Hearns vs Cotto @ 147

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  1. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who you got and why? Keep in mind, Cotto has shown a much improved chin at 147 and seems even stronger. Also keep in mind that he has never been hit by anything resembling a Hearns' right.
     
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  2. Symphenyceo

    Symphenyceo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hearns Ko 4 maybe 3....
     
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  3. Devilface2

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    Hearns KO 1
     
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  4. Sweet Pea

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    Hearns KO. Easy.
     
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  5. jecxbox

    jecxbox St. Brett Full Member

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    lol...cmon man are you serious? Cotto is SOOOOOO outsized and outgunned on this one.
     
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  6. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    True, he is outsized and outgunned. But honestly, so is nearly everyone else at 147 that ever faced Hearns. Cotto has a certain style and tenacity that would make this an entertaining matchup. Take a fair look at the types of fighters it takes to get to Hearns and make it competitive, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

    I think Hearns wins easily, but Cotto is not a pushover.
     
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  7. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Hearns TKO within 7
     
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  8. bxrfan

    bxrfan Sizzle Full Member

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    Hearns destroys Cotto like he did to Pipino Cuevas.
     
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  9. Sweet Pea

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    Cotto's chin may have improved a bit since 140, though I can't really tell, seeing as he was still rocked pretty thoroughly on a few occasions by Judah. That alone makes me think this will be an early KO.

    Style-wise, Cotto with a granite chin, and perhaps a bit more size, would be a bad matchup for Hearns likely, if he could take his shots. As it is, he can't take his best shots, and he's more of a methodical pressure, which didn't work as well on Hearns as a straight up, powerful swarmer. As the match stands, I can see no other finish than a Hearns KO, and I don't see it lasting too long.
     
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  10. King Dan

    King Dan Golovkin Full Member

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    Great analysis Sweet Pea.
    Hearns TKO3 Cotto.

    Nice new avatar KG!!
     
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  11. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Hearns by mid round KO
     
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  12. TRUEBELIEVER 66

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    Cotto 's to little 5-7 to Hearns 6-2 :lol: it would be a Duran like scenario all over again...A true physical mis-match..
     
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  13. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    This has all the makings of another Hearns/Duran or Hearns/Cuevas.

    Cotto gets KO'd in 1 or 2
     
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  14. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol, well at least my other matchup is a little better received right? :deal
     
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  15. King Dan

    King Dan Golovkin Full Member

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    My business partner had lunch with the easton Assassin yesterday at his restaurant. Just an FYI. I thought that would have been cool if I were able to attend.

    Yes, Orishaman would find a way for every PR fighter to beat everyone all time. Good for him!
     
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