Tony on Cotto: "Not the most difficult fight of my career, but most important..."

[sitai]

margarito's like 5'10 while cotto is 5'7...

[Boricua6]

I'm sure Tony's camp is aware of all of this patna', but Tony is stating the facts, he is going to pressure Cotto who normally plays the role of the bully in all of his fights. Is like fighting fire with fire, except Tony is cooking at 360 degrees right now and is ready to scorch Cottito. As far as Tony acting ****y, naw, he's always been like that, he is a very confident fighter and that's his mentality. I can't wait for this fight man.

Agreed - Definitely not a ****y response - he's confident in his abilities - both of these guys are class acts and just want to do their thing in the ring.

[machotime]

Your boy is getting a little too ****y. I think everyone including the two fighters is in for a huge surprise. This is the Superbowl of boxing as far as Puerto Ricans and Mexicans are concerned. I think Margarito is pulling some psy-ops type **** here with all this pressure talk. If he's smart he'll come into every round with a different game plan. Cotto learns patterns easily. You can NOT approach Cotto moving the same way over and over. He can beat you to the punch and as we know all of Cotto's punches hurt. Even the ones that don't land.

Great point. I do think that Margarito's punch volume may be a problem for Cotto but the fact that he will be trhowing that many punches leaves him vulnerable to Cotto's accuracy and he will quickly realize that Cotto's punches hurt.

If Margarito thinks that this will not be his most difficult fight, I think that he is in for a suprise. Cotto has to potential to punish Margarito harder and more frequent than he has ever experienced. Margarito has never faced a fighter with the technical skills, punching power, versatility, and ring generalship that Cotto posseses.

[Boofdatruth]

well starting fast with Cotto is a big no no.

Cotto is a bodypunch and could KO Margarito not with the chin but bodyshot and tiring him out

Cotto is going to find it very difficult to hit margs. He covers up very well. Cott is going to stick and move, and clicnh when margs gets close. I expect margs to wear cotto out, and finish him late in the fight.

[Boofdatruth]

"I will put pressure on Cotto, and he will back up. I don’t believe this is the most difficult fight of my career, but it is the most important. It will be a difficult and tough fight, but I believe I will come out victorious. I believe a win in this fight will open doors to bigger fights in the future.”

“This is a very important fight for the welterweight division that’s going to open doors for both of us. I think that both Cotto and myself are aware of the importance of this fight and the opportunities it could lead to. There are big names out there for the winner, like Oscar De La Hoya who has talked about coming back into the welterweight division.”

“I’m not much of a talker, I do my talking in the ring. I’m waiting anxiously for this fight just like everyone else. The crowd and fans will be there in support, but in the ring it is just me and Cotto.”

“I am sure Miguel Cotto will come with a very good strategy, but I will show him that I am a very tough fighter and that it will be very tough for him to be in the ring with me.”

“Mexico and Puerto Rico have a historic and proud rivalry. I remember back to the days of Julio Caesar Chavez vs. Hector Camacho. Those were my favorite fights in the rivalry. My fight with Cotto is for all boxing fans, especially those in Mexico.”

“I have the faith that I will win this fight and come out of it as champion.”

“At this point, Miguel Cotto is the only fight on my mind. I don’t think about Floyd Mayweather, or anything in the future. Now I am only focused on Cotto.”

“Something I learned from the Paul Williams fight was about starting off cold. I know I have to be more aggressive and that is what I am doing from now on.”

“Do not miss this fight, because I’m coming with everything I have. This is a fight not to be missed

Margs is going to run cotto over like a truck, and leave him dead in the street. I like the mentality. He says cotto isn't going to be his toughest fight. lol. Maybe he is saying williams was tougher lol. If cotto had a big right hand, i'd pick cotto, but what he has done against every last one of his opponents in the past is over power them...won't work in this fight. Margs as i said covers up very well, and if his plan is to come at cotto from the start, cotto will have some success early, but i expect him to be stopped late in the fight. Margs just throws too many punches and is confident in his chin.

[xxjace]

I don't think Margarito has very many different gameplans. It's just come forward, put pressure on, and throw lots of punches. His only chance is if that pressure get's to Cotto. If that doesn't work than he is in for a long night.

You nailed it 110%. but its hard making these people see the light sometimes. I'm giving you rep for that statement.

[Pullcounter]

"I will put pressure on Cotto, and he will back up. I don’t believe this is the most difficult fight of my career, but it is the most important. It will be a difficult and tough fight, but I believe I will come out victorious. I believe a win in this fight will open doors to bigger fights in the future.”

“This is a very important fight for the welterweight division that’s going to open doors for both of us. I think that both Cotto and myself are aware of the importance of this fight and the opportunities it could lead to. There are big names out there for the winner, like Oscar De La Hoya who has talked about coming back into the welterweight division.”

“I’m not much of a talker, I do my talking in the ring. I’m waiting anxiously for this fight just like everyone else. The crowd and fans will be there in support, but in the ring it is just me and Cotto.”

“I am sure Miguel Cotto will come with a very good strategy, but I will show him that I am a very tough fighter and that it will be very tough for him to be in the ring with me.”

“Mexico and Puerto Rico have a historic and proud rivalry. I remember back to the days of Julio Caesar Chavez vs. Hector Camacho. Those were my favorite fights in the rivalry. My fight with Cotto is for all boxing fans, especially those in Mexico.”

“I have the faith that I will win this fight and come out of it as champion.”

“At this point, Miguel Cotto is the only fight on my mind. I don’t think about Floyd Mayweather, or anything in the future. Now I am only focused on Cotto.”

“Something I learned from the Paul Williams fight was about starting off cold. I know I have to be more aggressive and that is what I am doing from now on.”

“Do not miss this fight, because I’m coming with everything I have. This is a fight not to be missed

margarito's gameplan is to be tougher than cotto, but I don't think that's enough to beat cotto.

[Sweet Pea 50]

Cotto will extinguish Margaritos flames.

I got 10k saying he doesn't...

[machotime]

Cotto is going to find it very difficult to hit margs. He covers up very well. Cott is going to stick and move, and clicnh when margs gets close. I expect margs to wear cotto out, and finish him late in the fight.

Where do you get the idea that Cotto will find it difficult to hit Margarito?

I was wathcing several of Cotto's fights recently and he has some of the most incredibly orchestrated combinations that I have seen in a while. 4-5-6 punch combinations.

Margarito throws so many punches that all it does is leave him open to get hit. Margarito has never faced a fighter with the ring generalship that Cotto posseses. Cotto can fight forward, backwards, southpaw etc... Margarito just like Cotto is in for the most difficult and punishing fight of his life.

[Boofdatruth]

margarito's gameplan is to be tougher than cotto, but I don't think that's enough to beat cotto.

Pull, even if margs isn't the greatest of ring technitions, he has a game plan. There is a method to his madness. You go one way, i go the other. lol Both fighters know that the other is going to fight smart. Cotto's speed and jab are going to be the key to this fight. I think it will be a shot gun jab from the smaller guy. Margs is going to be told to use his length, and use his jab also. He says he will come out fast, and that he has to do this based off of his loss to williams. This puts cotto at both ends of the spectrum. Either he will shine or he will be worn out. I'm picking margs to wear down cotto. You post good objective responses, and it makes me feel guilty of hating on the cotto fanatics lol.