Why didn't Cotto fight Hatton at 140?

Cotto was also superior to Margarito in every way and what happened? Also, many thought the same things about the Tszyu fight and Hatton stopped him. I think you are short changing the Hitman a little bit but you are entitled to your opinion I suppose. But Hatton can't impose his will on Cotto like Margarito did. He doesn't have the volume or the chin. Prime Hatton could take a great shot, but not like Margarito. Hell, no one can take a shot like Margarito. Bro Hatton would get carved up. His face would be destroyed. Cotto's jab would open up cuts and Cotto is very heavy handed he disfigures faces more than he hurts people. An official prediction would be a doctors stoppage cause of Hatton's face...right eye completely swollen shut.

That was a pretty contradictory statement in itself. It was an even matchup at that time. Hatton was more accomplished @ 140 than Cotto. Cotto was superior in every department at 140 except maybe durability and even that is contingent on what stage of Cotto's 140 tenure we're talking about. Hatton would have gotten a horrific beating. It's a really, really bad style matchup for him. I don't even think Hatton is as overrated as many do but the version of Cotto that fought.......Pinto and Bailey for example, is a styilistic nightmare for Hatton.

Everyone who is riding hard on Cotto here is forgetting one thing... Cotto got rocked on a regular basis at 140. I'm not saying he can't beat Hatton, but everyone likes to write Hatton off because he got knocked out by Manny. We can only discuss how things look on "paper" cause the fight never materialized, saying that... you got one good boxer who got rocked at 140, against the Ring Magazine Lineal Champion at 140... if the fight was as 147, much different story. If it happened early in their careers, I favor Hatton, if it happened afterwards, I favor Cotto.

First off, you haven't watched all of his fights prior unless you are in the Hatton camp because they aren't all obtainable. Secondly, Hatton was cut in practically every fight prior to a world title as well. He had a phenomenal chin. I'm sure blowing up and losing weight in between fights destroyed his punch resistance. You're right, I haven't watched EVERY SINGLE FIGHT. I might not have seen 5 fights of his professional career, maybe less... But why would you nit pick that? And secondly... what point are you making in relation to what I said? Yeah he got cut a lot, but that's because he has a skin condition. And yeah I agree with that last statement. People need to chill.

It would have been a great fight. I guess the timing just wasn't right.

Cotto would have beat Hatton up

That fight would have been a good one back than.

Most agreed he wasn't an ATG at 147. Also, I'm not wrong about this either. Tzyu was #3 P4P when Hatton beat him. If you would like to engage in a discussion about it, feel free to give it ago. I'm here to talk boxing, not post childish emoticons when I have nothing else worth posting. Do you think that Mosley was pass his prime when he fought Mayweather?

Hatton has some of the worst defense I have ever seen. Cotto KO's Hatton if they fought. Please people.

Yeah, most of what Bob does with his fighters is ROFL-worthy. Your post was worthy of it,just how your questioning of Trinidad as WW atg when 90% of the thread disagrees with you.

Yeah, most of what Bob does with his fighters is ROFL-worthy. Your post is cvworthy of it,just how your questioning of Trinidad as WW atg when 90% of the thread disagrees with you.

So what you said is that Hatton was stopped easily when he stepped up but as I remember it he beat an ATG in Tszyu and gave Mayweather fits prior to the ref taking him out of the fight and frustrating him. You guys can't see past the Pacquiao loss aparently. I had to laugh at this."Atg" lol as if Tszyu was the former Pacquiao of back in the day. Past Pacquiao loss? More then half of Cotto fans on here respect Pacquiao.I,count me as one.No shame in Cotto losing to him.After all,he's a bigger ATG then Tszyu. Gotta love the Cotto huggers. Cotto can't be beaten in any division and the ones that he does lose to, they have an excuse. Llorame un lago.Margtards deteriorating.Tan Llorones :bottle::bottle: Hatton lost to two of the best fighters in the world over the last 10-15 years. Cotto was stopped by one of those guys and a lesser fighter in Margarito. (albeit controvercially) And i had to laugh some more at this.Cotto ****s all over Hatton's resume.Not even close.Did Cotto get Hatton'd by Pacquiao? Bob was protecting Cotto and bringing him up slowly. Especially after what happened in the Torres and Corley fights,no way was he going to let him get in there with tough champions like Hatton and Mayweather. :rofl: :rofl:

Frank Warren didn't want the fight. Too big a risk because Hatton was his cash cow at the time. Warren doesn't put his best fighters in the ring with threats. Before anyone mentions Tszyu, he was at the right place at the right time for Hatton. Cotto was a bigger threat to Hatton at that time then Tszyo was. Uncle Frank was a clever cunt

