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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Watch out for Cotto’s power

The fight between Miguel Angel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas highlights two traits needed by world-class boxers—power and speed.

Cotto is regarded as a power puncher while Pacquiao, although he packs power in his mitts, is better known for his speed. These two qualities would play a huge role come fight night.

Power

THE power of a punch in general is defined by two things: by the weight thrown behind the punch and by the speed by which the punch is thrown.

The reason Cotto is an interesting fighter to watch is because he throws all his punches with a lot of power. He puts his body behind every punch. His conditioning level is so high he can sustain this work rate all throughout a fight.

This same power was evident in his fights against quick fighters—Shane Mosley and Zab Judah, two (stylist) boxers who rely on speed for their victories but have been beaten by Cotto.

Cotto is a natural welterweight. He should have a heavier punch that, if it cleanly connects, may hurt Pacquiao. The Filipino, although expected to be in tip-top shape, could still get hurt.

On the other hand, Pacquiao brings in something alien to Cotto. Pacquiao’s power is generated not only by his weight but also by his speed. A lot of his sparring partners swear he has the power of a middleweight (160 lb) and, if both fighters weigh the same on fight day, Pacquiao will readily multiply his power through the speed he inherently possesses.

There is no doubt about the Filipino’s power in the 140-lb category. He demonstrated he can drop “naturally bigger men” against Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton—the latter with a very quick win.

Speed

Cotto may be fast versus other welterweights, but Pacquiao is clearly faster.

Cotto looked perplexed in his last fight against Joshua Clottey (although it can be argued that a cut above the eye that caused blood to cover his eye may have slowed him down). Clottey, evidently more agile, was picking his punches; connecting when he wanted with jabs and straights and left Cotto flat-footed at times, revealing a weakness in the latter’s defense.

Cotto needs speed to get away and react to Pacquiao’s punches and to be able to tag “The Pacman” with his left hooks.

Ability to position for the punch (agility and leg power)

Over the last couple of fights, Pacquiao has proven to have honed the ability to move well and find the openings to throw from various angles. Leg movement and positioning honed by rigorous drills at the gym molded Pacquiao into a well-oiled machine.

Cotto lately has been a stand-up fighter relying on torso movement rather than leg movement to find openings. He relies heavily on his power punches to the body that he does not seem to give emphasis on moving away from his opponent.

If Cotto can find a way to cut the ring and box-in Pacquiao, then throw well-timed body shots, he may be able to slow down the Filipino.

With calculated movements Cotto can conserve enough energy for the long haul and steal the win in the later rounds.

Although the speed factor gives Pacquiao a huge edge, as they say, a power puncher will always have an advantage. A power puncher will always have chance to win a fight even if he is way down on points. Cotto’s power will be something to watch out for.

Source: businessmirror.com.ph

6 comments:

  1. Everyone is talking about Cotto's power but no one is talking about PACMAN's power. PACMAN is more powerful than Cotto come fight night. Everyone forgot what PACMAN look like when he fought DelaHoya and when he fought Hatton. PACMAN was the bigger man during both fights.

    With weight comes power, PACMAN gaining weight will give him that extra power to KO Cotto PACMAN will not be dancing around Cotto, he will be right in-front of him trading punches just to prove a point because he is a warrior "Mandirigma".

    PACMAN does not care if he wins or loss, he leave that up to the man up there. Now, how can you beat a man who is not afraid to loss? The boxer who can figure that out will be the man who will beat the "PACMAN" and that man is not called "Cotto" or "Mayweather" not by a long shot.

