is cotto overated?

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  1. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I'm surprised anyone says Mosley is ancient, OK he is 36 but far from past it!

    Cotto has most of the tools required, but could be considered chinny, and with a big enough puncher would run into trouble.

    Mosley has a lot of KO's, but mostly these are by wearing people down rather than blasting them out, which is what could happen to Cotto given time.
     
  2. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Well, you raise a really good point when you say that overrating/underrating a fighter is subjective, kirk. I mean, if you think that he's the best fighter in the world, then yeah, you're overrating him...but if you think that he's a damned good, p4p caliber fighter, then you're probably not overrating him very much.

    If you think that he's mediocre, then you're certainly underrating him.

    But, either way, he's done everything that's been asked of him, and has been impressive for the past part in doing so. Can't go wrong with that.:good
     
  3. Hitman_Hatton

    Hitman_Hatton Member Full Member

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    I had doubts about him up untill the Judah and Mosely wins. He is definately the real deal.
     
  4. ayala

    ayala Boxing Addict Full Member

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    why would cotto be overrated but not mayweather who really has beaten overaged de la hoya,shot gatti,a guy who only beat judah in baldomir and him and cotto have about 4 similar opponents but cotto beat them all in better fashion
     
  5. sthomas

    sthomas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He's way underrated by his critics, and slightly (very slight) overrated by his Loyals. Toss out those two groups and that's where he is, a very good fighter, 5-10 P4P in my book. I still have concerns about his chin, but @ 147 the chin's better.
     
  6. michael 901

    michael 901 His ass is tired Full Member

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    watching him against corley,torres and even malignaggi he looked way overrated,but he is re-born at welterweight.he made abeliever out of me in his last four fights,particularly against mosley.i had him beating mosley 8-4
     
  7. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Trinidad's opposition as a titlist at 147 was for the most part, weak. He beat a couple of good, young, undefeated contenders in 1994, then spent the next 4 years facing overmatched foes such as Ray Lovato, Kevin Lueshing, Roger Turner, and Rodney Moore because Don King wasn't promoting him well like he was later on in his career.

    It was at the very end of Tito's stay at welter and after he left welter when he REALLY stepped up the opposition.

    Or more appropriately, when he started getting the bigger fights.

    Unlike Cotto, Trinidad actually expressed a real desire in whom he wanted to fight and took action in trying to get the fights.
     
  8. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Underrated by haters. Overrated by Huggers.
     
  9. joito3

    joito3 Active Member Full Member

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    thats a hilarious statement
     
  10. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :nod
     
  11. Carlos Primera

    Carlos Primera Boxing Addict Full Member

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    says the nuthugger of the overrated hatton.
     
  12. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    He said Gomez would KO Cotto too
     
  13. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    UnbeatableFloyd, you're back:yep
     
  14. badger6

    badger6 Ask your wife !!! Full Member

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    This coming from one of the biggest Floyd huggers on this site !!! :yep




    But still got that gay avatar !!! :rofl
     
  15. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    :lol: Why were you banned?