Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto
Miguel Cotto is probably one of the most recent of Mayweather’s opponents who has been able to land some punches. Perhaps seeing himself with a bloody nose between the later rounds convinced Mayweather to switch back to a more defensive style than the one he applied to Cotto.
Furthermore, Cotto and Alvarez are similar because they like to keep their hands up very high and both like to throw combinations to the head and body.
Alvarez will most likely have a high guard because Mayweather’s offense will be too fast to bob and weave as he did with Trout. When he does this, Alvarez, just as Cotto, will be open to punches around the gloves.
Mayweather is great at adjusting and he will find his way through the gloves so Alvarez will have to be careful. Mayweather is great at throwing the right hook around the left side of the glove so Alvarez must be aware of that as well.
Also, Cotto was more successful in landing shots when Mayweather was on the ropes. Cotto was able to do this because of the shortness and the sharpness with which he throws his punches. Alvarez must not begin to throw wide shots when he has Mayweather on the ropes because he will be able to see them from a mile away.
