Who wins this fight between the Italian and the Rican?

Gatti. Cotto isn't ready. Did you just see the fight or what?

Gatti. Cotto isn't ready. Did you just see the fight or what?
I agree with you man.

ill go with cotto still

[QUOTE=deuskie]Gatti. Cotto isn't ready. Did you just see the fight or what?[/QUOTE


I saw it.. Im just trying to get under the Ricans' skin.. They always blow their fighters out of proportion..When Gatti outweighed Gamanche by 15 pounds he almost killed him.. Cotto was far from impressive tonight,.

Cotto was far from impressive, and if Gatti can use his boxing ability....he would hurt Cotto.

I dont think Cotto is ready to fight Gatti.

I still say:

Cotto punches 20x harder than Mayweather and Zab though...

he put Chopshops ass down 4 times.

Gatti would catch him with a right when Cotto will be reaching in.

I think cotto wins still, too much power

I think cotto wins still, too much power
are you saying gatti does not have the punching power??? come on dude... he can take cotto anytime and win...

are you saying gatti does not have the punching power??? come on dude... he can take cotto anytime and win...
Where did I say Gatti had no power, he has plenty. I believe cotto is stronger than gatti and I can see gatti being all bloodied up in the first 2-3 rounds and cotto ending it in round 6-7 by tko. Just because cotto got rocked one time doesn't mean he can't take punches, he's walked through some monster shots in his career.

I think Gatti would make shor work of Cotto. As would Zab and Mayweather.

Cotto, hitting after the bell, the low blows, Cotto wasnt himself tonight, he was never a power puncher, I will go out and say Cotto wins by KO 6th RD.

cotto still not ready... give him a few more fights until he can face someone like gatti...

Where did I say Gatti had no power, he has plenty. I believe cotto is stronger than gatti and I can see gatti being all bloodied up in the first 2-3 rounds and cotto ending it in round 6-7 by tko. Just because cotto got rocked one time doesn't mean he can't take punches, he's walked through some monster shots in his career.
you said cotto wins because he has too much power... translation: gatti does not have enough power to beat cotto... gatti has also been a warrior all throughout his career so i don't think he will go downthat easy...

you said cotto wins because he has too much power... translation: gatti does not have enough power to beat cotto... gatti has also been a warrior all throughout his career so i don't think he will go downthat easy...

Gatti went down like a cheap tent against DLH.

(just pointing that out).

Gatti went down like a cheap tent against DLH.

(just pointing that out).
some tough time...

:D "cheap tent":D That's funny, man! Delahoya went down like a cheap tent against Hopkins. All tents aside, I think Gatti would take Cotto without too much trouble. :biggthump

although gatti has started to box more than ever his defence has always been ****ty. if cotto stayed smart and tight like were use to seeing him(omit corley fight)then i think he could really bust gatti up. i think cotto would get the best of the exchanges especialy if he came in with a huge weight advantage like last night.

I don't think that Cotto would have to much trouble with Gatti. I knew before the fight that Cotto would be in trouble with Chop Chop and I am a big Cotto fan. The reason being because Corley is so awkward and is a south paw. However I don't imagine to many people not going down from that punch that Corley threw. All in all I think that Gatti's lack of a real defense will be his undoing if he faces Cotto.

Cotto was far from impressive, and if Gatti can use his boxing ability....he would hurt Cotto.

I dont think Cotto is ready to fight Gatti.

I still say:

Cotto punches 20x harder than Mayweather and Zab though...

he put Chopshops ass down 4 times.
No way he punches harder than Zab. Judah can crack real good believe me. Watch his fight with spinks. Also Zab is ten pounds lighter even though he is a welter ;)

No contest Gatti would decapitate him.

Gatti has looked better latley but I just cant see him betting Maywaether, Cotto or any real top notch boxer. I'd even say Corley would outbox him pretty easily.

I think Cotto would win.

The punch Corley hurt him was a good shot landed on his temple and didnt see it.

Cotto's offense would be too much for Gatti imo. I also think his youth and will would win it for him.

Gatti has a lot of power (probably more than Cotto) however i dont think Gatti's staying power is still there and if the fight gets tough he'll quit mentally. Too many wars.

I still say Cotto beats Gatti last nights performance wasn't that great but he was starting to really take over in the fight. I think if the fight had not been stopped it would of eventually became one-sided in Cotto's favor.

No contest Gatti would decapitate him.

decapitate him? decapitate him? :lol1:

Gatti hasnt seen real talent since DelaHoya in '01.

