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dang...cotto was out of sync....could not find his rhythm in the bout....had some moments....why wasn't he using his jab....to set his punches...wrong tactic imho

That's what happens when a once-skilled boxer is past his prime. He becomes awkward and falls a step behind. His footwork and reflexes don't coordinate with his body anymore.

Trout happens to fight intelligently using his long reach to keep Cotto at bay thats why you did not see more of Cotto jabbing but cutting the ring off.

The same thing how Manny disabled Cotto's jab with a left lead...

Cotto has a great jab. But in Trout you're talking of a guy who has 4" reach advantage who is also adept at throwing the jab and has probably the faster hands. Cotto also couldn't outmuscle Trout who smothered Cotto whenever the latter got inside.

That i dont agree my friend. Pac ate a lot of jabs in that fight. Trout didn't throw left leads that disabled Cotto, his bodyshots, right hooks and jabs did.

he got Pac

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Well, that would be a case in point but Cotto was lunging his left from Paris in that fight. He couldn't pull the trigger as much as he wanted even when he had Trout trapped against the ropes. There was a considerable gap in his offense and he tired out early in the fight. There's a huge difference between a young Cotto with a good jab and an old, shot Cotto with a good jab. Every bit of it showed up in later rounds.

Cotto's hope:

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yup his tired especially the championship rounds, he needs a good S & C +++ trainer

Manny somehow disabled Cotto's powerful jabs, he did used his jabs in the later rounds while backing up but the jabs doesnt have any power on it anymore because of fear....

Trout in the early rounds was very successful in throwin left straights in the middle while his head positions outside Cotto's jab everytime he throws it...I also agree with your observation kuya that the body shots also helped a lot..but you can also watch the reply to see what im taking about....

he is a ballooned middle weight... he is good at welter where his sync was good..

Probably so, but Cotto always had problems with his stamina even when he was younger. And true his age showed because he couldn't put his combinations together consistently, and his left hooks were wider and less compact, but power is the last thing that goes away from an aging figther and Trout was able to absorb Cotto's shots well.
At light middleweight ., I feel that even a younger Cotto would have problems with Austin Trout.

In what specific rounds did Manny outjab Cotto? Compubox is telling me that Cotto outlanded manny by 19 jabs. Cotto's stiff jabs against Manny's tapping jabs. I'm not busy at the moment and i could use a few minutes of my time replaying what i'd missed.

On fresh legs, Cotto was doing good too in the early rounds. He managed to cut the ring well and connected some shots of his own. From mid rounds to the end, Cotto's stamina faded and those body shots he took from Trout took their toll.

Manny somehow disabled Cotto's powerful jabs, he did used his jabs in the later rounds while backing up but the jabs doesnt have any power on it anymore because of fear....


The left lead from a southpaw would travel a longer distance than the jab from an orthodox fighter.