Cotto equals Overrated

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by keure, Nov 22, 2009.


  1. paulfv

    paulfv Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    We agree on something!

    I always felt Cotto was another overrated HBO hype job. He turned out to be better than I thought (very adaptable and tremendous timing), but when he got the gift against Mosley I knew he was not what he was being made out to be. And the excuses made for him when he ran in the last 4 rounds of that bout just reinforced to me he was being protected by the media and nuthuggers.
     
  2. FrochPascal

    FrochPascal Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :-(no.....just...no
     
  3. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Judah, Mosley, Quintana, Clottey, Maussa, Corley, Mallignagi, Torres. You'll be hard pressed to find many who's fought as many top contenders as that. He lost to a guy who had bricks in his gloves and an ATG...no shame in that.
     
  4. Fan88

    Fan88 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    On the flip side, if Cotto's matchmaking were like Floyd's, Cotto would still be undefeated.
     
  5. jersey inferno

    jersey inferno Active Member Full Member

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    :goodthis thread is fkn joke
     
  6. Capitan

    Capitan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Suck a fat one !!!!!!!!!
     
  7. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cotto is a very good Championship quality fighter along the lines of a Calzaghe but not an ATG fighting Machine transcending the sport:

    examples:

    Pac an Ali a leanord or a Duran.
     
  8. Capitan

    Capitan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I wouldn't go that far....

    Benitez, Leonard, Palomino and Hearns would kick the Hell out of him.

    Cotto strayed from his gameplan or he would have done the same !!!
     
  9. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    :nut:yep

    pac took away his game plan, took away his jab, took away his confidence... he took the fight out of him.
     
  10. CarlesX7

    CarlesX7 Shit got real! Full Member

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    ESB doesn't seem to agree with you on this one, dude.

    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=164718
     
  11. Silver

    Silver The Champ is Here Full Member

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    cotto as a very good fighter but he was also quite flawed. dont you guys remember that ricardo torres almost knocked him out. corley had him doing salsa. judah rocked him too. cotto is a good all around fighter but nothing he does wows you.
     
  12. wingchung

    wingchung Active Member Full Member

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  13. killa

    killa Active Member Full Member

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    His determination, work ethic and resume certainly wow me. I consider him great yet vulnerable like Donald Curry or Floyd Patterson. What doesn't wow me is this thread topic however........:roll: