Anyone get the sense that Cotto/Margarito might be like PBF/Gatti?

Why does everyone always bring up the Gatti fight ? Gattis a warrior but hes not even on Margaritos level. Alot of people have beaten Gatti very badly almost deadly looking type beatdowns from DLH,Gomez,Baldomir and Manfredy.

 

No because Cotto is nothing like a quick or skilled as PBF. He isn't sharp enough to totally dissect a warrior like Gatti.

My guess is Cotto against a prime Gatti is a closer fight, against someone like Gatti, Miguel Cotto would revert to being the powerful brawler he used to be rather than the skilled boxer-puncher he is today. He'd go toe-to-toe and win a close UD.

It'd be a way more entertaining fight than PBF - Gatti was, but it would be closer because of the similarity in styles.

 

I'm afraid i agree. Cotto outboxes him for a UD. I would love to see a crazy, all out brawl but i don't see Cotto risking it.

 

:huh

Well, he was quick and sharp enough to pretty much dissect Mosley. But I guess Shane is a few levels down from Arturo. Good point.

Prime Gatti was probably a lightweight, but that aside, which Cotto are you talking about? Maybe weight-drained 140 pound Cotto gets into a war with Gatti, but even then, look at how he blasted out guys like Branco with brute strength. Going off of how PBF hurt Gatti to the body, Cotto would have wrecked him downstairs.

The other way to look at it is that the similarity in styles (if you really want to call a face first power puncher the same as a methodical, technically sound stalker) would have made Miguel's superior abilities compared to Arturo that much more obvious.

 

Nor does Cotto need to. Though Cotto can brawl he possess 1st class boxing skills.

 

Floyd fans should keep hanging onto that Gatti fight. It will be your wet dream of Floyds career.

Cotto aint NOTHING LIKE GATTI. Better power, BETTER BODY ATTACK(no offense to Arturo, he had a good body attack. But boxing on Cotto's level makes it even better), and Cotto is better ALL AROUND.
PBF will have to have the greatest fight of his life, just to WIN. A blowout like Gatti? GTFO:yep

Margarito? Sure he expects to WIN and he's downplaying Cotto. Its OK, he'll find out differently on fight night. Salute Antonio, he is a warrior. But he's gonna now face the guy who really might beat Floyd. See what that means in the ring:good

 

No where near that magnitude, but There's a part of me that's starting to think that Cotto might just attack Margarito in the beginning of the fight in order to put him away early/ take advantage of the slow starter/and assert his speed and power. The guy always suprises, he really is an intelligent fighter, I cant wait to c the outcome.

 

He didn't "dissect" mosley! Did you even watch the fight? Floyd absolutely schooled Gatti, took him apart ruthlessly and cruelly. Cotto could never do that because he isn't as fast and isn't as technically gifted as Floyd. What Cotto did to Mosley was nothing compared to what Floyd did to Gatti. The Mosley fight was a close call, there was 1-2 rounds in it, maximum. The Floyd Mayweather - Arturo Gatti fight was a mismatch and a beat-down.

A prime Arturo Gatti at 140lbs gives Miguel Cotto a hard fight. Miguel Cotto is a better fighter than Gatti, and I'd pick him to beat any version of Gatti at any weight, but he hasn't got the skills to totally close down a warrior like Arturo and destroy him like Mayweather or De La Hoya did.

Basically, against a warrior like Gatti who likes to trade, I can see Cotto making it harder for himself by getting into a war and making Gatti's kind of a fight. He'd win because of superior strength, power and body punching, but it wouldn't be a one-sided destruction like we saw against Floyd. It would be a thrilling fight that ends with a close UD win for Cotto I reckon.

Well, "technically sound" Miguel Cotto may be a better fighter than Gatti, but he doesn't have the pure boxing talent of De La Hoya or Mayweather, which is necessary to destroy Arturo Gatti. Also, Cotto likes to come forward and has been known to neglect his defence in order to get his shots off. That makes it easier for Gatti to turn it into his type of fight, and thus keeps the result closer. If the best you can say to describe your boy is "technically sound", unlike Floyd Mayweather who I would describe "phenomenally gifted", then I think that says it all about wether or not Cotto is good enough to take Gatti apart like Floyd did.

Anyway, Cotto - Margarito will be a close fight. Cotto's boxing skills will be put to the test because Margarito is big, skillful and hard-hitting. He has a good chin and wont be bullied around, so Cotto cant just steamroller this guy like he did Gomez. He has to fight like he did in the Mosley fight and be smart if he wants to win.

 

more like hagler hearns

 

:thumbsup It's gonna be one hell of a fight!

 

thats how i see it

these guys trying to kill each other from the start, and when one of them has enough he'll try to box, but it'll be too late.

 

This is exactly what I've been saying

The big difference that everyone will be taken by is Cotto's speed
Cotto's SPEED will win the nite
When they fought on the same card a few weeks ago this was very apparent
Now combine the speed with excellent ring intelligence, and counterpunching ability and.....yes it could be on level with PBF-Gatti.......maybe not AS bad but pretty damn close....there won't be ANY doubts as to who the best 147lb champ is!!