If Spence and Crawford aren't ATG, how can you say Cotto is?

This right here.
I’m certain that many fans can’t appreciate just what it took to fight in the pre80’s eras of same day weigh-ins and 15 round fights. A guy like Clenelo, who by modern standards is awesome, would not have had the luxury (or “science”) of weighing in 30 hours before a fight and then gaining 20lbs. And then having to go 15 rounds.

 

In their defense there is no fighters around in their weight division that is an atg who they can beat besides themselves, although I do think both Spence and Crawford would beat Cotto and the Mosley that Cotto beat. Cotto and Mosley were two of my favorite fighters when they were fighting, but I'm a realist in terms of their respective abilities.

 

Canelo would have simply fought as a stocky LHW.

 

GGG

 

I dont know about that, guys like Beterbiev, Spence, etc i think they could fight in any era but they aren't all time greats nor would they be THE top fighter, but they'd be in the top 10 in any era

 

Cotto is better than Porter I know that much and better than everyone Crawford has beat. I was ringside when I saw Cotto give Floyd arguably his toughest ever fight. I remember afterwards Floyd saying how tough a mother****er Cotto was. That’s enough for me.

 

I have to make a very good effort to be able to imagine cotto (pre-margarito) losing to spence, tbh.

Crawford is another level. But I wouldnt put all my money on spence in a cotto vs spence fight. Not at all.

In fact, the more I think about it, the more I see cotto kicking spence's ass.

 

On what evidence are Crawford and Spence even better than Mosley!?

 

Dude ggg looked like crap the FIRST time he ever stepped up in comp and lost to a JMW who only had 1 fight at 160.. how y’all make a thread talking down on Cotto yet praise this bum beater

 

I like Spence but what has either of them done to put them over Cotto? Crawford resume is compete trash and Spence resume isn’t long enough