Floyd Mayweather's uncle and trainer Roger Mayweather has again
bad-mouthed one of Floyd's opponents and this time it is Miguel Cotto.
This is what he answered when asked how he thinks his nephew's fight
with Cotto on May 5th will go:
"I already know what Floyd’s going to do. Cotto aint sh*t. Floyd’s
going to stop his motherf**king ass. ... He ain't no different than
Victor Ortiz. Floyd will stop him. I guarantee you he will stop him."
We are not sure if Roger actually knows what he is saying when he talks
about Cotto being no different from Ortiz but he could be surprisingly
the slightest bit right.
Many believe that Cotto is now past his prime and that he doesn't have
the mental toughness to perform at the elite level anymore. Now, I am a
big fan of Cotto but I can't disagree with this.
He broke down against Antonio Margarito back in 2008 and again against
Manny Pacquiao in 2009. He didn't actually quit in both of the fights
but you could tell he wanted to. In his fight with Margarito he
repeatedly took a knee until his trainer pulled him out and against
Pacquiao he was only focused on not getting hurt, which led to the
referee stopping the fight in the 12th round.
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Ortiz headbutt. |
Although Ortiz and Cotto both do have some 'mental' problems whilst
fighting, it is in very different ways. When Ortiz is under big
pressure or is being beaten up, he seems to lose his head and do
whatever it takes to slow his fighter down. For example, his headbutt
against Mayweather which resulted him being knocked whilst apologising.
Whereas Cotto backs down quietly and slowly whilst under pressure which
is why the referee finds it easy to find an opportunity to stop the
fight.
All of this means that Miguel Cotto is going to have it very tough in
his fight on May 5th as Mayweather tests anyone who steps in the ring
with him... Physically and mentally!
Most people are assuming that Cotto will just be another victim for
Floyd Mayweather on May 5th... But, will we see him be broken down in
what could be his last big fight of his career?
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