Crawford vs Cotto at 147

Cotto, a big welter and proven at that weight. Tough fight but I think Cotto stops Crawford

I'll take Cotto. Have yet to see Crawford in with anyone of that level yet. Although he looks the goods, I'll go with the guy with more experience at that top level having fought all styles. Man, this would actually be a real good fight though

crawford by comfortable decision. Cotto puts on a sour puss face after the score cards are announced and storms out the ring, skipping the post fight interview then at the post fight press conference cries that he was robbed.

Oh man what a great fight this would be !! I think cotto would win the first 4 pretty clearly and bud would take over and win a very competitive decision . That being said I havent seen bud in with any welterweights the calibre of prime Cotto ,but iam confident in my pick for this MM

Damn that would be a firefight!!!! I'm thinking Cotto because honestly I dont know how Crawford reacts to elite pressure and skill like Cotto had as I have never seen him against that level of comp while also being the smaller man.. Bud has some elite talent that would bother Cotto as he can change levels, switch hit and is a dog himself..Would be a damn good must see fight Right. Bud with his switch stance, slow starts that builds into late pushes, and a more unorthodox style. Cotto is straight up high guard, PR style offence. Not at his best going backwards. But has great footwork and timing and resolve. I thought Martinez was going to beat him, but I got a bit suspect when they wouldn’t allow any sparring videos of Martinez and he hid in a tracksuit the whole time. A pic surfaced of Martinez looking really chubby for his standards. I mean this guy was a cyclist, all about being in shape. My brother told me days before the fight that our old man, who is by far the best at predicting outcomes said “Martinez is leaking oil”. The long shorts covering knee braces, the extremely flat feet, the three first round knockdowns. Yikes. My brother says Canelo would run Cotto of the road, if anything just by being bigger. I didn’t want to underestimate Cotto this time, and he fought it close. Buds prolly my favourite fighter these days, hate to see him not in bigger fights. But yeah this is a long ramble to say 50/50 seems about right to me. At least I think Vegas opening would have it around there. Does Bud have a good uppercut? I know that’s what Floyd was getting to him with late in their fight.

Cotto by TKO.

I like it. 50/50.

Damn that would be a firefight!!!! I'm thinking Cotto because honestly I dont know how Crawford reacts to elite pressure and skill like Cotto had as I have never seen him against that level of comp while also being the smaller man.. Bud has some elite talent that would bother Cotto as he can change levels, switch hit and is a dog himself..Would be a damn good must see fight

Agree for the most part. Cotto's best chance is for a KO early because Crawford tends to start slow. Not sure how likely a possible KO for Cotto could happen due to him never quite having the elite guys seriously hurt. I agree Crawford often starts slow but I could see him giving angles and controlling distance until he’s warmed up. And to me, Cotto was kinda overrated by some in terms of boxing skills.

Felix Verdejo Thanks for the name. Now I can do a boxrec check.

No no not Danny Garcia, I'm talking about a lighter fighter who had a long hair tied in a ponytail.

Hey who's that new Puerto Rican cat? I seen him on TV not longer than a year ago at most, he was crying after his fight saying he wanted to be the next cotto or Trinidad? He looked pretty good in there! Danny Garcia?

Hey who's that new Puerto Rican cat? I seen him on TV not longer than a year ago at most, he was crying after his fight saying he wanted to be the next cotto or Trinidad? He looked pretty good in there!

You’re supposed to say you aren’t a fan of either but that Cotto probably takes him out in the first round. You’ll learn. Whatchu mean by that lol?

How would that fight go? Crawford, as much as he has shown lots of potential, has not fought anyone credible yet at 147 or anyone at the same level as Cotto. People forget what a monster cotto was before he got plastered by margo. They got blindsided by his losses to the two best fighters in the previous era in pac and floyd. Don’t get me wrong crawford can win, it’s just that he hasn’t proven enough yet for me to say that he will. Crawford is still a relatively small welter while cotto rehydrates up to 160 plus during his welter days. I also won’t consider crawford to be as fast as prime pac or floyd so chances are cotto handles his speed well as he did against still good mosley. If you give cotto space he can box well, both his devastating KO losses came from pressure fighters throwing punches everywhere on his face. Cotto can fight bully ball, and make crawford fold.. or he can time him as well. Overall, I like his chances.. If crawford is doubting his chances against porter, so should he against prime cotto.

Cottos my favorite fighter, so yes I have to be biased for him!

I have yet to see Crawford in them waters at 147 with top dogs so Id have to go with Cotto as he was battle tested and proven against different styles

Crawford. Late stoppage/UD. Crawford makes it a more tactical fight and outclasses Miguel. Miguel doesn’t make great adjustments and needs his rhythm. Crawford doesn’t let him find that rhythm.Agree for the most part. Cotto's best chance is for a KO early because Crawford tends to start slow.

Crawford beats him at any weight. Cotto never figured out the black rhythm and he cant deal with crawford’s versatility. Lingerie wearing Chop Chop corley made him do the rican salsa dance and Torres almost killed him. Even Zab nearly took his head off until he got hit on the nuts. Im sure Crawford handle Cotto, no problem

Crawford. Late stoppage/UD. Crawford makes it a more tactical fight and outclasses Miguel. Miguel doesn’t make great adjustments and needs his rhythm. Crawford doesn’t let him find that rhythm.