    Ghary

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  2. HEY GHARY,
    WITH ALL DO RESPECT, I BELIEVE YOUR A TRUE DIE HARD PAC FAN WHO LIKE MOST PAC FANS ARE BLINDED BY: 1. "THE HYPE" EVER SINCE PAC BEAT HATTON, WHOM ALSO WAS HYPED UP BECAUSE HE HAD AN ENORMOUS FOLLOWING FROM G.B,WHO BY THE WAY ONLY REALLY HAD ONE NOTABLE QUESTIONABLE WIN OVER COLLASO. AND BEATING DLH WHOM FREDDY ROACH HIMSELF POINTED OUT THAT HE WAS WEIGHT DRAINED, AND NOTICED THE I.V MARKS ON HIS ARM THE NIGHT OF THE FIGHT. AND ON TOP OF THAT, HE COULD NOT DROP DLH WHO IS A NATURAL WW. AND 2. YOU'RE PROBABLY PHILIPINO.
    AND I'D LIKE TO MENTION THAT I REALLY LIKE PAC. I RESPECT HIS DEMEANOR AS A PERSON AND HIS SKILLS AS A BOXER. HE DOES HAVE INCREDIBLE POWER, BUT I DON'T THINK POWER IS AN ASSET FOR HIM WHEN COMPETING WITH TRUE W.W. AND IF YOU GO BY STATISTICS, COTTO HAS A HIGHER KNOCK OUT PERCENTAGE WITH LESS FIGHTS. SO FOR YOU TO SAY THAT PAC HAS MORE PUNCHING POWER LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE CAUGHT UP IN THE HYPE AND YOU HAVE NO REASONABLE FOUNDATION ON THE COMMENT YOU POSTED. ANYONE CAN WIN THIS FIGHT! THE MAN WHO WANTS IT MORE WILL WIN. AND I TRULY BELIEVE COTTO HAS MORE TO PROVE, HAS HAD LESS DISTRACTIONS AND THE FACT THAT HE IS A TRUE W.W WHO HAS FOUGHT SPEED/POWER BEFORE AND WON, GIVES HIM AN ADVANTAGE. I THINK THE TRUE QUESTION HERE, THAT THE MASSES THAT TEND TO FOLLOW TRENDS,GLAMOUR AND HYPE ARE FAILING TO ASK THEMSELVES IS: CAN PAC HANDLE COTTO? I THINK HE DOES POSSESS THE SKILL! BUT WILL HE BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH COTTO? ANOTHER THING THAT BOGGLES ME IS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOUBTING COTTO BASED ON A QUESTIONABLE LOSS TO MARGO, WHOM BY THE WAY FORCED COTTO TO TAKE A KNEE, DID NOT KNOCK HIM OUT. COTTO WAS WINNING THE FIRST 7 RDS. AND IF MARGO COULD NOT KNOCK HIM OUT WITH "PLASTERED GLOVES" AS A TRUE HARD HITTING W.W, WHAT MAKES PEOPLE THINK PAC, A 130 POUNDER WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO? THEN COTTO COMES BACK, FIGHTS CLOTTEY, KNOCKS HIM DOWN WITH A JAB,"AND BY THE WAY,CLOTTEY IS ONE OF THE MOST AVOIDED W.W" GETS A NASTY GASH ON HIS LEFT EYE, WHICH FORCED HIM TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS, WINS THE FIGHT AND PEOPLE SAY HE IS DONE? I REALLY DON'T GET THAT. PLEASE! PAC FANS PLEASE! BE MORE REALLISTIC, AND DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF TO GET SWEPT UP IN TO THIS REALM OF HYPE THAT HAS EVERYONE BLINDED. LETS BE MORE REALLISTIC AND VIEW THIS AS A 50/50 POSSIBILITY FOR BOTH FIGHTERS! MAY THE BEST MAN WIN! QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO!

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  3. you are all idiot!!!!
    your comments are non sense!!!!
    you better go to your mamas and cry....
    most of all, you are all dickhead!!!

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  4. cotto is heavy puncher it cant be denied but mind you... pacman, when he cash in,will not wait for his change.poor cotto ,a slow moving guy.here's a score ,during muhammad ali's fight against smaller leon spinks .ali was highly favored caused of his power and was bigger than spinks.but ali was dethroned by spinks.the reasoned: Speed

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  5. There is a spanish saying: Perro que ladra no muerde" (A barking dog does not bite, watch out for the one that does not bark). Let the punches do the talking on Nov. 14th. If pacquiao's corner wants to talk let it be. Pacquioa is training for speed and Power, Cotto is training in Counterpunching, timing and punching placement. Let see who brings the better weapon to the ring(Brains). Many people would be surprise of the outcome. Please no excuses, they both have trained hard.

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  6. :) Wow, how many spanish speaking nation will PACMAN have to conquer to prove a point that he is the true and true "Pound per Pound Champion" If you are all so fan of Cotto, I suggest you put your money where your mouth is. Go to BETUS.COM or BODOG.COM. Your $1K will win $2K. Now that is not a bad deal. Heck, PACMAN's $2.6K will only win $1K and I'm still betting on the PACMAN. All the spanish people out there, put your money where your mouth is if you are a true Cotto fan...

    One thing I agree with all of you, let's all just wait after the fight and whoever wins can brag and say "I told you so...."

    Ghary

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