busted pacs eardrums with 10s i doubt he'll need 8s now to do the same, its just whether he'll be able to land like that, which i doubt.

To be fair, Pac is made to be hit and remember Pac was quoted as saying, "I wanted to feel his power". Let's not get it twisted, Cotto is strong, but by and large, doesn't have 1 punch power. It's an accumulation thing and by a show of hands, who thinks Cotto is going to stockpile a bunch of shots on Floyd? Zab, who doesn't have the sturdiest of chins, lasted to the 11th (and that's AFTER a couple times Cotto raked his nuts like a xylophone). Paulie, an admitted tough cookie, when the distance and Foreman's downfall (pun intended) was his torn ACL/MCL. Let's look at it like this:

He's had 11 fights above 140....he's TKO'd 5

Judah (11th round...more nut-raking and Judah being Judah)
Foreman (9th round MCL/ACL)
Mayorga (12th round)
Oktay Urkal (11th round)
Michael Jennings (5th round.....WHO?????)

3 stopped by ringside doctors

Gomez (5th round)
Margarito (10th round)
Quintana (5th round)

KO'd BY:

Pac (12th round.....Tebow'd in the ring)
Margs (11th round...well, you all know the story)


My point in all of this is, while Cotto has pretty good "pop", he hasn't really KO'd anyone (Michael Jennings aside) north of 140 w/o some special circumstance. THere's this perception that he was this devastating puncher, but IMO, that was 140 and below. His claim to fame is body work, but since his brain has been scrambled by Chef Margarito, he hasn't been so quick to stand in there and bang like he once did. I see why Floyd wants the 8 oz. gloves, b/c he thinks Miguel will walk into something.

[mgrover]

also any idea wtf floyd means when on the front page he says he should of been left about cotto, or did he mean cotto should of left top rank.

[bnoles4life]

also any idea wtf floyd means when on the front page he says he should of been left about cotto, or did he mean cotto should of left top rank.

He means Cotto should've left TR long before now.