We cant do ABC fights.. By that logic Margarito beats up Mosley as well.. hatton was very good at putting on pressure and making a tight fight... Cotto wilts under pressure and hatton had some of the best feet in the game. His ability to cut off the ring and find his man was second to none... i'm not saying it would be a whitewash, but i would have picked the lil Hitman.. maybe only in hindsight though
Cotto did well in the first five rounds of his fight with margo under margo's pressure. If that was hatton applying the pressure, he wouldn't have lasted more than four rounds. Hatton always had that shaky chin and cotto could hit real hard. Hatton does not have the stregth of margo or the size to make cotto wilt. skillwise, cotto has a lot of advantage over hatton. hatton only knows how to fight one way and that is to go forward whereas cotto could apply pressure or box depending on the game plan. speed is hatton's only advantage but cotto could neutralize it with timing and his great jab. In fact i was dissapointed with floyd that his fight with hatton lasted ten rounds and was close before the KO.
I said TOP OPPONENTS... Mayorga gets knocked out by everyone with the left, no big deal... Mosley and Cotto both stopped him with the left. You honestly believe the Mayorga that fought DLH was a TOP opponent?
Like I said, you're ******ed if you think KOing Mayorga is impressive... Mayorga is no top opponent, and as Lampley said "He's the most willing target in the sport"