cotto vs. hatton thoughts NOW?

It would be a good fight I think they both have punching power. Ricky has faced the toughest fighter in the weight class in Tszyu. We know now that Ricky can take a pretty good punch but I still think Cotto isn't ready to face Ricky yet... he still needs to iron out some defense issues in his fight game. Hatton will have to give Kostya a rematch first in my opinion before facing anyone.

I gotta go with Cotto on this one. He's is a big ass jr. welter. He'll probably come in at 150-155. I just cant see Hatton taking Cotto's body shots or head shots. Cotto's technique is pretty sound, while Hatton is pretty wild and sloppy. Who knows if Hatton can take Cotto's power shots.And dont compare Cotto the ZOO, their two different fighters. Cotto is naturally bigger and has youth on his side. He's a pretty smart kid and i think he'll pick apart Hatton. Dont get me wrong, this wont happen in the first half of the fight but i see Cotto winning in the later rounds.

Hatton would kill cotto, Cotto's last fight was not impressive

I would have to go with Cotto in a 50/50 fight. I think hes a little too slippery for Hatton and has harder more accurate punches. And I dont think that Hatton taking Kostyas punches really say all that much about his chin. Like Hatton said Kostya punches best when theyre leaning back. Hatton was diving in because he didnt want to be cause with the full extended force of Kostyas punches, which I might add he did pretty well. But Cotto doesnt need to extend he can do short punches quite well.

Seriously Bad intentions is only good for Tyson loving and Cotto hating...its sad.

Cotto is the next Trinidad, He will be good until he faces a good boxer then he will get schooled.... and that boxer is Mayweather, and i do believe hatton could beat him. Hatton has a good chin, can punch, and has good stamina, Cotto will be in trouble if he even wins his next fight.

I know I'm going to get ripped on for this, but here it goes. Miguel Cotto would beat Ricky Hatton. Cotto is just as young and hungry, but has many other advantages/skills that I feel Hatton doesn't possess. I feel that Miguel is a better counter puncher than Hatton. He has developed his right hand into a dangerous weapon now as well so he''s not not so left-hook happy. Cotto knows when to pick his spots to throw sharp, hard counter hooks and straights. I have seen his efficient use the right hook counter in each of his last 5 fights and it would be a good weapon against Hattons left hook downstairs. Miguel normally fights at a much more measured and composed pace than he fought in the Corley fight. A lot of people gauge his abilities from that 1 Corley fight and I don't think thats fair. His defense is usually very tight and he takes a lot of shots off of his gloves and shoulders. I don't think Hattons handspeed would be fast enough to trouble him. Cotto is a bigger puncher than is Hatton and has a superior left hook. I also feel that Cotto's handspeed is better and his footwork is also better. I feel their body attacks are about equal, with Ricky going there more, but Cotto throwing harder, more accurate shots. Where I think Cotto is better in those departments I think Hatton is better in a few of his own. Hattons workrate is better, and that may lead to a situation where Cotto gets hit by a hard shot that he doesn't see. Hatton has also proved that he can take a hard shot from a big puncher, whereas Cotto hasn't proven this like Hatton. Ricky is effectively aggressive which would probably play into Cotto hands if he were a lot more experienced, but he's not and the N'Dou fight showed that he can be given fits when he's extremely pressured. Overall, I've been saying for a long time now that Cotto is the future of 140 and somewhat boxing in general. I'm one of his biggest fans and would pick him to stop Hatton late in an excellent fight. _________________________________cotto is the future. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

cotto wins by ud or k.o cotto has more power in his punches than hatton and he has more boxing skills than hatton does also i can't see hatton bulling cotto around the ring like he did with tzsyu .

Hatton would win, Cotto is nothing special, who has he beat, as far as im concerned he lost against Chop Chop, He onyl won cuz he was in puerto Rico, if that fight were in the states it woulda been stopped when Cotto was moonwalking around the ring. umm...no...no it wouldnt have been stopped at that point.

I Think Cotto Would Knock Out Hatton Imo. Cotto Is A Stronger Fighter And Is More Precise With His Punches. Hatton Would Try To Bull Rush Cotto And Thats Where He Would Get Ktfo.

Hatton would win, Cotto is nothing special, who has he beat, as far as im concerned he lost against Chop Chop, He onyl won cuz he was in puerto Rico, if that fight were in the states it woulda been stopped when Cotto was moonwalking around the ring.

