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[bnoles4life]

So.....I'm watching the Face-Off and I'm trippin' on how Floyd is disrespectin' the whole thing. I'm all for the "selling the fight", but dayum, Floyd is clownin'. Exactly how serious is Floyd taking this? Antics or real? Thoughts?

[sduck]

I liked this Face-Off. I thought Mayweather was entertaining, and Cotto is entertaining just being the quiet warrior he is. I know Floyd is expecting a tough fight, because Cotto is a good fighter, who's not completely one-dimensional and overrated. The biggest problem with Cotto is that hes not really physically gifted. In terms of physical ability, Floyd outclasses him in about every way. He also outclasses him in boxing ability. Cotto would be fighting dangerous trying to out-box Floyd, he's better off going for the pressure, going to the body, being the bigger guy, it would work better for him. I don't know how Floyd plans to fight Cotto, I don't think it'd be safe for him to fight Cotto close-quarter in the pocket, that's where Cotto is the strongest. It'll also be difficult for Floyd to lead on Cotto, because Cotto's stance, the way he keeps his hands up, Floyd would have to fight defensive in this fight, looking for counters. He has his speed to his advantage at that.
I think if Cotto comes to fight, this would be one of the toughest fights Floyd has had since moving up to 140-147, like back in the 130-135 days when he had more competitive fights. It might not be as tough as the Oscar De La Hoya fight, because Cotto doesn't take punishment as good as Oscar does, plus like I said Cotto isn't very physically gifted. I'm looking forward to this fight, interesting to see how it will play out. I won't call this an easy fight, like I do with people like Sergio and Pacquiao, because styles do make fights. I have however seen boxing predictors think Cotto will get destroyed. But we'll see.

Also, if I see Bradley and Pacquiao making out in their Face-Off like they did in the press conference I may not watch their fight.