Today's Cotto vs. 2007 De la Hoya at 154lbs

Let's see what Diaz comes up with in terms on strategy on May 5th...I think Pedro is the real deal and he would be vital in a match of this nature, I got Cotto UD

 

brave pic.

I favour mayweather. Cotto is my favourite boxer currently but i don't see it.

As the fights get closer i feel it worth a cheeky bet on cotto as the odds are quite big for him.
But if the betting odds were 50/50, there's no question i'd bet on mayweather

 

No sir, my pick was in reference to the thread title...vs DLH

May 5th pick: I'm alil torn as I never pick against Cotto (favourite current fighter) and Floyd (ATG and P4P #1 imo).






Sorry I realise I wasn't very clear in my previous post

 

Good analogy :good

However I'm not too sure that applies here. Ortiz was constantly in ranged against Floyd and didnt get punches off. Does that mean he's shot? I thinks it's just a thing that happens naturally against floyd. People are too scared too throw unless there pretty certain they will land.

In terms of the actual fight I feel Cotto has a chance to get to DLH with good body work. He ain't KOing him as we saw the punishment he took in the PAC fight and didn't go down. However unless Cotto hearts DLH early his confidence will grown throughout the fight and will pull away from Cotto in the championship rounds. 3-3 Through the first 6 and then DLH takes the second half of the fight 4-2 to win a razor close decision.

DLH UD 115-113

 

You need to take into account delahoya was a part time figther here, and was known to tire in the last 6 rounds. I believe that would happen here, and cotto would win the final rounds.

I agree that floyds style can make you reluctant to throw because he counters so fast. Corrales is an example of that. Floyd made him look ike a ghost.

But i think the Oscar that fought mosley 1st time around would have no problem in getting his shots off, due to confidence in his own spee and abiity to bring his punches back before floyd can counter.

 

LOL, who the **** has Oscar knocked out with his Right Hand....

Oscar UD, just too big...

 

Yeah, Oscar had only fought 6 rounds in nearly three years and lost two of his previous four fights, officially. Though one of those wins was pretty much a gift (Sturm), so you could argue he was 1-3 headed into that fight. But you could also argue that Oscar beat Shane in their rematch, so I guess it kinda balances out (not to mention the steroids controversy).

Still, it's amazing to me how so many people seem to really rate this version of De La Hoya. Dude looked good against Mayorga, but it was also against a Mayorga who struggled to make weight and tested positive for a diuretic after the fight. And he looked decent for maybe three or four rounds against Mayweather, while Floyd seemed to be a little tentative. But from round five on..Oscar was gassed and got systematically picked apart. De La Hoya was a spent fighter in 2007 and arguably hadn't done anything really notable since he beat Vargas in 2002.

That version of Oscar's only chance to beat Cotto would be to catch him early and stop him. Because if it goes late, Oscar will fade.

 

Oscar 115-113

 

Only one I can remember beating Dlh back then was Hopkins, The other was Mosley in the rematch but I wouldn't count that cuz I thought Oscar tap that ass. As for Cotto, He has already been KTFO twice, had close fights that could had gone eighter way with Mosley and Clottey, not to mention had fits and struggle to stop Grandpa Mayorga and shot to **** one eye Margo. Oscar by KO.

 

The same Oscar that struggled with Stevie Forbes?!?!?! Cotto smokes his ass.

 

that delahoya would knock cotto out