The only guys Cotto has landed his left hook to the body against lately have been Gomez, Jennings, and Foreman after he tore his knee. Where the hell has it been against the top guys if it's his money punch? He needs to learn how to throw it without fear of eating an uppercut in return.
co ****ing sign, pullcounter for me,not only looks good but it's affective.
Cotto needs to use it against the top guys first. He only used it against B opponents like Judah, Quintana, Foreman etc. It was non existent against Mosley, Margarito[C level], Clottey[who is also a B level fighter], and Pacquiao.
Mayweather on the other hand uses it against any fighter, C, B, A, small, big. Doesn't matter who you are, he will do it. Mosley, Marquez, Hatton, I think even DLH, Corrales for sure, they all tasted the pull counter. What's a signature punch if you can only use it on weaker opposition?
whats more noticeable about Floyd in that vid..is he used to throw combos or come back with a left after countering...more aggressive and willing to fight back in the day...
look at the Marquez,Mosley even Hatton and DLH fights..he counters with that 1 punch..and stays away..womp womp
The pullcounter is something you would get taught in the gym, but in the heat of the moment you wouldn't be able to pull it off without years and years and years of dedication to the craft. Think of it like this if you had a video game character and you could choose your special move, you wouldn't choose a better version of a punch everyone else does, but you'd probably choose the flashier and more unique move...at least I would.
Cotto's left hook is devastating but as stated before he hasn't done it against a top level opponent in the way Mayweather has countered top level and fast guys like Mosley.
I voted Mayweather, simply because I think it requires more skill to do that than throw a left hook. I can't help but wonder if Floyd does it when someone double jabs... if you face plants like that into a Cotto jab I can see a Clottey type knockdown.
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