Yea he had legendary fights with Ward, but those were clubfights. Then what? Branco, Dorin,..Leija? I know Cotto hasnt taken on the biggest challengs, but Corley is better than anyone Gatti's fought since DLH.

HBO doesnt even believe all the Gatti hype their spreading.

I've already said what I thought of Cotto-Corley in other threads. I'm no Cotto fan at all.

finally,

Gatti is bleeding by Rd 3. Fight is stopped after Gatti goes down in the 9th RD after 2 consecutive KDs to the body.

Cotto would not be able to handle gatti's punches....Gatti will destroy him, but i still want to see this fight happen and see how cotto reacts..and i want to see him get tested...he should take this fight as soon as possible just to prove himself.

Cotto would hurt Gatti early and slow down his shots and Gatti is not hard to hit.

decapitate him? decapitate him? :lol1:

Gatti hasnt seen real talent since DelaHoya in '01.

Yea he had legendary fights with Ward, but those were clubfights. Then what? Branco, Dorin,..Leija? I know Cotto hasnt taken on the biggest challengs, but Corley is better than anyone Gatti's fought since DLH.

HBO doesnt even believe all the Gatti hype their spreading.

I've already said what I thought of Cotto-Corley in other threads. I'm no Cotto fan at all.

finally,

Gatti is bleeding by Rd 3. Fight is stopped after Gatti goes down in the 9th RD after 2 consecutive KDs to the body.

Possible. Or Gatti keeps him at bay, making Cotto reach for his punches and getting caugth with a right hand counter on the temple. KO.

I know Cotto hasnt taken on the biggest challengs, but Corley is better than anyone Gatti's fought since DLH.

Wow...talk about an overstatement. First off let's get something straight. That time Gatti lasted vs DLH, Cotto would probably last half that time at this point in his career.

Gatti is as big or even a little bit bigger than Cotto. He has a better reach and equal or more power. In no way does Cotto outclass Gatti. If anything, you would have to work to make a case to say that Cotto is as good as Gatti right now.

You act like Branco, Dorin, and Leija are nobodies. Leija had just come off a big upset win over Bojado. Branco proved to be a good contender in there with Gatti. Just because you had never heard of him that doesn't mean he was no good.

Now let's get to Dorin. You are a fool if you think this little man isn't good. Dorin beat Spaddy in most people's eyes, he beat Augustus, Balbi twice (badly) and took Balbi out of his prime in ONE FIGHT. Dorin is a brutal little man and an olympic champion so don't disrespect. He is as good as anyone Cotto has fought.

I think Gatti would beat Cotto, but it would be rough. You say Gatti can't handle Cotto's offense? What exactly makes you think Cotto can handle Gatti's offense? Cotto has been hurt by Sosa, possibly N'dou, and DEFINITELY Corley (no matter where the shot landed). If Corley can do that, well, you know what Gatti can do.

Coming right at Gatti= bad idea for Cotto.

Wow...talk about an overstatement. First off let's get something straight. That time Gatti lasted vs DLH, Cotto would probably last half that time at this point in his career.

Gatti is as big or even a little bit bigger than Cotto. He has a better reach and equal or more power. In no way does Cotto outclass Gatti. If anything, you would have to work to make a case to say that Cotto is as good as Gatti right now.

You act like Branco, Dorin, and Leija are nobodies. Leija had just come off a big upset win over Bojado. Branco proved to be a good contender in there with Gatti. Just because you had never heard of him that doesn't mean he was no good.

Now let's get to Dorin. You are a fool if you think this little man isn't good. Dorin beat Spaddy in most people's eyes, he beat Augustus, Balbi twice (badly) and took Balbi out of his prime in ONE FIGHT. Dorin is a brutal little man and an olympic champion so don't disrespect. He is as good as anyone Cotto has fought.

I think Gatti would beat Cotto, but it would be rough. You say Gatti can't handle Cotto's offense? What exactly makes you think Cotto can handle Gatti's offense? Cotto has been hurt by Sosa, possibly N'dou, and DEFINITELY Corley (no matter where the shot landed). If Corley can do that, well, you know what Gatti can do.

Coming right at Gatti= bad idea for Cotto.


well lets not forget that Gatti was fighting his 37th fight VS DLH, I believe Miguel Cotto is only at 23. Gatti also only made it 5 rounds, so its not like he almost went the distance. the man got beat down.

but this is a different Gatti now. Gatti the boxer. too bad he's only tested this style 4 times. Ward was the only one of the 4 with the ability to hurt Gatti.

