What makes
things more difficult for
Jennings,
is that he’s going to be facing Cotto without the same kind of power that
Miguel possesses. That itself is a going to be a problem, because many of the
opponents that Jennings has to fight for the full extent of the fights, are
defeated rather quickly by other less experienced fighters than him. Based on
that,
Jennings
has got to hope that Cotto isn’t the same fighter he was before suffering an
11th round TKO loss to Antonio Margarito in July.
If there
are still lingering effects from the knockout for Cotto, then
Jennings may have just enough power to get
him out of there. That’s the unknown. When a fighter gets hurt similarly to the
way that Cotto was against Margarito, a fight in which Cotto received a broken
nose and two badly cut eyes, making it necessary to take a knee twice in the
11th round.
If there
are not any lingering effects of the knockout, which may likely be the case,
then
Jennings
is going to have serious problem on his hands. It’s doubtful that
Jennings could move for a
full 12 rounds while being chased around by Cotto. I would advise that
Jennings at least try to
stay on the move as much as possible, because the moment he stops to trade
shots with Cotto, he’s open to getting knocked out.
Cotto is a
much more savage puncher than
Jennings,
and used to having his way with his opponents. However, Cotto doesn’t move well
for long periods of time and tends to fade when he’s forced to move often. He’d
never moved as much as he did in his last fight with Antonio Margarito in July.
Jennings may
not be able to move well enough to stay standing by the 12th, so he’s going to
have to try and win some respect from Cotto by periodically mixing things up
with him.
That’s
something I believe that
Jennings
can do, but he’s got to be careful not to get carried away with himself and too
cocky, because he’ll get dropped, knocked out or cut if he stands in front of
Cotto for long.
Jennings
has got to try and land as many head shots as possible and hope that one of
them may dent Cotto’s possible weak chin enough to stop or knock him down.
I wouldn’t
waste my time trying to go to the body if I were
Jennings,
because in order to throw his big shorts,
Jennings
would have to get in close with Cotto, and that’s probably not a wise move for
him to do if he plans on winning...My pick Miguel Cotto by Rd 10
