Why Is Quintana So Highly Regarded?

**Chicago** · 12-04-2007, 06:21 PM

I guess it's because of the fact that he beat Julio pretty convinvingly and also gave Cotto a few problems. I don't see him beating Williams though. I feel Williams is just far to big and is mmore talented than Quintana is. Quintana is a good fighter, but the Division he's in right now is just way to competitive.

**AntonTheMeh** · 12-04-2007, 06:30 PM

he is a slick south paw with power and a decent chin.just cause he got blasted by cotto doesn't mean he's a bum,of course that's the route that cotto haters want to take.granted he isn't young either .

**2501** · 12-04-2007, 06:33 PM

Originally posted by Chicago

I guess it's because of the fact that he beat Julio pretty convinvingly and also gave Cotto a few problems. I don't see him beating Williams though. I feel Williams is just far to big and is mmore talented than Quintana is. Quintana is a good fighter, but the Division he's in right now is just way to competitive.

gave a cotto a few problems? i distinctly remember him running from cotto in that fight prior to him quitting.

**oldgringo** · 12-04-2007, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by DLT

Everytime someone needs a fight this whole board brings him up. Now he's fighting Williams and everyone acts like they love it. What has he ever done? He's got a great record but he hasnt beaten anyone. Sure he looked great against the young kid who's name has slipped me but that kid had never been tested and has looked like crap ever sense. I chalk that up to the kid being more overrated and green then Quintana being so awesome.

Dont get me wrong, he has some skill but come on. I could see if he put up a fight against Cotto but he got slaughtered in Cotto's 1st fight at the weight. Cotto's had so many more tougher challenges then him. I cant believe that people are thinking this is a good opponent for Williams. What, Paul has one good win and now people act like he deserves a break from tough fights. I even like a guy like Collazo. Fight him. Fight Clottey. The bottom line is that Quintana has done nothing to get the credit he's been getting and Williams will slaughter him. There are so many better guys Williams can fight. I cant believe that people act like everyone is scared of Williams or that just because he beat Margarito then he deserves easy fights. Clottey, Collazo, and Margairto would all fight him right now.

Williams now has everyone fooled. He beat the overrated Margarito who also just wins most of his fights because he is much bigger then his opponents or are fighting bums. Then Cintron has 1 impressive win and everyone thinks that Cintron-Williams would be a great fight. Williams laughed because he knows he has the world fooled by thinking that Cintron is so great. That way he can kill him and look like a king. Not much has changed for Cintron since he fought Margarito. Luckily Cintron had the tuneup and everyone saw the real him again. Williams knew that would be a easy fight and now wants to fight another easy guy so he picks little guys like Zab & Quintana. Im even a big Williams fan but he's got to do better then that. Pick someone who has been there and done that with some success and who has size

1. Collazo is MUCH smaller than Paul Williams. He has an awful style to fight Paul and he has lost 2 out of his last 3. What makes you think that is any more competitive than a Quintana fight?

2. Clottey is MUCH smaller than Paul Williams and isn't a big puncher. Oh and he hasn't accomplished ANYTHING OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE. The only thing he has done is beat up "the overrated" Margarito (as you call him) for four rounds and then he hurt his wittle hands. Clottey is fighting pretty soon anyway if I'm not mistaken.

3. Cotto was all wrong for Quintana. He applies constant pressure and Quintana likes a little room to breathe and do his thing. You saw what he did to one of the most highly regarded prospects in the game once he got comfortable with the space. Not to mention Cotto is an absolute nightmare for anyone to fight.

4. Williams would not "slaughter" Quintana. Sure he may beat him, quite comfortably on the cards even, but it's hard to imagine that Williams would dominate and/or stop him based on styles and physical aspects. Quintana looked like a good, skilled fighter with some height and long arms. I don't think it's fair to comment in depth on him too much because most of the boxing public has only seen him fight 2-3 times. I doubt you are any different.

5. The fight he should really go with is another bout with Margarito. That's the most evenly matched, exciting fight available.

**Chicago** · 12-04-2007, 06:39 PM

Originally posted by 2501

gave a cotto a few problems? i distinctly remember him running from cotto in that fight prior to him quitting.