I knew plenty about Branco before their fight. I also saw him land plenty of rights on Gatti, the man just had no pop in his punch(only 17 KOs in 34 fights). and if i'm not mistaken, gatti's face wasnt spotless after that fight.

Dorin and Leija were just too damn small. Yea Leija had that upset against Bojado, but I think someone else beat Jesse James to the punch on that accomplishment(Rubio). plus leija was a boxer with one of his feet already out the door, looking for something magical(ala corrie sanders VS v. klitschko)

I think you are a fool if you think Corley couldnt beat Branco, Dorin, or Leija. He's alreayd held his own with Mayweather and Judah.

and i never said anything about either boxer dealing with eachothers offense. you need to check those eyes.
but if I were you i'd stop listing the fighters that have/have not hurt Cotto. do you realize how many fighters have had Gatti hurt..get real. my fingers would fall off before i was done putting that list together.

Both fighters like beating on smaller fighters period.

Both fighters like beating on smaller fighters period.

i think i said a little more than that. but its cool.

Cotto KOs Gatti in 9

Gatti KTFO cotto...cotto is not ready and as i have always said is overrated,,,he has gotten credit for beating nobodies and got a KO win over Corley cuz corley took a knee to relax...that bs on PR come on...but its was a good fight,cotto is good but not as good as everyone saids he is and is easy to hit....if he was rocked by a guy who doesnt hit hard and outweighting him by 17pounds....!!!Then Gatti,Kt and maybe even Floyd are going to seriously hurt cotto in the future

i think i said a little more than that. but its cool.

Cotto KOs Gatti in 9

lol I get both of yer points -you and Super but Gatti's not a guy Cotto can bully around. The PR kid's been doing well by imposing his size and power but I'd want to see him against someone who can take the shot and give back as good. If Gatti boxes, I'm telling you Cotto would have tough time landing. Plus he gets hit way to clean. If they we're to fight now, I'd say Gatti knocks him out. He's got the power, chin, reach, size and experience to neutralize Cotto's offense.

Gatti KTFO cotto...cotto is not ready and as i have always said is overrated,,,he has gotten credit for beating nobodies and got a KO win over Corley cuz corley took a knee to relax...that bs on PR come on...but its was a good fight,cotto is good but not as good as everyone saids he is and is easy to hit....if he was rocked by a guy who doesnt hit hard and outweighting him by 17pounds....!!!Then Gatti,Kt and maybe even Floyd are going to seriously hurt cotto in the future

He's coming along. I like how he regrouped when he got rocked. You're right though, he's easy to hit.

He fought a very sloppy fight, but you may be right. his defense needs to improve. mostly in his ability to avoid being countered.

i keep hearing "Cotto is easily hit". and i know gatti has this pretty, new style. but he hasnt tested against a young bull that can come forward.
Gatti's middle name is "easy to hit." If bronco can land shots, i belive cotto could as well. Cotto will get his shots in, gatti's face will open up.

Man exactly he was gettin to emotional over all that ****, what happned to stone face cotto? You guys are grossly overrating Gatti btw, gatti cant take solid body punches,remember gatti ward 1?

He fought a very sloppy fight, but you may be right. his defense needs to improve. mostly in his ability to avoid being countered.

i keep hearing "Cotto is easily hit". and i know gatti has this pretty, new style. but he hasnt tested against a young bull that can come forward.
Gatti's middle name is "easy to hit." If bronco can land shots, i belive cotto could as well. Cotto will get his shots in, gatti's face will open up.

He's easy to hit cuz he allows it by trading. But when he decides to move, people DO NOT land as much. In rounds were Gatti decided to box Ward, he outclassed him badly. Dorin was having trouble getting in as well so what does he do, put up his hands to take more punishment closing in the distance, but BOOM body shot. Leija tries to make it war (which looked hilarious cuz gatti's the much bigger fighter) but Gatti stays on the outside and gets him with a right hand counter. Fact is when Gatti decides to pick up his feet, he's obviously much much harder target to hit.

I'd pick a fighter who uses the ring over a fighter who only hides his chin.

Man exactly he was gettin to emotional over all that ****, what happned to stone face cotto? You guys are grossly overrating Gatti btw, gatti cant take solid body punches,remember gatti ward 1?

Do you know how many he took? And just how many landed when he boxed?

