Does De La Hoya Have Any Chance Against Mayweather In A Rematch?

[Silencers]

He can win it. If I was him I would not chase Floyd down Id stand there, let him come in or let the boos roar from the crowd if he doesnt.

I think that's a bad strategy as well, Mayweather would pot shot him all night if DLH did that.

Mayweather doesn't care about the boos, look at what he did against Baldomir.

[Fox McCloud]

That's the another thing that becomes crystal clear watching De La Hoya vs. Mayweather. Cotto would get KTFO. 1000%.

While Cotto has a weak chin, he also has the best recovery ability in the sport IMO. He has been down once, and I firmly believe that he was pushed. I am not sure that Mayweather, who is not a hard hitter at 147, no matter what happened to Ricky Hatton, can KO Cotto. You know that Cotto isn't going to hurtle in head first like Hatton did. I think Cotto may be hurt many times, but I doubt he gets KO'd. He is also way too ****ing big to get KO'd. Oscar got nailed a bunch, but never looked shaken. The same would go for Cotto IMO. Floyd would win a decently wide decision if they fought IMO.

[tyson]

He can win it. If I was him I would not chase Floyd down Id stand there, let him come in or let the boos roar from the crowd if he doesnt.

This is what I meant with "pulling a Barrera".

Floyd is essentially a counter-puncher. They hate when they have to initiate.

The question remains though, can DLH keep a cool head and successfully counter?
I doubt it. He wasn't terrible impressive against Mosley when Mosley started to outwork him in the first fight.

And that was a PRIME Oscar...

[Silencers]

While Cotto has a weak chin, he also has the best recovery ability in the sport IMO. He has been down once, and I firmly believe that he was pushed. I am not sure that Mayweather, who is not a hard hitter at 147, no matter what happened to Ricky Hatton, can KO Cotto. You know that Cotto isn't going to hurtle in head first like Hatton did. I think Cotto may be hurt many times, but I doubt he gets KO'd. He is also way too ****ing big to get KO'd. Oscar got nailed a bunch, but never looked shaken. The same would go for Cotto IMO. Floyd would win a decently wide decision if they fought IMO.

I wouldn't rule out a Mayweather knockout. Mayweather has great timing and accuracy and I think if he landed the right shot, he could knock Cotto out.

[Addison]

Floyd has never done anything ****** in the ring in his career to my knowledge. I doubt the fans booing would do anything.

^^^^^
That is not a fanboy statement either. He fights every fight with his brain for every second of every round. I have never seen him take an unnecessary risk, except for when he lost his ****ing mind against DeMarcus Corley and fought the whole fight like he wanted to lose. I think he learned his lesson from that though.

Ah, I don't know, DW421.. Floyd is certainly willing to take needless risks during a fight. For Floyd's standards he fought fairly dumb against De La Hoya. He was trying to prove a point to all the Leonardo DiCaprio's and Jack Nicholson's in attendance. He was trying to prove to people that he wouldn't run. In the process he made the fight more interesting, but it was merely an illusion. Floyd has a good chin and he's very durable. He can cover himself ****ing around a little bit - but he got hit hard a few times, and it was because he was trying to prove a point.

Floyd did an extended sequel of what he was doing in the Corley fight with De La Hoya.. Just watch the damn thing.. HaHA. He was taking cover with Oscar when needed of course, but he stood alot.

[Scoooter]

Agree with the wide decision in Cotto/Mayweather, but I also think that, if Floyd so desired, he could take Cotto out Hatton-style - frustrated bull-rush or not. Oscar's got a great chin, Cotto doesn't. Oscar's a big dude, Cotto's an inch or two shorter than Mayweather. Granted, he's solidly built, and strong on the inside, but some of you make way too much of Cotto's "size advantage".

Actually, I'd probably favor a smartly agressive Shane Mosley over either Oscar or Cotto. But not enough to say Floyd would lose.

[GodOfWar]

He probably has more of a chance than Cotto...

Cotto has better jab then Oscar, because Cotto uses his jab unlike Oscar

[Fox McCloud]

Ah, I don't know, DW421.. Floyd is certainly willing to take needless risks during a fight. For Floyd's standards he fought fairly dumb against De La Hoya. He was trying to prove a point to all the Leonardo DiCaprio's and Jack Nicholson's in attendance. He was trying to prove to people that he wouldn't run. In the process he made the fight more interesting, but it was merely an illusion. Floyd has a good chin and he's very durable. He can cover himself ****ing around a little bit - but he got hit hard a few times, and it was because he was trying to prove a point.

Floyd did an extended sequel of what he was doing in the Corley fight with De La Hoya.. Just watch the damn thing.. HaHA. He was taking cover with Oscar when needed of course, but he stood alot.

Oh goodness, if he did a Corley fight against Oscar, he would have a L-KO on his record. Oscar can still **** harder than Floyd's chin could stand IMO.

I guess that is true that he didn't fight as smart of a fight as he could against Oscar... WHERE THE **** WAS THE PULL-COUNTER STRAIGHT RIGHT HAND OVER THE JAB FLOYD?!? I still have a bit of a conspiracy theory in my mind that he made that fight closer than it should have been so he would be able to justify (somewhat) a rematch to the public.

[tyson]

While Cotto has a weak chin, he also has the best recovery ability in the sport IMO. He has been down once, and I firmly believe that he was pushed. I am not sure that Mayweather, who is not a hard hitter at 147, no matter what happened to Ricky Hatton, can KO Cotto. You know that Cotto isn't going to hurtle in head first like Hatton did. I think Cotto may be hurt many times, but I doubt he gets KO'd. He is also way too ****ing big to get KO'd. Oscar got nailed a bunch, but never looked shaken. The same would go for Cotto IMO. Floyd would win a decently wide decision if they fought IMO.

This post, with all due respect DWiens, doesn't make sense at all.

Too big to get KO'd?

Cotto does indeed hurl in with his head, admittedly with a punch in front, but still...
He actually leaps in so fast and hard that he would make a master counter-puncher like Floyd pretty happy.

Watch when Zab hurt him.
What happened? He leapt in with a punch, and got countered with an uppercut. In the 1 round!!

Floyd will keep his composure all night, countering that stuff all night.

I firmly believe Cotto would be knocked out.
If not, he'd have a very good chance of winning a decision.

[Fox McCloud]

Cotto has better jab then Oscar, because Cotto uses his jab unlike Oscar

Please refrain from saying things like "Cotto has better jab then Oscar" in the future. It is gramatically atrocious and is ridiculous because it is so far from the truth.