Mayweather-Cotto was far better than most hope for. It was filled with action and intensity with Cotto constantly bringing the heat to Mayweather. Floyd had fight last Saturday night. He had to dig down and gut it out. Cotto earned praise in his valiant effort. But I think Cotto could have done more and has no reason to dispute the defeat. He should blame himself.
Cotto was too nice on the inside. He didn’t rip Floyd there enough when he had perfect angles to do so. He stayed calm in the clinches when he should have been ripping Floyd’s body. I think Cotto fought great other than his inside game.
What is with Cotto’s trainer telling him to box when he could pressure Mayweather more?! Staying center ring is Floyd’s game and that allows him to rest and do his thing. bad move.
Floyd was very accurate and precise with his punches. He understands ring gneralship well. This made me a fan of his in his young championship days. Doing amazing things against the best.
Floyd doesn’t seem to have the legs he used to. He backs to the ropes when he used to dart around. his reflexes look duller too. It’s fair to say he is slowing down. His ring IQ isn’t though. I wouldn’t mind seeing a rematch if the Pacquiao-Cotto fight can’t be made. Perhaps Cotto could do better in the rematch? Maybe he is to Mayweather what Antonio Tarver was to Roy Jones?
Heavy Bag Workout.
Canelo looked strong and sharp against a stick a fork in him he’s done Shane Mosley. Canelo really turns into his punches and rips the body well. He relaxes very well in the ring too. Golden Boy better start matching him a bit more tough if they expect him to keep growing because it looks like he hasn’t progressed in his last two fights. He needs live challanges to bring out his best, grow, and develop. He does enough heavy bag work in the gym. Why match him with one on fight night? We really don’t know enough about Canelo to get a true feel for him. Sure he’s only 21 years old, but a real live body isn’t asking for much.
Canelo has star power and I think he will grow into a pretty damn good fighter. It’s up to his team now to make that a reality.
The Dawson-Hopkins fight was what many of us thought it would be. Dawson was the stronger, faster, and more skilled fighter in the ring that night. Bernard tried to rough Chad up and get him off his plan and he did have some success but when Chad kept the pressure on Hopkins he had his way.
Bernard simply can’t put his punches together any more. He still has the reflexes but just can’t pull the trigger like he needs to against world class fighters. Chad is a gifted boxer and left behind more of what he is instead of what he showed. He is better than that and hopefully he can show that he is but over all he fought a solid fight and kept the pressure on Bernard while keeping his cool as Hopkins headbutted and rough housed away.
That’s a fight Dawson can grow from. All that dude has to do is let his fucking hands go. i mean physically he has it all. Mentally he doesn’t.
Making A Statement
Mitchel-Witherspoon was a fun heavyweight scrap for once! Chazz hurt Seth bad in the first and it appeared that it might end there but Seth showed a lot of balls and grit to bite down and survive the round. He came out for the 2nd ripping body shots and hurting Chazz with his hook. Mitchel needs more experience no doubt about that but he grew from this fight showing he can be hirt and bounce back. Yes I know it was just Chazz who hurt him and we don’t know if he could recover from a shot like that from say Chris Arreola. That would be a great fight by the way. Word is Seth will fight Michael grant next. That’s smart, let him learn, grow, and blossom some more before any Klitschko name is brought up. That’s a mismatch right now. Props to Seth. he gutted it out and ended a heavyweight fight the old fashioned way, by KO!
AND NEW!
Props to newly crowned WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi for his impressive 9th round TKO win over Vyacheslav Senchenko in Donetsk, Ukraine. Paulie jumped on Senchenko from the start busting and beating him up. Paulie looked fast and his movement was excellent. Paulie’s hand speed was sick and he actually displayed some impressive punching power! The end came after Senchenko’s eye swelled shut and he couldn’t see the punches.You young fighters out there, this is how you take a fight into your own hands when fighting over seas in a fighters backyard. Brilliant plan and performance! How about this all Brooklyn fight… Malignaggi-Judah!
Here’s a great clip on the power of solid body work. It’s an art and it’s quickly becoming a lost one. Watch and learn how to set up devastating body shots and how to complete your combinations with them. Enjoy!
I was asked recently how important I thought massage was to a fighter’s performance. In my opinion and what I see is that fighters don’t get enough of quality deep tissue work. Deep tissue work is vital to keeping trigger points ( tight taut knots of muscle tissue ) from limiting your boxing performance.
I know a quality deep tissue therapist is expensive but you can also look into a massage therapy school and pay half the price that you would for an experienced therapist. Keep in mind you get what you pay for and the quality won’t be as good as comes with an experienced therapist but it beats nothing at all.
Another alternative is using a foam roller to address tissue quality. The foam roller is great for improving mobility as well. It’s a wonderful simple tool for recovery and improving tissue quality that’ll lessen the chance of any soft tissue injuries that can happen in training.
Bottom line, get some deep tissue work done or roll to take the nicks and pains away while improving your boxing performance..
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