To Floyd, Hatton and Cotto fans

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by gilad, Jun 25, 2007.


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  1. gilad

    gilad Active Member Full Member

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    I'm sick of many members here (not all) who are fans of one of the fighters mentioned above, and as a result show complete disrespect to the other two. I'm sick of comments like "Cotto has no defence and can't take a punch", "Hatton grabs and can't box", "Mayweather runs and can't punch" and whatever.
    Those 3 guys are top 10 fighters, all around the same height, weight and age. They all achived a lot already. If anybody thinks Cotto has an easy night with Hatton, Hatton will easily KO Floyd or Floyd will not lose a round to both, these statements are crazy.
    If 2 of the 3 mentioned above will meet it will probably be the toughest fight and surely biggest risk each of them has ever taken. Floyd is so skilled and Hatton and Cotto are so strong mentally that you have to go to hell and back in order to beat them (and believe me they all know it and have a lot of respect for each other and maybe even a healthy fear, there's a reason why they demand so much money).
    Until those fights are made, we can't say who is the better man in a head to head matchup. Cotto's win against Zab was a great result, so was Hatton's win against Castillo and Floyd's win over Oscar. They all deserve their props...and much respect from the knowledgable fans.
     
    gilad, Jun 25, 2007
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  2. Muskyrat

    Muskyrat Member Full Member

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    couldnt agree more
     
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  3. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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  4. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I disagree.

    Cotto is just too big for Hatton and thats a fact. I'm not saying Cotto is a better fighter, but head to head Hatton doesn't stand much of a chance against Cotto.
     
    PH|LLA, Jun 25, 2007
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  5. Muskyrat

    Muskyrat Member Full Member

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    and the sooner the 3 of em decide to fight each other the better for it is for boxing. Its got to be the nearest we've been to the leonard hearns duran hagler era
     
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  6. Muskyrat

    Muskyrat Member Full Member

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    think cotto is potentially the pick of the bunch
     
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  7. ferd cloupes

    ferd cloupes Member Full Member

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    perm any two from three and you've got a fantastic fight
     
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  8. K0NPHL1C7

    K0NPHL1C7 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mayweather easily handles either of them, probably both of them at the same time.
     
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  9. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Wow not that I think about it I'd favor Cotto against Mayweather at 154lbs and I'd favor PBF at 147lbs, jesus you have opened my eyes to a new option. ;)
     
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  10. Lacyace

    Lacyace Forever Knight Full Member

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    I agree. I believe Cotto would probably take Mayweather at 154. I think Floyd's just too damn fast at 147 and below.
     
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  11. brooklyn1550

    brooklyn1550 Roberto Duran Full Member

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    Excellent post
     
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  12. 1-Ton

    1-Ton Walking in the Light Full Member

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    I like all 3 fighters. I think that in any scenario, these guys present interesting and tough match-ups against each other, and I could honestly see any one of them beating the other on any given day. I am eager for these guys to get the ring with each other to see what happens.
     
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  13. Grabonator

    Grabonator Active Member Full Member

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    Im a fan of Cotto and Mayweather as well but not Hatton.
     
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  14. Mook

    Mook Member Full Member

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    I agree entirely, and have been saying this myself for ages. the way we know that they're all great is that all of their CVs would have that much more gloss if they beat one of the others.

    I think Juan Diaz has the potential to be part of this list - he has more pop in his punches than is generally acknoeledged, but one or two divisions upwards I'd guess he'd struggle.
     
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  15. grayggr

    grayggr Active Member Full Member

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    Agreement here. They've all proved their status. Only question is whether my man Ricky can make a successful return up to Welter at some stage. I hope so. That's where the fights are.
     
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