He was able to hit Cotto with some very good shots throughout the 5 rounds and it was basically an even fight until Cotto dominated the 5th round. The mistake that Quintana made was instead of boxing more with Cotto, he tried to slug it out with his which is a big no no. That gave Cotto a chance to land his vicious body shots which he took full advantage of and ultmetly broke his opponent down.

**oldgringo** · 12-04-2007, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by 2501

gave a cotto a few problems? i distinctly remember him running from cotto in that fight prior to him quitting.

First three rounds were very competitive until Cotto's pressure and hand speed started getting to him. Once Cotto smelled blood it was a wrap.

**DLT** · 12-04-2007, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by ANTONIM

he is a slick south paw with power and a decent chin.just cause he got blasted by cotto doesn't mean he's a bum,of course that's the route that cotto haters want to take.granted he isn't young either .

It doesnt make him a bum but we have nothing else to go on. Thats my point. He hasnt done anything else to say that he was great in the 1st place except for beat an overrated green Julio who looks like crap in every other fight. The other guys Im talking about have either won big fights or been very competitive against top guys

**DLT** · 12-04-2007, 07:10 PM

Originally posted by oldgringo

1. Collazo is MUCH smaller than Paul Williams. He has an awful style to fight Paul and he has lost 2 out of his last 3. What makes you think that is any more competitive than a Quintana fight?

2. Clottey is MUCH smaller than Paul Williams and isn't a big puncher. Oh and he hasn't accomplished ANYTHING OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE. The only thing he has done is beat up "the overrated" Margarito (as you call him) for four rounds and then he hurt his wittle hands. Clottey is fighting pretty soon anyway if I'm not mistaken.

3. Cotto was all wrong for Quintana. He applies constant pressure and Quintana likes a little room to breathe and do his thing. You saw what he did to one of the most highly regarded prospects in the game once he got comfortable with the space. Not to mention Cotto is an absolute nightmare for anyone to fight.

4. Williams would not "slaughter" Quintana. Sure he may beat him, quite comfortably on the cards even, but it's hard to imagine that Williams would dominate and/or stop him based on styles and physical aspects. Quintana looked like a good, skilled fighter with some height and long arms. I don't think it's fair to comment in depth on him too much because most of the boxing public has only seen him fight 2-3 times. I doubt you are any different.

5. The fight he should really go with is another bout with Margarito. That's the most evenly matched, exciting fight available.

1- Everyone is going to be smaller then Williams but Collazo is much bigger then people think. He has solid height and is a very thick kid. He's no little man by any means and you could see that in the Hatton fight. He also has lost 2 of 3 but was very competitive in both and many think he beat Hatton so thats not really fair of you to say that.

2- Clottey weighs 170 pounds in the ring and is built like a truck. He gave Margarito fits until he hurt his hand, destroyed a smaller but yet very good & accomplished fighter in Chico, and he was beating Baldy before being disqualified. There is no one that would say Quintana is on his level.

3- Cotto may have been a bad matchup but everyone gave him a great chance and alot of people picked him to win and he got destroyed. Again, Julio was highly regarded like alot of guys were but he had no big wins and he's looked like crap since. Quintana may have just exposed a guy who a ton of people couldve beat, like Bojado or something.

4- I think he would destroy him like he did Mitchell. Quintana would put up a better fight but Williams pretty much can do everything Quintana can do but better and he's much bigger. Plus one of the biggest pluses for Quintana in all his matches is that he's a southpaw and Williams is also that so it completely neaturlizes Quintana's best assest.

5- I would take Margarito but I dont really want it as much because I think it would be easier to judge both guys if they had 2 different opponents of high skill. I would like to see either of them fight Clottey. Margarito is another guy who is acting like he's done so much now that he can wait and pick out opponents. He hasnt proven that to me so he should be trying to get Williams or a Clottey rematch

**Mr. Ryan** · 12-04-2007, 07:21 PM

Quintana is a well sought-after opponent at this moment, nothing more. He has one flashy name on his record, Joel Julio, but Julio has so far proven to be a bust.

Quintana has some skill, but his mindset just isn't tough enough to compete on a higher level. When I saw him before the Cotto fight, he looked damn near complacent. I knew he had no idea what he was in for. I was the least surprised observer when Quintana quit.

Why Is Quintana So Highly Regarded?