Though his opponent was a herky-jerky, hands-down, left-hand counter-attacker, he posed serious tactical challenges for Miguel Cotto who has had a history of struggling with southpaws in the past. However, Cotto was able to overcome the discrepancies with the help of positional awareness and strategic thinking. This allowed him to assert his control and create ways to land his offense, especially the left hook, which decided the matter in less than 3 minutes.