Prime for prime Cotto wins every time but in 2005 at 140lbs could go either way. If there is an impartial ref maybe Cotto by a very close decision.
Would have been a great fight. I slightly favor the more complete fighter that Cotto was but Hatton certainly was a buzzsaw at that time. One thing that Cotto could do that Tszyu couldn't is fight on the inside and with that counter left hook I could see him catching Hatton.
Think Cotto beats him well, except of course, if the fight is in Manchester with Diamond Dave Parriss refereeing
Travesty that Hatton-Cotto and Hatton-Witter weren’t made to be honest. Nobody wanted to see Hatton face those weird guys like Maussa and Urango.
Back then Cotto wasn't the complete article and making 140lbs was draining him making him vulnerable. So Hatton takes it in 2005. But Cotto would go on to be a much more complete fighter and better fighter.