Collazo: "I'd send Cotto back to 140 like I did Hatton"

the hatton vs collazo match was overrated...hatton is a B- fighter @ 140 and probably a c- fighter @ 147...cotto eats hatton and collazo alive

I agree...

I'm probably in the minority that thinks Collazo has the style to beat Cotto. He's ALOT faster than Quintana, better defense, & doesn't lean when he's boxing giving up his reach advantage. Collazo knows how to use his height & reach to his advantage because he used it well against Hatton. He also has a very good jab & that's what's needed to get Cotto out of his rhythm.

I think Collazo is better than Quintana, but I think Cotto fights well against southpaws and would eventually put Collazo away...

[PRsDontEatGlove]

I think Collazo is better than Quintana, but I think Cotto fights well against southpaws and would eventually put Collazo away...

I think Cotto should just send Collazo a few bucks. The poor guy is willing do die for the $$$ at this point.

[ßringer]

I don't see why Collazo has suddenly gathered this "badass" ego to him. He beat a ****ing hypejob in Ricky Hatton, one who moved up in weight mind you, and all of a sudden he's the ****? Sorry but he'll need to prove a little more to me than that, I think my grandmother could take Hatton within 6.....and she's dead.

Cotto by brutal body shot KO in the seventh.

[col Blake]

Hatton will walk through him.

[realheavyhands]

cotto hasnt proved anything beside damn near getting knocked out by chop chop who weighed 138 when he was weighing 150...get off cottos **** people till he beats a more creditable opponent .. he looks good and looks more dedicated to fighting then anyone recently but we cant tell yet..if quintana punched hard enough to keep cotto off cotto would of got killed.. i bet judah would bomb him out

[AllEyesOpen]

Collazo: "I'd send Cotto back to 140 like I did Hatton"

Wether he could take Cotto or not, I give him props, it takes balls to call Cotto out after his performance against Quintana.

I don't see why Collazo has suddenly gathered this "badass" ego to him. He beat a ****ing hypejob in Ricky Hatton, one who moved up in weight mind you, and all of a sudden he's the ****? Sorry but he'll need to prove a little more to me than that, I think my grandmother could take Hatton within 6.....and she's dead.

Cotto by brutal body shot KO in the seventh.

I think Collazo is trying to follow in the footsteps of Margarito. He's trying to create some buzz through the media by calling out Cotto and talking ****. The only difference is Collazo has at least beaten someone for a title who is a decent fighter (Rivera) and looked good against a fighter who is considered elite (Hatton)...

[oldgringo]

I'm probably in the minority that thinks Collazo has the style to beat Cotto. He's ALOT faster than Quintana, better defense, & doesn't lean when he's boxing giving up his reach advantage. Collazo knows how to use his height & reach to his advantage because he used it well against Hatton. He also has a very good jab & that's what's needed to get Cotto out of his rhythm.

Good post. I don't know if Collazo is necessarily flat out BETTER than Quintana...but I think it's fair to say that he's certainly more tested and he's used to seeing different looks from different fighters. He's probably a bit physically stronger as well...but I wouldn't say his punch is any stronger.

First and foremost the problem that Quintana presented Cotto was the height/reach/movement combination. He used it well in spots but Cotto was able to adapt. That's where Quintana fell apart. When Cotto switched to southpaw we got to see that Quintana didn't have an answer for that straight left and the handspeed. I think the reason that he was able to dissect Julio so easily after that flash knockdown is because Julio just kept coming with the same approach. Cotto was smarter than that.

A lot of people talk about how Cotto hasn't fought anyone yet (previous to the Quintana fight at least) and how he's going to be exposed once he fights a guy with style "A" or style "B". What they don't realize is that he's been fighting a lot of solid opponents...not world beaters but solid guys...who have presented him with just about every look he's going to see in a ring. Malignaggi and Corley the skilled boxers, N'Dou and Abdullaev the tough guys, Torres the puncher, etc. He has seen a lot of different looks so he can adapt...even if the guy is on a higher skill level than the previously mentioned fighters.

I think Cotto could figure out Collazo's frustrating style. Collazo is there to be hit in some instances when he likes to sit in the pocket and counter. We have seen that even Cotto's grazing body shots and punches that are blocked cause some damage. I don't believe that Collazo would like the body shots that Cotto would give him...Hatton was ****in his body and his punches are not nearly as lethal as Cotto's. I'd say Cotto by late TKO or close decision. Wow...lengthy post sorry.

[Nacho_Analstain]

the hatton vs collazo match was overrated...hatton is a B- fighter @ 140 and probably a c- fighter @ 147...cotto eats hatton and collazo alive

wow...dino just made sense...