IN round 9!!!!!...do u know how long it wook ward(h hard ass puncher to put gatti down once?)Gatti doesnt have to worry about cotto power to much,jsut go to war and gatti would have finished cotto in round one if that was him instead of corley in there on saturday...but we'll let cotto have sometime to recover...the best thign cotto can do to gain resspect and not have people question him is face corley again(rematch)....MY GOD..corley (a weak hitter) weightinh 140 stunned cotto...cotto chin wouldnt.isnt good at welter either...i mean crap corley was fighitn a Light Middleweight in there on Saturday...Now i amgina cotto hin against a 2 in a row KT or Gatti hooks

Cotto has the quicker hands between the two, id say Cotto would take the fight if they ever fought

gatti would teach cotto a thing or two....gatti clearly.

He's easy to hit cuz he allows it by trading. But when he decides to move, people DO NOT land as much. In rounds were Gatti decided to box Ward, he outclassed him badly. Dorin was having trouble getting in as well so what does he do, put up his hands to take more punishment closing in the distance, but BOOM body shot. Leija tries to make it war (which looked hilarious cuz gatti's the much bigger fighter) but Gatti stays on the outside and gets him with a right hand counter. Fact is when Gatti decides to pick up his feet, he's obviously much much harder target to hit.

I'd pick a fighter who uses the ring over a fighter who only hides his chin.

thats a point i've already stated. BUT who had this stick-and-move style worked against? Once again Ward, Branco, Dorin, and Leija. And Branco landed plenty . Gatti was swolled up a bit after that fight. Out of those 4 boxers, Branco is the only once of Gatti's size, and he landed just fine. but like i said.. no power. Cotto will land...Gatti will cut..go to war...Cotto KO9 Gatti.
I mean Branco is no chump, but either is Cotto..not even close.
You guy might think I'm dogging Gatti, but I damn sure think you guys are buying into the Gatti hype.
I knew people enjoyed watching him fight(hell, no one does more than me), but I didnt think anyone in here actually bought the whole "Gatti can box" idea. We'll see how well his boxing is if he's got the balls to step in with pretty boy. till that fight is over with, theres no point in even talking about a cotto matchup, yanno?

Neither man would have trouble finding the other one throughout the bout. With that said Cotto by KO round 10 in a bloody war

I say Cotto, I dont think that Gatti can take those punches from Cotto

This is really a joke, Cotto showed me nothing Sat. night against Corely to be even mentioned in the same breath as Gatti. What Cotto did show is that he can hit a fighter who weighs 17 pounds less than him when hes taking a knee and get a very favorable decision from a hometown ref. He also showed that he has no chin. People w/ glass jaws should not step into Gatti's house. Wanna look at KO power - Im looking in the direction of a Wilson Rodriguez and a Gabe Rueles. Gatti has been there done that.

Whoever said Gatti would get KO'd by Cotto has got to be kidding or really just plain stupid. Gatti has never in his career taken the full count of 10 from anybody and it sure as hell is not going to be Cotto.

All you Cotto fans who still think he would win against the "Thunder" picture this, if that WAS Gatti hitting Cotto with the shot that had him out on his feet, Cotto would have been down and Gatti would have finished him off period.

Enough of this Cotto BS, I smell overrated right now

Neither man would have trouble finding the other one throughout the bout. With that said Cotto by KO round 10 in a bloody war
I don't see the same "hittable" Gatti against Cotto that you do. I see Gatti's boxing skill being the deciding factor, if it's an early or late ending. No doubt Gatti will bring his banger mentaility, but will leave the "I'm gonna' beat you down attitude" until Cotto is hurt.

Gatti has shown nothing but improved boxing skill in every recent bout. He's almost completely relying on skills that once were ordinarily part of his arsenal, but he's ignored this and fell into slugger/war mentality. Cotto has never shown those same fundamantal boxing skills, but has the same banger ability that has brought success to Gatti. I beleive that Gatti's chin alone would be a tough night's work for Cotto, but adding Gatti's movement, power on selected shots, power in late rounds and conditioning and I see Cotto's undoing.

Imagine Gatti instead of Corley in that 3rd Round. No ****in' mercy would have been delivered. And it would have started all over again in the 4th if Cotto's head had not completely cleared.

