Comments Thread For: Sampson: Martinez vs. Cotto Will Sell Out in 72 Hours

[Dirk Diggler UK]

To everyone acting as if Cotto is just going to get washed by Martinez....

YOUR BUGGIN... this is a competitive fight. Cotto is no slow foot european robot like most of Martinez opponents. Cotto has extremely good foot speed, which is the real reason floyd didnt jump on his bike (dont wanna get caught moving backwards)... not a big difference in hand speed, slight edge to martinez but hes not as fast as you all make him seem... the fact is Sergio will spend the entire fight moving away from Cotto and using angles but hes never dealt with an opponent who has Cotto's speed and skill set. Cotto would also look extremely fast against guys like Macklin, barker, murray, and drunken Pavlik. THOSE GUYS WERE ALL ABLE TO HIT AND DROP SERGIO... does anyone really believe he wont be hit MORE by a faster more skilled Cotto?... do you truly believe that Sergio will be able to counter Cotto at will being that Floyd was only able to land 25% of his shots on Cotto? Is sergio more accurate? Not according to compubox.... in the words of Bernard Hopkins, "Cotto is very underrated defensively, he has very good defense... im picking Cotto to stop Sergio in the middle rounds.

Cotto is not fast. He is pretty flatfooted and he has no defence.

[Dinamita 03]

To everyone acting as if Cotto is just going to get washed by Martinez....

YOUR BUGGIN... this is a competitive fight. Cotto is no slow foot european robot like most of Martinez opponents. Cotto has extremely good foot speed, which is the real reason floyd didnt jump on his bike (dont wanna get caught moving backwards)... not a big difference in hand speed, slight edge to martinez but hes not as fast as you all make him seem... the fact is Sergio will spend the entire fight moving away from Cotto and using angles but hes never dealt with an opponent who has Cotto's speed and skill set. Cotto would also look extremely fast against guys like Macklin, barker, murray, and drunken Pavlik. THOSE GUYS WERE ALL ABLE TO HIT AND DROP SERGIO... does anyone really believe he wont be hit MORE by a faster more skilled Cotto?... do you truly believe that Sergio will be able to counter Cotto at will being that Floyd was only able to land 25% of his shots on Cotto? Is sergio more accurate? Not according to compubox.... in the words of Bernard Hopkins, "Cotto is very underrated defensively, he has very good defense... im picking Cotto to stop Sergio in the middle rounds.

We don't know boxing yet your picking a small jr. Middleweight to ko/tko the lineal middleweight champion?

[GRUSTLER]

I'll bet 300 Billi that Martinez pounds Miguel Cotto into submission.

[daggum]

why would it sell out? a fringe contender junior middleweight fighting a ducker? I give boxing fans more credit. surely they wouldn't think this was a good fight........

[El Angel]

Cotto is not fast. He is pretty flatfooted and he has no defence.

Macklin focused on defense for the first 6 rounds of his fight with Sergio and was effective at defending himself. Cotto has better defensive skills than Macklin and he's not going to go full bore at Sergio like he did Delvin. When he realized Delvin couldn't hurt him, that's when he became "Bull Cotto" as Maxy put it.

Cotto and Roach are both smart enough to realize they need to attack Sergio differently and with more caution. Jabbing on the way in, changing direction, and moving his head were all things he dispensed with against Rodriguez when he realized Delvin didn't have the power. They'll be there against Sergio and off a year and a half layoff for two major, now recurring, injuries, this is a real fight.

[LADIV]

Macklin focused on defense for the first 6 rounds of his fight with Sergio and was effective at defending himself. Cotto has better defensive skills than Macklin and he's not going to go full bore at Sergio like he did Delvin. When he realized Delvin couldn't hurt him, that's when he became "Bull Cotto" as Maxy put it.

Cotto and Roach are both smart enough to realize they need to attack Sergio differently and with more caution. Jabbing on the way in, changing direction, and moving his head were all things he dispensed with against Rodriguez when he realized Delvin didn't have the power. They'll be there against Sergio and off a year and a half layoff for two major, now recurring, injuries, this is a real fight.

first off macklin got knocked the f uck out. delvin rodriguez was or is a buster
and you analized all that crap you wrote in just 3 rounds,whhhoooowww

[El Angel]

first off macklin got knocked the f uck out. delvin rodriguez was or is a buster
and you analized all that crap you wrote in just 3 rounds,whhhoooowww

I analized?

And I know he got KO'd, but not without winning a few rounds and pushing Martinez further than expected. Cotto is better fighter with better defense than Macklin. Did you even read what I wrote or just see that I'm a Cotto fan and just assume everything?

And what did I analyze? That Rodriguez couldn't hurt him? Was pretty plain as day for anyone who watches this sport regularly, which I'm not sure you do now.

Just noticed your Karma bar. Now I get it.

[LADIV]

i analized?

And i know he got ko'd, but not without winning a few rounds and pushing martinez further than expected. Cotto is better fighter with better defense than macklin. Did you even read what i wrote or just see that i'm a cotto fan and just assume everything?

And what did i analyze? That rodriguez couldn't hurt him? Was pretty plain as day for anyone who watches this sport regularly, which i'm not sure you do now.

Just noticed your karma bar. Now i get it.

karma bar = not a nut hugger

[El Angel]

karma bar = not a nut hugger

What about the rest of the post? It's fine if you can't refute my points, as they are all valid and correct. Just don't read three lines of a post and then make generalizations and assumptions about the rest of it without reading it.

[terriblegabe]

All I know is ... I'm going to have a big fight party. Get drunk and most likely have to watch the fight the next day to remember what happened