Cotto or Hatton

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  1. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    Hatton.
     
    DemolitionDan, Apr 26, 2010
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  2. kirk

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    Boo ****in hoo, he would have gotten the decision against mosley ANYWHERE where there were fair judges, so it doesnt mean jack **** where the fight was. Cotto has had a whopping HOW MANY controversial decisions????

    One? so who gives a rats ass where they fought.

    So... if they WERENT fighting at MSG, maybe Quintana, Torres, or Judah would have gotten the decision, well... except for they were KTFO.

    seriously, when youve had one fight that is deemed controversial, it doesnt really make a whole lot of difference where your fights have taken place. Kinda funny a fighters 'home base' being brough into question in this discussion considering the tactics hatton is allowed to constantly get away with when he fights at home :lol:



    right, because when cotto had just stopped quintana, stopped judah, beat mosley, manhandled gomez, and was set to face margarito, he was ONLY the man by his 'hopeless fans'

    get outta here with that mindless bull****...

    and hatton went out of his comfort zone more eh? hows that? was it his mind blowing execution of the elite champion collazo in one fight above his weight? (i forgot, let me guess, collazo whoops cottos ass too right? gee howd i guess :patsch)

    Cotto is moving up into his third weightclass, has fought margarito, mosley, judah, pac, clottey (all of whome would probably beat hatton) and if he beats foreman and make a lil run at 154, he will have been succesful in 3 divisions, but hatton goes out of his comfort zone more? hows that exactly?

    take away cottos fights away from MSG AND PR, he has STILL fought in vegas and atlantic city more times then hatton has fought away from the UK
    but dont let facts get in the way of your cotto hate, im sure youll find another way to spin how hatton has somehow went out of his comfort zone so much more then cotto has lol.

    Both these guys are fine fighters, and are very close at least imo at this point in time, but i think most people who evaluate these two as fighters, their wins, their losses, ability, will come to the conclusion to as while they both are good, cotto has slightly edged hatton at this point in time. And at the end of the day thats simply IMO, and i understand that, and its why we are discussing this as its semi debatable, and ive got no problem with someone ranking hatton ahead and would love to see it broken down by someone who favors hatton ranking higher, but if someone wants to make a case for hatton at least come with something more substantial then 'he fought out of his comfort zone more' and insulting cotto fans, and the other usual mindless dribble coming from cotto haters.
     
    kirk, Apr 26, 2010
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  3. kartog

    kartog Agent Smith Full Member

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    If we base it on accomplishments, I think Hatton because he had been lineal champ. In terms of wins over name opponents, Cotto has Mosley while Hatton has Tzsyu. Head to head matchup Cotto takes it.
     
    kartog, Apr 27, 2010
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  4. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Cotto has the resume but was never "The man" in the division. Hatton held his title firmly in his division for 5 years.

    I voted for Hatton for this reason, but it is close though.
     
    Boom_Boom, Apr 27, 2010
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  5. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'd have to say Cotto, but enjoy watching both.
     
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  6. blur

    blur WLADGLASSJAW Full Member

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    yeah hatton by a mile because ur boyfriend beats him. :nut.. cotto is overrated to you because ur boyfriend never fought him.:lol:
     
    blur, Apr 27, 2010
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  7. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    i pick cotto...zoo is the only name worth mentioning in hatton's resume and we know "HOW" zoo got beat....
     
    hooligan, Apr 27, 2010
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  8. Godfather

    Godfather I put the G in God Full Member

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    Cotto by about 6 miles
     
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  9. roly

    roly Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you just hate british fighters
     
    roly, Apr 27, 2010
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  10. roly

    roly Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hatton beat two top 10 p4p fighters, cotto never beat a fighter who was p4p at the time. hatton was lineal champ at 140 and beat lots of fighters for their belts. cotto never fought anyone for a belt, he only ever fought for vacant belts. and i would say hattons biggest win (lkoysta p4p #3) trumps cottos (mosely outside the top 10 at the time of the fight). having said that cotto has got more fighters of a decent calibre on his record, so its close but i would say hatton.
     
    roly, Apr 27, 2010
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  11. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico Loyal Member Full Member

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    Cotto easily.

    Yes Hatton ruled the 140 division. But he did it at a very convenient time, a time in which the 140 division was average at best. His biggest career win was against a past it Kosta, that tells you all! But of course that's not exactly Hatton's fault, he beat the people that were available at the time. But if you was to transfer him in to the 140 division of today (or in 1/2 years time), I honestly think he'd be exposed against a Bradley or a Alexandor. The unbeatable Hatton 140 myth would be shattered

    Cotto on the other hand, hand a stint at 140 (was a world champion) before moving to 147 and beating a host of talented fighters, Mosley, Judah, Clottey. Compare them with Hatton's best wins
     
    Uncle Rico, Apr 27, 2010
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  12. vanargian_guard

    vanargian_guard Mini-Mandingo Full Member

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    Hatton. Cotto is the better fighter, Hatton has the better resume. Hatton is severly underrated after being KOed by the two best fighers of his era. Cotto is also rather underrated though, after being KOed by one of the best fighters of his era, and another fighter who he outboxed for most of the fight, but couldn't take his punches (plaster or not).
     
    vanargian_guard, Apr 27, 2010
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  13. avid_reader1

    avid_reader1 Member Full Member

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    Cotto... I cant belive some of guys are picking hatton?? it's not even close!! Hatton had one worthy victory...ONE. Look what happend when Luis Collazo exposed him!!...did he get better?...NO...He was never the same after that fight.

    Cotto on the other hand got better. He didn't let the Corley or Torres fight ruin him mentally. Cotto has beaten two elite boxers. Maybe not clearly, but at least it was competitive. If they were to fight?... Cotto by KO...Any day!
     
    avid_reader1, Apr 27, 2010
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  14. Circa

    Circa Skate And Destroy Full Member

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    Cotto
     
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  15. roly

    roly Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "His biggest career win was against a past it Kosta, that tells you all!" he was p4p #3 when hatton beat him, how can you say that says it all? making koysta quit was a better win than cotto's close win over mosely.
    and as far as judah, he was coming off 2 straight losses and a nc when cotto fought him. and clottley is hardly an elite fighter.
     
    roly, Apr 27, 2010
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