About Saturday's decision, Corley wasn't being hit when he took the the 2nd knockdown. That says "I give up man". Corley didn't seem to protest at all as the ref was walking him to the corner. Corley was OK with the stoppage 'cause his rib cage was still throbbing from that 1st KD.

thats a point i've already stated. BUT who had this stick-and-move style worked against? Once again Ward, Branco, Dorin, and Leija. And Branco landed plenty . Gatti was swolled up a bit after that fight. Out of those 4 boxers, Branco is the only once of Gatti's size, and he landed just fine. but like i said.. no power. Cotto will land...Gatti will cut..go to war...Cotto KO9 Gatti.
I mean Branco is no chump, but either is Cotto..not even close.
You guy might think I'm dogging Gatti, but I damn sure think you guys are buying into the Gatti hype.
I knew people enjoyed watching him fight(hell, no one does more than me), but I didnt think anyone in here actually bought the whole "Gatti can box" idea. We'll see how well his boxing is if he's got the balls to step in with pretty boy. till that fight is over with, theres no point in even talking about a cotto matchup, yanno?

It's not a "Gatti-hype". You just can't accept that Gatti can actually do both having fought most of his career in a phonebooth. Gatti was originally a boxer but I'm sure you knew that. He peviously knocked out his last 2 tough opponents within five, that's not even mentioning the ring experience Leija carried with him in the ring.

Cotto has A LOT of trouble getting on the inside. His short arms make it hella hard to connect unless he steps in or reach with his punches. He WILL get countered and Gatti WILL connect....repeatedly. And when Cotto's INEXPERIENCE gets him countered and hurt, boxing goes to **** and he'll know the meannig of a "Gatti fight". It ain't Demarcus Corley trying to finish him off anymore. Here come the haymakers.

Cotto can beat Gatti, just not anytime soon...

Regarding Pretty Boy -Gatti needs to smother him if he wants to win. Why would you box someone who'd outbox you?

well lets not forget that Gatti was fighting his 37th fight VS DLH, I believe Miguel Cotto is only at 23. Gatti also only made it 5 rounds, so its not like he almost went the distance. the man got beat down.

That was my whole point. Cotto will not last half as long as Gatti did at THIS point in his career. He is young, and he doesn't have what it takes to out man Gatti.

I was talking to ultimate about Gatti vs Cotto's offense, so that was a miscommunication.

Yes, I do think Dorin would have a good chance to beat Corley. It wold eb a good fight, but Dorin is very good at cutting off the ring and he is as sturdy as Corley (actually weighs more at fight time).

Lastly, so what if Gatti's face was marked after the Branco fight? Gatti's face is one of the easiest to mark, so that doesn't really have any real significance when dealing with Cotto. Of course Cotto would mark Gatti's face...doesn't mean he'll beat him.

As far as Gatti changing his style goes, you and I both know that boxing will go out the window with Cotto's style of prowling down on his prey. He will come to Gatti, and Gatti will hit him, harder than anyone else has. I don't see Cotto being able to deal with it after a certain point. That's why Cotto was crazy enough to even try to make 135, he's worried about losing a strenght/size advantage and he would definitely lose it vs Gatti.

Gatti wins

... when Cotto's INEXPERIENCE gets him countered and hurt, boxing goes to **** and he'll know the meannig of a "Gatti fight". Cotto can beat Gatti, just not anytime soon...
No question there my friend. Cotto is not ready yet for a guy that brings the package that Gatti always does. Sure Gatti's got some big issues with defence, but even the guy that gets him hurt would be wary of that one shot that can come while they're banging on Gatti's chin. I see today's Cotto hitting and probably hurting Gatti, just to have the whole thing turned around once Cotto got too agressive, too open and too close for his own good.

Gatti would have a distinct advantage in taking punches. Not to mention he has about 30x the ring experience. He can box, take punches, land a counter in doing so..etc. That would be a stretch, and a ridiculous fight for Cotto to take at this point in his career. He should fight someone like Hatton first.

cotto is not yet ready for gatti, the fight with chopchop simply exposes his chin. gatti is a good puncher and counter puncher. there was this gatti fight that im pretty sure that gatti was in trouble and his opponent(i forgot the name) is bombarding gatti with tons of punches and then BOOOOOMMMM, gatti knock the guy out.

i think cotto would suffer the same fate if he faces gatti...

im surprised to even see this still going. Did you not see Chop Chop practically knock out Cotto? I agree it would be a war, and would be a blast to watch, but i still gotta go with Gatti. He's improved his skills, and u can't question his heart.

i think gatti has a lil bit too much power epc seeing as cottos chin may be a lil bit dodgy

This is a joke one big punch rocks Cotto and all of a sudden he has no chin. Thats some bull****a and Cotto would kill Gatti to the body and then finish him. Before this fight have you ever seen Cotto take clean shots like that, i think not. Corleys southpaw stance threw him off and he has overly agressive. Yall well see when Cotto rips his next oppenent up. ;)

Cotto would kill Gatti easily...Floyd vs Gatti is a joke...

isnt gatti more likely to face mayweather next anyway? rather than cotto. i would like to see cotto fight the winner of tszyu v hatton. i think any fight between the top fightes at light welter would be awesome.

isnt gatti more likely to face mayweather next anyway? rather than cotto. i would like to see cotto fight the winner of tszyu v hatton. i think any fight between the top fightes at light welter would be awesome.

