[mgrover]

its going to look like marquez mayweather I think. Cotto leads, bam countered then Mayweather leads, Cotto tries to counter, bam he takes another punch. The gloves I guess give Cotto a slightly higher chance of KO Mayweather, but I don't think they'll affect much.

[bnoles4life]

its going to look like marquez mayweather I think. Cotto leads, bam countered then Mayweather leads, Cotto tries to counter, bam he takes another punch. The gloves I guess give Cotto a slightly higher chance of KO Mayweather, but I don't think they'll affect much.

Especially if Cotto has to "lead" in this fight.

[daprofessor]

Why are people still talking about that stupid 50/50 split? Again, one man can move as he pleases, while the other man needs permission from his boss to simply scratch his ass. Move on...

exactly! one man(ny) said he'd take the lesser share to make the fight...the other man tried to hold him to his word. let's move on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[Cshel86]

Im praying for exchanges during this fight, but only one of these guys know better. If I cant get that, then I'll just calmly await an action-packed undercard.

[daprofessor]

Im praying for exchanges during this fight, but only one of these guys know better. If I cant get that, then I'll just calmly await an action-packed undercard.

if mayweather allows cotto to throw on him the way he allowed ortiz to....i think we'll be in for a great fight. cotto is much more accurate with his shots than ortiz.

[daprofessor]

30m with no ppv revenue is like a 75/25 cut from what i have read. No fighter is going to agree to that, when they are also a huge reason for the draw. But back to the topic, and i apologise for getting it sidetracked, i think the 8oz gloves actually benefit floyd, he can shoot up before the fight, and his hands wont be an issue, its just going to make him faster. I honestly think floyds power is under-rated, as he has gotten older he is sitting down on his punches more

pac isn't making 30 mil anywhere but with floyd. floyd can still make that kind of money without pac.

[Cshel86]

exactly! one man(ny) said he'd take the lesser share to make the fight...the other man tried to hold him to his word. let's move on. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Yep..."Pacnesia" hasn't only gotten the best of his fans, but he's been effected by it as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

if mayweather allows cotto to throw on him the way he allowed ortiz to....i think we'll be in for a great fight. cotto is much more accurate with his shots than ortiz.

I somewhat agree...but Im just thinking about the Cotto that was allowed to fire away against Clottey and Pacquiao against the ropes, and we all saw how that ended.

[daprofessor]

its going to look like marquez mayweather I think. Cotto leads, bam countered then Mayweather leads, Cotto tries to counter, bam he takes another punch. The gloves I guess give Cotto a slightly higher chance of KO Mayweather, but I don't think they'll affect much.

i don't know it's going to be the same. for one, cotto is a bigger guy who seems to have better foot movement than marquez. i don't like how cotto leans in...but it seems to work for him against certain guys. floyd is definitely going to capitalize on that...but i also think cotto is going to get plenty of shots in while floyd is doing his thing. cotto isn't fast, but he has excellent timing and doesn't seem to have trouble dealing with speed. floyd is not much faster than zab...but he is definitely more technically sound. also...zab attacks a whole lot more than floyd. the thing with cotto...when he starts to load up on shots and bang it out...he has always left himself very wide open. but when he boxes...and mixes in the power punches...he's much better. i'm eager to see what game plan he and his new trainer come up with. i can tell u that if he's leaning excessively and loading up, it's going to be an easy fight for floyd...but if he's sitting and throwing with speed and combinations...he'll have a better chance. also...i believe cotto is one of the few that can fight going backwards. floyd hasn't fought anyone like that since zab. zab looked good for a few rounds. i think cotto can use that and be a bit more successful than zab was against floyd. i'm eager to see this fight play out. it should have happened a few years ago...but i'm still excited about it.

[daprofessor]

Yep..."Pacnesia" hasn't only gotten the best of his fans, but he's been effected by it as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


I somewhat agree...but Im just thinking about the Cotto that was allowed to fire away against Clottey and Pacquiao against the ropes, and we all saw how that ended.

yeah...but styles make fights. i think it's going to come down to a few things i stated in my last post...but i just had this thought... cotto's jab is much better than anyone floyd has fought since dlh...and dlh had a bad elbow going into that fight. cotto has dropped ppl with his jab. also...cotto is pretty good about beating up on shoulders and arms to create open shots. floyd is going to have to put fear in cotto early. floyd is excellent with his counter right and his lead right. i don't think cotto will be as easy to his as ortiz was....

[mgrover]

nobody mention the ortiz fight am still laughing at what ortiz corner said, hit him, hit anything, shoulders elbow etc they seemed desperate and it was only round 3