So did manny, Lazcano,ect,ect Collazo, won atleast 8 rounds in that fight. Hatton was never great! Cotto was stronger, faster and more powerful, Hattons suppose pressure would be his undoing!! Cotto KHTFO Cotto was also very chiney at 140. There's no doubt that Cotto has some beautiful boxing. But there are more factors involved. On paper, @ 140, I think Hatton wins. @147, different story. It's Left Hook to the Body vs Left Hook to the body.. that's what I love about this fight.

http://www.hbo.com/boxing/fights/2007/06-09-miguel-cotto-vs-zab-judah/article/profile-cottos-rite-of-passage.html Judah would not have been Cotto's most dangerous foe to date had Trampler found a way to get Ricky Hatton into the ring. Trampler revealed for the first time that Top Rank had been trying to make a Hatton-Cotto fight happen at junior welterweight. "For the last two years, Cotto has been willing to fight Floyd Mayweather and Ricky Hatton at what ever weight," Trampler said. "Get this straight: Cotto ducks nobody. Here's a scoop for you: there were numerous discussions with the Hatton people, but Ricky went up to 147 and then came back down. Miguel is staying at welterweight. But Hatton knows where to find Cotto when he wants to get it on. Floyd is the most skilled boxer in the world, an immensely talented athlete, but he won't beat Miguel Cotto."

http://www.sadd oboxing.com/425-cotto-wants-hatton.html Cotto Wants Hatton. By Boxing Press December 17th, 2004 All Boxing News Reports from Bob Arum and Top Rank Promotions indicate that they are more than willing to send WBO light welterweight champion Miguel Cotto to Manchester, England to fight fellow undefeated fighter Ricky Hatton. Manchester's Hatton recently became the first man to stop veteran Ray Oliveira and his place as the IBF mandatory challenger to champion Kostya Tszyu is assured. However, Click for larger image Tszyu remains adamant that a fight will not occur anytime soon between the two and this latest revelation from Top Rank might offer Frank Warren and Hatton an opportunity to steal the limelight from Tszyu by taking on Cotto who has been the standout fighter of all the 2000 Olympians. Stay tuned for more on this story as it develops.

Difference in opinion. I don't have him losing 8 rounds to Collazo. And, like I said, He has a 10 8 round in that fight. And he was great at 140. His resume wasn't that great, but he was. He made Tszyu quit and he broke Castillo's ribs. He KOed Mauser a round faster than Cotto. He out boxed Urango, Ben Tackie. For a little dude, he was an exciting Junior Welterweight to Fight. When I say he was great, I don't mean HOF... I mean he was GREAT to watch.

Well we can credit that to Bob Arum. On 6-25-05 in ACNJ it was Mayweather vs Gatti for the WBC Super Lightweight Champion. There were 3 different undefeated fighters in attendence. Floyd Cotto and Hatton. Floyd and Cotto never fought and nor did Cotto and Hatton. We can thank Bob Arum for that just like we can thank him for stalling Lopez-Gamboa. That fight will never have the buzz it had because Lopez has already taken a loss. Bob Arum is bad for boxing and along as he's around us fans will be missing out on some really good fights. SMH.

Hatton's chin was one of his better attributes. It was part of what allowed him to get away with his reckless come forward style, though it started to show cracks when he was older. Cotto could have caught Hatton bad, but I can also see Hatton smothering Cotto and putting him on the backfoot where his left hook wasn't at its best. Floys caught Hats with a perfect shot. And he hits a lot harder than people give him credit for. He hurt Mosley as well. So did manny, Lazcano,ect,ect He did not lose to Collazo. Just because he got rocked in the last round, doesn't mean he lost the fight. He Knocked down Collazo in the first fight. Hatton was great at 140. Cotto was really good at 147. Who knows what could have happened, but if the fight happened at 140, I think the pressure of Hatton would get to Cotto. Hatton doesn't get any love for his boxing skills. Watch him fight Ben Takie and Urango. He displayed wonderfull boxing skills. If the fight happened at 147, Cotto might have taken it. By the time Cotto reached 147, and after Hatton beat Tszyu, Hatton showed problems at 147.... But it's a fight that should have happened. Collazo, won atleast 8 rounds in that fight. Hatton was never great! Cotto was stronger, faster and more powerful, Hattons suppose pressure would be his undoing!! Cotto KHTFO

Neither ducked the other. Not sure where this is coming from.