And then a fight between the winner of both of those fights...That would be perfect, but with the politics, that **** won't happen..

looks like we gonna have a jr welter tournament on June...Floyd-Gatti/Hatton-Tszyu/Cotto-Harris..

This is a joke one big punch rocks Cotto and all of a sudden he has no chin. Thats some bull****a and Cotto would kill Gatti to the body and then finish him. Before this fight have you ever seen Cotto take clean shots like that, i think not. Corleys southpaw stance threw him off and he has overly agressive. Yall well see when Cotto rips his next oppenent up. ;)

Well said...ppl are acting here like a fighter is as good as his last fight, why no one mentions that Cotto is the first to stop Corley, Corley should thank that ref cuz he was just going to take more punishment from Cotto.

Well said...ppl are acting here like a fighter is as good as his last fight, why no one mentions that Cotto is the first to stop Corley, Corley should thank that ref cuz he was just going to take more punishment from Cotto.

almost everyone insulted the ref as well, but I think he did a good job. Corley was looking for a way out of the fight, and got it.

And like you said, he was getting punished pretty badly.

Cotto was far from impressive, and if Gatti can use his boxing ability....he would hurt Cotto.

I dont think Cotto is ready to fight Gatti.

I still say:

Cotto punches 20x harder than Mayweather and Zab though...

he put Chopshops ass down 4 times.

Man he put him down a with a HUGE weight advantage. If he couldn't, then I'm sorry, you need to quit while your ahead. People say, oh yeah Cotto showed great heart to be able to recover, etc. Well you know what? You outweigh the guy 17lbs, there shouldn't be a need. Gatti was a prime example of how devastating 17lbs weight advantage could be against a really good fighter(Gamache). Cotto nearly got his ass KOed against a guy who hasn't won for some time and hasn't shown much power as of late yet for some reason rocks a guy who outweighs him drastically. Sure it's a punch that will hurt just about anyone that gets hit by it though cmon, Gatti throws those types of hooks all night, you think he won't be able to land at least once? Look at when he landed it to drop Leijia. At this time, Gatti by KO against a still learning Cotto. :boxing:

Man he put him down a with a HUGE weight advantage. If he couldn't, then I'm sorry, you need to quit while your ahead. People say, oh yeah Cotto showed great heart to be able to recover, etc. Well you know what? You outweigh the guy 17lbs, there shouldn't be a need. Gatti was a prime example of how devastating 17lbs weight advantage could be against a really good fighter(Gamache). Cotto nearly got his ass KOed against a guy who hasn't won for some time and hasn't shown much power as of late yet for some reason rocks a guy who outweighs him drastically. Sure it's a punch that will hurt just about anyone that gets hit by it though cmon, Gatti throws those types of hooks all night, you think he won't be able to land at least once? Look at when he landed it to drop Leijia. At this time, Gatti by KO against a still learning Cotto. :boxing:

Steve Kim and Doug Fischer of MaxBoxing both make a good point about this 17 pound weight advantage. The extra weight could have been more of a disadvantage since it was mostly water-weight, which would bog a fighter down. Its not like Cotto threw on 17 pounds of muscle before the fight.

Gamache was a really good fighter that had no chin anymore, any top fighter at that weight class would have blasted him out.(this point also backed by Kim and Fischer)

You're right Gatti does throw those types of hooks all night. but he's going to be a lot more careful than he was against a feather fisted Leija. Cotto will fight a much smarter fight against Gatti, he wont rush in like he did against Chopchop. He wouldnt even rush in on Corley in a rematch. He fought a sloppy fight trying to impress his home crowd.

Whether or not the stoppage was warranted. As borikua says, he was on his way to doing something no else has done (Floyd&Zab included) and stop chop chop.

yea he needs work and he's gonna get it. Gatti is tied up with floyd right now, so cotto has time to get work in.

itll be a competitive, exciting fight. gatti will not overwhelm cotto. i'm definitely reaching, but its something I feel...Cotto in 9(to the body or cuts). He wont knock him out, but the ref will stop it.