Who is taking the tougher fight: Cotto or Mayweather

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  1. Nawfal

    Nawfal Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Mayweather decided to take on hatton

    Cotto decided to take on Mosely
     
  2. EL BULLY

    EL BULLY Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Cotto.

    I think that Hatton and Mosley will win but I think Cotto hasn't a hope in hell. I'm 60-40 Hatton PBF.
     
  3. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    These two fights are going to be the toughest of their respective careers. If I had to pick I would say Cotto is going to have a tougher time with Mosley than Mayweather will with Hatton, but both will be good competitive fights.
     
  4. Caper

    Caper How about a fair shake? banned Full Member

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    Co-sign
     
  5. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Definately Cotto. I think Mayweather will have a much easier fight with Hatton than Cotto will have with Mosely
     
  6. Motor City Sam

    Motor City Sam Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly. I'm looking forward to that Cotto/Mosley fight. It has "classic" potential. :bbb
     
  7. Biggame

    Biggame Active Member Full Member

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    I doubt that it even matters what guy Mayweather fought. He's fighting Hatton so natural it supposedly the easier fight. If he were to fight SSM, and Cotto were to fight Hatton it wouldd again be Cotto taking on the tougher fight. Why?.. because then the rants of Mayweather fighting an older out of prime fighter will come into play while Cotto is taking on a young tough lion in his prime!! That's just the ESB way!!

    What it comes down to is Mayweather's skillset is better than SSM's, Cotto's, and Hatton's and SSM comes in 2nd. Mayweather's skillset is is superior to Hatton's and SSM's is superior to Cotto's so ofcourse when you look at it that way Cotto has the tougher fight. When you go into the convo w/a preconcieved thought it doesn't matter who's fighting who. Most on here base there opinion on a like or dislike of a fighter, and not on facts or reality! There's 4 fighters here, and only 3 are prime. One can prove he still has it, or father time will catch when the bell rings Nov. 10th! I believe he still has it, but only time and Nov. 10th will tell, and then the next question will be,... how much longer will he have it?

    I commend all these fighters for there upcoming fights, but if you ask me Hatton is taking the toughest fight of all of them, and he get's mad props for that!!
     
  8. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I actually think both guys may be taking the tougher fights.

    Mosley is probably a tougher test for Cotto than Hatton is. Hatton's style may be tougher for Mayweather to deal with than Mosley is. I may be in the minority in thinking this.
     
  9. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Both are facing very tough opponents but I think Mosley is still a higher caliber fighter than Hatton at this point. Mayweather will have an easier time than Cotto but that's simply because Mayweather is better than Cotto. I see Mosley-Cotto as an even up fight with Cotto being the slightest of favorites due to youth. I see Mayweather-Hatton as Floyd being a solid favorite, Hatton's going to make him work and an upset is possible but unlikely. In a perfect world the winners and losers would meet up in their following bouts.
     
  10. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    Hatton is taking on the best fighter in the world. End of subject.

    Cotto is still taking on a hard first. This is Cottos FIRST step up to legendary level. This is Hattons THIRD fight against a great fighter.
     
  11. Biggame

    Biggame Active Member Full Member

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    You may be right!!

    I think because of SSM's skillset the fact he has good power, and is faster will give Cotto's problem where as Hatton would be right there and he he has a better skillset than him, w/more power. As far as Hatton being tougher...that one is a lil harder to call, but again you could be right. Hatton's in your face/chest style "might" be tougher for Mayweather to deal w/although I think ppl live to much off the 1st Castillo fight. Mayweather is far removed from that. SSM like Hatton will be there to hit, but he has more speed, and "might" be able to get to Floyd more affectively than Hatton. Here's the kicker...SSM can't box w/Floyd, and neither can Hatton so Floyd could potentially mold both fights the way he wants and get a wide UD against both of them although I see him stopping Hatton!
     
  12. kg0208

    kg0208 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :good
     
  13. Biggame

    Biggame Active Member Full Member

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    Yessir!!:good