Although I am not 100% sure Hatton would win the fight I certainly can't see how you guys can use their punch resistance to favour Cotto. Hatton has only ever had a flash knockdown, he never even looked remotely hurt and it was against a top 10 fighter and renowned counter puncher. He also took some really heavy shots from Tszyu and did little more than bat his eyelids. Cotto was close to the brink and was rocked all over the place by a man much lighter than him. If it hadn't had been for the ref it may have been his first loss. With this evidence how the hell can you suggest it favours Cotto? It just doesn't compute. no one is 100% sure period! look, if you been put own.......you give a 10-8 to your opponent! If you only been rocked, shyt you can still win the round! Worse you get is a 10-9! Now tell me how bein dropped is way betta than bein rocked? If Corley lands the same amount and same force of punches on Ricky Hatton, Hatton would taste canvass. THOSE WERE SUM CLEAN, EFFECTIVE PUNCHES, that hit a fighta that disregarded his defense totally!

@youngturk eamonn magee was no journeyman. at the time of their fight he was top 10 with nearly all the asociations. he would have gone further as well except for a brutal beating he took from scumbags destroying his career in respect to the topic i feel this is a hatton win unless cotto comes in at middleweight again in which case god knows

Until he get's beat i would go with Hatton.

Here's the thing about Hatton. He is a great infighter from an incredibly close distance but what is he going to do against an excellent boxer that can use the ring for 12 rounds? I don't know how hatton would prepare for the fight. What would Hatton do against another excellent infighter...especially one that gave hime a shoulder instead of squaring up to him? Again I don't know. I have serious questions about Cotto too. Both good fighters trying to prove that they are great.

I know this wont matta much, but Cotto's chin is good compared to Hatton's. Hatton has been down, Cotto has only been rocked. Cotto by brutal KO. Although I am not 100% sure Hatton would win the fight I certainly can't see how you guys can use their punch resistance to favour Cotto. Hatton has only ever had a flash knockdown, he never even looked remotely hurt and it was against a top 10 fighter and renowned counter puncher. He also took some really heavy shots from Tszyu and did little more than bat his eyelids. Cotto was close to the brink and was rocked all over the place by a man much lighter than him. If it hadn't had been for the ref it may have been his first loss. With this evidence how the hell can you suggest it favours Cotto? It just doesn't compute.

I do not know if Cotto will make it through Abdullaev, let alone Hatton. It would be an interesting match. It is easy to say Hatton would easily defeat him because he struggled with Corley, but Hatton also got knocked down by a journeyman in the first round. So who knows?

I'm thinking the same thing, Hattons proved he can beat an elite fighter now but Cotto's still fighting Good but not elite opponents. Cotto could make a fight with Harris after Abdullaev, in this time Hatton could take a warm up and fight the winner. I'd rather see Hatton fight the winner of Mayweather vs Gatti but he'd have the chance of winning the WBA & WBO against the Cotto vs Harris winner and wouldnt have the HBO & Showtime problems the other fight would cause. On the power issue, I've thought Cotto has better single shot power than Hatton but i'm not sure now, Hattons been fighting fighters who have never been KO'd and Cotto hasnt. Hatton hurt Tszyu and would have dropped him but the ropes kept him up. Although it looks like Cotto has the better single shots power its still up for debate because Hatton defintely been figting people with better chins. I think Hatton would beat Cotto but it would be tough, the main reason i favour Hatton is because Cotto's never had to deal with the sort of heat Hatton brings. doo, you typed all of this?! Dayum if you gonna type sumthin this lengthy, at least be smart enough to post facts. We cant have a good discussion if we jest bullshiznite around here, man! Hatton has faced sum fightas who has been stopped befo. Couple of em actually. Do sum research is my advice. Cotto HAS BEATEN fightas that HASNT been stopped contrary to what you said. LOvemore Ndou bein one, he even stopped the previously never been KOed Demarcus Corley. Tszyu is a good experience fo Hatton. I truly hope he keeps it up.

Corley is no way near as big a puncher as Magee is, plus Hatton wasnt even hurt by Magee he was just off balance. Cotto was seriously hurt but Corley could have just landed a lucky punch because i've seen Cotto take bombs from Bailey who's a decent puncher. I dont see any problems with chins in this fight, but i dont think Cotto defence is good enough for someone like Hatton, he jsut holds his hands high which wont keep Hatton off for 12 rounds. i dont know if its me but the last paragraph dont make sense homie. How can Cotto's defense not be good enough because he held his hands too high up? And how is that not gonna hold Hatton off? Either I'm smokin weed or I dint deserve to get an A+ on my English/reading class.

Corley is no way near as big a puncher as Magee is, plus Hatton wasnt even hurt by Magee he was just off balance. Cotto was seriously hurt but Corley could have just landed a lucky punch because i've seen Cotto take bombs from Bailey who's a decent puncher. I dont see any problems with chins in this fight, but i dont think Cotto defence is good enough for someone like Hatton, he jsut holds his hands high which wont keep Hatton off for 12 rounds. I could also see Cotto having stamina problems with Hatton's pace because I don't think he makes the weight very comfortably. That's a decent call on his defence too.