i think he would beat eadely judah but floyd is a long shot
2007-02-27 02:34:15 · 4 answers · asked by joche1986 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Joche ~
In my opinion, Zab is damaged goods who could never take a punch. When any fighter gets older, he/she loses just a little bit of speed and it's that little bit that makes all the difference in the world, it's happened to way better fighters than Zab, Robinson, Ali, Leonard and countless others.
When Cotto and Zab meet, Cotto will stop Zab in less than six rounds. It will take Cotto three rounds to figure out Zabs southpaw style and then the beating will begin. This fight will be close to the way Cotto handled Paulie Malignaggi, except Paulie has a better chin than Zab.
Floyd and Zab have very similar styles considering like I wrote above, Zab is a southpaw. They both use the tuck and roll style where the both keep their lead hand down by their waist and keep their power hand glued to the side of their heads and the majority of their wait is kept on their rear foot, they like to spend a lot of time on the ropes or in the corner.
This style is tailor made for a fighter of Cotto's caliber, Cotto has a great left hook to the body and he comes back with nice hard straight right hand right down the middle. Cotto might have his hands full with Floyd for about six rounds but after that his will and over all work rate will take over.
Cotto will have to make his fight against Floyd a street fight right from the streets of Puerto Rico. If he tries outboxing Floyd he loses and loses badly, the same can be written if De La Hoya tries out boxing Floyd. STREET FIGHT!!!!
Thanks for the question Joche.
2007-02-27 02:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by Santana D 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Good question. I have been impressed by the boxing ability and the toughness of Cotto and believe he is well on his way to great things in my opinion. Judah isn't as good a fighter as he once was but would be a good test for Cotto. I believe that Cotto would wear him down with body shots and knock him out in 8 rounds. I don't believe that Cotto can outbox the cute Mayweather and will need to keep the pressure on him and go to the body. If he does this, he can hand Floyd a loss and I believe that he will turn it into a brawl and win because of his superior power by a close decision.
2007-02-27 05:03:33 · answer #2 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cotto could beat both actually.
Zab would be a lock, he has no answer for respect or combos, and his father, who trains him, really isnt that good a trainer..he knows more about kickboxing.
Floyd is overrated. Dont by his hype just yet. He is having Roy Jones syndrome, looking great beating up on lesser opponents. The reason Floyd is planning to retire after the DLH fight is because too many people are gunning for him, and he cant avoid fights anymore.
He cant avoid Shane, and Shane would punish him.
He cant avoid Ricky Hatton, and Hatton would turn his bout with him into a fight in a phone booth, which he wouldnt win.
And Antonio Margarito...the ever present, single thing that scares Floyd the most.
Its leave now or fall, and he knows it.
Cotto, with his EXTREMELY good and powerful combinations, may not beat Floyd, but he would give him hell.
2007-02-27 02:48:03 · answer #3 · answered by kieran27 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Can't top Bluedevil and Santana's answers they're correct.
2007-02-27 08:21:17 · answer #4 · answered by Brent 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