Very, very confident in Cotto -4.5 points -115 (Any KO/TKO a winner)

Quote Originally Posted by nuttyrich:

I was looking at it from the other angle taking 4.5 with Foreman then realized it wasn't worth it, you spread that across (3) judges that leaves you less than 2 points per judge.

Is it still better than laying the -200? Yes if you like Cotto.

But for me I'd rather take the +165/170 with Foreman as NY is very kind to Cotto even though Foreman does have some backing here in NY it's nothing like the following Cotto has.

Good luck with your wager at -200 I would think the pts handicap would be a bit higher.. than 4.5.

The way I see is Cotto will start strong as usual for the first FOUR rounds, then start fading, but the 8th round he will be retreating as usual and Foreman will be the aggressor for the rest making it a very close fight.

Cotto cuts super easily.. Yuri cuts too..people say Yuri cannot punch but not much of a punch is needed  to open up scar tissue. Jabs and pity pat punches can do just as much on eyes like Cotto.

And we know once Cotto sees blood he throws boxing out the window.

Good luck to everyone,
I will be playing Yuri Foreman +165 (hoping it higher)

Quote Originally Posted by DatMofoThere85:

I don't see Cotto backing up in this fight. He has to pressure and he knows it. As he tires in the middle rounds his pressure won't be as good as it started but Yuri will still be the one backing up. Even in his prime Cotto's pressure wasn't the suffocating type (very methodical). Unlike other pressure fighters, Cotto relied more on his skills and the timing of his power punches, rather than brute conditioning(Margarito, Hatton). Cotto's higher than percieved "boxing IQ" combined with him being trained by Steward, make me lean towards Cotto by dec.